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btw the last couple of secs weren't supposed to be there

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Re: working on a dnb/having doubts about it. What errors/dislikes do you hear?
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2016, 05:43:14 am »
Intro doesnt really want me to keep listening because of that melody's rhythm.  I see what you're going for and you need to just spend a liiiiittle more time on it to really make it really nice  ;D also maybe add a suspenseful element to build tension to keep me interested

at 1:10 when the main melody comes in, its a very pleasant, soaring feeling.  So you have nailed it in the good vibes dept. and pretty good mixing.  everything else is solid as fudge. wait..fudge isnt solid, but you know what I wanted to say

thanks for the ear pleasing music!

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Re: working on a dnb/having doubts about it. What errors/dislikes do you hear?
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2016, 07:06:58 am »
thank you!

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Re: working on a dnb/having doubts about it. What errors/dislikes do you hear?
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2016, 08:36:39 am »
I have a different opinion. I didn't have any problem with the melody's rhythm. It sounds like a nice little motif you got going on there. I actually really like the musical content. Pretty chords and pretty melodies. I hear A LOT of potential actually. I think you have the music and arrangement on par. It's only the mixing that's holding you back. Work on your balance. The main melody is far to loud in the intro and it's drowning everything out. I hear cymbals or hi hats in the background but they're being drowned out the most. The lead also sounds a bit dry. It could definitely use some reverb. Just add a reverb on the melody and EQ out the lows so that things don't get muddy.

Also.. the transition at 1:10. There's a sudden jump in volume there that sounds a bit off to me. Dynamics are good but in this case I feel like it's a bit too much. I feel like the section at 1:10 is actually the section that the most potential. I'm not really digging how you remove the bass and drum every few bars. I would prefer it if you were to keep the bass a bit more consistent. I also can't hear the high hats you have in the background. All I can really hear from the drums is the kick and the snare.

At 2:21 the guitar tone sounds fake... Realism may not be what you're after but I really think that it would sound good with a real guitar or at least with better programming. Otherwise, I congratulate you because it actually sounds like it would be played on a guitar. By that I mean it sounds pretty realistic in regards to phrasing and note choice. It's only the sample that bugs me. It's also sounds too dry like most of the melodic leads you got in the track. Listening back to it a second time I'm actually not to sure whether it's a real guitar because at 4:10 I also hear a palm muted clean guitar that sounds pretty real.

Also at 3:55. Those wide stereo drums that you have sound too loud.

Overall the main problems I hear are a matter of balance and lead lines being to dry/needing more reverb. I think you have the music side down. In fact I'm kind of convinced that you play an instrument after listening to how well crafted that guitar solo was.
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