My feedback is not that great, but The opening chord should be different? I don't know. It sounds a bit clashing with the melody. But if this was intended, it's all good. When the drums come in, make the sweep in a bit stronger. But, really, I liked it. After that 1:50, add a sweep down, but like a cooldown riff where there's no drums, but only a subtle melody. :D
GCKrastin wrote:Now can somebody please at least give me a teeny bit of criticism on my other track? :c
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Writing as listening... - Oscillation the synch at the start is a little harsh*. Maybe slow it down a bit. - 1:06 That synth is really painful >.< - Drums are really cool though. - That Bass is also rather forced and choppy. - 2:46 I'm beginning to question your sanity. - 3:05 Nice drum fill. - 3:12 Those high notes came out of nowhere.
*In hindsight, that was beautiful.
Overall, I'd give that 7/10 for mixing/mastering (however you did it). I'd give it 2/10 enjoyability.
Add pony samples. Lots of them. Then it'll get on the album for the same reason as Oncoming Traffic.
Okay, interesting intro. I like the heavy delay on that one sound it's a cool effect. Not a big fan of the bass that comes in shortly after though. That's a personal thing, but maybe someone else will have the same opinion. Now, so far my main problem with it is that the first minute was just bringing different instruments in every measure or so. It needs more structure to it, because just bringing things in tends to get boring. I really like the next section at around 0:55. And the high tension section after that is pretty badass. I'd recommend getting better drum samples, and maybe improving the sound design there, but the concept you have going is really cool. From there everything is sounding decent. Bring out the leads more, you want to be able to hear the melodies clearly.
Overall, everything sounded pretty cool except for a few things that were mostly personal preference, but you should still probably take a look at them. I'm not sure if you want feedback in the mixing department because the album theme is against mixing, but if there was anything it really lacked, that was it.
Love the melody straight from the start. Then the glitchy melodies are like hnnnnng. The drums could be better, but I can't complain too much. I like the chiptuneish sound design too, it's really working with what you're going for. It's short, so it's kinda hard to find anything wrong with it so far. I like it though!
GCKrastin wrote:Now can somebody please at least give me a teeny bit of criticism on my other track? :c
Interesting sound you got going at the beginning there. Definitely not a bad thing though. I feel like it drones on a *bit* too long, it's bearable though. The first change is epic, That glitchy DnB stuff is badass. The transitions are a bit sloppy though, and it starts to feel really repetitive. You need something like a major mood change, or start bringing in different instruments. The change at 2:44 does a decent job with this, but it doesn't necessarily change a whole lot, and it gets tiring to listen to.
Overall, I love the concept of the glitchy drum breaks and stuff, but the structure of the song would need a lot of work. It basically plays through, rebuilds up, plays through again and then concludes. You need a constantly changing level energy if you want to keep someone's attention through a song. That's the main thing it lacks. But I do think it fits the album mentality incredibly well.
Dat intro. Really progressive feel to it. The subs you add flow well with them, but they might be a bit too loud during that section. Lead feels like it might have too many mids/highs, or it might be overcompressed. Really feeling the energy when the drums come in though. Not too much else to say about it. I wasn't really getting a "FIGHT THE MENTALITY" vibe from it, so I'm not sure how it would fare with the album, but nevertheless I liked it.
I don't have anything for critiquing right now because I have a few projects and I'm still deciding on which one I want to use. Hope I helped though!
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Love the melody straight from the start. Then the glitchy melodies are like hnnnnng. The drums could be better, but I can't complain too much. I like the chiptuneish sound design too, it's really working with what you're going for. It's short, so it's kinda hard to find anything wrong with it so far. I like it though!
Thanks Genkar! I'll give you feedback once you show something
Also, I probably won't be posting my track again. I'm nearly finished and will submit.
Here ya go. Don't take my criticism too harsh, k? <3
-The beginning white noise thing? I don't know about you but it's too long. You could probably fade it out earlier. -When the melodic sounds come in, it seems good, except for the squeaky noises are hurting my ears, turn the highs down a bit? -At 1:10 you could try adding hi-hats in between the kick and snare, or rides on every 4th -at 1:19, when the beat quits out, if you added rides before, you could keep them playing -1:28 omg amazin -2:03, make the gross beat presets a bit less noticeable, it's kinda obvious -2:18, that synth comes in too harshly, maybe add a volume automation / cutoff frequency automation
I think the song title is good, and here is some unorganized feedback:
Melody is great, but the way it slides is kind of hard for me to follow. It might just be me, but it interferes with the songs flow a bit. I like a lot of the synths. Kick needs a lot more power behind it. It's really quiet right now. Same with the snare. The base melody has the same progression throughout the whole song. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but sometimes changing up the progression every once in a while can add some more variety to the song. The ending could be better.
Overall, it needs some work, but it's sounding great so far! I'm not sure if you plan on going back to fix up the song, but if you do, consider the things I said :3
Enjoy my friends, for this could be my last shot at a R&R album. ;3
Here's some unorganized feedback:
Kick could be a bit better. The drums before the drop are good, but need to not go on for so long. The drop doesn't flow very well too me, and in some parts it seems like certain instruments go on for way too long at some points. The bass needs to be sidechained more, as it gets annoying to listen to for long period of time with little to no sidechain. There is no really melody in this song, which I feel like you should really add because there is no hook right now. The bass needs more power to it. It feels light right now. The composition could be better.
Overall, it could be a good song, but it needs a lot of work. A lot of parts don't sound right and sometimes even sound out of tune.
I started this today and I'm really feeling it so far. I gave feedback a page or two back, but I'll give some more when I have a bit more time.
Nice vocal chopping, cool effects too. I like the kicks. I think the drop into the bassy part at 0:54 is good, but I think this part is a bit monotone so far in comparison to the rest of the track in my opinion - it sounds awesome though, it just needs something more, although it is at the very end of a wip, so it's probably not finished
Not much else to comment on, but I really like it so far
I started this today and I'm really feeling it so far. I gave feedback a page or two back, but I'll give some more when I have a bit more time.
Pretty good. All I can say (i'm writing this at like 2 in the morning for some reason ) is to beef it up a little. It feels a little flat and needs something else to accompany it.
I've created something else that I might submit. It's my first real house, I think. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/454 ... %20WIP.mp3 Give feedback on this if you want, or not. I'll give my thoughts on someone else's track once I get time.
i'll review others when i get a chance to hop back on my pc
also how are we going to submit? are there gonna be details? who should I contact? what format? exact deadline? maybe i'm too young and i have too many questions
Name: Josh Location: Japan (about to move) Skype: chez-the-guy DAW: FL Studio 11 Genres: Dubstep, DnB, Electronic, Rock Age: 14 YouTube Soundcloud
cheztheguy wrote:also how are we going to submit? are there gonna be details? who should I contact? what format? exact deadline? maybe i'm too young and i have too many questions
Click "Events" on the navigation bar under the logo, and you'll see an event titled "Rainbow & Rooted - One Last Shot" where you can submit your entry.
Percussionist - Electronic Musician In Training Soundcloud/Youtube/Tumblr Skype: soundsofgenkar
Kick needs some more low-end. Try increasing the attack time on the that bass slightly. It's a bit like walking into a glass door at the moment. The drum fill just before the drops needs allot of work. Try arranging the drums so they make a general downwards slope in pitch. Stuttering at 1:14 highlights the needs for some a longer attack on the bass. The bass drone at 2:01 is really annoying. Try making it pulse. (high-cut autofilter). That bass thing at 3:00 is entertaining 3:30 That drop feels really weak in the bass. Are you changing the pitch of the kick there? Don't do that. BTW, for an 11-year-old your song has some very... colourful tags
Genkar wrote:https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/9iyjykvs3njk2m2/interesting.mp3 I started this today and I'm really feeling it so far. I gave feedback a page or two back, but I'll give some more when I have a bit more time.
That's really strange. Good work. I'd remove the vocal glitch past the 0:35 point. The bass in the drop feels really weak. Also, I think you should increase the volume of the xylophone(?) slightly.
) is to beef it up a little. It feels a little flat and needs something else to accompany it.