Liontamer ⚖️ Posted August 17 Posted August 17 Artist Name: Lucas Guimaraes OG Song: Melody A: 0:05-0:29 Melody B: 0:29-0:32 (I use literally the first bit and variate it) Track Breakdown: 0:00-0:48 (Original) 0:48-1:36 (A) 1:36-2:00 (Original, but building on A) 2:00-2:48 (B, with A in the background) 2:48-4:30 (A) - The first synth that comes in plays it a bit slowly at first, but we get another synth with it sped up at 3:16 Credits: Lucas Guimaraes - Arrangement, Production, Mix, Master jnWake said "I can see you're in your detuned chill synth era" and... yeah. Part of it is that I'm focusing more on the -wave genre (Chamber and Psych Rock are taking a backseat... for now) in order to improve my production efforts, part of it is that's the vibe of music I want to make, and lately I've been really wanting to remix some Kirby tracks. so here we are. What else is there to say? I've been following a lot of Synth Designer on YouTube and getting my butt in gear making chillwave. I've had a couple of times where I've tried to do this theme, but something just clicked. When I had that happy accident happen at 2:48 where I just decided "What if I play A again but at half time" that's where this track was made. I wanted something that's like, iunno, lounging with King Dedede instead of beating him up. I really like it when chillsynth both challenges me by being intense, but also gives me those moments that are just relaxing. I didn't use Unfound's Heaven as a hardcore reference track, but they're generally some of my vibe with making chillwave. The biggest moment of feeling proud was showing a WIP to Xaleph - He's definitely one of the people that's seen me really struggle to get better at production while my arrangement skills shine. On one of OCR's feedback sessions, he was like "Yeah this is clean as heck. Look at how clean it is. Do that." and it felt really nice giving new people more advice on their tracks. One thing I definitely want to do, going forward, is impart as much knowledge as I can to other creatives without overextending myself. There's so, so many things I wish I learned sooner, or had someone explain to me in the style that I learned. This track itself was a learning experience in a couple of things with regards to synthesizers: like how to make a synth distort buzz more/less (Filter cutoff and resonance are your keys), automating my synths more and syncing two different synth patches (agh) I don't have a whole lot to say beyond that. I just sort-of made it in 10 hours, got some feedback, and spent about 3 hours chasing down synthesizers. I know this one is not going to be for everyone with how the source plays out, but I'm hoping it's at least borderline enough, haha. Anyways, enjoy! And if it needs a resub, I'll be happy to take a break and cook it out some more. Games & Sources
prophetik music ⚖️ Posted August 21 Posted August 21 opens with some filtered synth stabs and some nice pads, very chill. melody comes in at 0:48 - i really like the lead option here. there's a heavy sidechain that's very chill and groovy. there's a break after this section for a bit before we get some of the B material. i like the choice to just use the first bit here and loop it - fits the genre well. there's some whistly bits in the background here that are really nice countermelodic opportunities. there's a big drop at 2:49. there's some FTL-like feel in some of the synths here. i'll admit i wouldn't have minded you using this opportunity to bring in some new tones to the melody parade, but the augmentation used initially here is fun and a neat idea i wouldn't have initially noticed if you hadn't pointed it out. the beat drops around the 4 minute mark and plays us out from there. i wouldn't have minded a resolution for the ending, as this does feel like it just stops. this is a real vibe, dude. i like the attention paid to just grooving through the melodic material. i particularly like the heavy sidechain and how that fits the backing stuff along the angular melodic line. nice work. YES
Liontamer ⚖️ Posted August 31 Author Posted August 31 Relatively minimal, yet occupies the space well. Good punch to the beats and kicks, even with such straightforward patterns, and a good amount of fuzz and muddiness to add some stylistic grime without undermining the presentation. Very smart arranging of the source, having it present with multiple lines of instrumentation at different speeds and constantly sprinkled in; when I caught that slowed down backing line functioning almost like a pad (first at 2:55), that was a tip of the cap from me in terms of low-key and sophisticated source usage, which I always enjoy spotting. Nice work, Lucas! :-) YES
Hemophiliac ⚖️ Posted August 31 Posted August 31 This is great, love the genre transformation from the original to this. Downtempo and chill really fit the source well. The production has a nice warmth without feeling blown out or muddy, great work on keeping it clean. The compressor pumping has it's toe on the line of being too much without stepping over and feeling obnoxious. I really liked the original section from 1:36-2:00. Fit in like a glove to the rest of everything else. Changing between sections of this track could have used simple/small drum fills or some kind of transitional effect would have been nice to have -- extra ear candy, but not necessary. Could loop this one for a while. YES
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