rhythmicon Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Hello all! Im working on a jungle remix of "Spirit of the Night" from Secret of Mana. Its turned out to be more upbeat than the original, and has got a bit of a trance flavour to it aswell. Even if its not going to make judging, Ive really enjoyed making this, and I would really appreciate some constructive feedback on it. I am still doing work on the drums, and if anything akward stands out in the mixdown, dont hesitate to mention. Thx, guys. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5CVPGRW4 Rhythmicon (Quinn D.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhythmicon Posted August 23, 2007 Author Share Posted August 23, 2007 almost 50 views........did anyone listen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion303 Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 I like the idea, but almost 6 minutes of the same short theme made my teeth ache. The panning on the hats was too extreme for me, and the intro drums had the kick panned awkwardly hard right. The samples and production were very clean, but the repetition just didn't work for me. -steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhythmicon Posted August 25, 2007 Author Share Posted August 25, 2007 thank you Legion303 i appreciate the input. i know what you're talking about on th panning of the hats. its a break im using that basically has 2 breaks hard panned together. maybe I can reduce the stereo field a bit. in regards to the 6 mins reference, I guess its because some people i give this out to may mix it with other tunes, so it would probably stay a little more fresh. but i do know what you mean... maybe a longer intro w/o pads would do. thanx for your eartime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutritious Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Looks like the link is expired. Can you upload it somewhere else, like Googlepages or Soundclick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhythmicon Posted August 31, 2007 Author Share Posted August 31, 2007 Looks like the link is expired. Can you upload it somewhere else, like Googlepages or Soundclick? here you go. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PCV4KKGV it's temp again, but I'll be permanantly hosting it soon. thx for your listen bro cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutritious Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Ok, taking a listen: -Comes right in with drum loop and flutes. Not necessarily bad, but you may want to come up with a more creative start. -Sounds themselves are pretty good here, however this intro is too long and repetative. You've got the drum loop playing the same pattern, with no fills or changeups at all, from the beginning to 1:08. Same thing with flutes, but they go unchanged until 2:15. I think you get the idea, cut down the intro section and try to vary it more; it's repeating the same sections over and over and just adding another sound every 8 bars or so. -Yeah, as mentioned above, get rid of the hard-right kick panning -Nice voice clip, I like that. Also, good use of sound effects and interesting breakdown with the nature sound effects. -The bass sounds a bit weak for a drum n bass feel (I'm guessing that's what you're going for). It needs a stronger attack I think. Other sections in the song have good ideas, but I think the whole thing suffers from being very repetative. Consider changing up the instruments, the beat pattern, etc. The production sounds pretty good from what I can tell, it just needs some more lovin on the arrangement side. You've got a good thing going so far, so try to come up with additional arrangment ideas and vary things up. Keep at it, I look forward to hearing the next version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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