<NonPony> <Original> <Chill DnB> Zykrath - Sacrifice

[Zykrath]

Here it is!
More DnB for you guys! ;D
Thanks for listening!
~ZyK

http://soundcloud.com/zykrath/zykrath-sacrifice-remastered

[EnnervateIndustries]

I'm not any good at electronic music, but I can usually help when I'm giving advice. My background is mainly in orchestral and rock, but the principles of music generally apply.

What's good:
-The (atmospheric?) choir pad thing in the background is great and is set very well in the mix.
-The drum sections are moderately well composed and complex, could use a little progression, though.
-All the samples and synth settings seem to work well together, not too much dissonance or muddiness.
-Pretty much all of the melody lines work well.

What could use changing:
-Fix the mix. Nearly everything except the choir pad is way too loud, and this includes the piano, but not as much as the drums. The drums need to be mixed quite a bit quieter.
-I'd recommend adding some fadethroughs. The beginning of the heavy drum sections, and some other places, can be really sudden and jarring. I'd recommend sweeping off a lowpass filter for some of the entrances for the drums, but a regular old crescendo might work, too.
-I don't really listen to much DnB, but I think a bit of progression and alternation in the drum sections could add a little spice to it.


Otherwise, I don't really have much to say. It's quite a good song, really the only thing wrong with it is the mix.

Oh, and you can embed Soundcloud tracks by surrounding the URL for the song with the "soundcloud" tags.

[Hangin' From A Cloud]

Oh chilly DnB, that's going to be nice.
0:20 ouch,those drums come in way too sudden and loud. It takes away the chill from the song.
I don't think the piano is too loud personally. The bell is a bit though.
2:08 now when the sub bass comes in, it goes back into more being chilly. I probably like this part the most.
And Ennervate has already mentioned the transitions being too sudden.

[Zykrath]

Oh chilly DnB, that's going to be nice.
0:20 ouch,those drums come in way too sudden and loud. It takes away the chill from the song.
I don't think the piano is too loud personally. The bell is a bit though.
2:08 now when the sub bass comes in, it goes back into more being chilly. I probably like this part the most.
And Ennervate has already mentioned the transitions being too sudden.

Actually, I have gotten requests from several people, and they state that the drums were too quiet. In this particular one they were satisfied with the drum's volume.

This is one of my older tracks, I just remastered it. Not my best work at the moment.

[Hangin' From A Cloud]

Hmm...interesting.