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June 2014 - In Part One we had a short
introduction to Horseman and his raw,
heavyweight voice. We could even listen to a
Dub carrying his voice taken straight from
Sound System Vocals Parts One and Two. Now,
in this review we will go much deeper as
we'll take a look at just what the material
brings for the producer of (DUB) Reggae
Music.
Sound System Vocals Part Two is actually
interchangeably connected with Part One. In
fact, there is no real obvious reason for separate
packages other
than perhaps a financial one. So let's talk
a little bit about that before we continue
with our review of Sound System Vocals Parts
One and Two.
When you want to get yourself a Dub Plate
or special for your sound or studio, you
will pay around 250 Euros per track and when
you want to use the vocals commercially you
will pay even more than that. Purchasing
Sound System Vocals parts One and Two, like
the Dubroom did without apology, actually
cost less than 20% of recording a Dub Plate
and with that you have purchased a license
to use the vocals in any way you like to,
even commercially releasing your music. The
only thing you can't do is re-distributing
the package as such. So whatever the reason
for you reading this review, you know what
you are looking for and the price is more
than reasonable. More, much more.
So, what can you do with about 500 dry
and 550 effected Vocal sounds from Horseman?
You could try and make a fifth of a Dub
Plate... Or you could take a good listen and
work a little bit or even hard and get
yourself at several different full-length
lyrical tunes. At least, when it comes to
these lyrics. You'll have to create your own
original music which is a true joy to do
around a voice like that of
Horseman's.
He'll even give you directions.
How?
There are several hooks and choruses,
offered in slightly different variations.
Some are very familiar: "Long Time Me
No DJ In The Dance", "Cool
Runnings", to name just two. It is
very, very tempting to construct your own
Rub a Dub or Roots version of these well
known riffs and hooks and there's no reason
why you shouldn't do it, either.
The hooks and choruses by far do not form
the only stuff offered in the two-pack.
There's a lot of shouts and short jingles,
some of which you could have heard in
previous chapters of Radio Dubroom.
"Brand New", "Dub It",
"Dis Ya Tune A Go Nice Up The
Nation", et cetera. Perfect to
introduce a next selection in your DJ set or
simply at the start of your own
production.
And then there is that one thing which
discerns part two from part one: thirty
"VOX FX" and no these are not
delays or reverbs, these are ad-libs that
give a Roots vibe, or Rub a Dub, or even a
bit Dancehall-ish. Presented in different
tone-heights, but your average sampler will
have no problem with that and since the
packs come with presets for the most used
soft samplers including Reason's NNXT,
things are pretty much taken care of there.
It totally depends on what you actual
intention is, but when you are a DJ looking
for vocals to spice up your sets this will
give you an instant library and when you are
a producer looking for vocals for your
productions, hard work will give you hard
music. When you feel the connection between
Horseman's vibe and yours, you should
definitely give this (and part
three with Dennis Alcapone) a try and
before you know it you feel like Horseman
gives your music a try, which could help in
improvement.
It surely did in the Dubroom Studio. We purchased
Sound System Vocals Parts One and Two
(and Three)
and could experience how the vocals led to
the music being improved. When you click
here you can get all the music released
thus far where we used Horseman's Sound
System Vocals. Free, as usual with Dubroom
productions. One Love.
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