AJ Reynolds - The Funk Cop 100BPM

tone-def · Post by **tone-def** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 2:56 pm

Something a bit slower than what you would normally expect from me. i hope this kind of thing gets really big someday or at least as a popular backroom sound.

http://soundcloud.com/aj-reynolds/the-funk-cop

clubfoot · Post by **clubfoot** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:39 pm

nice track there - good live feel to it. sounds particularly good with those chords coming in during the last section. cool stuff.

clubfoot · Post by **clubfoot** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:40 pm

is that your own bass guitar playing by the way?

be~~ · Post by **be~~** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:01 am

tone-def wrote: i just hate that kind of bassline, so i'm sure it will sound good to many others.

to quote you tone def

Roqqert · Post by **Roqqert** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:18 am

i think it's not a good track. No offense.

btw. Logic's workflow isn't that bad. I use it and i think its quite fine.

tone-def · Post by **tone-def** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 2:25 pm

clubfoot wrote:is that your own bass guitar playing by the way?

it was played live by me (with a few edits) on a keyboard.

be~~ wrote:to quote you tone def

fair enough

kind of interest in what you don't like about it. pattern or instrument?

No offense taken roqqert.

i've used Logic for years, but for the way i work it kind of sucks.

be~~ · Post by **be~~** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:56 pm

The lower notes being played on the bass guitar sound like they are clashing with the kick drum and this is creating a mucky sound at times.

Apart from the kick drum its the only bass sound happening in the track and it sounds lost, especially with all the syncopation that is happening with the percussion. The bass could do with a basic melody and a low pitch to give the groove, then layer a counter point melody on top at a higher pitch.

But to be honest i've never had any musical training, so i'm only going on what i can hear. So i might be wrong.

gowans · Post by **gowans** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 2:07 pm

i dont think the bass is effecting the kick? i like it, its got a real old school quality and its something different, even though its 100bpm it doesnt sound to slow due to how strong the kick is, its one of them tunes that if you heard out its really gonna set the tone of what to expect and gives a vibe off on its own, definitely prefer the latter part of the tune as it goes on, the little bass guitar stabs and pad, with that lead sound good, nice work

AJ Reynolds - The Funk Cop 100BPM

AJ Reynolds - The Funk Cop 100BPM

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