Alright caustic family, here's the final update of the track until we release the collaboration. I fixed a lot of mixing errors and changed up the drops slightly. It's pretty much brick walked but nothing is ridiculously over compressed. I applied some loudness techniques as well and therefore it's much louder than the previous releases. If anyone would like to remix, re-approach, or simply download this track for listening please let me know and I'll send you a personal link. Thanks for the kind words and support guys! You're all appreciated and all around awesome!
-Divisionary
Initial statement:
New brostep track W.M.D featuring Mr.Shrammi. yes I realize bro step is meant to be derogatory but just like any prejudice slur, it loses its power if it's embraced.........totally kidding, I really don't care. Dubstep, bro step, 2 step......the devil..... call it what you will, it's fun to make. Orchestrated solely in caustic 3.1. It's still a work in progress. Mr Shrammi's vocals need to be to be adjusted slightly regarding timing. It's a little tricky to set a time signature to a tempo in caustic, or I'm just oblivious as to how to do so. Feel free to comment/critique. Please refrain from mixing tips unless they are advance professional tips.....totally sounds cocky, not my intentions. I will most likely be putting the final mix through professional mastering software when my pc comes back from body repairs. I am fully aware of the mud, stereo phasing, all around nasty stereo image, unwanted timing errors etc...moving forward, any tips on instrumentation, science behind a solid dubstep drop, proper layering (if any) in terms of dubstep , so on and so forth, are greatly encouraged! :-)
Very nice work!!
Definitely smooth from start to end~
Would be a bit more crispier if you'd add more reverb/delay to the sounds.~
♬ Lu!G
I heard it a few times, I enjoy dubstep and I liked yours very much. What did you use to create the lead?
Improvements? Not that they are required, but maybe some of the sounds need to be a bit louder and maybe some of the transitions, I find it more relaxed rather than in your face brostep.
Thank you! I appreciate your feedback. I agree that slight aux effects are needed to add some noise detail on the high end. I'm posting the mix fixes (in one song or lump some) as I'm typing this comment. I was able to fine tune the timing with the new Vulcan wav editor. There are some pretty cool features added. I love the add silence feature along with the animated spec analyzer.
Divisionary sounds at www.SoundCloud.com/divisionaryofficial
Nice work. I'm not much of a dubstep fan but I do like the bass in it. I also listened to the updated version on SoundCloud and it sounds better. Sounds like you have a handle on things mixing wise so no comment there. I'm curious to see what you create in the future once you have fully explored Caustic.
Thank you for your input! I used Subsynyh to generate the lead. I use Subsynyh for the majority of dubstep sounds. I love wave table synthesizers because they are capable of generating a grocery list of synthesis. FM is probably the feature I utilize most. I've been trying to share my presets on the forum yet I keep getting s failure to open message.
If you want to achieve the same lead our something similar here are a few tips for quick creation.
·Assign saw tooth waves to osc 1&2
·Set the frequency range to fm and the turn the dial to about 19:00 hours.
·Set the mix to favour osc 1 adjust to your ear
·Pitch the second oscillator up 2 to 3 octaves.
·Set lfo wave shape to saw tooth, assign a cut off to lfo 2 and a high pass to the main filter.
·Assign the cutoff position to sound 100-130 Hz and turn resonance almost up all the way to give you low freq vibrations.
·Turn the depth of lfo 2, 45% and the speed from a range between 80-100% gain. You can add a slower osc 2 to lfo one for more movement if necessary. Here's the mix fix for my track.
Divisionary sounds at www.SoundCloud.com/divisionaryofficial
Thanks mekanism! I suppose I am pretty new to caustic being that I first discovered it during its initial 3.0 release. At first I didn't have a pc so caustic was my only source for creation aside from physical instruments. It's safe to say that I'm more of a producer than a musician. I wouldn't be nervous behind a mixing console. Sitting in as a studio musician gave me the bubble guts which persisted for the first hour or two, every time. I'm glad I was able to utilize the new wav editor for the volca sample editor. The timing of the vocal track was driving me crazy. It's still flawed but it's listenable now. Can't wait to get my pc back so I can fine tune. Our maybe I'll just knuckle down and enhance my proficiency with caustic.
Divisionary sounds at www.SoundCloud.com/divisionaryofficial
Oh thought you were newer to Caustic than 3.0. Did you just start posting?
Yeah. I typically don't hang out on forums much our even visit them. I was on the dubstep forum for years and became totally sick of the attitudes that the majority of them had. It's actually how I came up with the name divisionary. The true steppers couldn't stand skrillex style dubstep. Therefore, they couldn't stand my tracks lol. I had posted one preset on this forum a while ago under the username divisionarian. It was for Subsynyh and it was called tree ear piercer. Not long after that I became enamored with production, and simply didn't have time for anything else. But the attitudes of users on this forum are much more suitable for my personality. Everyone I've talked to herehad been really cool and refreshingly helpful.
Divisionary sounds at www.SoundCloud.com/divisionaryofficial
Yeah this board isn't like most of the others. There are too many prima donna's on other boards I have been on. Most of us here are easy going and willing to help each other no matter music taste. I can't say I like Skrillex either but I do respect what he has done to bring edm more mainstream in the U.S. Also, there's no denying he makes some crazy basses that people are still trying to emulate. Please feel free to share some knowledge, especially bass patches/sound design for us fellow bassheads.
Getting the perfect timing is actually not that difficult;)
I'll have to try Vulcan and see what its all about,sounds interesting!~
♬ Lu!G
I'm personally a big fan of Skrillex, particularly tracks like Ruffneck & Bangarang (although couldn't really get into the latest album 'Recess') and I think you've got some amazing Dubstep sounds out of Caustic with this track Divisionation, it sounds great!
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Good track divisionation! And yep, this forum is waaaaayyyyy more friendly than any others I've tried. It's genuinely helpful and more about collaboration and openness and just sharing music.
Look forward to hearing more from you.
Kilyjay
"sometimes it snows in April..."
Sounds like a plan mekanism. I'm assuming that the tips and tricks section of the forum would be the appropriate place to post bass tutorials and other synth developments/sound designs. I'll start a new bass thread soon, once I figure out what has design is sought after and difficult to produce. Or at least some helpful tips. It should be fun.
Divisionary sounds at www.SoundCloud.com/divisionaryofficial
Thank you! One thing I can say in regards to skrillex is that, I have never came across anyone that doesn't respect his abilities. On the dsf they would bad mouth the general sub genre and curse skrillex for its creation, but not once say that he's horrible. Recess was a bit hard to follow. There are a couple tracks that were pretty sick though e.g I'm going to try it out and all is fair in love and bro step. I don't know what it is about Jamaican rambling but it pumps me up. I personally don't feel that skrillex is a dubstep producer to be honest. I feel that he's an electro producer that applied electro sounds to half time-time signatures. That's just my take on it though and it's definitely up for interpretation.
Divisionary sounds at www.SoundCloud.com/divisionaryofficial
Thank you kilyjay! Looking forward to posting more! I need to go through the share and tell a bit and hear what all of you putting out there. I love discovering artists. The coolest thing about discovering here is, directly communicating with the artist and the biggest benefit being, prospective collaboration. It's very exciting!
Divisionary sounds at www.SoundCloud.com/divisionaryofficial
Nice work on this one..... Do you mind if I take a crack at this? You mind sharing the SongFile? I'll take the challenge if you are willing.
Nice piece, I enjoyed the listen.
Yeah tips and tricks section is probably the best place for a bass thread. I was thinking of the same thing recently of starting a bass thread but I havent really made that great of bass patches yet, not for lack of trying mind you. Maybe by getting more people working on it we can get some cool basses going. Also, if you havent tried the new volca editor I recommend it for sound design as you can mangle audio infinitely as Rej has added insert effects.
Yes!! I was worried that the new editor would not work unless synced with the hardware. Yet, it did.....and it's fantastic. I actually downloaded it on Saturday. It's what have me the inspiration to fix Mr Shammi's timing. You must have seen the spec analyzer? Huge step forward for sound design! It's going to be easy to get carried away with effects. It's probably something for young producers out there to keep in mind, that being minimal with effects isn't a bad policy. That is of coarse if you don't want to create white, pink, Brown, metallic, high metallic, tubed, ac power, or any other type of noise possible. Otherwise effect away. None of the three previous sentences were aimed towards you mekanism, btw. You seem to have a solid understanding of sounds so I anticipate that you have had time to marinate...so to speak.
Divisionary sounds at www.SoundCloud.com/divisionaryofficial
Sure Jason! It never hurts to have more than one mind when producing dubstep. It's such an orchestrated chaos that having another perspective is almost a necessity. I will probably have to send you some of the third party samples that I used as well. I'll put a zipped sample pack together for you if you need it. Let me know. Thanks for the well regard.
Divisionary sounds at www.SoundCloud.com/divisionaryofficial
All I need is the SongFile..... everything is self contained..... email is fine, if you want to keep your content private
Awesome! I will send it shortly. I apologize for the delay also. My girls were having a, "let's see how hard we can throw mom's China before we make giant holes in the dry wall!" Kind of days. I love that it's self contained. That's one of the short comings of FL studio. It becomes slightly tedious at times.
Divisionary sounds at www.SoundCloud.com/divisionaryofficial
Now I was very convince that any kind of music can make using thia powerful Caustic! This was a sick track. Booom!
I'd love to get a chance at remixing this!!
;)
It's a bomb!
♬ Aliens approaching...
This is pretty fantastic.
increible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very slick, man! Great sounds.
As a matter of fact I've been getting so many requests for the project file for the purpose of remixing, I'll just upload it right here. Anyone that is checking this thread out can download it to remix using their own styles. Any style goes! If yo upload it to soundcloud just be sure to credit me and licence under creative commons. If you remix it, be sure to send me a link so I can listen to your take on it. I'm interested to see where your creativity takes you with it. Give me about ten to fifteen minutes to upload. Thanks!
Divisionary sounds at www.SoundCloud.com/divisionaryofficial
Okay everyone, thank you for all of your encouraging words! As I said, based on the number of requests to remix WMD, here is the project file! Have fun and be sure to send me a link so that I can hear your take on it.
Btw, I went dark for a bit. I had some personal matters to attend to. Therefor, I apologize for getting back to some of you, late. Also, if you're interested in my sound check out my most recent creation in Caustic, Start wearing purple by Gogol Bordello: A Divisionary remix. Thanks again and I'm looking forward to hearing what you guys can come up with for the remix.
licensing note: Be sure to define it as creative commons if you upload to soundcloud and define me/Divisionary as the original artist/producer.
Caustic Song file (optional):
Divisionary sounds at www.SoundCloud.com/divisionaryofficial
I like dubstep, and i want to learn. Will you teach me? :)
http://soundcloud.com/skaarp
teeo.agustian@gmail.com
I'm willing to help as much as I can! I need to touch base with him again but me and another member here were talking about opening a bass thread soon. My schedule had been in shambles lately but I will do my best to develop new tutorials as quickly as possible. If you have any question feel free to private message me with them.
Divisionary sounds at www.SoundCloud.com/divisionaryofficial
This is pretty damn impressive! Sounds sick. Id love to get my hands on the caustic file! Nevermind I see you already posted it. Awesome.
Okay
http://soundcloud.com/skaarp
teeo.agustian@gmail.com
Oh this is gonna be great!!!
Thanks for sharing the caustic file;)
♬ Lu!G
So cool...I didn't think this could done in Caustic. Impressive and clearly a lot of work put into it.
https://soundcloud.com/xstrom
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This is massively awesome! Mighty!
emailed a copy of my 15 minute peek poke to you before posting it on this thread
And you got me beat in the dubstep department hands down.... http://singlecellsoftware.com/node/7431
Just got a mad idea..the instumental is 100° - Overwerk. Hope you like it, and all credits are given properly...
cheers Arthur
Caustic Song file (optional):
Check this out;)
http://www.singlecellsoftware.com/node/8391
♬ Lu!G
Wow, very nice!!! Pretty cool vocoder and lead synth I would love a link to this. Prepping a dubstep set and this would fit quite nicely!
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♬ Lu!G
This is really a WMD and I remixed it better this time with the approach of CHAOS.
Man, I am definitely regretting my leave of absence. This overwerk is AWESOME! I just recently started getting into trap style stuff. As a matter of fact I've been trying to branch out into the Drum and Bass world. Dubstep is still fun to make though. Those kicks are super solid! I love the ambient arp you have supporting the low end. It gives it a well rounded dynamic! Great job man!! Freaking brilliant! Sorry I'm so late in checking all this stuff out. I feel pretty lame for that. All you guys are cool as hell, I just got caught up in my own shit I suppose.
Divisionary sounds at www.SoundCloud.com/divisionaryofficial
Phorsion! You weren't kidding dude I'm fucking glowing over here! It's Awesomely nuclear lol! Those ragga twin clips are sick as hell! I can't ever seem to get my hands on good pre drop clips. Great work dude!
Divisionary sounds at www.SoundCloud.com/divisionaryofficial
Had to listen to this again, this tune is still reverberating in my brain, after Mek cranked it up a few BPM's in his remix.....
Good job man. I haven't heard anything quite like this on the caustic forum so far.
Lol yeah I heard Mek's remix! I love it! I've been doing a lot more D&B tracks lately, so it fits my mood rather well.
Divisionary sounds at www.SoundCloud.com/divisionaryofficial
Thank you! There's a hand full of remixes of this track on this forum that are super awesome! I'm thinking of making a separate thread and compiling all of the remixes plus the original track and revision. That way everyone can have it all in one place! Also, check out the revision. It has a much more solid drop and mix. The melody is better in the original, I was more focused on dialing in the drop.
Divisionary sounds at www.SoundCloud.com/divisionaryofficial
Yeah Div, DnB and Dubstep kind of go hand in hand. I'm totally addicted to producing it now, just so much fun! But it is probably the hardest genre to produce as its so fast, the compressors and other effects go out of sync more often.
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