Chimpazilla Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 (edited) OC Remix Username: Celtik Youtube: ww.youtube.com/CeltikOfficial ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Edited May 13, 2015 by Liontamer closed decision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimpazilla Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 Interesting ideas here, I like that bass right away. I like the contrast with the more traditional sounds. The mix is very loud, hitting -8db RMS at its loudest and it doesn't have much dynamic range. The writing sounds very similar to the source, other than just a few little note tweaks it is the exact source writing. The drum writing is very generic. I'm not finding this to be much of an interpretation on this source melody. Trucker's gear shift! The arrangement doesn't have a proper outro and it just ends. I like the ideas but I don't think it's quite there yet. NO (resubmit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zykO Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 i don't mean to simply echo chimpy on this but yes; the idea is great, the execution not so much. i like the orchestration a lot. quirky synths mashed with traditional "celtik" instruments = WIN. the arrangement, sadly, falls onto its face. it doesn't even explore its own self let alone the source; it's A-B-A-B-END. Very unimaginative. and the end is just HUH WTF? clocking in at two and a half minutes, you had plenty of "room" to explore this thing and take it other places. and it isn't just the missing outro... it's also missing an intro!My suggestion is to go back and rethink what you are trying to accomplish with this track, like what it's vision is, what it is you are trying to have it do. It essentially feels directionless at the moment, like you came up with this cool 30 second idea of contrasting a wonky synth with a celtic flute and then stopped your creative process there, copy-pasting the rest of the piece to fill out an uneventful two and a half minutes.you're on the right track but you're very early on that track. NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Try to come up with an actual creative title for your arrangement, just to have it stand apart a little from the original song. The opening was cool. Lead synths at :12 were vanilla despite the effects surrounding it. The arrangement's pretty plain aside from the adaptation to this instrument set & genre. Already at :47, the verses are being looped wholesale. By 1:05, the beatwork was getting pretty boring. There needs to be more interesting, varied things going on with it; offbeats, rhythmic or sound changeups. Geez, then a simple key change at 1:27, but the same overall writing ideas being repeated. 1:44 did change the instruments for the chorus and not just the key, but the arrangement remained very straightforward. Mixing-wise though, this sounded pretty solid. Everything was at reasonable levels, and I could hear all the parts clearly. Good job there! Overall though, this is just very underdeveloped & repetitive, both in the arrangement of the source tune itself, and the drum writing, which needed variation to keep things evolving and interesting. Decent start, but it's only at a work-in-progress level of development, not a fully fleshed out concept. NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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