Andy Abang wrote:

this sounds really nice!! your bass sounds are wicked here.

thanks man, i've actually been making my basses with fruity's crappy little synth "3 osc" ... its god-awful simple interface is actually kind of an interesting challenge for me, i'm finding it really good for basses (with plenty of other effects layering going on of course).

drums sound nice and clean. i can't want to hear it with the drum
turnarounds and whatnot although even without them it sounds good.

:) ... actually this is the first time i've put a significant amount of energy into my "tighten up" cut-ups... that break is so much fun to use.

My critique of this tune:

- it sounds really fast (but then, i write tunes at 170 so that speed is
stuck in my head so i couldn't technically consider this a legitimate gripe)

you know, honestly , i have no fricken clue why its that fast, i dont remember setting the tempo to 183 ;) ... i'll probably slow it down to 175'ish in the final mix

- the drop didn't particularly grab me (not much dramatic effect)

i can see that, it doesnt really have a strongley defined drop, it kinda rolls on and gets bigger and smaller... i'm not sure i'm going ot give it a huge trancey drop, though i might make it a little more dramatic.

- gets repetitive around 4 minutes because there aren't many different parts
to the song

definitely, i noticed this too... i was hoping by changing around the drums and using some dubby kung-fu samples i could rectifiy this, but i think i also need to make the progression a little more... well, progressive :)

the overall energy level remains the same, i think it would sound better if
there was more of a build up to the bass stuff.



so you are talking about a long intro before the first bass come in? i thought about doing that at first but then i didnt really have enough material to stretch out the intro/build...


IMO you could get away with
the repetition if you used a more varied palate of timbres and changed the
melody of your pads. other melodic elements would hlep as well.

good idea, i'll definitely look into this...

but anyway. take that all with a grain of salt. ultimately I liked it. :)


thanks man, i really appriciate this kind of feedback, it really helps me confirm those little naggin feelings ("this is too repetative") in the back of my head and lay out what i need to do to fix them...


cheers,

josh

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