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Jansson005
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Post by Jansson005 »

@Neko, I really like it. I can't give justified feedback honestly. _O_

@GamerZoneUSA, Don't like the snares in the begining, just feels like it's about to drop way to long. Like how you modified the vocals, but you need a lot of more atmosphere, add pads and strings and layer them. Feels really empty. Everything changes to aprubtly as well.


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Fu Xi
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Post by Fu Xi »

@Jansson005
The kick seems very static, you should try to add more movement into it. Maybe work on the punch some more, your kick feels like its stuck in a block their isnt any dynamics, there's also some annoying resonant frequencies. The snare roll at the end of the mid intro doesnt have to be that loud imo. Good job on the screech tho, I like it a lot :) The atmosphere of the climax is also very nice :P


Here's a track I made, any feedback guys?

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nerz
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Post by nerz »

@Jansson005

the screeches and sounds in the intro are decent, however, the kicks should have more crunch. they're a bit dull this way. the break is cool but the melody is quite forgettable and random. mixdown-wise, the whole mix sounds overcompressed and squashed.

@Fu Xi

the tail in the kick has a nice crunch but the punch should stand out more. basically the whole kick could use more power.

the melody is a bit repetative in the main part but when the second melody thingy comes in at the end, it's much better. i think you should add more variation/notes to it.

all in all, the idea/vocals/atmosphere are neat but you should work some more on the things above.

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here is my track. basically this is my first track "officially". (what that means is i had enough patience to finish it :D)


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Post by izkliegt »

Hey guys!

Been awhile since I've been on so I'm catching up on a lot of goodies haha.

@Fu Xi Love the style buddy, right up my alley! I really like your structure and pretty much everything with the WIP!
Only thing I would look to elaborate on is the melody, maybe try abit of a glide? Sounds a bit too flat, maybe needs a spice or two. Otherwise I love it!

@DaBeatPlayah Love the reverse bass dude! As for the rest of the track, I'm not a fan of the style. Just me though! In reguards to your structure, it sounds abit to spread maybe? I don't know. I'm just amateur so don't take me seriously ><

@nerz nice structure, however your sounds need something, they sounds too basic, your kick and bass with the intro melody sounds off key (the kick should be higher note).

@daniro29 I'm usually not a fan of this style, but yours intrigued me! Great use of sounds and builds, I love your kick and your screeches! They match perfectly!

Here is something I'm working on. Kick will be swapped out when I get the right build. This is a quick intro and quick outro. Need some advice on the melody!! It sounds too straight forward or too random.. I need to fix it!



Cheers guys
Izkliegt

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NRx Hardstyle
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Post by NRx Hardstyle »

@Fu Xi: Love the atmosphere, great leads, maybe try more variations in the melo since its very repetitive. It doesnt need much. Other than that, just some minor fx here and there and its perfect!

@Nerz: Kick is kinda out of tune, lead needs more layers, but you are getting there! Keep it up!

@Izkleigt: Fucking Awesome! Cant say anything but; when is it going to be released?! Kick is good as it is, maybe some more power to the snares, some more slight fx and shit like that. Total banger already!


Second track Im working on with Vienzo!


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Neogenesis
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Post by Neogenesis »

@izkliegt - I'm loving this so much! Such euphoric feels dude! Reminds me of Cyber/Sylence/WP.. really well done! I'm still struggling to create a nice glidey lead like that :( teach me the way!!

@nerz - the riff sounds off key relative to the bassline.. and your reverse bass needs to sound a little more.. aggressive perhaps? And the lead in the break needs some more eq-ing in the higher ranges imo..

@Fu Xi - Similar to izkliegt, really reminds me of the Wasted Penguinz kinda sound.. I like it! Your kick pitches up nicely - perhaps work on the punch/tok of it a little..

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It's been a while since I made some music, so I decided to restart a project from scratch after getting everything finally installed on my MBP..

It's a reworked mid-intro.. please excuse the dodgy mix down.. it was late :+ But thoughts on the general idea, or do you think it's perhaps too much going on, or needs more?


Sustain
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Post by Sustain »

@neogenesis, really love what you’ve done here, nothing more to say, just keep it up !
@izkliegt, sounds goods ! A bit soft for me, but a nice summer track :p
@nrx, can’t find your track man :/
@nerz, some good ideas, but your track still need a lot of work, as someone say it before, it’s sound too basic, same for the kick, keep it up !

Here is what i’m working on atm



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Post by daniro29 »

@Sustain

Beyond:
Basically a pretty cool idea. But at the beginning the kick drops extremely unexpected. You need to fill both buildups more with snares/claps, risers, crashes and other fx. The kick is cool, but could be a bit deeper in the intro it pitches somehow uselessly. I wouldn´t do that but maybe this is just a matter of taste, I don´t know haha :p
The arrangement of the sounds is cool and sound fine all in all. From 1:00 till 1:10 and from 2:00 till ~2:15 the vocals are way too quiet and hard to understand. Besides all that the mixdown is pretty good and I really like the melody! Gives me those 2008/2009 feelings (L)

Happiness:
Partly the same problems like the first track. You need more FX in the buildup so the drop doesn´t come so unexpected. Also I am not the biggest fan of the screech, but thats also just a matter of taste tho :)
The vocals could be more clear as well even tho its way better to understand compared to the first track. They need to be mixed better.

Summary of both tracks:
I really like what you´ve done here :) but work on the buildup more. Thats the only thing that really bothers me here! There are ways to drop unexpected but thats not one of them unfortunately (at least for me haha). Besides that there is not much to complain :)

@Neogenesis

You already said that you need to work on the mixdown so I´ll not go into that :p
Besides that I literally have NOTHING to complain here. This is sooo awesome! I really want to have that finished track! Omg that reversed bass is sooooo good _O_ it´s sooo bouncy and rolling. Allways tried to make a reversed bass like that but never was able to. The sound design is pretty good as well. Everything fits and sounds energetic! (L) :fist:

@NRx Hardstyle

I like it :) Sounddesign is awesome. The kick is good as well. Not much to complain. Not the type of hardstyle I normally listen to but this thing here will work pretty good on the dancefloor! I really can´t think of much to criticise :) well done!

I just leave this here :)

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Post by Vestritz »

@Sustain
Beyond: Very good idea, just one thing, i think the volume of the drops is too high compared to the other parts of the song.
Happiness: Really like the melody, i would turn the volume of the vocal up a little bit, great track :D
Keep it up man ;D


I leave my first song here, dont be to hard with me pls, just starting in production :)

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akachaostheory
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Post by akachaostheory »

@Vestritz
Sounds really good for your first production! Sadly the kick is drowning as the main synth and the screech are way too loud... I like the combination of the melody and the screeches but it lacks variety. Nice dubstep-ish part. The melody has this nice, yet old flavour. Really digging this! Keep on doing, mate!

So, it's been a while since I produced music as I'm currently in a mental hospital... This weekend I was allowed to go home and this is the result of being around four hours in my room and producing music. Let me hear what you think! :)

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