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Sourcery4545 · Post by **Sourcery4545** » Tue May 12, 2026 7:46 am

https://l330.bandcamp.com/track/back2track

The title says it all:
Is this track suitable for recording rap vocals on it?

Sourcery4545 · Post by **Sourcery4545** » Mon May 18, 2026 5:18 pm

reworked it, added several instrumental lines to it:
www.soundcloud.com/team-b12x/hiphop2

Zombie Queen · Post by **Zombie Queen** » Mon May 18, 2026 6:31 pm

My quick thoughts: the synth chords in the background don't quite sit well with the bassline, I'd ditch them and make the bassline more upfront / more compressed / more in the face - it's a cool line, so make it more prominent. The vocal/fx sample is good, but it would serve as a break/chorus between rap lines (if it is intention to add words), so I'd keep the bare drums and bass for large fragments where words would go... Drums are also a bit soft for a hip-hop, smash them.

Sourcery4545 · Post by **Sourcery4545** » Tue May 19, 2026 7:54 am

Zombie Queen wrote: Mon May 18, 2026 6:31 pm My quick thoughts: the synth chords in the background don't quite sit well with the bassline, I'd ditch them and make the bassline more upfront / more compressed / more in the face - it's a cool line, so make it more prominent. The vocal/fx sample is good, but it would serve as a break/chorus between rap lines (if it is intention to add words), so I'd keep the bare drums and bass for large fragments where words would go... Drums are also a bit soft for a hip-hop, smash them.

Thank you for your review.
You are suzrely right. the beat is not punchy enough for HipHop. Just trying to make it louder won´t solve the problem.
Bass is compressed - sidechained compressed: I can try harder, no big fan of dynamic compressors.
Yes, the harmony is a lil wierd, I hoped it would go through, but when you are mentioning now the chords, I must agree, the chords are not sitting perfectly.
Too much of the sampled vocals, yep...
Feedback might be hard to accept ( or not) but trying to work on yourself is so much harder then just hearing critics.
If you can´t stand critics, you should not show any one anything you did.
Thanks again.

Ciderwell · Post by **Ciderwell** » Tue May 19, 2026 9:29 am

I don't know much about Hip Hop, but I really enjoyed listening to it, second time round as well. As you are asking for comments I'd say it felt like it needed more 'conversation' around the instruments. Like if you match the song with the picture of the crowd -
Maybe a cowbell to compliment the timpani, djembes and tambours to support the drums, etc...to give more of a party atmosphere.

But I wouldn't add too much cos it has a groove of its own!

Sourcery4545 · Post by **Sourcery4545** » Tue May 19, 2026 8:30 pm

Ciderwell wrote: Tue May 19, 2026 9:29 am I don't know much about Hip Hop, but I really enjoyed listening to it, second time round as well. As you are asking for comments I'd say it felt like it needed more 'conversation' around the instruments. Like if you match the song with the picture of the crowd -
Maybe a cowbell to compliment the timpani, djembes and tambours to support the drums, etc...to give more of a party atmosphere.

But I wouldn't add too much cos it has a groove of its own!

Thanks for listening.
Yes, maybe more room brings up the conversation, I mean, too many midi lines playing at the same time is allways too much. I need to delete some parts, maybe

Ciderwell · Post by **Ciderwell** » Wed May 20, 2026 4:28 pm

Sourcery4545 wrote: Tue May 19, 2026 8:30 pmI need to delete some parts, maybe

No, please don't do that. Really, it's fine as it is. I was only giving an opinion on what I would add, not what you should subtract.

"Ciderwell wrote: Maybe a cowbell to compliment the timpani
btw, I meant 'marimba', not 'timpani'. Slight dyslexia there.

Sourcery4545 · Post by **Sourcery4545** » Thu May 21, 2026 7:50 am

Ciderwell wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 4:28 pm
Sourcery4545 wrote: Tue May 19, 2026 8:30 pmI need to delete some parts, maybe
No, please don't do that. Really, it's fine as it is. I was only giving an opinion on what I would add, not what you should subtract.

"Ciderwell wrote: Maybe a cowbell to compliment the timpani
btw, I meant 'marimba', not 'timpani'. Slight dyslexia there.

Thanks again for your feedback.
Now 27 single midi tracks summing up to this new track.
Maybe it is too much already.
Never in a hurry - music and art n general takes much time.
Just ambition ain´t enought.

Sourcery4545 · Post by **Sourcery4545** » Thu Jun 18, 2026 2:56 pm

Put bass guitar wah solo on it...
https://l330.bandcamp.com/track/backtrack

TechHaus · Post by **TechHaus** » Thu Jun 18, 2026 3:06 pm

Listening on my 2016 thinkpad with garbage speakers...where is the kick drum?

Sourcery4545 · Post by **Sourcery4545** » Thu Jun 18, 2026 4:08 pm

Sorry, here is the kick:
https://l330.bandcamp.com/track/basetrack-final
Being on the road...Now I can hear the kick on my laptop.
Thanks for listening

Emil89 · Post by **Emil89** » Thu Jun 18, 2026 4:56 pm

Title: Surface Road
Project: Luna & Matteo (working aliases — vocalist and guitarist roles open to be filled)
Genre: Electronic / Alt-Rock / Italo Disco / Melodic Techno
Length: ~3:30
What we have: complete lyrics (English, with an Italian bridge), a full second-by-second arrangement map (intro through outro, reference tracks for each section), and detailed sound/mix notes for vocals, guitar, bass, and kick.
What we need: a producer or studio to handle full production — including casting or recording the right vocalist and guitarist — on a royalty basis.
If you're a professional and see potential in this concept, get in touch and we'll share the full plan.

TechHaus · Post by **TechHaus** » Fri Jun 19, 2026 4:26 am

You got some kick drum now. So that's good.

Check out this song. For some reason it comes to mind when I hear your productions.

You need to get the drums a little bit off the grid, or put a little swing on one of the drums. I dunno. Just a touch. This is Neptunes / Pharrell produced.

Actually listen to the whole album. Classic!

Sourcery4545 · Post by **Sourcery4545** » Fri Jun 19, 2026 9:05 am

Answering right out of my intuition...not overthinking now, this is how I am seeing/hearing it:
2 musical styles for hiphop, at least for me: the beat is smooth running west coast style easy listening style, a continous floating beat and the osther style is a raw funky breakbeat based style.
From production point of view, there are 4 production styles for hiphop:
1.) An original track is used completly, or nearly completly . just like a hiphop remix. Historically MCs rapped on full funyl tracks.
2.) A loop of a hook line of a popular song is used, then the rest, specially the beat is produced and added.
3.) Completly self produced hip hop track, no loops used then.
4.) crazy stuff I am doing sometimes, slicing well known tracks and then tacking just one second sample...

I want the floating style and I do not wat to use loops, but some tiny slices is ok for me

Please review: HipHop track for rap artist - quite final version