YoungProdigy Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Hey, YoungProdigy here. I'm looking for critique on my orchestral piece. You can listen to it here: https://soundcloud.com/youngprodigymusic/young-prodigy-epic-theme I'm mainly looking for critique on my mixing and how I can improve it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 The main issues here are the sample choice and the partwriting, not so much the mixing. The main tom drum sounds like it was repitched as a sample (so it sounds fake), and it's on loop the whole time (so it's repetitive). Also, the strings and french horn sound too detached to be playing the parts you've written for each (so it sounds fake). Also, the panning's too wide for an orchestra. Are these hard-panned? Overall, the textures sound sparse and unfocused, and the panning's too wide. Try listening to this and paying close attention to the panning positions. Right now it doesn't sound like you have a focus for what you want each instrument to do. Were you inspired by anything when you wrote this? If so, listen more closely to what it was, try to imagine the song how you would want it, and think about what instruments are missing at each point in time. So far this sounds like everyone's vying for lead attention, and it's telling me that it's a standby theme for a boss battle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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