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cool preview, keep working on it
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LiamChristopherShenk
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@climax I love the athmosphere in the break! Sounds very dreamy and gives you that festival feeling! I do feel that the kick lacks some power. The punch isn't coming through enough in my opinion, but overall nice track!
@hazard not bad for a first track! Just like nandi said, focus on sound design to improve the overall quality of your track. There are lots of great tutorials online!
@LiamChristopherShenk Soundcloud is somehow unable to load your track :/
here is a little something I'm working on at the moment:
@hazard not bad for a first track! Just like nandi said, focus on sound design to improve the overall quality of your track. There are lots of great tutorials online!
@LiamChristopherShenk Soundcloud is somehow unable to load your track :/
here is a little something I'm working on at the moment:
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LiamChristopherShenk
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killer vibe! sorry i deleted the track earlier i forgot i linked it here. reuploadedHypanova wrote:@LiamChristopherShenk Soundcloud is somehow unable to load your track :/
here is a little something I'm working on at the moment:
@LiamChristopherShenk
The buildup to your midintro could use some more risers, but its alright as it is; wouldnt hurt though. So you got your Bandpassed kick looping in the buildup through the whole time and stop with it on the last beat before the drop (0:50-ish). When you stop with it the 4 last beats you would build way more tension towards the drop so I would recommend doing that. The drop itself sounds really interesting cause the effect chain on the vocal sounds awesome and the kick also seems to be kinda special. Sounds like its faded out at the end (so if you got 150BPM, one whole beat are 400ms. You kick sounds like its fading out from 350ms-400ms). Don't actualy know if I like it or not, lacks drive a bit but feels really "bumpy"... Matter of taste I guess. The drop lacks kick combos though. Its just almost a kick on every beat through the whole drop, you get it more interesting when you add combos. The track unfortunately sounds muddy from the part on where that driver synth is in your track. I also don't feel it very fitting but with EQ and tweaks here and there you can get it molded with the drop a bit more. By the second drop I think the listener gets bored from that vocal sample, maybe chop em up and see if you can do something different with it for the second midintro.
I like the track, sounds interesting a different.
@hazard
I dont like how the vocal lacks treble frequencies (it sounds like its wanted, but you cant really understand them).
The buildup has strange rhythmic patterns so you kinda get confused counting in your head. The buildup needs more accents like impacts, kicks, percussions and you wanna place them on every multiplied 4th beat. (8,16,32..)
Your kick sounds like its not really done yet. Your effect chain on your kick seems just a bit short, more distortion and EQ will do it I think. Its not a bad kick, dont get me wrong, it has a nice and warm tail but it lacks a bit excitement, it needs to have more going on you know?
The synth is a bit thin, but has an interesting sound to it. It wants to have more background layers to give it more charakter, but its an unique sound which is good (I for myself really struggle with getting my leads sound unique so thumbs up).
You got effects here and there but the track could use way more. More percussions like crashes, rides and such and risers and anything. by the time you will autmatically notice that they are missing.
Well, the melody is just not my cup of tea which may be a taste thing. It sounds just too random for me. You don't hit wrong notes or anything but the rhythmic pattern of the melody together with those tonal jumps in it makes it kinda hard to follow. Less is more in this case for me atleast.
For your first track you can be really proud. You understood a lot of basics already and knew how to implement them. You are off to a great start.
@hypanova
the buildup sounds awesome, I think it wouldnt hurt though to play a bit more with the vocal. Like stretch it, cut it for tiny little sequences (best example for it I can think of would be ncrypta - gods of anger in the beginning, where he has a lot going on in the vocal. Funy enough your kick sounds really like Ncryptas a bit
). I mean, wouldn't hurt but no need to. At the part from 0:50 till the drop I miss low frequencies. You got your LPed kick before and you take it out to build your track up which I wouldn't recommend. A simple low sine-wave riser or something would do the job.
The idea behind the drop is cool but needs more. Just the synth going up and down over the whole drop is just not enough it seems. Kick sounds really good, nothing to criticise there. Nice sound design overall in your track too, overall its a really good track.
Judging on a real high level here. Banger.
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Break is still missing in this one, imagine a big fat epic orchestral atmosphere with awesome vocals
The buildup to your midintro could use some more risers, but its alright as it is; wouldnt hurt though. So you got your Bandpassed kick looping in the buildup through the whole time and stop with it on the last beat before the drop (0:50-ish). When you stop with it the 4 last beats you would build way more tension towards the drop so I would recommend doing that. The drop itself sounds really interesting cause the effect chain on the vocal sounds awesome and the kick also seems to be kinda special. Sounds like its faded out at the end (so if you got 150BPM, one whole beat are 400ms. You kick sounds like its fading out from 350ms-400ms). Don't actualy know if I like it or not, lacks drive a bit but feels really "bumpy"... Matter of taste I guess. The drop lacks kick combos though. Its just almost a kick on every beat through the whole drop, you get it more interesting when you add combos. The track unfortunately sounds muddy from the part on where that driver synth is in your track. I also don't feel it very fitting but with EQ and tweaks here and there you can get it molded with the drop a bit more. By the second drop I think the listener gets bored from that vocal sample, maybe chop em up and see if you can do something different with it for the second midintro.
I like the track, sounds interesting a different.
@hazard
I dont like how the vocal lacks treble frequencies (it sounds like its wanted, but you cant really understand them).
The buildup has strange rhythmic patterns so you kinda get confused counting in your head. The buildup needs more accents like impacts, kicks, percussions and you wanna place them on every multiplied 4th beat. (8,16,32..)
Your kick sounds like its not really done yet. Your effect chain on your kick seems just a bit short, more distortion and EQ will do it I think. Its not a bad kick, dont get me wrong, it has a nice and warm tail but it lacks a bit excitement, it needs to have more going on you know?
The synth is a bit thin, but has an interesting sound to it. It wants to have more background layers to give it more charakter, but its an unique sound which is good (I for myself really struggle with getting my leads sound unique so thumbs up).
You got effects here and there but the track could use way more. More percussions like crashes, rides and such and risers and anything. by the time you will autmatically notice that they are missing.
Well, the melody is just not my cup of tea which may be a taste thing. It sounds just too random for me. You don't hit wrong notes or anything but the rhythmic pattern of the melody together with those tonal jumps in it makes it kinda hard to follow. Less is more in this case for me atleast.
For your first track you can be really proud. You understood a lot of basics already and knew how to implement them. You are off to a great start.
@hypanova
the buildup sounds awesome, I think it wouldnt hurt though to play a bit more with the vocal. Like stretch it, cut it for tiny little sequences (best example for it I can think of would be ncrypta - gods of anger in the beginning, where he has a lot going on in the vocal. Funy enough your kick sounds really like Ncryptas a bit
). I mean, wouldn't hurt but no need to. At the part from 0:50 till the drop I miss low frequencies. You got your LPed kick before and you take it out to build your track up which I wouldn't recommend. A simple low sine-wave riser or something would do the job. The idea behind the drop is cool but needs more. Just the synth going up and down over the whole drop is just not enough it seems. Kick sounds really good, nothing to criticise there. Nice sound design overall in your track too, overall its a really good track.
Judging on a real high level here. Banger.
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Break is still missing in this one, imagine a big fat epic orchestral atmosphere with awesome vocals
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dhamiri_k
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@Neko - I like the way you add variations of the kick 
. The anti-climax could be nice (personal preference), had this screaming screeches that can give us the some fear but dgaf, i just wanna dance like hell type hahaha (could be vary tho). the vocal i think the problem is it might have background details that might gives it a bit of deep (or muddy), try give it a highshelf. a big, dark feeling orchestra can be fit with this, the choir I think will be good if it has some phrase instead of standard "ahh"s and "ohh"s (but this can be use for chords imo). Nice track by the way
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This is my draft idea of what my intro I wanted to achieve, might be too chaotic
. The anti-climax could be nice (personal preference), had this screaming screeches that can give us the some fear but dgaf, i just wanna dance like hell type hahaha (could be vary tho). the vocal i think the problem is it might have background details that might gives it a bit of deep (or muddy), try give it a highshelf. a big, dark feeling orchestra can be fit with this, the choir I think will be good if it has some phrase instead of standard "ahh"s and "ohh"s (but this can be use for chords imo). Nice track by the way ----------------------------------------------------
This is my draft idea of what my intro I wanted to achieve, might be too chaotic
Hi I'm Dhamiri-K ;D
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LiamChristopherShenk
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@dhamari really like the lead fx you've got going on. track sounds pretty good, the mix isn't too muddy or anything. i would maybe work on your transitions? as good as your sound design is i would work on how things meld together and transition with eachother.
@neko i like the intro. the vocals are pretty cool too. you've got some nice fx inbetween the kicks. buildup sounds pretty solid. really like the tom sounds. i think the kick is a bit too crunchy for my taste. but it sounds pretty up front and loud which is good. the kick is pretty good, better than one of my kicks i'd say. I think the transition at around 2:00 sounds abit random but the idea is really sweet. vocals are kick ass.
@neko i like the intro. the vocals are pretty cool too. you've got some nice fx inbetween the kicks. buildup sounds pretty solid. really like the tom sounds. i think the kick is a bit too crunchy for my taste. but it sounds pretty up front and loud which is good. the kick is pretty good, better than one of my kicks i'd say. I think the transition at around 2:00 sounds abit random but the idea is really sweet. vocals are kick ass.
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NRx Hardstyle
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@Dhamiri: Reminds me of some other track. I really do like the changing kick, it keeps the flow fresh
@LiamChristopherShenk: The last 2 fx kicks are waaay out of tune, otherwise Kick is just right, melo is interesting and other fx are really good, keep up the great work!
Something more "old"
@LiamChristopherShenk: The last 2 fx kicks are waaay out of tune, otherwise Kick is just right, melo is interesting and other fx are really good, keep up the great work!
Something more "old"
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LiamChristopherShenk
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u should place a sine wave note under your leads so you get more presence.. i like the melody. buildup is nice, and i like the kick too.NRx Hardstyle wrote:@Dhamiri: Reminds me of some other track. I really do like the changing kick, it keeps the flow fresh
@LiamChristopherShenk: The last 2 fx kicks are waaay out of tune, otherwise Kick is just right, melo is interesting and other fx are really good, keep up the great work!
Something more "old"
LiamChristopherShenk Damn you shouldve used that kick to a intro or something damn that kick well made in my ears.
NRx Hardstyle Sounds good and powerfull keep it up. It is just plain and simple like it should be it doesnt need to be advanced to make a good track right
Hello guys im working on a track that was supose to be original but the elements i used was perfect to make this remix so i went ahead and changed it to a remix and would love some feedback
NRx Hardstyle Sounds good and powerfull keep it up. It is just plain and simple like it should be it doesnt need to be advanced to make a good track right
Hello guys im working on a track that was supose to be original but the elements i used was perfect to make this remix so i went ahead and changed it to a remix and would love some feedback
NRx Hardstyle: I like the melody, gives you that anthem feeling but the lead synth sounds a bit too cheesy and generic for me. More layering and EQ will do the trick i think. Kick sounds great! Overall nice track with a nice athmosphere. great stuff!
@LiamChristopherShenk: Very experimental! i like the idea, It's something different.
but it sounds a bit dull and empty and needs a lot more work to finish but it's a good base. Keep it coming!
@higgarn: I love it! The drive in this track is insane
mid part is a bit long in my opinion but the drop afterwards makes up for it. Not much more to say here but to keep rocking it!
something I'm working on at the moment, I posted it here before and made some changes:
@LiamChristopherShenk: Very experimental! i like the idea, It's something different.
but it sounds a bit dull and empty and needs a lot more work to finish but it's a good base. Keep it coming!@higgarn: I love it! The drive in this track is insane
mid part is a bit long in my opinion but the drop afterwards makes up for it. Not much more to say here but to keep rocking it!something I'm working on at the moment, I posted it here before and made some changes: