WIP Thread - GIVE FEEDBACK TO OTHERS BEFORE POSTING!!!

[Eye_siC]

@dotcurrency, awesome tune man. mixdown was great and i loved those hats. very uplifting and well balanced. cant think of anything it needs at this point
@jtm, your mixdown was very clear, but also very quiet. i liked the sounds but it seemed a little bit void of melody. all in all it was nice. wouldve added more to the high-end to get some momentum there.
btw thanks for the feedback guys. definitely pointed out some flaws that i shouldve known about but didnt.

[SaveMidnight]

jtmmusicuk- Love the opening percussion and the ambient sounds.
that growling sound that starts around :40 seconds is something to be proud of.
The metallic growling sound is a little to harsh for the rest of the song. Also, that snare isn't really that much different than the kick. Maybe have the kick stand out a little more, or distinguish it from the snare better.

dotcurrency- that melody is nice and the way the instruements come in is classic. But that original guitar (plucked instrument?) is sitting too low in the mix when those other elements come in. The drums come in with a lot of energy and wake up what would otherwise be a sleepy track. Not a huge fan of the reversed kick though, but you didn't use it often enough for it to be a huge problem.

skerrick- The echo on that snare is a little harsh at first, with the echo being as loud as it is, but that gets rectified after 1:18(ish). That low bass and the percussion are playing nicely off of each other. It's really cool to see. The sweeping cymbals are bordering on being overused. For this being so heavy I'm not really picking up alot of extra noise/muddiness. Good job overall.

eyesic (drumstep tune)- definetely had my head bobbing at :45. The snare could come up a little, I see your using the clap with it but the initial attack could come up a bit. Is the sub just a simple sine? It's been eq-ed well. The opening sound was a little piercing a few times, but other than that stay with this one, I'd like to see how this turns out.

dustwyrm- the movie clip at the beginning didn't do much for me, but definetely good things here. I saw in a comment that you said you automated massive alot on this song, but you didn't go overboard. double time section actually fit in well, didn't sound like it was just thrown in, so kudos for that. the atmosphere is actually good, I have expected you to go full out bro on this one and you didnt.

So what I have for ya'll today is some cinematic horror moombahton. Really hoping to get a good sense of the mixdown. Thanks for listening!
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[Dustwyrm]

dustwyrm- the movie clip at the beginning didn't do much for me, but definetely good things here. I saw in a comment that you said you automated massive alot on this song, but you didn't go overboard. double time section actually fit in well, didn't sound like it was just thrown in, so kudos for that. the atmosphere is actually good, I have expected you to go full out bro on this one and you didnt.

So what I have for ya'll today is some cinematic horror moombahton. Really hoping to get a good sense of the mixdown. Thanks for listening!
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Thanks Houston, I saw your comment on the cloud as well and will return some feedback for you in a few hours. I was wondering what you meant by 'I have expected you to go full out bro on this one and you didn't.' I was wondering, is that a good thing or bad thing , if it needs more power to it, I want to know so I can add to it If you like it the way I made it then I'll keep it how it is. Thanks for your opinion, I value it highly.

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[dotcurrency]

Since Houston is the only one who posted his tune since my last post, just doing his I guess...

Houston Weather: It has an odd...eerie vibe to it with that xylophone sounding synth. I like it! It's honestly very creepy. I think it's great so far, but I think that you could use maybe some weird sweeping pads at the drops and breakdowns for a nice touch

dotcurrency- that melody is nice and the way the instruements come in is classic. But that original guitar (plucked instrument?) is sitting too low in the mix when those other elements come in. The drums come in with a lot of energy and wake up what would otherwise be a sleepy track. Not a huge fan of the reversed kick though, but you didn't use it often enough for it to be a huge problem.

Thanks! I'll definitely take out some of those reverse kicks, I agree with you now after having a listen after you mentioning that I use them too frequently.
Well, like I said when I first posted the track, there was some errors when I exported, so I fixed those, and added a tapestop FX at around 1.49, what I'm looking for now is ways to add more energy to the stop. Any ideas or do you guys think its fine as is? The reason I added the saw tapestop synth was because when I did it with the piano you could barely hear the actual tapestop. I compressed and everything and was still quite low.

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[skerrick]

skerrick- The echo on that snare is a little harsh at first, with the echo being as loud as it is, but that gets rectified after 1:18(ish). That low bass and the percussion are playing nicely off of each other. It's really cool to see. The sweeping cymbals are bordering on being overused. For this being so heavy I'm not really picking up alot of extra noise/muddiness. Good job overall.

Cheers mang, appreciate the time taken to review. yeah i had that feeling, but one less cymbal and it feels like there arent enough (imho) so i thought better bordering too many than too little. thanks man, been working real hard on the punchy sub lines. so its good to hear theyre coming through cleanly and yeah i literally only just uploaded that one last night.. you should have a lurk of some of my other tunes if youre keen on this kind of sound.

[skerrick]

^ thats assuming youre talking about my track 'barebones' ...?

[JTMMusicuk]

Thanks for the feedback guys

[Nokko]

JTMMusicuk: The snare gets a bit lost in the kick, I feel like it could be louder or use some eqing to separate the two a little. The sounds in the intro are cool, I like the ambience and minimal feel. The pulsating sort of feeling of the bass is interesting, I like it. I think the higher end sound could use a a little bit more body, but thats just me.

Houston Weather: Extremely creepy/eerie sounding song, I feel like I'm in a creepy level of some video game hahah! You can feel it sort of building up tension from about 1:10 to 1:45, which I like, but I think you could emphasize that with something. Maybe a rising pad, or increasing the volume of the xylophone or another synth? Sounds interesting though, keep at it.

dotcurrency: Very cool vibe, I like where this is going. I think the snare could be a little louder, and maybe using the same sample but pitching it up or down a few cents on the consecutive hits would add a little bit of variation to it and give it a more live feel. I really like the break where the piano comes in (indicated on soundcloud), I think a cool thing you could do there is stop the hihats until the snare hits and then continue them, and also have a reverse snare before that hit so it kind of "sucks" into the snare. Just an idea haha! Looking forward to hearing where you go with this!


Heres a track I've been working on for the past few days. Still in the early stages, the intro is shit, still working on that. Well...the rest might also be shit, so I need your opinions please Thanks in advance!
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[Eye_siC]

@nokko the intro isnt that bad, dont down on yourself =P. all in all the song has a nice mixture of vibes. a little too much going on for me at the drop but it didnt sound muddy really, just too much for me to process at the moment haha. it was catchy although wasnt really my style

@houstonweather, your song seems sort of key-less, which with it being a horror themed song makes sense but it still throws me off a bit. liked the little notes around :41. as far as mixdown issues, i would say some of the hats are a bit unbalanced, and your kick should have a bit more presence. all in all its different in a good way, sounds deep.

ive been having a lot of song ideas lately, it can be pretty fun to make a tune every day haha.
this wip is at 139, the way it progresses *hopefully* makes it worth it to enjoy the whole thing.
i broke some small rules key-wise but it still flows to me.
but of course i love all of my own music, so i want to hear what you guys have to say
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[OfficialDAPT]

@eye-siC, really interesting track, I love the subbass and the percussion. Not really sure what you were going for with this track though, deep dark vibe or...?

@Nokko The track is a little stale, with the kick and snare just going back and forth and I can't hear any hi-hats or anything really.

@Houston Weather some of the notes sound out of key to me, but this type of track I've never heard before so I don't really have anything to compare it to. You seem to have a pretty clean mix running already.

[OfficialDAPT]

@kongret: Love the track, the squeeky synth in the beginning might be a little too loud for my liking. Keep the songs coming I like where this one is going alot. The trumpets <3

@dotcurrency I like how you used real instruments, Kontakt if I'm not mistaken? Some of the notes in the intro don't really work for me are you sure they are all in scale?

[oprs]

houston weather- i like it, reminds me of nine inch nails. really eerie cool vibe. the bass stabs are nice. i think the piano or whatever is to far back in the mix and just kills it. the melody is a little wonky but i can vibe to it. you have a lot going on but manage to keep it interesting without overcrowding it.

eyesic- kick in the intro has nooo punch. the snare sits reallly high, but i like the vibe. disjointed type feel to it, a proper mixdown and it would shine. when it drops into the actual melody part i think the synth is killing it but thats preference dont take it to heart. i like the old school techno ish stabs though, alot.

nokko- nothing special honestly. weve all heard the repeated sounds a 100 times, i like the intro but when it drops i feel like it could be taken so many different directions. you have a good sense of effect use for sure, i like the filter drop then rise back into the build that was nice.

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My Wip. Had a rough couple of weeks, and im trying to get it down in beats.

[Eye_siC]

its funny that you ask what vibe i was going for. when i started making it i had no intention to finish it(was kind of speeding -__-). i just wanted to make something playful/weird that had "movement"
as for the snare, i transposed it down 3 half steps, but i have a duplicate with just the highs and reverb on it. i guess that does sort of make it seem like its too high =P. thanks for pointing out my kick in the intro, it does sound pretty flabby now that you mention it.

@oprs, i like the simplistic nature of your tune, its all in place really. i really liked how it progresses man. as far as a mixdown goes, i wouldve enjoyed a -/+200 hz snare to hit me in the chest. i would keep it subtle but still feels like its missing its hit. did you use a bass guitar for your bass? either way it was worth the full listen, good job.

@DAPT, i really like your attention to detail in your intro. all of the little accents, that snare that verbs out, the reversh snare, the fidgety hats, its all good. when it drops its very feel good, almost too feel good for me. paints a picture of mister rogers in my head XD but i do really like your mixture of sounds and the vibe is nailed. sexy litte break at 2:40, nice work man.

[skerrick]

@nokkko: man sick tune, really liking the energy in your sounds. big ups. maybe add/raise the bass a little.. apart from that, keen to hear the finished tune. http://soundcloud.com/nokko/funka-work-in-progress

@seven: dude HUGE ups. such a minimal deep sound. im trying to get that at the moment with a few tunes im working on, they always come out way harder or way to atmospheric haha! seriously digging your sounds man, was gonna say the mixdown is the soul of a tune (a friend said that to me recently) and your tune has a big soul hah keep it up!!
http://soundcloud.com/seven3/untitled

@houston weather: dude, this is incredible. i just wanna float around on the moon to this. i reckon use a deeper wob and youre set. this is a sick melody dude im thoroughly enjoying it. MOAR CHEWNS!
http://soundcloud.com/houstonweather/somewhat-illogical


Was hoping you guys could have a lurk of some o these for me? some of my chillout tracks..

ICICLES:
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SUNDIALS:
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TRAP DOOR:
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if you guys have any feedback for me on any of these id be incredibly appreciative.
happy beating.

[skerrick]

@DOTsound: DUDE, loving the violin intro. did you make that in a daw or sample it? fuck man the chords sound sick. combined with the hats man i reckon this is incredible. love the low bassy piano notes too. good work. maybe play witht he levels a little bit? just to see if you can refine the sound a little bit? other than that sick tune mang
http://soundcloud.com/dot_music/foreigners

[oprs]

@eye-sic im still morphing this song so i will certainly take the snare advice, as far as the bass sounds. its all sampled. killer samples at that.

skerrick- icicles track - man i love this. the random incidentals and crazy low key percussion is spot on. deep tune no doubt.
sundials- your percussion work is killer man, really. the snare is a little to crunchy for this setting IMO.
trap door- again wonky dope percussion work. i would kill for a full cd of songs like this, its such a mood setter. the kicks on this one are a little harsh but not overly bad. your reverb work is intense.

and as far as my track having soul thats too funny as its named Soul in the ole fruity loops. haha big ups

[skerrick]

Skerrick- icicles track - man i love this. the random incidentals and crazy low key percussion is spot on. deep tune no doubt.
sundials- your percussion work is killer man, really. the snare is a little to crunchy for this setting IMO.
trap door- again wonky dope percussion work. i would kill for a full cd of songs like this, its such a mood setter. the kicks on this one are a little harsh but not overly bad. your reverb work is intense.

^ Thanks heaps man, that means a lot to me. ive been trying real hard with my chilled tunes atm, been trying to make em a little dubby but keep the relaxation feel/vibe. man if you like those you might also like this, its kind of upbeat spacey chillout stuff i was experimenting with, i recorded like 5 mins of me and my friends hanging out (just general shit chat etc) and recorded my mate phil punching some beugs. SHIT FIRE ALARM GOING OFF AT WORK LATERSS!
http://soundcloud.com/skerrick/beug-breaks-24

[Dystinkt]

Skerrick- Icicles - Cant comment too much technically as im on awful headphones. i really like the atmospheres you've created here with the various fx that are going on, id say the kicks a tad quiet but thaat may just be my headphones man, really nice track though.

oprs- i really like the intro, feels quite dark and mysterious. synbths are good, melodically its good, i cant offer much technical critisiscm here due to my headphones being gash.

nokko- i like the fusion of the guitar and synth elements, adds a real groove and swing to the tune. however i do feel a hi hat on the offbeat would just finish the groove off and really get the head going!

My new clip, on a hugely different tip to most of my normal stuff, really hands in the air mainstream stuff, but i dont feel its particularly brostep, i do think in the right circumstances most people can dance ot it. only been working on it a day or so though so be nice!
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[skerrick]

Skerrick- Icicles - Cant comment too much technically as im on awful headphones. i really like the atmospheres you've created here with the various fx that are going on, id say the kicks a tad quiet but thaat may just be my headphones man, really nice track though.

cheers man! yeah i used 808 kicks so theyre heaps subby, if you had shit headphones they would have been really quiet for lack of low frequency response yadda yadda yadda...

but yeah was gonna say dudes, if you all dont mind taking a minute to check this for me?
i made it this arvo! Was going for bit of a dungeon tune at first but i dont think i left the percussion spacey enough, its a little busy to be dungeon but yeah still a bit dubby imho.
opinions?

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[pdomino]

Gonna go through last couple of pages and comment.

I will be taking these down soon but would appreciate some feedback before they go.

www.soundcloud.com/pauldomino