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Perfect chill dnb breaks, awesome pads, smooth piano, great atmosphere. Drums from 1:01 to 1:23 sound thin, I could use some more textures in them. Layer up a phat subby kick and a clap or 808 snare :)

I kind of get what MisterRedEyeGuy was complaining about, repetition can sink a composition but to hell with dropping zeros on stuff you just don't like. Petulance.

Loved it. Mix down could probably be a little more fine tuned but I love the elements all coming together to make some really grimy filth <3 <3

Edit: since you're asking about mix I'll toss out a few ideas. Fair warning, everything is awesome I'm just nit picking things. I'm at max volume listening to this but I like having the option of turning the volume down. Theres more room in the mix to push a few instruments harder. People worry about over compression but you might listen to your track on another set of speakers and realize this sounds different. Bass is great but given the genre you might be able to push it a little more. Snare drum falls a little flat sometimes. Maybe experiment with another snare layer more in the mid range? A clap or 808? I'm really splitting hairs here but I do feel like certain tones are missing. Maybe some more aux percussion? This track would love a vibraslap or a waterphone.

I can't tell how much panning is going on but I think you can really push left and right further. Panning creates the illusion that sounds are louder than they actually are. By getting braver with mid to high range panning you can then turn those sounds down a little and make more room in the field for other sounds. Things to try panning with include pads, aux perc, and various sfx. Favoring a left or right side can also lead to issues but you can always find ways to balance the mix. Just takes some playing with :)

I've been advised to keep bass frequencies mono or in the middle. That includes the kick drum. I like to put a small bias on the ghost snare but the bulk of the snare layers stick to the middle. Then use them to sidechain sub bass frequencies.

Again, you did an awesome job. I only came back around because you asked. I'm always willing to clarify stuff :)

djhoohaa responds:

Thanks :) i thought i did a really good job on the mix lol. what aspect of it should i look into? or just a bit of tweaking over all?

Edit: Thanks, i really appreciate your time and reply
Nice, loads of ideas here. i am pretty lazy with panning but mainly due to when ever i have tried it, i dont get the results i want lol however i do try seperate the hi hats a bit. ive never thought about just panning certain frequencies of a sound before. that sounds fun to experiment with. ,Also just had to google what a waterphone is, i kinda want one now.

Just wanted to say I loved this. Great atmosphere and textures. I'm a little confused by the prolonged silence at the end, clip that a little before the judges come around! Looks like there is more space in the mix for extra tones and textures but even with all that extra space the track really holds down strong. Good stuff Wolfgang :D

RosesWolf responds:

Genuinely wish I could fix that silence, but I’m out of the country atm. As I mentioned in the description, it’s a rendering error; FL Studio sometimes has this weird tendency to just add 30 seconds of nothing on the tail end of a project, and I have no idea why it does that. Unfortunately I was strapped for time, so I won’t be able to fix it until I get home

This sounds like some nice late 90's jungle. Classy drums and pads, soft reesey saw synths. I just wish it was longer Dieswyx :)

THIS ROCKS SO HARD. Buddy Rich wishes he could drum this fast. Had to listen at a really low volume but the visualizer shows a surprisingly phat wave shape for a drum solo. You could probably find a way to fit a bass in this :)

Thomas-Collins responds:

Hello lady AIDS ....
This song is a remix of the song, TBE "created by TBE-punk861 but in a different way and longer than the original, and this song is good I recommend 9/10.
Link of the original:
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/887

I listened to this for literally two seconds on the front page before I was like "snap, gotta stop by and fully admire those crunchy drums." What's the BPM we playing with here? Love that break down a minute in.

When did you die and become Aphex Twin's twin Aphex?

This interview melted my face. Amazing sense of rhythm. Sorry, I don't know how to review podcasts :'c

terryibele responds:

This was great. I hope to keep my sense of rhythm in future episodes :D

I remember seeing your name one hundred years ago. I'm 100% certain I downloaded some of the earliest stuff you uploaded. Glad to hear you're still rocking out. This track has some serious Radiohead vibes, all it's missing is Thom Yorke's silly vocals. Could jam to this all day.

It's hella short, jam tracks like this could be a solid ten minutes long. Not that I'd recommend repeating things for ten minutes but I'd have loved if this was a bit longer. A few new drum rhythms would spice things up good. That's my only constructive criticism. Love it pitbull J <3

pitbulljones responds:

You're an ollllld name wow! Thanks for the kind words. i agree with extension, just need to find the hook.

Thanks for reminding me about Renoise, had to do a quick learn. Program looks like a lot of fun and so is the music. For some Reason I thought it belonged to Propeller head studios, I'm happily wrong.

I'm gonna have to give this another listen later, am away from my sound equipment which includes headphones. The mix looks nice and full via the browser's media player's sound wave.

Happy jump up, good feeling down tempo DNB. I say down tempo only because I'm a slut for 180+ BPM. Push it a little faster, I'm into that.

He hasn't uploaded since 2011 but go give Rawrthaas a listening to. He used to make an identical DNB style to this, I'm friends with him on Facebook.

https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/398318

I'm here for a long time, not a good time.

Cory F. Jaeger @Quarl

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