Sharp

[jeanette_c]

Hey hey, Sharp is a new melodic drum&bass track, inspired by the likes of Dimension and Wilkinson:
https://youtu.be/qJoML_QdhKo
I am yet unsure, whether some vocals should go with it or not. I'll wait it out.
On the Linux side this track involved Yoshimi for pads, stabs, plucks and one bass layer, LinuxSampler to play the main drums and some of the effects, Csound to create the main drums, riser and effects, as well as Midish, Nama and LADSPA and LV2 plugins for the production and recording.
Hardware used includes Behringer RD-8, Sequential Prophet-12 (pads and some bass and the brass), Waldorf Microwave XT (more bass).
Share and enjoy! Best wishes, Jeanette

[Philotomy]

Hey hey, Sharp is a new melodic drum&bass track, inspired by the likes of Dimension and Wilkinson:
https://youtu.be/qJoML_QdhKo

Very nice; I can definitely hear the inspiration/influence in this.

I am yet unsure, whether some vocals should go with it or not. I'll wait it out.

Yes! In my opinion, a female vocalist would suit this nicely. As an alternative, a solo string instrument (violin, cello, or viola) would be cool. Solo woodwind of some sort might also be cool. Any of those could push this up to the next level, I think.

[jeanette_c]

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Yes! In my opinion, a female vocalist would suit this nicely.
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OK, I'll wait for a good day to come round and do it. I already tried some vocals, but then it wasn't a good day.

[milo]

Agreed that a legato voice (human or woodwind) would fit well here. Your drum pattern here is cool. Sounds like hip-hop sometimes.

[jeanette_c]

Thanks @milo ! Also thanks for singing my praise in the other thread. I appreciate that very much! <3

[lilith]

Sounds great! I like that there's a lot of depths in the track (Tiefenstaffelung). Maybe a bit more bass?

[jeanette_c]

Sounds great! I like that there's a lot of depths in the track (Tiefenstaffelung).
Thanks @lilith !
Maybe a bit more bass?

Yes, I was wondering. There are many bass layers, but they could use some adjustment in the mix or a touch of bass-boost on the main bus. I'll keep that in mind, when I reopen the session for vocals.

[tongo]

Hi, really cool this song, I hadn't had time to listen to it yet.
Modern and retro at the same time, not bad, just a little more bass in the master would be good for my taste . But it's good like that too.


See you .

[Basslint]

Among all the genres you do, this is my favorite, even though you are in general very good everywhere. I wasn't that familiar with melodic d n b before, I only knew the jungly side of it. You showed me that the genre can be pushed in a way that is both pleasant to the ears and energetic!

[jeanette_c]

Thanks for the high praise @Basslint . Perhaps you have listened to a few more from this genre, who really have it down to a t. Here I am really trying to learn and forge ahead with unorthodox tools.