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- SFX at the beginning is really full of all the frequency spectrum in not my favorite way and heavily weighted to the right side in the panning, which makes it really disconcerting to listen to. And it doesn't go away until almost 1:00 in to the song. Definitely needs to fade out way sooner.
- In general, the first 38 seconds could be compressed so that you get to the actual music quicker.
- The drums sound very...flat to me. Like there's just not a lot of dimension to them. I can't really hear if you applied really heavy compression or the drum patch you used just doesn't have enough oomph. Try layering different samples to get a drum sound.
- The vibe is cool; I like the washed away feeling that you get. But you have to be careful with how much you've got going on at once. At 1:50 it starts to get really saturated in the mids...and again, panned way too hard to the right. My ear was very tired after this section.
- The "dive" at 2:29 is really interesting. A great idea, actually, and very cleverly done; but I think you can do it better. The "splash" noise needs to come back in the mix a bit, either by volume or adding a touch of reverb (but with an effect that wide in the EQ spectrum that could be dangerous). Right now it feels too abrupt, and I might even choose a different splash...something that resonates for a minute, and then leaves behind the feeling of being underwater, rather than BAM transition.
- Again, the reintroduction of that SFX at 3:33 just doesn't work IMO...and it drops off way too suddenly. The piece itself could use a much smoother fadeout.
You've got some really cool ideas in here, very unique take on the source that I really like. It just needs some cleaning, I think. Best of luck.
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- The beginning 3-4 guitar notes sound a bit out of tune.
- The bass in general could use some EQ trimming at the extreme low end to make it fit with the rest of the mix a bit, but it's a taste thing, too.
- You blended the flute thing and the steel drums very nicely to create a pretty nice texture during melody lines.
- The flute gets a little shrill at 1:40 ish doing those turns on top; careful with that. I couldn't tell if you added a doubling instrument or not, but it got significantly more piercing to the ear.
- Arrangement wise, I would say at 2:19 I kind of felt like I was just hearing the beginning again. By 2:42 I was getting really tired of hearing that introductory melodic line on the flute. If I were to make a suggestion, I would say cut the part from 2:20-2:42. You would prevent the feeling of being dragged back to the beginning and driving more energy toward the end. The ending is nice.
Really I would say my major problem with this is the arrangement; it's a shorter piece and we hear that main line an awful lot. The mixing is pretty solid, and so is the instrumentation. I can't really give you a good gauge on whether the judges will hit on it or not, since arrangement is a little more subjective than you having a bunch of mud in the mix, etc.
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It really isn't necessary for me to comment on this, as the best I can do is severely pick nits, but...
- In general, I think the melody is a little buried. It might be a taste thing, but I like my melodies to be pronounced. I noticed it most after the drop at 1:25, but it was prevalent earlier as well and is a sort of reoccuring thing I heard.
- Maaaybe a touch more bassline support? +1-2db maybe.
- the drop at 2:55 is reeeuuhhl nice
Other than that man, nice arrangement. I like the way it kind of feels like a bubble bursting at the end; had I been arranging it I might have dragged out that ending a little bit but it's good as is. I don't see the judges having any major problems with this at all
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Rest, rest and more rest (and food and sleep). Foot injuries SUCK. Depending on exactly what you damaged, there may be some therapy options, but it's basically going to boil down to staying off of it, IME.
....but parkour...
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Hey guys, I'm been absent from this thread for a while now, due to an injury which has gotten much better to the point where I feel I can work around it with light stuff, and exercises that don't engage my forearms much. My Occupational therapist said that eventually I'd need to strengthen my forearms.
So, I started cardio, core stuff, and legs along with the forearm exercises I was shown!
It's a year contract at my gym though. Wish it was month to month!
Welcome back!
Speaking of injuries, does anyone know the best way to deal with a bruised heel? Well, not the heel, but the part of the arch right against the heel. I made a bad landing on the edge of a stone column two weeks ago and it seems like it's not getting better at all. No visible bruising.
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Full Sale Music is mad sketchy from what I've heard.
But...the girl in their advertisement in my GameInformer can make video game characters come out of her computer monitor...
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So, I have a GI Bill that I need to use, because I can't transfer it to anyone else in my family. I don't foresee any degrees I'll need in the future for any of my careers, so I thought, hey, why not get that music education you've always wanted?
I'm in the DC/VA area, so I know my in-residence school options are extremely limited. That leaves pretty much two options for online schools: Berklee or Full Sail. I want to focus on composition/production, which is fine because literally the only degree program available to me through those two online universities is Music Production. I have a certificate from Berklee for about 15 credits worth of classes already from another time in my life, so that seems like the easy option.
I'm just wondering if anyone has any opinions/advice on what someone in my situation might do. Or, more specifically, if anyone has gotten a degree through Berklee's online program and what they thought about it.
I'm definitely open to considering in-residence options if there are reputable ones in my area, but I haven't heard of any.
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So I've got myself a resting heart rate of 42. Everyone sound off what you got.
I'm usually sitting at 60, though I haven't taken it in a while.
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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 do not mark your mix as Mod Review when it is not in a completed state & has not spent time in a Finished state to try and get forum member feedback. We do not yet know what kind of workload we will be looking at going forward, so please utilize each step of the process so we're only reviewing mixes that are truly finished and as refined as the mixer is able.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.
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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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- 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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