Flxmxth - 5 A.M. Dub (Deep/Experimental/Dubby/Relaxing)

[Evansmith]

In this tune I have tried to achieve feeling of early morning, when sun is just starting to appear, the night slowly fades away, and after night of work/party/playing ArmA/whatever really, you just enjoy the view of world waking up.
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On technical side of this track, I'd love somefeedback on mixing. Repetition is not an issue here, it's supposed to drive you to trance-like state, when you're really tired.
I hope you enjoy this

[Evansmith]

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[Shum]

a few ideas/observations:

composition wise, some periods of silence to break it up a little would be nice. note that this is the comment of someone who is sick of the dominance of drones in electronic music atm. i like the incidental sounds though, they really add a lot of depth. long fadeout would be nice too.

as far as the mix goes, the kick needs a good verb to sort out where it's layered in the mix, too forward, too dry; same idea for the pads. while i'm saying that, a general criticism of a lot of the tunes around here is a lack of awareness re: layering and spatial depth and how good reverb can really help you out.

as a result of the punch of your kick it stands out a bit too much (EQ/pitching samples down) and it needs a bit more tail (either through sample choice or reverb) that you could also manipulate (via gating/volume automation) to compliment your rhythm and build more of a dynamic and organic feel. given that the kick is the principal driving element of the second half i think there's a lot of room for you to make it do more work in your track.

listen to the way the kick(s) work spatially in this track:

(if you don't own this album already then do go out, buy it and give it a really thorough listen; there are lessons to be learnt throughout the entire album)
I know you only have one kick going but you can achieve the same kind of dynamic I think.

also re: building a dynamic, perhaps using soft distortion on your sub/complimenting the bassline with overtones. in saying that you've done well with the sub in your mix.

another thing i'd do, while the verb on your snare is nice, i would go with a spring/plate for that proper dub feel, thats just me though. yeah actually disregard that, you're doing fine. some delay + focused EQ would be nice, help it fill up a bit more room.

other than that, keep at it and you've got the opportunity to really make something good with this.

[Evansmith]

Wow, thank you for your time on this
I will definetely use your advices.
Btw. The tune is squel to mezzanine, as in Gee (probably it was him) said, that mezzanine is like 4am, too early to start a day and too late to finish it.

[andyyhitscar]

hey nice chords I would use a different snare and reverb tho

[arabyfb]

Really like the vibe mate, interesting chords and a warm sound. Would agree with Shum about the kick at points, maybe some more layering with a deeper pitch/eqing. The snare at around 5.09 works nicely could potentially incorporate it earlier in the tune to give a bit of variation. And nice fat sub!

Think it's a great w.i.p and would love to hear a final version!

[WhaddupBrew]

Super relaxed, obviously you got great advice already from above, but just showing love, since i think this is a great chill out tune!