pretty cool idea here! It does get a bit repetitive though. Definitely switch up your sounds and add some more break beats in-between. Nice kick and snare. Maybe add some parallel processing to the snare and add a layer with heavy reverb and mix that in subtly to make it bigger.

That lead at 2:04 is DOPE. Definitely use more of that throughout the song. Panning is a little too chaotic with that lead, but the sound is on point.

Keep it up!

Really cool musical ideas in here. I like the mix of those piano chords mixed with the pads floating around. Nice layering going on for sure. Definitely a funky feeling drop. Gets a bit chaotic around 2:20. Maybe just too many clashing frequencies floating around. Good stuff otherwise!

Cool ideas you've got here. Those pads that hit around 1:35 sound a bit too much like a preset. Add some more layers in there for sure. I would also try and give your baseline a similar fade effect as those pads. They kind of clash since the side chain compression / volume automation or whatever you're using differs so greatly.

Good stuff, keep it up!

I always enjoy listening to your stuff, especially as it progresses further and further! One thing that came to mind as I listened from the beginning is to make the transitions a bit smoother. What I mean by that is as one example when the big chords come in at 1:00, it feels sudden. I noticed a bit of hi pass leading up to it. Maybe remove 4 kicks before those chords come in, add a bit of a break beat or some sort of cut. Also think about exporting the chords with a ton of reverb on them to get a huge tail, turn it into audio, reverse it, and have it fade in subtly so it doesn't seem to come out of nowhere. Surprise can be a very good tool if it is used right tho!

You definitely have something special with this breakdown. Love the ambiance you've created. Heavy drop. All around dope.

Quote from: KLANG on February 27, 2016, 06:43:10 pm

Definitely like the ideas you've got going. The Mix is a lot quieter than it could be. The kick is veeery weak. try and boost the kick so it hits harder.

As for the above comment, some reverb could go a very long way towards making this feel bigger / louder.

Keep it up!

Any suggestions on making the kick hit harder? I've already put it through some parallel compression / phaser and it's hitting at -1 dB

Honestly when it comes to kicks, I never use any compression or layers. I find one sample I love and work with it. Sample selection is always the most important thing when it comes to kicks. Find one that fits. Export your baseline to audio and compare the waveforms. Make sure the tail of the kick is in phase with your baseline. I used to go overboard with layering kicks and adding compression and in the end, picking the right sample will go much further than any of that.

Reaallllyyyy dig the breakdown. It is fantastic musically. I would definitely add more to it. More layers. More sounds. Add a melody for a hook and maybe an arpeggiator as well to add some life / depth. The vocals could pop more as well. My biggest suggestion for that would be to look into parallel processing. You can achieve amazing things when you add a few quiet but extreme layers to something like a vocal track. Compress the fuck out of one layer and add in just a little bit of it. Add tons of reverb but fade it in and out to add space. You've got a lot of potential with this on Lydian. Happy to see you making progress with your musical endeavors

sounded really clean to me. I'll have to give it another listen on my monitors at home. Kick is quite punchy. Snare layering is on point. Low end seems fairly tight. nice