I think I noticed the following pattern of different emotional states: blissful love, grief, hope, and despair. It's amazing how seamlessly the song switches between them.
I envision a story where two people fall in love, but tragedy strikes one of them, and the other ultimately fails to save the stricken one.
Ah, a great image! I am very glad that the music can tell the story for you :)
I like the atmosphere. The movement of the pads feels like ocean waves. Most of the percussion sounds well-mixed, and the percussive rhythms are nice.
There's one thing that bothers me a lot about the mix. Maybe it's the fault of my headphones, but it feels like the sub bass frequencies are panned ever-so-slightly to the left, which gets really annoying. This might not reflect what you observe in your DAW; it's just an impression I got while listening.
Most of the melodic phrases felt lifeless to me; it didn't seem like they were trying to express anything. The vibes this song evokes are mostly vague.
With that said, I rarely listen to house music, so maybe the things I dislike are actually conventional qualities.
This is really cool. I like the addition of orchestral instrumentation. The production is mostly good. The mix sounds clean and the instruments sound like they're upfront. With that said, sometimes the bass instruments have way too much bass and are generally too loud, and they obstruct the rest of the track. The percussion is great, but I find it odd that the melodic rhythms are so basic, and a lot of melodic notes are fully sustained. The melodic and percussive rhythms should work together. When you use grace notes with orchestral instruments (the woodwind in this case), try to refrain from just using them wherever they sound good. There should be a purpose for it; it should be treated as a special articulation, not a default or secondary one. Overall, I enjoyed the piece and found it to be interesting.
Thank you and I usually have the bass loud because for some reason its fine when I have headphones on, but when I take them off there is no bass
This is really catchy, and I love the sound design. The mixing seems perfect to me. The leads sound so luscious, and the vibrato automation is really nice. The loop is just under a minute, yet it's still quite a complex piece. The arrangement has more than enough variation to keeps things interesting.
Glad that the mix worked out well since I put just a few hours of work inside of this one.
In some cases it's better not to overcomplicate that much I guess.
Thanks for the review BO! :)
I'm amazed at how much emotion this short track evokes. Wow! Shortly before I heard the ending, I looked at the waveform and thought "there's no way this is going to end on a conclusive note", but you managed to pull it off!
Thank you very much! Yes, somehow it happened!
I love the jazzy vibes and the beach atmosphere. The only thing that annoys me is the claps. They sound like they're in a different space from the rest of the instruments, and despite it sounding like layered samples, it still feels thin. This captures the description perfectly, so you did a great job!
This sounds very novel to me, especially due to the strong emphasis on percussive rhythms as opposed to melodies. The rhythms are incredibly catch. Despite the lack of melodies, the track never gets old because new elements continually emerge and fade out, and there is sufficient variation in its intensity. I know little about this style of music, but it's really cool.
Thx my guy
This is great!
Thank you for your review! :D
Sorry that it took so long to reply!
Btw, congrats to you and LSD on first place in Chip 20! :D
The sound design is excellent, and the atmosphere is really nice! It fits your description perfectly.
It kinda reminds me of that dispute we had on chips. I feel like this song doesn't really tell a story as much as it illustrates a single idea, and it has a fleeting effect. I feel very immersed in the song's world while listening to it, but once I stop listening, it's not that memorable. It's nice to listen to such songs once in a while :)
This is relaxing and has an eerie atmosphere. Occasionally other moods are evoked, which makes the piece really interesting. I think this track has a lot of untapped potential. The reverb and delay effects are quite simple, and you could have done so much more with these effects. If you don't have any, I recommend downloading some free vst and reverb plug ins that can create much more interesting sounds that what one can easily do with native FL plug ins. After having used external reverbs from Native Instruments, using FL's reverb feels like I'm regressing.
Thanks for the review, BO! I especially appreciate the advice on the reverb and effects. I guess I've gotten pretty formulaic in my approach to adding mixing slots for things. I should change that. Thanks again!
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