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Definitely a cool song sir. Given that you called it "experimental ambient" I can't really say that there's anything this song needs or doesn't need. There are a few things I would have done differently but those are subjective opinions that don't really help you out. Since your pointing out that bit about the bpm, I honestly would have gone a little slower. I might even have automated some tempo shifts to achieve some rubato. Other than that, this track is nice and chill. Beautiful :)
I did too aswell lower the bpm even lower, and it indeed sounded even more mellow without an added repetitive, I do not currently know how to automate tempo yet, Well, I've never tried it, It's probably simple... Hmm ill see :)
saucy
haha, "sauce beat." I'm floored... we'll... as floored as you can be without a four to the floor. Lame production joke aside, this isn't my typical kind of genre but even I gotta admit that it sounds perfect. The melodies are perfect, the mix is perfect, everything is perfect. Fuck yes.
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Hey hey, really cool song. Just a few things I would have done differently if I found myself doing a classical song starting with the dynamics. Real instruments change their dynamics over time expressively. Dynamics is just a fancy word for amplification over time. There were a few crechendos in here, so I know you what's good. Just playing with the note velocities would create a good amount of terraced dynamics, but I find that it's more effective to automate shifts in dynamics instead. Of course you could go on to say that a song about a tyrant works better with terraced dynamics to give off a sort of marching dictation to it but I find that rhythm has a better effect than dynamics at expressing that kind of vibe. You're probably familiar with Nobuo Uematsu's One Winged Angel theme but go look that track up and really listen to how the instruments effectively change their amplifications over time to create tension. Sometimes the composer even uses syncopations that really create tension. Such a good fucking song.
Panning: I have trouble telling where there's panning if it's not really obvious, so I'm sorry if you did have some panning in there, but perhaps more pronounced stereo imaging would have been effective. Stereo imaging emulates live acoustics so it can help eliminate the digital burden of a mono mix. It also creates the illusion that things are louder than they actually are so you can turn the levels down on everything and have a cleaner mix in general.
Harpsichord: I'm really anal about that instrument. There wasn't anything wrong with using it. I'm just not a fan... you also used it in conjunction with a piano. Nothing wrong with that either. Like I said, I'm just really anal about it and in a typical classical piece, the two instruments would not have been heard together. This review could have gone without this harpsichord tirade :P
All in all, this song will work great in a flash and it's really cool man! The melodies are all really interesting and the harmonies work well together. Keep at classical composition, you definitely got some skill here :)
Yeah Man, I sort of forgot about panning and amplifications, I did a little bit but no much.
The harpsichord was just inside another instrument i wanted to use, so I couldn't get rid of it, but It does add a little bit of flair so its all good.
fuck yeah!!
I can't even begin to dissect this one jp. FUCKING PERFECTION.
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Cool song. I don't normally give this genre a listen so I don't know how to be helpful, but everything sounds cool from my perspective. Really dark and brooding. I heard some digital clipping in there. I'd recommend turning down some of the louder levels in there that are doing that. If your not familiar with the term clipping, it's basically just digital distortion. It's that popping sound you hear when the levels peak. That would probaly be the only negative thing I have to say about this mix. Great melodies and sounds! Peace sir :)
Yes, I noticed the clipping too, but i thought it was just my headphones being really old and faulty. I usually keep a low volume level so I'm not sure exactly why I got distortions. But now that it's officialy an issue, I'm going to have to look into it, maybe I missed something. Thank you very much for reviewing.
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Nice mix you got going. Chill melodies, good sounds. The only thing I'm going to complain about is the hi hat rhythm. It's kind of awkward. I like the variety you threw into the rhythm and by the second listen through the rhythm stopped being strange but that's always something to try and keep in mind while producing. I don't know what your writing process is like, but it definitely helps to take a step back from your work for a day or two so you can come back to a project with fresh ears. Sometimes you get really used to how things are in a track and you just let them be. I don't know if I've ever left you a review with this idea, but try throwing some delay on those hi hats and have it sync to the tempo. This will create instant dynamics and with a bit of practice can really flesh out a rhythm.
All in all, cool track sir!! Peace.
Sounds like something interesting to try.
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Sounds like you got some serious potential going on. I'd tap this. Just a few little things that might help though, up the drums a bit or turn down the surrounding instruments. In a dnb track, the drums are defiantly the most important piece of the mix. The rhythms are really cool, funky variations and syncopations. I love the metal gear solid samps ^_^
Great song sir! Keep at it!
Sweet, glad you like it :D
meow
haha, fucking awesome drum programing there and nice pads. I'm curious what the other reviewers are talking about in terms of the drum beat not fitting. Let's see here, it's all divisible by a constant measure... yep. That's a coherent beat alright. People get so thrown off when they hear things that syncopate. People need to learn to just throw their biased subjective opinions out the window when it comes to music. I'm guessing you're a follower of squarepusher and aphex twin? Also curious, what program do you use sir?
I am a follower of Aphex twin. I actually only found him recently and he's been quite an influence on me i must say. as are plenty of other artist from every genera. The program i use is the one and only Fruity Loops. You can do a lot more with it than people would like to have you believe.
lulz.
The review below gave me an image of a happier world where printers actually have a soul/ enjoy what they do. I've said it before and I'll say it again, just entering comps makes you the default winner. Looks like you'll have to mail $40 to yourself... I took a point off so I could feign objectivity. Seriously, there's something wrong with this mix and someone out there knows what it is.
Something's missing in the middle frequencies ;(
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