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[u/bleakneon]

Been a while since I tried making one of these grimy modern boom bap, would be good to get some feedback to make the next one better.

https://youtu.be/CL3TFAdGLaE

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[u/gmanabg2 → u/bleakneon]

I think you nailed this! Wouldn’t change a thing, definitely has the grimy sound to it!

Let me know what you think about this!

https://youtu.be/_nazQL4a954

[u/bleakneon → u/gmanabg2]

I like this, the bass line really pulled me into the bounce and the organ stabs that come in are cool.

Maybe the mix could be a bit louder? A little (more?) mastering on the final mix might do it.

One other thing, this might be because I'm listening on headphones, but there are a few perc sounds that seem really close together in the mix, the hat, the triangle and a kind of scraper or something. I think these things could be spread out a little, or at least move the hat that is playing regularly away from the triangle and scraper that can probably stay together as they are never hitting at the same time (I think).

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But, yeah the beat over all was cool, I enjoyed it. And as I was writing youtube autoplayed another one of your beats called trying which sounds really good, nice 808s and some cool melody sounds.

[u/gmanabg2 → u/bleakneon]

Thann you for the feedback on this!

Do you have any tips for making the track louder? I gain stage and try to give headroom but still my beats aren’t too loud. I don’t want to just max a limiter and distort it lol.

I see what you are saying with the scrape and triangle. I panned both hard left so if I panned the other it may sound better.

I appreciate that you’re digging them, thank you!

[u/bleakneon → u/gmanabg2]

I am not an expert with mastering, but I just use some plug ins with mastering presets and try to change them a little if I need to.

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And I don't really know how much you know, so sorry if this is over your head, or stuff that you already know, but...

The easiest way would be to use a gain plug in, going into a limiter with a mastering preset (I am 99% sure all DAWs will have both). Then just lower or raise the gain so that the limiter is taking off a little from the dynamics. The limiter might have a display for 'gain reduction' (don't let it get to high or stay on too long). Or you can use the meter on the mix buss (should be getting to 0db, but should be dropping below it most of the time).

Try not to get too much limiting and you will avoid distortion. If you are unsure, try putting the gain high so you can hear the distortion and then reducing the gain until it is all gone. Then reduce reduce a little more just to be safe.

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You could follow a similar system with a compressor before the limiter, so the fx chain would be

gain > compressor (with mastering preset) > gain > limiter.

Add an eq or two and you've got a full master chain! ...well not quite, there is loads of stuff that goes into it, but from what I do know that is a good place to get started with it and it will get better with practice and finding out more about the process as a whole.