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Could Anyone Review My Hip Hop Instrumentals?

Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:02 pm
by DavidRad
Hello everyone,

I made these 6 Hip Hop instrumental cues that I think sound great for listing #Y180214HC. I'd appreciate any feedback on what you guys think about them.

https://soundcloud.com/norwallmusic/set ... es/s-PJvpe

Thank you and I look forward to hearing your thoughts.

All the very best,
Jayson

Re: Could Anyone Review My Hip Hop Instrumentals?

Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 5:02 pm
by nicotina
I'm not a hip-hop expert, but these all sound good and super-creative to me. Mostly they seem to hit the usual hip-hop essentials:

1. spooky horror-movie piano melodies
2. unpredictable trap-music snare drums
3. other-worldly synth-bass

But you definitely used a lot of creativity while checking off those boxes.

My favorite was vibin' - the first 30 seconds of that had me wondering "what the hell kind of sounds are those?" in a good way. Walked the Streets is the only one that didn't sound hip-hop to me- I'm not sure why. I kept focusing on the keyboard instead of the drums and bass. But I would defer to people who know the genre better (probably almost everyone).

Vince

Re: Could Anyone Review My Hip Hop Instrumentals?

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 3:25 pm
by DavidRad
Hey Vince,

Thank you very much for the feedback. It's awesome to see that you like my first songs on taxi. :D

Also, I'll keep your advice on "Walked These Streets" in mind next time I mix my Hip Hop tracks, so my drums will stand out more with the melodies.

Thanks again for your response Vince, I appreciate it.

Jayson

Re: Could Anyone Review My Hip Hop Instrumentals?

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 7:16 pm
by EdBusacker
I liked the general sounds you chose, but was missing things like sudden drops with delay and reverb taking over for a bit before coming back in to add some depth. Throw/spot delays tastefully placed could be cool on the tracks. Nice work so far!

Re: Could Anyone Review My Hip Hop Instrumentals?

Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 1:25 pm
by DavidRad
Hey Ed,

Thanks a lot for responding, and for the suggestion. I'll definitely add those breaks on my next tracks to spice em' up a bit. :D

All the very best,
Jayson