----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Abang"
> to be fair... > > I think you're generalizing a bit regarding modern production technique... > > lots of heads i talk to are becoming more conscious about really letting > their waveforms breathe so they're careful with what they do with > compression and finalizing. > > i still come away from reading this feeling like you hold "cleaner" > production technique in contempt somehow... am i mistaken? what's wrong with > wanting things to sound good on a nice phat sound system and not have your > ears bleed? hehe. > > just trying to get my head around your perspective a little bit so i don't > misunderstand you. > > respect. :) > > ~a Hey Andy I dont have a problem with modern techniques, it's what DnB is all about, I think it's great that people have access to all the same software stuff that the pro's have, but thats a lot of tools and some people think they should use them all in one tune, where as the pro's just use a few and they know how to use them. My post was aimed at the up and coming prod's who maybe think that you need loads of tools just to be able to make a good tune. I was trying to give an emphasis on learning to write good tunes with feeling first, then learn production techniques second, because as someone else said, you can't polish a turd. The examples of producers from 10 years ago were to say that these people were n00bs with only a sequencer, sampler, mixer and maybe fx but could create tunes that made history, like Goldie with Terminator, he couldn't play but he knew what he wanted, and at the time when Terminator dropped every body felt it, not so much in the production but the overall vibe the tune gave out. Could you remix it and make it better without loosing some of the feeling?. A few years later with some more knowledge he came up with Inner city life, amazing song with perfect production that captured the mood exactly, and at the same time Shy FX came up with Original nutter, 2 tunes from the opposite ends that shaped the scene because they were different enough from what had been before, both had soul and are still influencing DnB. Those headz you mention already understand how to construct tunes, what compression does and it's effect on the sound, because you say they "are becoming more conscious about really letting their waveforms breathe so they're careful with what they do with compression and finalizing", which was my other point, less compression and more dynamics. They are taking it to the next stage in their learning and understanding, perhaps one or more of them is a future influence on the next generation of producers, or maybe you will be. Respect back --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
