well
nice lo-fi try, but...
remove some bitcrushing
make sure not to spike your voice, it may have not spiked in recording, but it denfiately spiked after the crush
add more chorus, or double your voice
more compression
needs more dela in voice, like echo
eq more around 1500 hz, less at 300
guitar samples are nice,so are drums, very suiting of the theme
well
not the best, but there IS potential.
first off i would have suggested having the audio file play 4 times then loop, as audio cuts off poorly in NG audio portal. second, there is only one main instrument, and it only plays half the time, it should play a little more, though i get the feel you were going for with this loop. also the hits at the end sound hokey.
last suggestion for the moment would be that your triplets (well, triplets with one note empty) one of the notes feels a little off and throws me off throughout the loop.
I dont know why you are using midimaker, there are lots of torrents for Fruity loops on the internet, as well as other programs that I havent used (i think reason is hared to crack)
WELL...
the thing that confused me the most is why the entire set of drums had a completely different mix than the instruments. It wasn't just the style, as that fit really awesomely. I think it was mainly the types of reveb used on the drums opposed to the (absence of) reverb on most instruments, or delay. The orchestral instruments were very lacking, and even if real, sounded like midi with maybe a tad of reverb.
EQing was aweosme though, instruments could have taken a bit from the high hats for the most part to equalize the feel. Im really curious on if you made the beats yourself or got samples somewhere and maybe spliced bits maybe not.
i really do appreciate your review but one thing that kind of irks me a tad bit is that the drums had no reverb on them except in the bridge. The beats I made myself.
and unfortunately as we don't have an entire orchestra just lieing around we had to use synthesized instruments :( but either way, 7 isn't bad and thank you for the review.
wow
this song is epic as hell.
when are you posting the link to the flp?
I need to study lots
and i guess i am not experience enough to tell most of the eq issues, as i think it is eqed well (well, saw seems slightly empty, but still amazing)
Im trying to think of things to point out as potential flaws but it is hard.
the flange and side chaining on the second bass is a little much
the things with the rece saw thing are cool, and same with the instruments i didnt know exist till now, or just cant tell cause this song is so packed with stuff, but not too busy sounding
keep up the good work!
I can't edit the song info anymore - the 3,000 listen threshold was passed a little while ago :(. But keep checking my news posts, guys! I'll post the .flp there when it's ready. I haven't had any time to work on it due to my job...but IT WILL GET DONE.
Thanks for the review, by the way!
nice
did you get the fullness with delay reverb and eqing?
like the dark pad in the background, very adding, well until it was by itself that is, then it just kinda was too weak, but pretty good for an ambient trance song
well...
the intro was pretty dope with the filtering and rennecance (totally spelled wrong)
and then the next set of the song was really dull, no building, no excitement, simply just there...
and then it went to 2:16, and my god, from there it is just epic, i dont even know what to say, all your slow pad synth things are freaking amazing, i am awful with those types of instruments, and didnt know they had such power until this song. I really need to just study your music, im older than you but still admiring you... favourite artist listed starting now
Haha thanks. Yeah this one's a bit old and I've learned much since (I would hope lol). Thanks for the review and fav. :D
fuckin right
ive never heard something so short so awesome.
the lead beepy thing has just enough echo to hold its beat but be passsive, and the attack seems slightly delayed in it, but it still seems on beat, its amazing
the reece sub thing was my favourite, it has the distortion, but isnt too much as to bother me, it still holds its own, i need to know what it is, please tell me.
the drums, that kick has a great amount of bass, i swear to god, this mixing job is perfect, i really want to see even a printscreen of this project, the eq's are all perfect everywhere, and with relatively no panning in most of the isntruments.
the high hats arent as high as i usually put them, but they seem to be where they should be, i guess i should think of dropping my high hats a bit.
i seriously didnt notice the majority of the clap for the longest time, that has got to be a rediculous amount of compression you put on them, my god, what like 30:1 at 25 DB?
frig, back to the high hats, they blend so well, and is there 2 different ones, or is it just the way one sample cuts off the one before?
my god this is amazing, please teach me your ways!
Woo, huge review! I could send you a pic of my project file haha. The claps actually are hardly compressed, I just EQ'd the hell out of them lol. Something to fix. And the high hats, I used several different ones. Thanks for the review! =P
nice
pretty captivating for a song of its structure.
I honestly have never played castlevania or heard this song, so i can not tell how remixed it is, all i can say is that it is pretty awesome
one flaw in it i find though, is the (is it a sytrus?) horn that comes in at 2:00 does not fit for a pretty simple reason once you know it
those horns and stuff have a very delayed attack, therefore the instrument will sound as if it is playing half a second late, messing up the beat completely, and once you are 2 minutes into a song, it is a bad idea to mess up the beat if it hasdnt been happening often before hand.
also i like the drum on the snare, its pretty subtle for how muc is there, i like it.
oh, and it is a symphony of the night remix?
usually right before the word remix, is the artists tag, so people might think this remix was done by someone named sotn
keep up the good work
It was a trumpet actually, and the delay sound is actually more like the real song, as its melody was played with an instrument with a delay sound to it, but the song was much slower compared to my remix.
well
pretty fantastic, what do you use as amp effects aside from echo?
is it just me, or is the solo panned to the right and the background lead thingy is just mono (i am using new ear buds and panning is the thing im having the most trouble getting used to)
also, the proper term for homer simpson fingers is "sausage" fingers
Hey dude.
Its not mono, it is stereo, cause it can be heard in either earpeace. But the backing is a little more centered. So I panned the solo to the far left and right, so that it wouldn't be crammed in the middle.
Also, I just used a bit of delay. I'm running a pod x3, and it was the first delay setting on this amp/cab. I also dual channeled it, and made one like a tiny tiny bit off from the other. Barely audible, but that gives it a bit more fullness.
Homer fingers are better. haha. Thanks dude.
well
only issue i would have to say is with the panning cymbol, it is to repeditive and noticable as a pan ,and gets annoying
my suggestions to fix this are:
add some reverb too it, if it seemed a bit more infront of you, it would feel better
pan slightly less, i like the pan, but it stands out too far
mix up the panning, make it go left to right every once in a while and stuff
aside from that, this song has wicked potential, cant wait to hear the full thing
Ok, thanks for your tips, I'll probably spend some time brushing up on it. Much appreciated.
Cheers!
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