Galaxy Man (MM9) - Interwoven Macrocosm

[DjjD]

Hey all, just wanted to introduce another work in progress...this time of Galaxy Man's Theme from Mega Man 9. Sort of tried to take a Hous-ish approach, anyway, just wanted to hear your guys thoughts. Thanks.

Galaxy Man (source):

Remix, so far: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3253668/GM%20wip%20%238.mp3

EDIT:

Latest Version: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3253668/GM%20wip%20%2314.mp3

[Rozovian]

Loong intro, and the detuned saw sounds a bit newby. The square lead kind'a draws the track into a more chippy sound, dunno if that's your intention. Beyond that, I think you've got something pretty good here. If you have enough creative juice left to keep things fresh, this could turn out great. I like it, the chords coming in under the square lead add a flavor beyond 4 on the floor with detuned saw, which this otherwise might be leaning too hard towards. Good start, keep it up.

And yes, I'll get to your GRMRB tracks.

[DjjD]

Thanks Rozo, for the feedback...new version should be up in a few days.

[SuperiorX]

Nice start here. I like the variety in the instrumentation used thus far. Don't really have a whole lot of criticism, other than what Rozo mentioned below.

I like where it's going though, can't wait to here more.

[Ethan Rex]

I agree with much of what was said, especially the part about the intro being too long.The beginning lead seemed a little bare, maybe layer another synth on it? That could be just me though.

Also, I would switch out the clap you use at the beginning to something a little tighter and punchier.

Hope that helps, and great mix!

[DjjD]

I actually had a chance last night to re-work one part of the song, you'll notice it got a little beefed up and hopefully, this is a taste of better things to come.

...who knows.

Thanks for listening, you guys.

Link: http://soundcloud.com/jakesnke17/gm-wip-new/s-rEjOu

[DjjD]

Bumping for update.

Touched up the intro a little but...I'm not so sure if I'm gonna keep it that way, hopefully things sound better than worse.

Update: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3253668/GM%20wip%20%2313.mp3

[orlouge82]

Don't have much to add since I don't have much musical technical expertise, but I like what you've got so far. Keep it coming! 1:40 isn't long enough!!

[Ethan Rex]

Those drums sound way better, and i like the extra variation.

I might try boosting the bass JUST A LITTLE BIT in the beginning. it might be my speakers, but it sounds like that bass is supposed to be the main idea and right now its weaker than that. Either that, or tone down the side chaining.

Maybe a little variation with the main melody, but with only 1:40 its hard to tell.

This sounds so much better than the first version. Keep up the improvement!

[Emunator]

This is a HUGE improvement on the older versions I heard, I feel like you've really gotten a better hang of mastering. Mixing-wise, I think your leads could stand to come up here a bit, and I feel like the small filter you threw on the percussion in the intro happened too fast to really create an effect. It was just a little bit confusing to me. Overall, I like your writing though, the bass kind of ripped into your melodies but with some rebalancing, the writing will all sound really nice.

However, I still feel like you're limiting yourself by working with such simple synths in pretty much all of your songs. I can understand that being a trademark of your style, and it does make your tunes rather identifiable, but there's a whole world of possibilities you haven't explored that you could accomplish by using more complex synth samples, or alternatively, utilize more automation/articulation on your leads to give them some more personality. Portamento, pitch bends, LFO tweaks... all that stuff can really help give some personality to your melodies, even when working with simpler sounds. Just some food for thought

[DjjD]

Hey there, sorry it's been a little while since I've updated this one. Been really trying to make it sound great and after a while this is what I've got...hopefully this is a little better than the last.

Thanks for the large amount of feedback Emu, seriously...I appreciate it a ton, and after trying to create more complex synths...this is what results so...thanks again.

As usual...all feedback is welcome, really wanna make this one great.

Update: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3253668/GM%20wip%20%2314.mp3

[SuperiorX]

Awesome Jake, I really like this update! Particularly the second half... I really like some of the new synths you tried out. Overall they've got a really crisp sound. Nice job!

[Mirby]

This is a phenomenal start to the mix; I look forward to hearing where you go from here. ^.^