Rate this track I made

[mycathasrabies]

http://soundcloud.com/dr-violent/groove-machine

Been getting better at sampling/mastering. I used ableton to make it!
I like it but it needs better bass and its a little repetitive.

[t3chNOv1LLaiN]

It's got kind of a syncopated feel to it... Feels kinda Squarepusher ish to me (not a bad thing at all). If you haven't heard him before then check out... Like his track "Red Hot Car": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKi4aeMnWrU

Check that track out for some inspiration and I think it can help get you to where you want to be with this track.

My quick 2 cents: I think the track has a lot of potential to it. Seems a bit rough around the edges and needs some extra oomph to certain parts.

Intro - Kinda weak... WAY better at 0:15.
The sampling chops aren't bad at all. That has a great melody to it. Seems a bit off beat (even for syncopation) at times
around 0:27 to 0:45 is pretty solid.
After that, the break comes a little too soon and looses a lot of momentum. Seems like effects are added just to be there and don't benefit the song...

It kicks back in harder which is good. You need something to take it just a step higher.

2:10 has my same gripe as the other break at 0:45... I do like the build up however it just seems disconnected.

2:48 is a pointless. I would swap that out with something else or ditch it.

The end is kind of choppy and ends too soon, maybe lengthen that out a couple bars.

[HipHopManiac]

I like it overall. In the beginning I was thinking it sounded very amateur but then as you built in all the other parts it came together. Interesting sound.

[mycathasrabies]

Thanks

I just got my vci-100 and an audio 2 DJ so maybe I should mess with this song a little. It's too long... I'll probably change it drastically.

Also does anyone know of any good tutorials or websites that talk in depth about Mastering,Compression,EQs?

edit: Actually just bought a book off amazon about "understanding audio" and the table of contents pretty much fit what I need to learn. Hopefully I make sicker tracks after i read this thing.

[t3chNOv1LLaiN]

I personally use Izotope Ozone for mastering quickly. It is really cool and I would suggest looking into it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMFq0c0Tu1I

[mycathasrabies]

I personally use Izotope Ozone for mastering quickly. It is really cool and I would suggest looking into it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMFq0c0Tu1I

WOW that is awesome!

So theoretically speaking here, I could scan a wolfgang gartner song and it would apply his crazy EQ and mastering to my track? Or does it just get really close?

Would this be a good learning tool? As in, if I scan a song and look at the settings can I reapply that, learn it, and it would work? or is it only getting certain aspects of the EQ?

[Kid Quest]

WOW that is awesome!

So theoretically speaking here, I could scan a wolfgang gartner song and it would apply his crazy EQ and mastering to my track? Or does it just get really close?

Would this be a good learning tool? As in, if I scan a song and look at the settings can I reapply that, learn it, and it would work? or is it only getting certain aspects of the EQ?

In theory that would work, but that doesn't mean that would provide quality mastering there is no default mastering that is perfect for all songs. Every song needs to be mastered/mixed to the sounds in that particular track. The presets in izotope provide a good groundwork for mastering a track though. You can easily get a quick, decent master by picking the most appropriate preset and tweaking it a little.

[supracg]

Hmm so is this isotope ozone basically the same as the Match EQ in logic?