timaeus222 Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 (edited) What's up? I haven't posted new tracks here in a while. Here's a complete overhaul of one of my old tracks. Drum & Bass with a lil dubstep and ambience here and there. A little Pop-ish towards the middle, and inspired by zircon and Lindsey Stirling. By the way, turn the Box.com volume up to 100%, since by default it isn't. ReMix: https://app.box.com/s/663y2pg9zpoc4e9e0jzk Source: Feedback is welcome. I'll submit this soon. Edited January 11, 2015 by timaeus222 MR complete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cidfox Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Very nice work. Are you using a different snare at the beginning and at 1:15? I really like the way the snare sounds at 1:15, but at the beginning it doesn't feel like it completely fits. There's also a frequency in the clap at the beginning that was a tad sharp in my headphones. Really liked that wobble at 2:52 to lead into the drop. You have some awesome ideas when it comes to using fx. I see now what you're trying to get me to do. What do you use to make your leads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 (edited) Very nice work. Are you using a different snare at the beginning and at 1:15? I really like the way the snare sounds at 1:15, but at the beginning it doesn't feel like it completely fits. There's also a frequency in the clap at the beginning that was a tad sharp in my headphones. Really liked that wobble at 2:52 to lead into the drop. You have some awesome ideas when it comes to using fx. I see now what you're trying to get me to do. What do you use to make your leads? At the beginning, the clappy snare was kinda referencing the zircon piece I was inspired by. I'll try checking the snare EQ and filling out the soundscape some more. As for the slightly sharp frequency, sure, I'll check that. I use Zebra2 to make my leads (and bass, and arps, and... yeah). Edited August 31, 2014 by timaeus222 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uffe von Lauterbach Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Thank goodness this is Tornado Man's theme, because he sure knows how to have a clean mix. Bad joke. I can't help but get lost in your remix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) Thank goodness this is Tornado Man's theme, because he sure knows how to have a clean mix. Bad joke. I can't help but get lost in your remix. Haha, thanks (and I don't get it. Dust Tornado --> Dirt Devil --> clean? ). xD Edited September 1, 2014 by timaeus222 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uffe von Lauterbach Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Haha, thanks (and I don't get it. Dust Tornado --> Dirt Devil --> clean? ). xD I was trying to say that he swept away the unnecessary stuff that causes a muddy track. Told you it was a bad joke. xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) Alright, I'm pretty sure I got the little issues fixed; the sharp frequency in the clap layer was probably the very high frequency that I boosted getting louder from the parallel compression, so I lowered how much I boosted it. I filled out the beginning a little more (0:24 - 0:46, which has that clap) and slightly adjusted the EQ on the snare layer there too; and, I added another pad layer to the outtro (3:18). If no one has any more nitpicks, then I think I'll be putting this up for Mod Review (same link as before), for old times' sake. Sidenote: this took about 12 days (on and off) to do. ReMix: https://app.box.com/s/663y2pg9zpoc4e9e0jzk Source: Edited January 11, 2015 by timaeus222 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPRTNovice Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 [MODREVIEW] 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 [/MODREVIEW] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted September 7, 2014 Author Share Posted September 7, 2014 (edited) [MODREVIEW]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 reoccurring 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 [/MODREVIEW] Allllrighty, I've addressed these points, which I did agree with. Probably a result of wanting the arps to be heard, at first, but I ended up automating the mids down on the pads a touch to help that. A short list of final changes for educational purposes: - slight increase in reverbiness of the snare and the sine wave to increase the overall spatiousness and cohesiveness - slight levels fix of certain leads to expose some more of the nuances, and bass frequencies of bass and kick and make it more full - very minor automation of a pad's midrange to make the arp a touch clearer due to the leads being louder - adjusted overall loudness a little to compensate for a few things getting louder so that the uppermost treble doesn't get squashed too much I'm almost happy with this, so I'll sub this when I get the chance! In the meantime, I may lower the sub bass a little to bring back the dubstep nuances, and louden the snare a little bit. Edited September 29, 2014 by timaeus222 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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