yup
I started the song and forgot i had the tab open after a few secs.
Only after the it repeated did I remember it was open and playing, but while it was in my background it had the perfect level of attention grabbing-ness, groovability, and enjoyability.
You sir know how to make good ambient choons!
Good start
You know what you're doing and have some pretty intricate things in this track. The drums were nice n tight but there were some downsides as well.
The mix is all over the place, not enough sub or low bass on the kick. Bass synths dont have enough high end. Supersaw is very low quality. The hi hats are pitched up (i think) and sound stretched/grainy.
Thank you! This is what I have been waiting from here; constructive criticism.
I might just as well blame the mixing problems on my shitty headphones, I can't really use speakers because of the apartment I live in has walls made of paper. I'll be getting some new headphones (AKG K-701) and I hope I can hear the problems in the mix better with them. Btw, the hihats are meant to sound like that, I think it sounds cool :v.
Thanks again!
:^*
Swishy treble mix of hats and acoustic guitars was sweet.
The piano intro really hooked me and threw me in the song.
The main theme around 2:10 is cute as hell.
dynamics were a bit too contrasting or "up and down" in some sections, excellent mix all around though.
The electric guitar soloing wasn't varied enough imo, only thing that really took away from this track for me.
Really heartwarming overall, beautiful and lengthy track, a ton of work must have gone into this.
Sickalicious bro
Awesome mix, good glitches, smashin drums, hypnotic and frantic grimey bassline!
Everything i want from a DnB tune.
Regarding my ngadm review
dont you hear the horrible smiley face eq going on dude? For real its excruciating
It's called a vocal EQ. I let allot of room for that most of all. I may have over did it a bit and i did start to notice. Was working on it today.
Very good first
You have a good grasp on your drums and cool fx (they are a tad too loud though, the fx).
The synth a bit white noisey though to me? Feels kinda ruff, some people could like it i guess.
Felt there was a bit of clipping/over limiting going on to me as well.
Throw in a cool melody and its cash man. Get yo bass on.
Yeah, mastering is still kind of difficult to grasp at some points. I guess I should completely change my usual work approach just for this style. For instance, I can't rely on my loudspeakers since they pump up too much bass and I can't distinguish much from the sound mess. I will definitely watch more tutorials, thanks for the tips ;)
KKS
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Your a new audio producer, the production value on this is extremely sub-par, even for Newgrounds standards.
You probably feel mighty on your 3000 listen horse, dont. Kr1z and other reviewers on this song are extremely talented people who actually know what music is. Actually listen to their opinions instead of saying "hmph im better than you" when you are the complete opposite. (even if thats not what you meant that what you came off as).
The mixing hurts on this song, the melody took no effort to write (its from another song), the melody is extremely annoying, and it overall sucks. There is not one decent thing about this song.
Fanboys will suck long ugly throbbing VG dick, thats the only reason this shit is on the top. (whether you proxied or not aside)
I am not trolling, this song is seriously that bad. Learn from you mistakes.
Jesus fucking Christ, I get it by this point that this piece of shit sucks.
God damn.
Let me say that this isn't a good representation of my abilities.
Actually go and listen to my other music before saying that I suck as a producer. Just saying, several professional musicians have given me the thumbs up on my other songs.
I made this in about an hour, I didn't spend a bunch of time on it.
My other stuff is otherwise, and it's noticeable.
Also, you act like you know me somehow. Saying that I probably feel might on my 3000 listen horse. I don't. Because I know this songs sucks. And I know that the 3000 listens is just a result of somehow making Top 5. I never expected for it to.
Reminds me of some of my earlier(last year) stuff
My favorite thing about this song is the overall mix, not too harsh but powerful. So much improvement from the last submission of yours i heard. I might drag on a bit in this review but im in the mood.
The melody is practically devoid of syncopation, syncopation plays a serious role in groove and the general "interesting-ness" of a riff. The only melody in the song is rather bland(probably due to the syncopation). dont be afraid to add layers to fill up that EQ. Oh and unless your producing techier house, deviating from one chord is a plus.
Having those nifty FX every 4 or 8 bars, on buildups, and on breakdowns is practically the most important thing when producing "pro" music. Dont be afraid to spam FX. If you look at the best producers on here(xkore comes to mind), their project files are LOADED with sweeps up and downs. Its those nifty almost subliminal sounds that keep music interesting.
The bass tail on your kick is very long, which could be a preference. With a bass tail that present and long your leaving no space for a bassline, which again could be a preference but i tend to enjoy a nice groovy house bassline. The bass tail is so powerful in this song i would almost mistake it for hardstyle :P. Most of the big boys(you named feed me once) tend to have REALLLY short tails on their kicks, this leaves room for more bassline and an overall easier less muddy mix. Examine one of Feed me's EQ if ya dont believe me.
Its probably just me but i dont really enjoy that clap. A lot of people use it(or similair ones) and i just find it tiny and uninteresting. I would have used a different one, but that 200% personal preference.
Keep this work up sir and soon youll be pro as a motherfucker. you're almost there, just work on your melody and FX mainly.
Good day.
Much thanks for the review. I fully agree with all of your suggestions. Just to save myself from a huge wall of text. I even notice the emptiness in my songs, yet I'm too lazy to fill it up. Hah.
fix that kick clipping!
The kick doesnt sound bad in the mix, but standing almost alone in that intro you can hear all kinds of ugly clipping dude, im guessing from the compression/limiter you have on it.
the clap hurts a bit with headphones too btw.
On my system the kick seems to be lacking sub too.
To me it seems like you need to work on your compression and mastering, everything is too maximized/distorted/compressed. Nuetral sounding mixes are possible in dubstep as well believe it or not.
Id give ya some tips on mastering buts its not my forte, just dont go so overboard with the master compression and make sure your song isnt clipping and sounds good before brickwalling the master or multiband compressing it.
But seriously fix that kick asap dude. The rest of the song is rather nice apart from that.
Go gettem tiger.
Thank you for your wise advice. It's one and a million on this site that anyone actually gives GOOD constructive feedback. I'll get on to that kick when I get my comp back. Plus, I am honored that you would take the time to listen to my song and critique it, and even give me a good score. You have made my day sir. <3
Welllll
Ok this is the third song ive heard using xkore's samples. (im pretty sure).
Its also the third time yall haven't even attributed him.
Overall the songs pretty good, the lower formants are a bit muddy and im not a fan of the higher ones (just me). Good ambiance goin on, good intro. Pretty solid all around.
Yeah I used a snare from one of his remix packs, but since he made the remix packs, I'm guessing he knows that people are gonna whats in them. Plus, they aren't technically "his" samples. He gets them from somewhere, too (Addicting Drums I think. Not 100% sure). So what if I took that snare sample from where he gets it from instead of from the remix pack? Would you still accuse me of using "his" samples? Yeahhhhhhh...
Plus, it's just one drum sample...lol. It's not like I'm stealing midi's from him and claiming that I made them. Plus, xKore even fav'd this song, so it's obviously not a big deal to him.
Glad you like the song, though. Your entry is quite nice as well :)
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