Evaluation For My EP

After sitting down and planing out my ideas I came to the conclusion that I wanted to produce a four track EP foccusing on Dubstep with a twist of garage and Liquid Drum and Bass.

I realise now that Im finished I was a bit optimistic when I first planned out my timescales and have had to completely change them to make this project possible I thought I would be able to have everything done and sorted within a month but that had not been possible due to other work for college and software issues.

I put alot of time into finding the perfect research material i found it important to find video tutorials because I personally find it easier to learn something by watching a person do it , as apposed to just reading instructions or guides.

I then looked into artists that have also done the same type of thing as me e.g. other music producers that work in the same genres as I was. Although I have litstened to over a thousand dubstep track (Dubstep DJ)  here are a couple example of the type of songs and artists that inspired my to create my EP in the way that I did. I also included a couple of drum and bass tracks that relate to one of the track on my EP.

"50 carrott - Secret Carrott Rave"

I like this type of tune because it has dark deep basslines

With powerfull kick and snare drums to bop your head to

"Zed Bias - Badness (Feat Skream)"

I love the heavy basslines that maintain an upbeat flare

it blends dark and light sounds perfectly.

"Noisia and Phase - Unveil"

The dark synth lines and strong build are aspects

that I want to have in my tracks

"Spor - Aztec"

This is an all time classic drum and bass tune

and is considered one of the very best drum

and bass tunes

To me listening to differnt songs it similar genres is the same as compiling a moodboard of pictures , it gives me an idea of what Im trying to create and the ideas and methods that Im going be following in order to achieve it.

It also helps to take a break during producing to compare it to famous artists work , following by example is one of the best ways to learn.

Im pleased with the work that I put in to produce this EP and pleased with the end product , although as a music producer I am super critical of my own work which means I feel that although alot of time and work went in to this project I honestly feel like I could have spent more hours in the studio and perfected the things like the post production e.g. the mixdown and mastering,

Money was also an issue because although I have access to music editing software at college I do not have access to these pieces of software at home because they cost around £150 each which means I would have to spent somewhere in the region of £300 and I just don't have that kind of money.

Given more time and the perfect enviroment for example a music studio I could have produced something of a higher standard , but Im pleased with the EP in that I managed to produce it using a standard quality laptop you would find in a home and the facilities available in the classrooms at Henley College.

Another positive thing about the EP is its seen some support from people than have listened to it online , responding to it by posting commens on the tracks and downloading and favourting them , to me this is a clear indication that Iv'e done something right.

This project has given me a good chance to practice my music production skills which is massively helpfull for my course as I am constantly working with software such as Cubase 5 and Reason 5 Editing and creating sounds and music.

I think if I had to do this project again I would be alot stricter on myself as more or less lock myself in a studio for a week and get some serious work done , with full mixdown and mastering of every single track and serious scrutony of every single minor detail on the track wither it the SFX or effects on each indivudual drum.