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:shock: I feel like I need a shot after that filth :)

Sounded great, you blended the two themes together really well. The sections where you dropped the beat felt a little long and repetitive to me, but this was otherwise outstanding. I'm sure some more musically-inclined people will be along to give you more technical feedback.

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This is really loud. Like, mainstream-dubstep-loud. So yeah, try toning it down about 4 dB on the mastering. :P

The lead at 0:55 is actually very grating on the treble. The bass at 1:24 is grating too. It's just "wham, holddddddddddd" and it's missing motion in the filters and FM. To some people (and no offense intended), it will sound annoying. That timbre could be more accessible if it has more motion and is accompanied by several other different-enough basses with dynamic filter modulation to keep the textures diverse. Oh yeah, and I don't hear any source usage in the dubstep portion at all, but OCR asks for substantial amounts.

The lead at 3:11 is also very grating on the treble like at 0:55. 3:24-4:40 is almost exactly a copy-paste of 1:08-2:55, to the extent that it can be perceived that way due to that bass.

Lastly, just for perspective, I like dubstep if it's done well. I'm fine with listening to stuff like this:

http://soundcloud.com/zircon-1/augment

http://soundcloud.com/isworks/shreddage-2-nuclear-dubstep-by

http://soundcloud.com/isworks/juggernaut-darkness-ft-shreddage2

Maybe you can use these as a few references for loudness. They are all consistent with each other. The dubstep in those pieces is refined, IMO.

Edited by timaeus222
Posted

Thnx for the detailed response!!!

I suppose I should read more OCR guidelines (in reference to source material in the body of the tune).

I'll check those tunes out for future consumer-mastering references :)

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I have to agree with the source usage. The dubstep part seems a bit too liberal.

I would say the snare for the dubstep part could shine a tiny bit more in the high. And yes the bass is treblely. Too much highness on the bass itself.

For myself, the lead is ok like that. I don't think it need tweaking. But it's a matter of taste.

Also timaeus222 already said it, but you copy pasted the dubstep part. ;)

For the rest, it is a great song. I enjoyed! Continue your hard work.

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