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It sounds a bit like one of those iffy piano keyboard samples to me slightly, ones you get on those school keyboards... also it sounds slightly like it was sequenced, rather than played live, the velocity changes don't sound realistic to me... Its not so bad when its in the soundscape, but when its exposed, it sounds tacky imo

I like links awakening so you get a review! ^-^ The feel - you nailed it. The arrangement - would like to hear more melody, seems like mostly chords with hints at the melody so far but other than that, I like! The production - needs work, its unbalanced and there are a few iffy samples... the piano sounds midish for sure. Keep on working on this one, its got a great foundation for an enjoyable mix, ocr worthy or not.

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I generally like 80's inspired rock or Electronic music with lots of energy and lots of solos . I'm also big on variation, so thats the sort of thing I like to hear when I listen to music, altho i'm open to other stuff

Ok I'm listening again . Not going to base it on OCR standards since you don't want that so I'll listen to it purely from a subjective standpoint. I still think the overcompression shows in the lead, but w/e its nothing that kills the mix. The production is nice, that kick is nice and strong. I like the sound choices... I think it gets a bit repetitive, style choice or not. Nice mix tho, probably wouldn't download it myself based on preference but I can see some electro-house junkies that would

Rest your ears (i.e stop for a while), listen to music on lower volumes... stop if they start to rattle again... pretty basic stuff but if you're worried you're damaging your hearing, stop doing the thing that you think is causing it, and go to doctor if it persists Others will probably come up with better solutions, i'm no expert by any means whatsoever.

Very well. I hated it, loved it, and I could browse the internet to it I guess... minus the hating part of course <3

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Thats quite a sad and narrow view of OCR Calling us "douchebags" and "****ing elitists" and expecting us to listen to your music afterwards isn't a good way to present yourself. I'm inclined to just not bother listening to it because you're showing 0 respect for a site that frankly, only wants to see you improve as an artist. If you can't take constructive criticism, or appreciate that your music doesn't fit the standards (which doesn't mean its bad by any means) then don't take offense at the fact. Regarding the 3 month wait, thats because OCR gets ALOT of submissions, and there is a waiting list. Please don't bash ocremix because your mix doesn't get on the site, or because of impatience, its distasteful, and disrespectful. Now for your remix - Its actually very good. I enjoyed it. A little heavy on the compression but very good production overall. The arrangement wouldn't make it on ocr (Its boarderlining on source usuage from what I can tell, and you need more variation on your mix overall) however, the remix is good stuff, would sound great in a club I expect.

New deadline up guys, get working on it!

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http://tindeck.com/listen/tsnb I was going for a Steve Vai meets synths feel here, so there is alot of synth wankery Enjoy oh yeah, source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSzUg_rdqZw

Fair enough, you can still use that info when making new tracks

ARGH THE TITLE SOURCE IS SO LONG. Hey, this mix has alot of METUL which is cool with me. Love the arrangment, its really brutal, and has alot of punch. I'm hearing source which variation, and lots of it so i'm going to assume its all there, seeing as the judges liked it before. Where this falls a bit short is the production. It doesn't seem compressed to me, so i'm going to assume either you'd fixed that or my ears are broken - I hope the former. I love the intro, but the guitars that come in at 0:20, they seem to get lost in the effects slightly, i'd bring them out more with some treble. They sound better with the drums and bass. The kick, like people have said, sounds mid heavy. Bring down the mids, and up the treble of the kick, that'll get you more realistic sounding kick. The machine gun style isn't going to fly either, you need more velocity change ups on your drums. The kick could use bringing down as well exactly, its alot louder than the rest of the drum kit. Ok, so kick aside, you need to work on your mixing. at the moment, this sounds rather muddy. You need to give each instrument room in the mix to breath, and at the moment they are all fighting for the same space. Also, the bass end seems a little strong to me? I'd like clarification here from someone else, because my headphones are pretty bassy. The synth sounds a little vanilla but i'm happy to let it slide Nice work man, you gotta spice up and clean up the production a tad but you do that and this will be good to go - assuming the arrangement is as good as I think it is

ARRANGEMENT / INTERPRETATION [X] Too conservative - sticks too close to the source PRODUCTION [X] Low-quality samples [X] Drums have no energy [X] Overcompressed (pumping/no dynamics) STRUCTURE [X] Not enough changes in sounds (eg. static texture, not dynamic enough) [X] Pace too plodding Generally i'm against using this checklist - in some cases like here however, its useful. This should have a stuff you did right thing to balance it out but w/e. Regarding what you did WELL - the mixing is pretty well done - there aren't many sounds or changes in sounds as the track goes on, but what you used was mixed well enough. The sequencing was also creative and enjoying to hear The structure was ok enough, the different parts were obvious and it flowed. Now to explain the checklist points: [X] Too conservative - sticks too close to the source: The arrangement sticks too close to the source atm - you need to do some more variation in your track - more variation in the leads, the chords used etc is a VERY good one to do, while keeping the source recognisable. Something else you could do is add a solo maybe - i'm a sucker for solos and you could pull one off. [X] Low-quality samples As you can tell here, the biggest problem you have here is the production. The samples, don't get me wrong, they aren't terrible, but they could be better. Experiment with more daring samples, not just chiptune sounds [X] Drums have no energy The Drums lack alot of punch, Bring out that kick more, make the drums more beefy! [X] Overcompressed (pumping/no dynamics) Sounds like its pumping to me. Bring down the compression on the master just a tad and it should solve the issue. [X] Not enough changes in sounds (eg. static texture, not dynamic enough) This is one of the biggest issues. You have a sparse selection of sounds, which don't change throughout, as well as a lack of change in dynamics (no breakdown sections for example). It gets taxing to listen to. My advice - experiment with new sounds as the track progesses - the more the merrier - and add a breakdown in the middle too keep things interesting. [X] Pace too plodding And finally... the pace does plod on a little. You need more variation in your drums to fix this, and the breakdown I mentioned earlier should help. As you can tell, if you want to get passed the judges, you got alot of work to do! Good luck man

First thing I have to say about this is that you have a very nice arrangement Props there. I think that generally this is very mid heavy which makes it ever so slightly piercing on my headphones, and some of the samples are a bit weak - the piano for example. Like I said tho, the arrangement is really cool, and you have alot of very neat ideas, and a very colourful soundscape (rich and varied textures from a vast combination of instruments) I think the overall balance needs to be fixed before you sub this - the track lacks punch, and seems unbalanced in the frequency range of the mastering like I've said, altho the mixing is good. Fix that and i'd say you're good to go.

Wow. You've nailed the 80's sound really well. We should do a collab sometime

Haven't read many of the posts here so this may have been touched on, but as a reverb maniac, I use reverb TONS in my mixes, and it used to make them very muddy. A tip to right that problem is use a reverb that has EQ settings, and take out the Low frequency of the EQ as appropriate. By saying that I don't mean "do this for ALL reverb" but EQing reverb can work WONDERS on a muddy mix. Just my 2 cents there.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHA Submit a wip, and by the time the judges get to it, its a finished track! XD Genius

Yeah guys post this crap in community because no one will find it here Also, Dling.