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[Floatom (Dubstep)]

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Sythec responds:

IM PLEASED! SPEWS CONDIMENT. GRIN

[L0ve Is G0ne (Mans0n RMX)]

. . . <<< I always put an elipses there IDK why

There's a couple critical notes I should go over from my perspective before getting to the good stuff.

The sound that pops in at 14 seconds seems really sudden and doesn't seem to fit in until the bassline comes in. My suggestion would be to up the attack length and tension on that bad boy and make it longer and have it start a little sooner.

The vocals really come out of nowhere too. Maybe some vocal stutters or vocal effects beforehand would better hint that actual singing is coming since it doesn't sound like it should come in on a downbeat which it would normally to sound expected or natural.

The backbeat is fairly flat or weak sounding. I would definitely make that clap more present and up the sweet spot in the mid range on the EQ.

The drop at 1:30 is really my style of drop man! It's sick! but....the bass line that you dropped in took over the mix! oops! Another EQ dilemma for you. The hats are inaudible basically =/

The vocal effects with the filtering sounds really...off. I am not sure how to help on that one.

Now the good stuff!
First off, I always love the structure of your songs, and this one is no different. The intro & the drop are key components to a dance song and you handled the shit outta that shit haha. The vocal effect at the very end(3:32) is my favorite one. The first bassline that comes in at 0:29 is my favorite synth timbre and the first couple measures of percussion contain my favorite beat of the song.

Anyways it's definitely a plus to get some vocal experience in! Vocals and effects and EQ's are like a totally separate territory from everything else. Overall I liked the song, but was iffy about the vocal effects. 4/5. 7/10.

Mans0n responds:

hehe thanks for the awesome criticism! and about the vocals when they start.. it was hard to get them to start anywhere else and have them onbeat. but ill try throwing in some Vocal FX or stutters a few bars before. and when you say the vocal FX are off, do you mean the gaps in the Highpass? like how the whole song is filtered, then suddenly not then back? because i just thought that sounded cool. since i seem to do my mixing the same for everysong (like buildups) and i just wanted to try something different. though keep in mind this was made in like 2 days lmao
i could have not uploaded it and kept working on it and submitted it when it was flawless. but im lazy.

[Dance Machine ...DJ-Solaris...]

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I feel like this is what Basshunter really writes before he hires someone to reEQ and master his music haha. What program did you switch from?

djsolaris responds:

sony acid

[Hit_That_Bass! [Box-Killa]]

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I like everything about it, but me being the nit picky person I am I'll point out some criticism. Were you going for a live feeling? If so then I think you did an excellent job on the bass, but the sax definitely sounds electronic and the drums are far too upfront in the mix. It's kinda KgZ style with the drums actually which is a good thing for sure. Another thing is the lack of instruments. I know you were going for a minimalistic feeling but I still think you could switch between a sax and trumpet and clarinet or somethin to change up the timbre and keep the song rollin better. Anyways overall 9/10 & 5/5. Cheers BK!

Box-Killa responds:

hey logic. Yeah i really couldnt find anything that was jazzy enough, other than a sax, but even the sax is a bit to eletronic. I would really like to get someone to play sax for it. Do you know anyone on the audio portal who could?

Yeah I went for a small room, live kinda sound. I like the bass too :D

[[LY] 24H comp. entry]

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I enjoyed yours the most but my hearts beats DnB.

la-yinn responds:

hehe, thanks for the review man. :)

[NG Game loop (1)]

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Not a fan of normal harmony? There's only 2 notes basically in the song and they don't match up very well. Try taking the second synth introduced in the song and moving it down 2 semi tones or so and that should work. Other then that I'm guessing you were going for a minimalistic feeling. What kind of game is going to be for?

Mans0n responds:

that one game where you hit a little ball and make bricks disappear and keep the ball up with a little block.
iunno lol

[`_`Urked`_` (WIP)]

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Ya you totally got zero bombed. Bummer dude. Someone went through all my songs and did it just the other day too.

As for the song, well sorry I am going to be all over the place. It's a bit quiet but it's a WIP so I imagine you haven't mastered it yet. The sidechained sound that comes in at 1:32 seems off to me melody wise. The effect just before it drops back into the song at 42 seconds seems incomplete. I feel like the sound should go a little more extreme into whatever effect you were using before dropping back in the main beat and every. I like the melody progression a lot. I think the hats that come in at 56 seconds are a little to loud as well. Anyways those are the random things i noticed. It's still a solid tune as always mate. Cheers!

- LD -

Mans0n responds:

Thanks for the review bro.

[{Electro Groove}]

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I thought that kick in the beginning was a bit too low pitched and sounded like it was a little bit too stretched. The simplistic form didn't seem to fit as well with this genre as with your house songs. It definitely feels light. Anyways cheers on an interesting song.

Check out my new dubstep collab demo @ listen/303027 .

- LD -

Mans0n responds:

nippy tooter

[[herd] Triumphant]

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Well I like the use of layering but you should definitely invest in some human capital in the form of EQ & compression knowledge as your mix was really muddy and your kick was clipping pretty bad the whole tune. The song structure was fine. I loved the melody. Anyways, cheers mate!

Check out my new dubstep collab demo @ listen/303027 .

- LD -

Herdunculus responds:

Oh hey. You are right. Im gonna fix that right now.

[Full Moon Rising]

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Thats some solid sound mate. I thought it was going to be a CCR cover, but this is nothing like Fogerty. Fully sick, cheers mate.

sorohanro responds:

Couldn't make up a title for my track... my usual problem :))
Well, thanx for the review.
Feel free to download and use my sample pack ;)