What gives the housey feeling?

tone-def · Post by **tone-def** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 11:32 am

the things you would pick up from an engineer are they different to what you learn online. going to a studio will teach you how to mix and polish tracks a bit, where as the internet will probably teach you stuff like how to make drums like artist X using program Y

Jordan Peak · Post by **Jordan Peak** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 1:07 pm

Martian Telecom wrote:People don't respond to Goodlife or Shades Of Jae because of the engineering, those tracks blow up dance floors because they are great tunes with great hooks.

Nail hit right on the head!!

Of course engineering and mixing is an important part of the production process, but all the eqing and compressing in the world won't turn a track without soul or groove into something people can relate to.

steevio · Post by **steevio** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 4:02 pm

Jordan Peak wrote:
Martian Telecom wrote:People don't respond to Goodlife or Shades Of Jae because of the engineering, those tracks blow up dance floors because they are great tunes with great hooks.
Nail hit right on the head!!

Of course engineering and mixing is an important part of the production process, but all the eqing and compressing in the world won't turn a track without soul or groove into something people can relate to.

its funny if you read back this thread, its gone off at tangents with people seemingly arguing points, when in actuality we're all agreeing that its the tunes that are the important factor not the engineering.

i think

so what does give that housey feeling ?

New Guy · Post by **New Guy** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 4:23 pm

the reaction of the audience

MINIMALTECHNOHOUSE · Post by **MINIMALTECHNOHOUSE** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 4:43 pm

Women in the audience.

steevio · Post by **steevio** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 5:39 pm

MINIMALTECHNOHOUSE wrote:Women in the audience.

New Guy · Post by **New Guy** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 6:49 pm

MINIMALTECHNOHOUSE wrote:Women in the audience.

I think you pretty much nailed it.
All great truth is simple

Bring on themz Womanz in the club for that Housey feeling

Jordan Peak · Post by **Jordan Peak** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 12:09 pm

steevio wrote:
Jordan Peak wrote:
Martian Telecom wrote:

so what does give that housey feeling ?

the sounds, textures, drums, chords that are used. put a lot of swing on the drums with a 909 hi hats and most people would straight away say "thats a jacking/chicago house beat"

another example. say your in a band. you know that your kit consists of guitars, drums, mics etc. now bands whether they make indie or metal or whatever sub genre, they all use pretty much the same kit. but its the way that the artists manipulate the instruments that defines the sound they make