On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 11:09 PM, Chris Cannam <cannam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 16 May 2011 21:48, James Morris <jwm.art.net@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> i always prefer the slightly weirder sounds, so of course that's >> something i've gone for with this track: >> >> http://jwm-art.net/audio/acid_techno_test1.mp3 > > The sounds are quite authentic, I think. ÂThe kick might not seem very > techno these days but it's quite appropriate for the time and genre. > > ("Acid"-anything tended to mean lots of 303 in it, but that detail > aside, the samples and general tone are plausible enough for the sort > of thing you might have found in the techno room at Club UK > [http://history-is-made-at-night.blogspot.com/2009/02/club-uk-in-wandsworth-love-ecstasy-and.html, > nice article]) > > The main problem I have is that that snare noise is far too > four-square, bash bash bash bash, to be so far forward in the mix, > particularly nearer the start. ÂIt's just too much. > > And of course the whole thing is too short. > Yeh... great track! :) It sounds pretty 90's techno to me.. And I think the speed is about right for 92-93.. Things only pushed 140 in the late 90s IIRC unless we are talking DnB. Reminds me of dancing at the Velvet Underground to Carl Cox around that time.. Only things I would say is the bass drum should be a bit harder - sounds a bit flabby to me, and the hi-hat/snare sound is a bit overpowering - things were generally a bit tighter I think - less reverby.. although it does give the impression of actually being in a club! All the fx are fantastic.. maybe a bit more than was possible at the time tho? And vastly too short! James _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
