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    Halo 3 'Luck' - Electro House

    in Post Your Game ReMixes!

    Posted

    This is aWESOME!!! . I'm gonna give u direction !

    The intro with the kick is a good idea. Filtering the stuff in high then coming to full range. After that first part, don't cut the sound. Let the kick play for one more part.

    The cut the snare/clap and introduce a kick less punchy and introduce the arp. While the arp is still coming you should hold this 2 full part.

    So 1 part filtering and 1 part full range. Then the kick and cymbal break all.

    You should keep your arp there. Adding a layer of arp to help it coming. Then the drop.

    Here the part is awesome. Only thing it lacks a little little bit in low range. You should play a clean bass synth under your bassy synth.

    Chrono Trigger 'My Palace'

    in Post Your Game ReMixes!

    Posted

    Nice bass. :D

    Starts off kind'a simple/weak/weird, but not intolerably so. The delay is a bit strong on that first instrument, but that's a nitpick. That first melody is too loud when it makes its appearance at 2:50, tho. The lack of definition in the kick applies. It could have more highs or mids, some more click to it.

    There's some amount of noticeable compression, but I don't know how much is tolerable in dubstep. Reducing regular compression/side-chaining and using a multiband compressor on the output should alleviate the compression issue, but it'll likely take some work to set it up to not screw with the frequency balance... but you're lacking mids a bit, so screwing with the frequency balance might actually be a good thing. Just take a backup before you do anything drastic so you can go back.

    I keep hearing source bits all over the place. For most of the track, I'd say source usage is fine, tho for some reason I can't place that first melody. it's like a variant of the UP A-part ostinato, shifted by a note and otherwise altered a bit as well, but... I'm not quite convinced. Still, I'd say this is ok, source-wise. Had to check for myself, amb, I'm a mod, I'd be remiss if I didn't.

    There's a few transitions that seem a bit awkward. While there's some aimlessness throughout the track the whole thing seems to just run out of ideas at 2:38 and then kind'a just go on without really knowing what to do until almost a minute later when it starts dropping tracks out. A more thought-out ending is one of the bigger improvements you could do to this track imo.

    PRODUCTION

    - Overcompressed (pumping/no dynamics)

    STRUCTURE

    - Lacks coherence overall (no "flow") - some parts, some transitions, weak ending

    Production isn't far from the acceptance bar, and the arrangement doesn't need much to pass, imo anyway. Almost avoided the entire checklist, too. Nice work. :D

    Thank you so much.

    If you check the judge decision, they say my eq overall (especially mid-range--High range) as to be redone and this will do it. So with your comments and the one from ambient I should get to work right now and this should be the one.

    Chrono Trigger 'My Palace'

    in Post Your Game ReMixes!

    Posted

    Rozo - the arrangement is definitely not too liberal, I don't think there are any large purely original section. Rockos played really well with the source to adapt it to the genre.

    Rockos - the main gripes to me would be in the production department. All of your synths sound good, but somehow when they all come together, it just doesn't sound as full and as badass as it should. I think it could be that your bass synths probably do not have enough low end (they sound like they are skewed more towards the mid-range) and your drums need to be more prominent, the kick probably moreso than the rest.

    My personal preferences, and take these with a grain of salt, would be to have more prominent sidechaining to add more pump, and maybe overall compression. Also, I think you should play with reverb and delay, as your track sounds a tad bit dry. Finally - 3:20 to 3:23 is a bit too dissonant for my taste.

    I think it is really the finer details that you need to iron out here. Can't wait to hear an update!

    Nice comment. I'll get to work right now.

    Donkey Kong Country - Aquatic Ambiance remix

    in Post Your Game ReMixes!

    Posted

    It's already better.

    Some tips you could use:

    Volume on hi hat should not be overiding the song. This need to be heard but not on top.

    The kick and snare are always the same. Fot this kind of music, I would alternate their patern.

    2:18 hi hat are still loud.

    3:30 and after, is way better for the drum path but still the hi hat are a little bit hi.

    3:39 I would layer the higher pitch sound. It's a little lonely and high.

    These are only tips. Maybe I'm deaf :)

    Anyway, good work.

    Donkey Kong Country - Aquatic Ambiance remix

    in Post Your Game ReMixes!

    Posted

    I dig the arrangement here, very chill. My only problem with it currently, is the drums. They remain constant throughout the whole song with the 16th hi-hat notes. If you EQed them, and possibly changed the velocity levels on the notes, you might find that accenting the hi-hat notes makes a big difference.

    Overall, the arrangement is strong but the production is lacking in some areas. I really like this man, keep up the good work. :)

    I approve. The drum here need more attention. This is looping until nowhere. You need to add variation, fill, velocity and not repeating it to frequently. It need to go somewhere not standing here as a 'time teller'. A little bit of work on soundscape could be done too. But it sounds alright like this.

    The major critic.

    DRUMS

    (Oh and near the end the drum sequence become more anoying.)

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