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The Middle - DJ Snake (Future Bass Remix)
« on: September 01, 2016, 04:07:54 am »
Haven't listened to this song since it came out and I was driving home from work today and randomly a future bass remix of the song popped into my head. Here's the rough base draft. Enjoy!

Don't give me advice on the mastering. Just did a base quick master don't really care about the rest for now. Composition>Master.

Lmk what you think!

https://clyp.it/sdl4jdou
« Last Edit: September 02, 2016, 11:50:11 pm by Cor Sicarius »

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Re: The Middle - DJ Snake (Future Bass Remix)
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2016, 01:16:06 pm »
Sounds like the saw chords are getting chopped off everytime you change chords really fast. sounds pretty good so far. not much there for me to listen to

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Re: The Middle - DJ Snake (Future Bass Remix)
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2016, 01:19:02 pm »
Sounds like the saw chords are getting chopped off everytime you change chords really fast. sounds pretty good so far. not much there for me to listen to

I've already added a bit more so it sounds more full, mastered a bit more, and added some drum fills.

The effect you're talking about on the saw is just due to the attack I have on it. I have it that way on purpose, but I also think I've adjusted the attack since I posted this originally.

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Re: The Middle - DJ Snake (Future Bass Remix)
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2016, 03:53:22 pm »
The chords are tight and I love the flow you have into the drop! I think you have a really solid concept for a remix here! My main concerns come in the mixdown and the actual chord synths themselves.

Regarding the mix: Your hihat is too loud in the and just rattles away in a static position into my right ear, the pre-drop snare and the little bleep-bloopy arpeggio that accents the end of the measure at about 27 seconds are completely buried in the mix, and I didn't even notice you had a snare in the drop the first time I listened through the track because they're masked by the tail of the chords or the reverb on the chords. It also sounds like there's little to no sidechain ducking when the kick comes in, so it gets lost.

Regarding the synths - The chords sound like basic saw waves playing very simple Major/Minor harmonies, which makes them sound very plain and dry. Experiment with stacking octaves of notes (copy the root and the fifth of your chord and duplicate them up and down an octave or two, and experiment with the third as well) and adding in seventh chords by replacing the fifth of your chord with the minor or major seventh (whichever sounds better). You can also spread the notes out amongst two or three synthesizers playing different sounding patches relating to the same theme. Maybe your bass notes are played by that plain saw wave patch, the root notes and thirds of your chords are played by a 7 voice supersaw patch, and the fifths/sevenths are played by a "supersquare" patch layered with a saw wave an octave higher. Give them similar volume automation, and process them with some similar effects (maybe they all go through the same saturator plugin?) to give a cohesive feel and voila! a lush, epic sounding chord stack fit for a future bass anthem!

Looking forward to hearing the finished product! Good luck! :)

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Re: The Middle - DJ Snake (Future Bass Remix)
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2016, 11:50:03 pm »
The chords are tight and I love the flow you have into the drop! I think you have a really solid concept for a remix here! My main concerns come in the mixdown and the actual chord synths themselves.

Regarding the mix: Your hihat is too loud in the and just rattles away in a static position into my right ear, the pre-drop snare and the little bleep-bloopy arpeggio that accents the end of the measure at about 27 seconds are completely buried in the mix, and I didn't even notice you had a snare in the drop the first time I listened through the track because they're masked by the tail of the chords or the reverb on the chords. It also sounds like there's little to no sidechain ducking when the kick comes in, so it gets lost.

Regarding the synths - The chords sound like basic saw waves playing very simple Major/Minor harmonies, which makes them sound very plain and dry. Experiment with stacking octaves of notes (copy the root and the fifth of your chord and duplicate them up and down an octave or two, and experiment with the third as well) and adding in seventh chords by replacing the fifth of your chord with the minor or major seventh (whichever sounds better). You can also spread the notes out amongst two or three synthesizers playing different sounding patches relating to the same theme. Maybe your bass notes are played by that plain saw wave patch, the root notes and thirds of your chords are played by a 7 voice supersaw patch, and the fifths/sevenths are played by a "supersquare" patch layered with a saw wave an octave higher. Give them similar volume automation, and process them with some similar effects (maybe they all go through the same saturator plugin?) to give a cohesive feel and voila! a lush, epic sounding chord stack fit for a future bass anthem!

Looking forward to hearing the finished product! Good luck! :)

Took some of your advice and this is a small update. Lmk

https://clyp.it/sdl4jdou