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Bubbamusic · Post by **Bubbamusic** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 12:05 am

For you fellow old timers. Maybe this will get your foot tappin'.

https://soundcloud.com/bubbamusic/faster

K-Bee · Post by **K-Bee** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 12:16 pm

That's one hell of a sound collage! Everything from cheesy rap to D'Train synths, Big Daddy Kane rap and those dreadful "James Brown Is dead" hits

This is very weird. Some of the stuff (vocals in partular) are out of sync but I reckon that's on purpose

Bubbamusic · Post by **Bubbamusic** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:06 pm

Thank you, Mr. K Bee. I'm glad that you enjoyed it.

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 12:04 am

This one made me think of Scritti Politti's "Small Talk" from '85. I can hear lots of common elements, from the synths to the tight rhythmic groove, but SP were a British pop band, trying to give themselves that New York R&B sound. Your track seems to have a much more natural, "American" sound (if that's the right adjective). Great fun(k).

Good work

bluedad · Post by **bluedad** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 12:19 am

seismic1 wrote: Great fun(k).

ha, I like that. Like this tune, too. Good work, Bubba!

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 12:41 am

Very inventive. I really enjoyed it.

Bubbamusic · Post by **Bubbamusic** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 1:33 am

Thanks fellas. Scritti Politti, I had forgotten that one. I should look for a medley of their hit (1). You are showing your ages.

layzer · Post by **layzer** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 7:38 pm

refreshing to hear some good old school funk on here! my foot was tapping so violently i accidently kicked my cat!
only little thing i would adjust is the mix brightness. had too much high end sizzle for my taste. this may also be adjusted
by boosting the low and mids in the mix. your choice...its like a see-saw with the low-mid-hi balance anyway!

Bubbamusic · Post by **Bubbamusic** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 8:04 pm

Thanks Layzer. Funny that you mentioned the EQ. I've been using a very, very old pair of JBL passive monitors for years. I use an old Earth, Wind & Fire CD for reference. I've been judiciously looking at new active near field monitors for the last few months. I am starting to zoom in on JBL LSR308's. Looks like best bang for the buck. Genelec, Focus, etc. are a little too classy for my operation. Any suggestions would be very welcome. Thank you again for listening.

layzer · Post by **layzer** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 9:47 pm

getting a good reference to calibrate your system is indeed important. much
of my music is 80's influenced so i tend to use the yello - stella album for refrence on my tracks
i always thought that LP sounded so good on anything i played it on!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwDuhMfg3cA

Bubbamusic · Post by **Bubbamusic** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 11:38 pm

Thank you once more Layzer. I had forgotten about that group - they were great. Even the YouTube rendition sounds great. I had also forgotten that Soundcloud puts the tried and true "FM" curve on every mp3 that is uploaded. If I get a chance, I think that I will run my mp3 through an analysis plugin and compare it the Soundcloud version. Thanks again for the help.

Funk for the 45-70 yr. old crowd