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BREAKS & BEATS PODCAST #20

B&B Podcast #20

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Soundcloud / Mixcloud

Seppa – Yaow (Slug Wife)
Dead Man’s Chest – Hangman Posse (Western Lore)
Danny Scrilla – All Thumbs (AMAR)
Touchy Subject – Free (Rua Sound)
Earl Grey – Winter Symptoms
Sam Binga & Danny Scrilla – Frolic In Brine (Cosmic Bridge)
SHADES – K.S.P.
Dillinja – Humanity (Deep Jungle)
Enjoy – Off Duty Funk (Bustle Beats)
Fracture – Back Up In This (Astrophonica)
Klute – Blitz (Certificate 18)
Alix Perez – The Raven (1985)
AMIT – Acid Trip [Half Step VIP]
SDS – False Hope (dub)
Seba – External reality (Om Unit remix)
Dom & Xanadu – Ultraviolet

“Stages” remix stems

I happened to upload the stems for “Stages” for a friend.
After doing that, I thought, why not let anyone have a go at it.
So, if you wish to download the stems, find them here.
They’ll be up for 7 days.

If you’re not familiar with the song, you can hear it here.

I’d be interested in what you can come up with!

(PS: Sorry if the stems are a bit messy; I’m sure you can chop out some useful sounds and get wild, though!
PPS: If some tracks hit red a little, the reason is they were part of a group, and the group fader takes the level down a little)

[VIDEO] Plugin check: Trackspacer

Plugin checkout #1: Wavesfactory Trackspacer.

A dynamic sidechain plugin that cuts out from the desired signal the frequencies of the source signal. A helpful mixing tool. Showing how Trackspacer can be used to make room in a mix.

Was working on this mix and needed to something about vox/guitar clash and Trackspacer helped me a bit.

BREAKS & BEATS PODCAST #19

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We’re heading towards the darker time of the year, and that sure as heck can be felt and heard.
Put together a fairly deep and dark mix of very breaky tunes.
NOTE: Do NOT listen if you’re allergic to breaks, as the breaks content here is HIGH!

100% drum and bass power and you know it.

TRACKLIST
Fanu – Stages (Lightless)
Dj Krust – Flip It (Dom & Roland Productions)
Mister Shifter – Roll Like Thunder (dub)
Reso – Kodama (RX0)
Seba & Jr Vallo – -15 (Secret Operations dub)
SDS – Black Dahlia (dub)
Ilk – Future (dub)
Homemade Weapons – Clarion Call (Samurai Music)
J Majik – Your Sound (SB81 Remix) (Metalheadz)
Andy Skopes – Let Go (Metalheadz)
Detboi – Secret Venom (Metalheadz)
Mister Shifter  – Dreada (dub)
Fanu – Meadowhill Melody (Lightless)

New release: Octatrack 2-tracker


Happy to let you know I’ve been working on a lot of music since my last album. Got two full-lengths done, but before those, here’s a snack.
These are the first two tracks I did with the Elektron Octatrack sampler. D&B.

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Tools of the trade part 1

 

Tools of the trade from a mixing + mastering project from tracks for a client tackled (drum and bass).

Some trusted plugins here:
• Massey Tapehead is my favorite “beef-it-up-izer”…use it on wimpy drumsounds every time to give them a bit of girth. Also great in reducing excessive highs.
• iZotope Neutron transient designer is unbeatable in shaping the “shape” and tone of a drumsound…make it snappier or less so, brighter, longer, etc…love it.
• Oeksound Soothe is my number one tool in taming harsh resonances. And it makes it so dang easy for you. Use it on vox, harsh drums, sax, guitars…everything. Love the Delta mode, so you can hear exactly what you’re taking out.
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