OceansAndrew Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 http://www.oceansend.com/5502/rockp3/ocr/_the%20nightmare%20oath.mp3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboKa Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 I'd say the EQ issue is pretty much solved here OA; I know you already had my opinion but hey, here it is again lol. Like Avaris says, your composing skills are really good ^^, I envy you. Good stuff dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avaris Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Oooh the balance is much improved. Good spacing with all of the elements. 3:04 The drums sound a lil distant compared to the rhythm guitar which is right up front. This is even more apparent at 3:22 once the strings come in full force. To to boost the volume just a tad. Ease up on the decay on the reverb. Any type of overdrive/saturation or even a slight distortion should help them out. Maybe mess around with the compression a bit more. Maybe set the attack back a bit to keep the sharp transients. Then tack on some more release and keep the threshold high. This could make the drums too fat so be careful IMO. I'd go with the saturation/overdrive option before the compression though IMO. Only other gripe is the intro piano. I like it but compositionally it feels like it is building up to something...which it does. The thing is the velocity levels seem pretty stagnant. Maybe just try to add in a slight crescendo using the velocity. Overal this is an awesome arrangement with some really good orchestral influences. The pacing is nice and well executed. And for being mastered in garage band...the mastering is pretty damn good IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenwarlord Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Overal this is an awesome arrangement with some really good orchestral influences. The pacing is nice and well executed. And for being mastered in garage band...the mastering is pretty damn good IMO. I'm glad someone else thinks this is hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboKa Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Honestly, there's remixes which are not as good as this one that got accepted here; idc if they're two years old. They've gotta accept this one =( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronyn Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 0:00-0:13 The keyboard feels a little slammed to me. I think a build from subtle to sharp chords would emphasize this. The notes ending the motifs at 0:12 and 0:14 sound really harsh, the second sounds ok against the climax but the first sticks out oddly. Some booming bass out of the bass drum would rock. The drum samples could use some punch too. Some sweet EQ would really make them better. In fact, on the whole, the mix could use a little bass mixed out. Those would be my only nitpicks. Very exciting tracks, blends, and changes. A little polished mastering I think this will rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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