You're getting better.
Your tracks make a lot more sense now. Only issue i have is your melodies.
Some of them sound out of key...and that's okay...more practice will eliminate that.
Other than that you're doing a great job in improving.
Keep it up.
Care to remix this? :D
Hey man!
Like the idea behind the track :)
Although i hear some complicationts with the track.
I think the vocals need to be touched up..like eq'd to the point where they sound really crisp and defined...
Also the gabba kick...Not bad of a choice..but i think maybe you could layer some. (2 is usually sufficient) But im not saying to do it right away..im just saying that you could do it progressively.
Like keep the one that starts at roughly 50 seconds. But then at the second drop you could sort of layer it and make it really hardcore.
Also i dont hear alot of bass :L sure the kick on its own can provide the bass punch needed for a hardstyle track to thrive...but i just hear the kick track going in with the hard lead and fx. (also some percs) what im saying is that in this case..the kick can provide enough of that punch for that "head bang" ya dig?
Plus i think that the hardsyle lead can lose some reverb..not alot...but a little bit...cuz it sounds like the reverb tail is drowning whatever comes later in the track
but overall the track was really well produced.
Food For Thought!
Keep up the good work!
(check out my track "Miracle Call" ...its not much but its what i meant when i said all of the above(sort of))
Not quite sure what you're talking about with the Gabba Kick but, alright. The vocals do need some EQing, will get to it. As far as bass is concerned, from my experience Hardstyle cut lows with everything except for the kick. Some FXs will have Bass yes, but most leads always cut the bass. Either way, thanks for the feedback and criticism. I do appreciate it.
Hey man.
The lead that starts off the track (in my opinion) doesnt really fit into the whole ambient sphere that this track should be. i cant really place in what exactly they CAN be used for..but not here.
The orchestral element was a good way to reinforce the ambient element. (it was actually saving your ass lmao) But thats what i think.
I think that you should work on your mastering a bit...in this case you could make your percussions sound a little more punchy..and crisp.
When you got time...check out my ambient stuff. (all in all in an ambient artist as well...and im just trying to help a brother out)
Food For Thought.
Good Work.
Hey man.
Theres a few things i'd like to point out.
The sidechained padline that starts at 0:30 is quite overbearing compared to the rest of the track.
Maybe consider lowering its volume in the mix and sort of try to "blend" it in with the rest of the track. (Maybe use EQs to make it more of a background thing)
The vocal track that starts at the same time can be louder, plus it can have a little more reverb as well...(also EQ'd)make it really fly you know?
Percussions are okay. I think the clap can be alot louder though.
Also.
The sidechained bass that comes in at 1:38...it gets overbearing as well (meaning that your vocals..and the rest of your elements are basically getting "drowned" by that bass)...my suggestion, sink the volume of that sidechained bass a bit...and mix it with a nice sub-bass to give it that nice bass boost. Usually it wont be too loud or too quiet (just right ;)
Also try some transition use. A nice soft transition works best with some soft whitenoise that goes under some sort of filter (experiment!). Or reverbated vocals. (again, experiment)
Food For Thought!
Keep it up.
Thanks for your thoughtful food response! I'm going to experiment with the various tips you gave me. I'm glad you pointed out the volume issues especially, as i was having trouble getting an objective view of it.
Again, great advise. I look forward to stepping up my game.
Hey man!
This track feels...great!
I mean the intro is quite amazing to me :) The melody is soft and unnerving...of course i think what would make this track really fly is maybe some more soft pads...(with good, soft reverb) and match them in unison...or maybe search up some gregorian chants on the web...slice em and use that sort of element to maybe fill this song more..i think
The drums are good to me...but i much preferr that rich sounding "Skrillex kick"...fat yet nice enough for the ears lol...
Food For Thought!
Keep it up man!
Thanks a lot Waidmann. One thing about my drums is that I've been getting used to using kits instead of samples, though, if the project needs it, I'll layer some samples on those to make them better. I could agree with the soft and subtle pads, I didn't want to be too effect heavy with the mix, but I did want to add a couple more elements to the song, just couldn't figure out what I could of used.
Thanks again for the review.
Real good House my friend.
Must say that the pads in the track are nice and soft...just it should be in a good house track.
Also the lead plucks are a great selection...nice notes :)
One thing i think would make this track really fly.
Sidechaining.
Maybe add another sort of a "Lead Pad" that you could merge with the track...but sidechained...this will make the track sound bigger and more full. (thus ,in my opinion...better)
I was also wondering if i could use this piece for maybe a remix..or another track....featuring your name of course.
Keep it up :)
sure go ahead
OOOOH! So close man.
Bro..i've done some dubstep in my time and i gotta say only the following.
TRACK NEEDS A DROP!
Whatever starts at 0:32 is NOT A DROP (but your fucken close bro)
I know that it sounds intimidating...but its possible...with practice (which also sounds kind of intimidating)
Try implementing things like Risers, maybe some whitenoise risers or steady pitch shifters..
In my opinion a good element for a drop in this particular track would be a heavy Reverb kick.
But thats my opinion.
The main element is quite catchy so you may wanna keep it as it is. (but change it up a bit for good measure)
But since this is a finished project...maybe you could implement all of the stuff that ive mentioned here for future production.
Food For Thought.
Good Luck.
While I deeply appreciate your input, I strongly disagree. sure other artists use elements such as those you've mentioned to compliment their drops, but by no means does that define it. I've used all your elements before on several tracks, but as I said, it certainly does not define a drop. every song is, and should always be, unique.
thanks for listening.
Hey man...
The song itself has motive. (And thats a ,pretty much, very important oart in any song)
The bass is good.
The leads are great.
Beat falls good with the whole track.
2 things i think need looking at.
Mastering.
And that crash that you keep playing at almost every 6/8 of a measure (could be off by a couple of bars but...whos countin')...bottom line is...i think it would be better if you play that crash at key transition points of the song. (by that i mean where your transitions would generally go...and thats for you to decide ;)
Food For Thought.
Good Luck.
I am glad you like the bass. I am glad you like the leads. I am glad you like the beat.
Sadly, I thought that was all there was to a song. Much to learn.
Thanks for the review.
Sounds like contemporary Dubstep.
Not bad man...i give you credit for making the wobble :)
Yet i think that the whole song composition is just...falling apart.
The pads are okay...as well as the lead.
But (And i know you just figured it out) the bass needs alot of work :L
Down from LFO timing to Mastering.
Just keep on foolin around with Massive (i know it well enough to say that you would need to spend alot of time with that vst to actually make something that sounds...well..good)
Food For Thought.
Keep It Up.
I'll have to agree with you that I definitely will need to screw around with massive a lot more to make anything, it has a lot of options and I've only explored a few.
I don't see how the bass is a problem though, I synced it with the beat, haha.
Nice.
This is a good track..but i think it needs more mastering on the main bass lead and the synth lead because they overbear over every other element in the track.
But in terms of composition of the beat and just general composition it sounds great!
Although there's one more thing that i want to suggest...
And it's a pretty big one....
..Transitions...
This track is IN DIRE NEED for transitions...it would make the track fly even MORE that it already has.(my opinion)
Food For Thought.
Keep it up bro.
Hey,
thank you very much for your constructive criticism.
I agree with you on the mastering an the transitions.
I'll try and work on it in future projects.
Again thank you very much, your help is much appreciated. ^^
good vibes.
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