Hello!
This is my first post in the music forum, so please go easy on me...
Other than to say that I haven't properly finished it, I'll let the track speak for itself.
Cheers!
Chris
Strictly badboy riddims...
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chriskorff
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Strictly badboy riddims...
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next to nothing
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oh my GOD this takes me straight back to the lovely shy-FX/Ganja Krew days!
Love the nice and spacious mix, nice frequency balance and shitloads of attitude!
REEEEEEEEEEEEEWIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIND SELECTA!!!!
(ok, there are a couple of nasty clips in there, these should be ironed out
Jungle is MASSIVE!
PS. Did i say i love it?
Love the nice and spacious mix, nice frequency balance and shitloads of attitude!
REEEEEEEEEEEEEWIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIND SELECTA!!!!
(ok, there are a couple of nasty clips in there, these should be ironed out
Jungle is MASSIVE!
PS. Did i say i love it?
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chriskorff
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chriskorff
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Thank you all!
I'm dead chuffed, really!
OK, here's how it was done: the drum samples you hear at the beginning are from a mixture of individual drum hit samples (sorry, can't remember which ones!), and some came from the Roland synth that comes with Sonar - pretty much all the samples (including the Roland ones) have been seriously fucked with (band limited, distortion/overdriver added in Scope, pitch-shifted to fuckery, angry EQing, etc...) and time-consumingly programmed (no fucking loops!)
The 'big' drum sounds that kick in about a quarter of the way through are from the Amen break (I'm guessing some of you will know exactly what this is, but for the benefit of those that don't, listen to 'Amen Brother' by The Winstons. There's a SICK break in there, and a big part of the jungle and DnB sound comes from that break alone - pitched up and fucked-with, obviously, with parallel compression etc. If you want to hear a master at work, check out the early to mid-90s tunes by a producer called Remarc - particularly 'RIP', 'Badboy', 'Menace', 'Loafin in Brokley'... the list goes on, but Remarc is the king of the Amen break, bar none).
The first bass sound you'll hear is basically a sine wave from (I think) the Poison synth, with the pitch modulated very slowly, and with a bit of a delay on the modulation so you can only hear the drop-out towards the end of the note.
The second bass bit is (obviously!) the Minimax, with a slow attack on the filter envelope, to give it that 'WAAARRRRRP' sound - a classic type of bass synth in jungle music. For the best examples of that sound, check out 'Super Sharp Shooter' by DJ Hype, '(Some Justice) Arsonist' by DBO General and 'Dred Bass' by Dead Dred (all fucking wicked tunes!)
The 80s telephone sound is from a freeware synth called Dub Siren (it's fucking wicked!). I can also recommend it for police siren type sounds.
Oh yeah, and the vocal is Cutty Ranks - 'Pon Pause'. For those not familiar with patois chat, a quick translation would be: "Those dudes with the other sound system had better stay on pause and shut the fuck up, because they're shit and I am wicked".
There you go!
I'm dead chuffed, really!
OK, here's how it was done: the drum samples you hear at the beginning are from a mixture of individual drum hit samples (sorry, can't remember which ones!), and some came from the Roland synth that comes with Sonar - pretty much all the samples (including the Roland ones) have been seriously fucked with (band limited, distortion/overdriver added in Scope, pitch-shifted to fuckery, angry EQing, etc...) and time-consumingly programmed (no fucking loops!)
The 'big' drum sounds that kick in about a quarter of the way through are from the Amen break (I'm guessing some of you will know exactly what this is, but for the benefit of those that don't, listen to 'Amen Brother' by The Winstons. There's a SICK break in there, and a big part of the jungle and DnB sound comes from that break alone - pitched up and fucked-with, obviously, with parallel compression etc. If you want to hear a master at work, check out the early to mid-90s tunes by a producer called Remarc - particularly 'RIP', 'Badboy', 'Menace', 'Loafin in Brokley'... the list goes on, but Remarc is the king of the Amen break, bar none).
The first bass sound you'll hear is basically a sine wave from (I think) the Poison synth, with the pitch modulated very slowly, and with a bit of a delay on the modulation so you can only hear the drop-out towards the end of the note.
The second bass bit is (obviously!) the Minimax, with a slow attack on the filter envelope, to give it that 'WAAARRRRRP' sound - a classic type of bass synth in jungle music. For the best examples of that sound, check out 'Super Sharp Shooter' by DJ Hype, '(Some Justice) Arsonist' by DBO General and 'Dred Bass' by Dead Dred (all fucking wicked tunes!)
The 80s telephone sound is from a freeware synth called Dub Siren (it's fucking wicked!). I can also recommend it for police siren type sounds.
Oh yeah, and the vocal is Cutty Ranks - 'Pon Pause'. For those not familiar with patois chat, a quick translation would be: "Those dudes with the other sound system had better stay on pause and shut the fuck up, because they're shit and I am wicked".
There you go!
Well that sums it up pretty good.
I like the mix even better second time around.
My roomie heard it on my system. 2 x Sona 32C's and a Stereo Sub. 440 watts of Jungle Fever. He is allowed out of his room when he shares !!
Great stuff. I've messin' round w/ the analogs today and decided to use those in a mix comin' up.
I love all of this stuff as long as there's a synth in it, I'm on it.
I think we are all gonna have some fun here 4 a while.
BTW. will the shareware you spoke of do a WWII Air Raid Siren. I do not need the new PoPo sirens, got plenty.
I was thinking of the intro to Black Sabbath's WAR PIGS.
That siren translates to mayhem perfectly.
I need one badly.
Keep Posting Please. I would even be up for throwing some FAT at you also. There's always room for real analogs.
I am making sub bass presets as we speak !!!
I like the mix even better second time around.
My roomie heard it on my system. 2 x Sona 32C's and a Stereo Sub. 440 watts of Jungle Fever. He is allowed out of his room when he shares !!
Great stuff. I've messin' round w/ the analogs today and decided to use those in a mix comin' up.
I love all of this stuff as long as there's a synth in it, I'm on it.
I think we are all gonna have some fun here 4 a while.
BTW. will the shareware you spoke of do a WWII Air Raid Siren. I do not need the new PoPo sirens, got plenty.
I was thinking of the intro to Black Sabbath's WAR PIGS.
That siren translates to mayhem perfectly.
I need one badly.
Keep Posting Please. I would even be up for throwing some FAT at you also. There's always room for real analogs.
I am making sub bass presets as we speak !!!
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chriskorff
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Hi Jimmy,
Yeah, the War Pigs siren is actually one of the things that VST does best — it's an incredibly simple VST instrument, which will probably need a bit of treatment to get exactly that sound, but I'd start with a hint of overdrive and a truckload of reverb.
You can find it here: http://www.interruptor.ch/vst_overview.shtml
Yeah, the War Pigs siren is actually one of the things that VST does best — it's an incredibly simple VST instrument, which will probably need a bit of treatment to get exactly that sound, but I'd start with a hint of overdrive and a truckload of reverb.
You can find it here: http://www.interruptor.ch/vst_overview.shtml
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ChampionSound
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Sorry for bringing up this topic again, as I don't look very often in the Music Forum.
I like jungle and Drum'n'Bass too, and I still got a big pile of old jungle cd's which I listen to once in a while, so the title got my attention
I have to say this is a great track! (I only hear some crackles in the beginning of the track which could be ironed out, as Next To Nothing mentioned)
Nice drumprogramming, nice clean low end. Enjoyed it very much, thanks!
I like jungle and Drum'n'Bass too, and I still got a big pile of old jungle cd's which I listen to once in a while, so the title got my attention
I have to say this is a great track! (I only hear some crackles in the beginning of the track which could be ironed out, as Next To Nothing mentioned)
Nice drumprogramming, nice clean low end. Enjoyed it very much, thanks!
