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Is there discounted group reg for this?
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- The opening is cool stylistically, but I might recommend going a liiiitle easier on the high Hz there. It was uncomfortable there.
- the side chain compression that starts at 37 is way too much IMO; it's jarring and makes it tough to listen
- It's better at 1:00, but you're sidechain compressing your melody line, which gives the pieces a very disjointed feeling. I don't recommend doing that, or at least dramatically reducing
- The arrangement in general feels very empty, like there's something missing in the middle. I hear a melody line, I hear drums, and I hear bass, but I don't hear anything supporting the melody. This problem goes away a little bit at 2:00 when you have those supporting chords come in.
- 2:20 wubbing is nice. I still think there's way, way, way too much SC compression going on. It ruins your melody line and makes it almost sound like there's something wrong with my speakers.
Ultimately I think this arrangement could use some filling out. Maybe it's a stylistic thing, but the SC compression is a major barrier to me enjoying the song, and it pervades the entire track. You've got some nice grooves going on, but it smacks of repetition; I get the impression that everything is kind of on autopilot, which some other commenters have noticed as well. You have some room to cut the track down a bit at 3:45, but I might try something different rather than simply removing sections.
Best of luck!
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I didn't mean to make it sound like you were a bad person or anything, just, you know, make it easy for folks who are listening to and providing feedback for your work! Give them higher quality, no-brainwork-required links. You'll get more feedback, I think
You've posted a lot of work lately - keep it up!
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I'm not familiar with those brass patches, but there might be some ways you can tweak them inside Kontakt to get them to blend a bit better. Most brass sample packs are tough to work with though, and that might be sort of an allowance you get from the judges. It didn't ruin the mix by any stretch, just something I would look into improving if I could.
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I think he said it was at 4:13.
I see that now, thanks man. But still...lots of isolated source track links to choose from that make it easier for people you are asking to do you a favor. Plus the quality tends to be better.
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Link to source please.
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YB - you really need to start finding isolated tracks that you can reference as sources. People (especially mods) aren't going to slog through your playthroughs to find the sources. There are plenty of references on YT and other places to find isolated tracks.
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YB - source link is like 20 minutes of gameplay with a bunch of themes; please try to find the theme you're remixing and link to that.
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hey BL - I've switched this off Mod Review without giving you one, as you just posted this 2 days ago and haven't had time to get anyone else's opinion first. I do think the quality of the recording is going to hurt you on this one, unfortunately.
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[MODREVIEW]
- I can't get a good handle on this, but there is some frequency in here (check around 100hz) that is making this sound overall muddy to me. A quick mastering EQ could probably fix this, as it's fairly consistent through the piece and
- I could probably stand for the lead to be more prominent at 1:35, but only a touch. Nitpicking is part of my job!
- That muddiness is really apparent to me at the 2:00 with that wub wub thing in there. It could be the room I'm in, but I hear some weird resonance going on there that might be fixed when you give it a solid mastering EQ
- I dig the little breakdown at about 2:50, but there is something happening to my ears that made me rewind a couple of times and listen to it again. I THINK it's in the higher Hz of your kick drum. Take a listen and see if you can hear what I'm talking about.
- From an arrangement standpoint, I do feel like this was a bit repetitive, but maybe not enough to spark the judges. The source itself isn't super varied, so that was part of the challenge of this.
I think it's almost there with a good solid mastering. Good luck with it!
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- Solid groove, mixing seems very clean
- the lead at 1:45 fading in and out was a little jarring, but that might be a style thing.
- the break at 2:15 was very welcome, as Timaeus said; my ears were getting a little fatigued
- I'll be honest, I don't have much for you on this one. I'm listening on my monitors, which can be a little forgiving if you've jacked up the bass mixing at all, but this sounds really clean and I think it's ready to go. My one arrangement nitpick is that by about 3:50 I was starting to feel like I'd heard the same thing too often, but right as I was starting to think it the song changed and you headed to the outtro.
Good luck with this one!
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Hey there. Happy to review this for you.
- Loving the bass jam going on in the background and the wonka wonka guitar. Cool stuff.
- The brass patches, while well implemented, are a little on the cheesy side, in my opinion. The rest of your samples sound pretty nice, so there's a bit of contrast. I'm not sure if the judges would harp on that though.
- The lead at 1:30 is a little loud.
- The string pads at 2:25 ish sound like they're breathing a little bit too much - check your compression on them, maybe, and see if you can't smooth out the transitions between those whole notes for something a little less jarring.
- By the end of the tune, I did sort of get used to the brass patches
- Nice ending!
I tell you what, I really like this. Nice groove, seems like solid mixing. Great job!
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Face forward. Less thinking. More doing.
That's the POWER of the home depot?
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I'll be there.
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Ugh. I'm in the longest dry spell of music in my life. It's really awful. All of my instrument skills have atrophied to the point where I feel like I'm in high school again, and I've barely written anything in the last year or so. It's easily one of the most frustrating aspects of my life right now, and I've found myself saying "I'll have more time for music next month" over and over again for like a year.
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Freakin great stuff man. Keep it up.
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Have you guys tried some-esque stuff? Like? You should try it if you get the chance.
I'm a parkour instructor
We do this kind of stuff all the time. APK is actually near me, but I go to a different gym called Urban Evolution. In a strange twist, American Ninja Warrior has recently instituted a policy that discourages parkour instructors from applying because they feel it puts them at an unfair advantage. I think that's retarded. It's like the NFL draft saying "If you've played football before, we're not interested."
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Went and did a light workout to see if it would affect my condition in any way and I actually invented a new workout.
Start by doing a pull up. At the top of your pull up, quick change the orientation of your hands into a chin up. Then pull yourself up and at the top of your chin up, change back to a pull up. It's a little dangerous, but kind of exhilarating.
I'm sure this has been done before, but I still feel like it's mine for making it up.
We'll call it a "Crust Up"
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This question is exactly where my handle came from.
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Wow, I can't remember the last time I saw a Broderbund symbol. Where in the world IS Carmen Sandiego, anyway?
I will say this genre is not my forte, but I think I can still offer some constructive criticism to bring it to the next level.
-Melody pickup at 1:09 could be a bit stronger. The wubs, as Timaeus said, do bury it a bit. You might try to find some more creative ways to get it to come out - panning, compression, etc. Experiment.
- In a similar vein, those arps that go on top of the wub could come out a bit. Just a touch.
- I could probably take a little more of the kick drum throughout. It's not doing as good of a job as I think it could supporting the whole mix. Maybe some more "thwap" in the 2k range or punch compression might help it really cut through.
- I personally don't have a problem with the lead at 1:39
- Arrangement wise, it's a little short, but still well within OCR guidelines.
Great job with this, and best of luck!
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Here's some inspiration (maybe) for people looking to lose weight. I started counting calories 46 days ago. When I started, I thought that I would shoot for a deficit below 2500 calories. I was eating 2400-2500 (measured) a day and frustrated by lack of progress. I've been steadily cutting down from that and I'm now eating no more than 1900 a day, often ~1700-1800. When I started weighing myself about 3 weeks ago, I weighed in at 190.6 pounds. The next day, 191.4. Today, I weighed in at 186.2. 4 full pounds in 3 weeks! It may not seem like much but it's a huge victory for me. Gotta keep going. I want to hit 160 and re-evaluate there.
This is awesome man, congrats. Jill is probably melting all over you!
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I'm hoping to have a 99% complete track by July 1st. Going out of town this week but next week I'll kill it.
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Thanks DJP, I forgot about remote desktop. I'll check it out.
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Hi YB,
Just to point out something from the mod review guidelines (which are stickied at the top of the forums should you want to review them)
Please try to get member feedback before bringing in the big guns. Mods are sort of supposed to be the one layer below judges for feedback on your mix. Thanks and happy mixing! I've gone ahead and marked this "Work in Progress" for you, since that seems to be the level you are at with this one based on your comment.