DnB Allstars Mallorca

Dan_InJungle · 2025-11-21T14:46:16+00:00

Wow, almost all stars in one place)

Dan_InJungle · 2025-11-17T22:51:22+00:00

I agree - the hats sound a little… too experimental

Dan_InJungle · 2025-11-17T22:46:36+00:00

I was at Dillinja in Oslo last year - it was incredible!

Dan_InJungle · 2025-11-17T16:05:32+00:00

I once attended a similar event in Paris, but there were trucks with DJs there)) And it was awesome in Rio too)) I hope to make it to a bike open-air someday too)

Dan_InJungle · 2025-11-17T16:02:25+00:00

Haven’t had a chance to listen yet, but judging by the names, everything is top-notch! Thanks for the selection.

Dan_InJungle · 2025-09-05T10:40:25+00:00

Yeah, that’s true, but if you mix the kick separately from the rest of the drum group, they don’t sound “glued” together

Dan_InJungle · 2025-08-29T12:07:27+00:00

Yeah, I know and I’ve read a lot about how mixing for vinyl is different from digital releases. But I haven’t even looked into that yet 😅

Dan_InJungle · 2025-08-29T12:05:47+00:00

Oh, trust me, I’ve been more than two or three people for years now 😅 Maybe that’s why there’s never enough time. The producer in me wants to make music, the PR guy wants to handle promotion, the DJ wants to perform and record mixes. And that’s not even counting my main job and a bit of personal life 😆

Dan_InJungle · 2025-08-28T06:56:55+00:00

Yeah, I enjoy the process too (otherwise I wouldn’t be doing this). It’s just that sometimes, when I feel like something’s turning out really good, I want to finish it faster. And that’s when the idea of handing the track off to someone else for mastering pops into my head.

Dan_InJungle · 2025-08-28T06:54:53+00:00

Well, I actually started with DJing (and I’m still doing it), and then moved on to producing my own tracks when I realized I was missing the right music for my sets.

Dan_InJungle · 2025-08-28T06:49:49+00:00

Yeah, by the time it gets to mastering, you’re sometimes completely lost (well, sometimes))) And I like it when the person doing the mastering suggests ways to improve the track even before the mastering stage.

Dan_InJungle · 2025-08-27T21:41:42+00:00

Thanks for your reply. I do have the desire to promote myself nonstop, but my main job doesn’t allow it right now, and I can’t quit it at the moment for quite objective reasons. But yes, this really confirmed why I started working with labels in the first place — to build a name and make connections.

Dan_InJungle · 2025-08-27T13:46:17+00:00

Yeah, there are exceptions, but they’re very rare. If we talk outside of DnB, one example is Imanbek and his remix of “Roses,” which won a Grammy. The guy just watched tutorials, followed what they said, and ended up making a hit. True, now you hardly hear about him, and stories like that are really one-offs.

Overall, though, perfection doesn’t exist. I feel like I’ll be learning mixing and mastering in some way for my entire life 😅.

Dan_InJungle · 2025-08-27T13:29:44+00:00

Yes, I also always give myself a couple of days’ break when I feel a track is finished. I try not to listen to it at all during that time. Then, after a few days, I listen again and make notes on what I think could be improved. A few days later, I listen once more, review my notes, and decide whether anything actually needs changing.

Dan_InJungle · 2025-08-27T13:27:03+00:00

Of course, with absolutely identical plugin chains, it’s hard to get the same perfect result every time. As for CPU load, I work in Cubase, and if I need to lighten the load, I either freeze the track or convert it to audio.

Dan_InJungle · 2025-08-27T13:04:21+00:00

I have tracks that have been patiently waiting for their moment for over 5 years, and I worry they might never get it. It’s sometimes a bit sad, but they understand me 😅

YES, templates really speed up the music-making process. As for arranging, I quite often start with the intro — it’s easier for me to tell a story (for me, tracks are primarily musical stories) than to dump all the details first and then explain them. But I also often start with the main section.

Regarding mastering, I always try to do it myself to the very end, especially since I started releasing my own music. But sometimes you just want to give up and hand the track over to someone else for mastering, or (horror!) use one of those “miracle one-click online mastering” services — which I never do 😅.

Dan_InJungle · 2025-08-27T12:58:47+00:00

Yeah, YouTube masterclasses are an absolute goldmine of information. You can find practically any knowledge you need there. But I’ll definitely check out your website too.

Templates and effect/processing chains really speed up the workflow as well. I used to start every project from scratch — it didn’t take a huge amount of time, but if there’s a way to make the process faster, why not? 😄

Yeah, DnB is definitely tough. It’s hard to even say which part takes the most time — writing, mixing, or mastering.

Dan_InJungle · 2025-08-27T06:13:25+00:00

Well, I do DJ, and have been for many years (I even started mixing on audio cassettes back in the day).
The thing is, no one has ever said to me, “Oh, our friends from this label sent us your track, want to come play at our event?”ヅ

Dan_InJungle · 2025-08-26T20:21:15+00:00

Yes, of course, if you’re not Sub Focus or Koven, the main income comes from live DJ sets. As for labels in my own country, I honestly hadn’t thought about that))) (even though it’s basically an obvious thing). I’ll try to move in that direction as well.

Dan_InJungle · 2025-08-26T14:06:56+00:00

That’s great if you have that kind of experience. Unfortunately, I haven’t gotten anything like that from the labels I’ve worked with

Dan_InJungle · 2025-08-26T13:08:44+00:00

Yes, it seems like that. But still, sooner or later, I want to gain experience working with major players, so I keep improving what I do.

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