Hey guys!
I'm also producing music by myself. This is my latest production. Hope you like it! :)
http://www.soundcloud.com/bsteady/determined
Where's vocals ?))))
Not yet in there but I left some room for female vocals :) (which I am searching for!)
Just had a listen to several tracks, and you've got some awesome creativity going on. Some really nice dark Timbaland vibe stuff, and the couple of dance tracks I liked too. I think if you could expand on it a bit and really build it up in places, "Danger" could have genuinely huge potential for an r&b/rap artist. Actually I think most tracks had brilliant parts, just that some needed to be changed up a bit so they don't get too samey all the way through. Definitely keep it up! :)
Quote from: Joshua on January 29, 2013, 01:24:00 PM
Just had a listen to several tracks, and you've got some awesome creativity going on. Some really nice dark Timbaland vibe stuff, and the couple of dance tracks I liked too. I think if you could expand on it a bit and really build it up in places, "Danger" could have genuinely huge potential for an r&b/rap artist. Actually I think most tracks had brilliant parts, just that some needed to be changed up a bit so they don't get too samey all the way through. Definitely keep it up! :)
thank you very much!!! I'm really pleased :)
I liked your track, it sounded good. Looking forward to hearing it with some vocals. well done.
This evening I'll upload a new instrumental with a few Cheiron influences :)
There you go:
http://m.soundcloud.com/bsteady/25-1
:)
That's a whole lotta kick drum! ;D I quite like it for all it's old school magic... do you have a melody for it yet? Would be great with some strong, thick Backstreet style harmonies.
Quote from: Joshua on February 26, 2013, 01:53:10 PM
That's a whole lotta kick drum! ;D I quite like it for all it's old school magic... do you have a melody for it yet? Would be great with some strong, thick Backstreet style harmonies.
Actually only two kick drums but yeah, it's fat! :) thank you!! :) Until now I'm not writing lyrics or thinking of vocal melodies. But this will come :)
Yes, the instrumental already sounds bit like 1999/2000 Backstreet Boys doesn't it?
hey B-Steady!
Good solid groundwork. Soooo tempting to write a melody for it! :-))
keep up to the good work and keep finetuning. Also add some variations in the 2nd verse or 2nd chorus. There must be a new element each time to add some new audio.
I really like both of the links you posted. Great potential in my opinion!
one question though: For determined, are you aware that the chords in the chorus are the same as in "Love the way you lie" (a song I truly adore, the melody is pure bliss) by Eminem & Rihanna? I was whistling the melody of the song to your chorus and it fits right in. Maybe a slight variation could help a lot with one of these chords. Then again, Eminem & Rihanna certainly weren't the first to have this chord progression either. :)
Wow, thank you for that feedback!!! I really appreciate it ! :)
it's not only LTWYL, I mean there are so many songs with this progression - it's like the default progression in pop music haha! :)
btw my latest production for you guys:
https://soundcloud.com/bsteady/better
this time it's dance-pop :)
hi B Steady! (or Servus nach Augsburg for that matter (ich wohne in Basel). :-)
I think your stuff is good from the ideas and concepts, even the chords are fine. I think the only area you need to work on (and I saw you've made huge progress since 2010 (I've gone through all of your tracks on Soundcloud)), is the modernity of your samples/VSTi's. Your mix is not up to par with what's out there either, but neither is mine, but that's an area that takes a long learning-curve and you're already making a lot of progress in that area as well. But I think it would take your tracks to a whole new level if you had one or two great sample-packs for drums and a nice VSTi. What are you currently using equipmentwise? If you manage to make your songs sound less "dated" at least from the selection of sounds, it would give your material a massive boost.
heck, maybe other users disagree with my view, but I just thought I'd share my opinion.
Quote from: Axel on March 12, 2013, 09:03:35 AM
heck, maybe other users disagree with my view, but I just thought I'd share my opinion.
I'd agree with you on that. Great ideas, but some of the sounds do need some work. Take for one example, in "Better", the drums at 0.51 definitely need an update, they sound pretty dated and out of place. Everything in that pre-chorus also needs to be beefed up and not so dry sounding. There are a few areas like that, but overall I really like the level of creativity going on. :)
Thank you both for your feedback!!! :)
For the most part I have the same opinion about my work but you had some "new" points of criticism which I really appreciate! so I know where I have to improve myself and I'll give my best :)
@Axel: das ist ja lustig, bezogen auf das ganze Forum sind wir ja fast Nachbarn! :D zu meinem Equipment werde ich dir mal eine PN schreiben :)
B Steady: Hehehe, do that. I can give you some recommendations as well when it comes to equipment, but I'll do that in a PM as well.
https://soundcloud.com/bsteady/return
NEW
That part at 1.04 is my most hated element of current pop music haha, but you certainly pull it off like a pro here. I'm just not a fan of it, though I know it's hot at the moment! Again, on the point of sounds, you really need to tweak that rhythm piano/synth sound that we hear right from the beginning... it sounds good when you bring in the reverb, but otherwise it's just a bit weak.
I'd really love to hear you put all of your ideas into one big, finished track... whether instrumental or with vocals. Very promising stuff. :)
Quote from: Joshua on March 15, 2013, 08:30:06 AM
That part at 1.04 is my most hated element of current pop music haha, but you certainly pull it off like a pro here. I'm just not a fan of it, though I know it's hot at the moment! Again, on the point of sounds, you really need to tweak that rhythm piano/synth sound that we hear right from the beginning... it sounds good when you bring in the reverb, but otherwise it's just a bit weak.
I'd really love to hear you put all of your ideas into one big, finished track... whether instrumental or with vocals. Very promising stuff. :)
thank you very much !!! :)
there'll come a finished song but you'll have to wait few weeks/months yet :(
hey guys, a new instrumental produced by myself:
https://soundcloud.com/bsteady/n-o-m-c
have fun! I'm looking forward to your feedback!
hi B Steady
The thing is... I think production-wise the song is great, the whole structure and overall build-up, is absolutely great. The only thing that lacks big-time in your song is the modern sound. The sounds are so extremely dated they almost sound like they were some midi-instruments. I think if you had some fat drums, bad-friend bass-instruments and floating pads then songs like this one here would be MASSIVE. So my advice would be to buy some really good libraries, which don't cost a lot at all. There are good ones that are not that expensive, even below 100$. And I think the overall feeling for your songs would benefit massively from that. Overall great song, but it sounds too dated. The drums lack a certain ooooooomph. :-)
Hope this feedback doesn't come across as too negative. :)
Cheers
Axel
Hi Axel, thank you very much for your feedback!
The instrumental is neither mixed nor mastered, also it got converted by iTunes as well as uploaded to soundcloud. That way some quality got lost and therefore "extremely dated" and "almost midi instruments" are exaggerated expressions in my opinion. Also, sometimes you don't know my intentions ;)
Again, thank you and no, it doesn't ;)
Benny
finally a new instrumental produced by myself:
https://soundcloud.com/bsteady/lucky-prod-by-b-steady
this time I spent a lot more time on tweaking sounds, I hope you'll like it!
also make sure you listen to my first song: http://www.swedishsongs.de/smf/index.php?topic=1704.0 ;)
It's amazing!
Congratulations Mr. B!!!! ;D
Another "Lucky" that I love.
Quote from: Eddie Krommer on May 25, 2013, 12:56:53 AM
It's amazing!
Congratulations Mr. B!!!! ;D
Another "Lucky" that I love.
thank you very much! :) I can imagine which other "Lucky" you mean ;) ;)
Germany had an amazing producer who sounded a lot like Cheiron guys back in 2001, his name is Martin de Vries· and his music company called M.D.V. music, who did music for Samajona
"Wird Es Heute Passieren (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boNzZGBiorY)
"Warum (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKkgLPMzv6k)
a song is called "Hoer Mir Zu" on their debut album sounds exactly like What You See.
Quote from: Feelgoodlies on May 28, 2013, 08:18:50 PM
Germany had an amazing producer who sounded a lot like Cheiron guys back in 2001, his name is Martin de Vries· and his music company called M.D.V. music, who did music for Samajona
"Wird Es Heute Passieren (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boNzZGBiorY)
"Warum (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKkgLPMzv6k)
a song is called "Hoer Mir Zu" on their debut album sounds exactly like What You See.
Wird es heute passieren = Tell Me, Tell Me...Baby
Hör mir zu = What U See (Is What U Get)
I mean these songs are copies! ;D Was he allowed to use Rami's sounds? Otherwise he must've been sued by Rami ...
I know, but he copied them so professionally. I mean I love it when a producer even when he copies he does it the right way, not the cheap way.
Rami didn't produce "What You See" and also I don't think he did "Tell Me, Tell Me" I guess he co-wrote it. It's the Cheiron sound I meant cause Rami wasn't unique either.
Yeah it sounds like he used the same sounds indeed.
See, that's the difference: you THINK, I KNOW ... Rami produced WUSIWUG with Per Magnusson and David Kreuger. TMTMB is even a Rami solo production.
Quote from: B Steady on May 29, 2013, 07:47:45 PM
See, that's the difference: you THINK, I KNOW ...
Woah, that's a bit harsh isn't it?
I don't think (if I'm allowed to use that word) they're that great of a copy, the elements are there but they're nowhere near as polished. But they are quite calculated copies of Cheiron that's for sure. I also don't hear the WYSIWYG similarity, but TMTMB yes, not only the production but even the riff is almost identical.
Quote from: Joshua on May 30, 2013, 04:22:03 PM
Woah, that's a bit harsh isn't it?
I don't think (if I'm allowed to use that word) they're that great of a copy, the elements are there but they're nowhere near as polished. But they are quite calculated copies of Cheiron that's for sure. I also don't hear the WYSIWYG similarity, but TMTMB yes, not only the production but even the riff is almost identical.
No it isn't. It was just due ...
How can't you hear the WUSIWUG similarity?? :o
Btw, this is a B Steady thread.
Quote from: B Steady on May 30, 2013, 06:06:40 PM
No it isn't. It was just due ...
How can't you hear the WUSIWUG similarity?? :o
Btw, this is a B Steady thread.
How was it due? No I don't hear the similarity, point it out to me please.
Quote from: Joshua on May 30, 2013, 06:22:12 PM
How was it due? No I don't hear the similarity, point it out to me please.
I spend so much time with getting knowledge about production credits, especially Cheiron. I know the production credits to (almost) any Cheiron song and then there is a person who's saying that I'm wrong even though I've been right. A person who hasn't any clue of it while I've been spending so much time. That's annoying.
How am I supposed to point this out? Just listen to both choruses. That way you should get it.
You were talking about this "Hör mir zu" song, I thought you were talking about the two YouTube links specifically, hence why I couldn't hear any similarity, but turns out I was listening to "Warum" instead.
All I'm saying is reeeelaxxxx, no-one was accusing you of being wrong. People throw song credits around on here off the top of their head like there's no tomorrow. If Feelgoodies knew you were the expert I'm sure she wouldn't have thought otherwise.
Joshua, this producer's songs are mostly, as u said, calculated copies of cheiron but not exactly the same.
B Steady, why don't you just learn from the cheiron songs instead of memorizing their credits cause unfortunately your "productions" sound so basic if not less than that.
Ok maybe I've made the situation worse. Can everyone just be nice... please? ???
Quote from: Feelgoodlies on May 31, 2013, 02:25:03 PM
Joshua, this producer's songs are mostly, as u said, calculated copies of cheiron but not exactly the same.
B Steady, why don't you just learn from the cheiron songs instead of memorizing their credits cause unfortunately your "productions" sound so basic if not less than that.
I'm doing both learn and memorize :)
btw if you want to, come over and I can show you my arrangements. that way you could see that they aren't basic actually. mix-wise I have to learn a lot but I'm on my way :) ... but probably you were just a bit annoyed ... no worries tho :)
No I'm not annoyed. I'm telling the truth. In fact that's what I notice here from every user who claim they are "producers".
Quote from: B Steady on May 24, 2013, 05:58:55 PM
finally a new instrumental produced by myself:
https://soundcloud.com/bsteady/lucky-prod-by-b-steady
this time I spent a lot more time on tweaking sounds, I hope you'll like it!
also make sure you listen to my first song: http://www.swedishsongs.de/smf/index.php?topic=1704.0 ;)
I like Lucky too. sounds really good.
Quote from: Rebecca on June 02, 2013, 01:49:09 AM
I like Lucky too. sounds really good.
thank you! :)
meanwhile I'm pretty disappointed by it sound-wise, but that's good, otherwise I couldn't improve myself :)
https://soundcloud.com/bsteady/20-13
a new one! this time it's more a quiet one, rather a pop-ballad.
https://soundcloud.com/bsteady/in-a-time-like-this
...when love comes 'round, I know we gotta take it. :P
After a long time - well, 2 months - I got something new for you:
https://soundcloud.com/bsteady/pop-it/s-r1dxD
okay, i love this. I want to write lyrics to this so fricken badly. I was kinda singing some as I listened to it. Do you have any in mind?
Def. a female vocalist is needed.
1:36-1:38 is awesome.
Maybe there should be a pause or like a "winding down" effect (like at 2:10) before the key change at 2:00
Edit: Just had a couple of more listens. Really love it. Did I say that yet?
This has a nice groove and cool gimmicks. Keep it on. I want to hear this with a fantastic pop melody and vocals.
yeah it definitely has a strong melody I can tell and a good rhythm and progression.
Quote from: gm33 on August 28, 2013, 07:34:17 PM
okay, i love this. I want to write lyrics to this so fricken badly. I was kinda singing some as I listened to it. Do you have any in mind?
Def. a female vocalist is needed.
1:36-1:38 is awesome.
Maybe there should be a pause or like a "winding down" effect (like at 2:10) before the key change at 2:00
Edit: Just had a couple of more listens. Really love it. Did I say that yet?
Thank you so much!! :)
It's produced for a songwriter who wanted me to send him some of my work. I'm sure most of you know him! ...
I agree, it's almost panting for female vocal lol!
What do you like so much about the 1:36-38 part?
I just wanted to let the key change flow into the mid8 as in "I'm Not A Girl ..."
Also thanks to turnaround and melodicmoonlight for the kind words :)
Not that special... but that guitar was good.
I hope you help shaping up the disastrous German market which doesnt have a proper pop singer.
The guitar sounds fake?
Quote from: Feelgoodlies on August 28, 2013, 10:55:22 PM
Not that special... but that guitar was good.
I hope you help shaping up the disastrous German market which doesnt have a proper pop singer.
how am I supposed to help the german market with my "not-that-special-productions? :P
anyway, I don't care about the German market ...
@AdamKhan: "fake", it's simply a plug-in which isn't supposed to sound 100% like a real guitar. but yeah, I was surprised that the guitar is the only thing feelgoodlies liked in the song!
Yes it sounds like u used that plugin 'Musiclab Realguitar'
Its a good track B steady, i love that whistle sounding pad kinda synth aswell :)
Quote from: B Steady on August 28, 2013, 10:34:04 PM
Thank you so much!! :)
It's produced for a songwriter who wanted me to send him some of my work. I'm sure most of you know him! ...
Exciting. Spill!! :D
really nice!
yes, please tell us the songwriter who this is for!
Thank you, Adam & Rebecca! It's Multilab indeed.
I won't name the songwriter unless we're not only "talking" anymore ;)
It's good , Great work!!
Thank you Raul :)
Quote from: B Steady on August 28, 2013, 11:52:09 PM
how am I supposed to help the german market with my "not-that-special-productions? :P
Well the German market lacks this kind of not so special... so, it's gonna be special smartass ;)
It's been a long long time .... but now I'm back :D
In the end it will be a song with vocals and I'm also gonna change the production a bit, at least mix-wise. But for now I'd like to know what y'all think about it!
https://soundcloud.com/bsteady/pop-funk_140314/s-eLCRK
the drums dont fit in :D
I quite like it! ALl around good production - can definitely feel the groove and imagine a good melody
Quote from: melodicmoonlight on March 14, 2014, 05:48:06 AM
I quite like it! ALl around good production - can definitely feel the groove and imagine a good melody
Thank you! The songwriting process has already begun :)
@nznexus: would be cool if you'd get more precise ...
Congrats Benny! Sounds amazing, amazing work!
I didn't think about the MJ influences until I read the tags and heard the lead synth on the chorus... and thought about Chris Brown's Fine China.
Quote from: j.fco.morales on March 14, 2014, 04:56:07 PM
Congrats Benny! Sounds amazing, amazing work!
I didn't think about the MJ influences until I read the tags and heard the lead synth on the chorus... and thought about Chris Brown's Fine China.
Thank you José :)
Michael Jackson has been inspiring me for 6 months so he has to be anywhere in this production ;)
Extremely good!! Kept me really interested from start to finish.....mixture of cinematic sections (intro and other spots) and highly funky!! It's very full and satisfying to the ears...guitar comes in on right headphone later on, etc. Congrats!! :-)
Quote from: georg_e on March 14, 2014, 11:30:59 PM
Extremely good!! Kept me really interested from start to finish.....mixture of cinematic sections (intro and other spots) and highly funky!! It's very full and satisfying to the ears...guitar comes in on right headphone later on, etc. Congrats!! :-)
Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it that much :)
But I can guarantee that there's never a guitar only on the right side :P
^ ^ ^
Well there's one that caught my EAR on the right side later on on the track and it grooved me, so you must be doing something right! :-)
Quote from: georg_e on March 15, 2014, 12:03:30 AM
^ ^ ^
Well there's one that caught my EAR on the right side later on on the track and it grooved me, so you must be doing something right! :-)
I guess that's the second pre chorus where the guitar becomes clearer and clearer
You also said it sounds very full. I'm glad you noticed that since this project has around 190 tracks.
it's very funky! well done
Thank you Rebecca :)
5 pages of b steady.. lmao comeone people.
this guy doesnt even know how to mix a song properly.
haha joke
Quote from: nznexus on March 16, 2014, 11:51:41 AM
5 pages of b steady.. lmao comeone people.
this guy doesnt even know how to mix a song properly.
haha joke
But he matches a vocal and a track...
wow, NOW we're talking, Benny. This is by far the best stuff I heard from you. This is big. I absolutely love it. I have a tiny question though: When you say you produced, arranged and mixed the song, did you also compose it? I mean, the chords, the guitar, the bassline.. who wrote all this? You as well? If you did, then congratulations, because this is really really awesome.
Quote from: Axel on March 17, 2014, 05:55:54 PM
wow, NOW we're talking, Benny. This is by far the best stuff I heard from you. This is big. I absolutely love it. I have a tiny question though: When you say you produced, arranged and mixed the song, did you also compose it? I mean, the chords, the guitar, the bassline.. who wrote all this? You as well? If you did, then congratulations, because this is really really awesome.
wow, thank you man :)
yes, I also composed it except for the guitar solo part. those are real guitars and they are played by a friend. I just told him how I imagine the guitars but the exact chords/melodies are his ideas (he's a guitar teacher btw :P ). but all the other parts are composed by myself
then you made some real quantum leaps between now and your old tracks. Massive improvement! (*stands up and applauds*). Keep it up!
Just curious: What is that last part about with the deep "woooooaaaaaa"-type of thing?
Quote from: Axel on March 24, 2014, 10:32:24 AM
then you made some real quantum leaps between now and your old tracks. Massive improvement! (*stands up and applauds*). Keep it up!
Just curious: What is that last part about with the deep "woooooaaaaaa"-type of thing?
Originally I changed the instrumental already after 50 seconds with this part just to make it special. But then it turned out to become a song so I had to change the whole arrangement however I didn't want to reject this part because it took me some time to create it. But I'll shorten it by fading it out because it's too long.
Thank you very much :)
Never keep a part only because you invested a lot of time into it.
I think it should be a different song.
Quote from: Axel on March 24, 2014, 01:05:06 PM
Never keep a part only because you invested a lot of time into it.
Yeah exactly. Took me some time to realize that. But meanwhile I know it's actually senseless, that's why I'll shorten it :)
have you tried other styles beside pop... for example house electro?
Quote from: nznexus on March 27, 2014, 08:45:00 PM
have you tried other styles beside pop... for example house electro?
Of course. I started with Hip-Hop and I'm still doing this.
Sounds great! How did you make the bass drum sound?
Quote from: awonip on April 01, 2014, 08:24:07 AM
Sounds great! How did you make the bass drum sound?
thank you :)
it's a layer consisting of 9 kick drums, including a few effects (dynamics and EQs)
Quote from: B Steady on March 27, 2014, 08:49:22 PM
Of course. I started with Hip-Hop and I'm still doing this.
g funK?
new:
https://soundcloud.com/bsteady/l-oh-v-e/s-CCc7u
sounds great, sounds like it could be in a movie.
Quote from: Rebecca on August 10, 2014, 12:38:44 PM
sounds great, sounds like it could be in a movie.
Thank you! :)
Haven't thought about that, but yeah, at least chord-/melody-wise it could be in a movie!
It sounds EPIC and so refreshing!!!
Keep on going B!
Quote from: Eddie Krommer on August 12, 2014, 06:53:26 AM
It sounds EPIC and so refreshing!!!
Keep on going B!
Thank you very much Eddie!
ooooh, your boy B Steady is back in business haha: https://soundcloud.com/bsteady/in-circles/s-SMPfV
would love to get some feedback for this, thank you in advance :)
also thank you to another forum member - Polarmachine - for the guitars!
https://soundcloud.com/bsteady/2tate-0f-mind
My latest strike.
If you're interested in taking this song to another level, let me know!
Also, of course, I'm looking forward to any kind of feedback.