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[110bpm hiphop shit]

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anyway, if you're struggling to make something then do what i'm currently doing, look up the most generic song to any genre you want, remake that shit with your own sounds, get the layout and the feel for the genre and then add your own shit and remake it in the way that you see fit, this is the shit i first started doing when i started making music and trust me, you get nowhere doing it, you think you are but after a while it just gets repetitive and boring

[Obelisk]

im gonna be honest about this song

instrumentation wasn't all that good
some of the sounds threw off the level of enjoyment i was having
it kinda had like 50 seconds of an intro just to lead into a 2 minute repetition

aside from the bad

the pads were cool sounding but they are more 90s retro synth styled
i swear if you took a couple of sounds from here and added some old retro 80-90s beats in here it would work well with the pads
this song has potential and i think it would be much better styled around an old 80s retro theme

it was pretty good all in all, i just think it could use a few more sounds and drum patterns here and there

neonshudder responds:

Thanks. Trying to stay away from 80s retro. Been there done that, not my thing. I incorporate a little bit of it into what I do but I don't want to make that my focus.

[Photon]

this song gets me in a really good mood, whenever i want to write music like this i always over complicate it and make it a much bigger deal than it is, especially with trance but songs like this just make me want to create and it shows that it isn't that complicated as i make it

this songs cool as fuck m8, lots of inspiration from it ^_^

Teckmo-X responds:

It was a very basic song to start with. I didn't use much to it. Glad you like it!

[808shit]

why even upload a 4 second loop?

Spurta responds:

ever heard the phrase better than nothing?
yeah that

[-Village up north-]

720981 downloads yet only 28981 plays... only you man lol

these songs give me a shit ton of inspiration to make things in fl
damn dude keep this shit up m8 ^_^

[SIDK]

speed up the drums a bit and get rid of the repetition in the main synth
when i first tried to make DnB i downloaded a bunch of drum loops and i would just look at the layout for them and see what its supposed to look like, then i tried matching it in FL's sequencer
its actually pretty damn simple, just kick snare kick snare and some high hats or other drums n shit
this isnt that bad to be honest its just that synth on a constant loop, try changing the chords around every 4-8 bars, drums don't usually change except in the intro and if you're doing a transition with a drum fill and outro, dnb is usually reese's, not synths like the one looping
also for the bassline, try not to loop it unless you're modulating it in some way, a reese usually has a notch filter on it and you move that band around with an automation clip
that bass actually would work better with a drum fill

Spurta responds:

currently using ignite, not FL.

FL has gotten super iffy for me

[IslandJump1 & Frostii - Trac]

so your name on NG is 'spurta' yet you call yourself 'frostii'?
these sound like really bad mmm presets to be honest
sorry m8

Spurta responds:

Let's get things straight here for a second.

I go by two different names, representing two different styles.
Spurta does whatever he wants to do, and Frostii leans more towards aggressive DnB
It's like what Eminem did with Slim Shady.

IJ1 and I did not use any forms of Magix MusicMaker program, we used Ignite for it, which has no presets.

We actually had to go through the process of finding a chord and harmonies for it, and spent a good four hours working on this, putting it through editing as well.

Thanks anyways for your feedback,
Spurta

[Frostii - Dub 'N' Bass]

using FL's default drum shots are something you might want to avoid, they just don't sound good in any song especially since those default ones are meant for a club song
those choirs do not mix that well with the vibe and are kinda overpowering everything
trance pads in a DnB song... that's a little unfitting
if you're trying DnB i would suggest making a reese bassline then add a beat to it and go from there
pads in a DnB song are usually dark and low not upbeat and high
and ive never really heard a choir that actually worked in a DnB song
sorry for the harsh words m8
just my ideas ;p

Spurta responds:

>not using fl
Also, it is a single voice, its meant to be louder than the rest.
-Frostii