Howdy y'all!
Time to put another track through the grinder. I decided to take the sage-like advice of steevm and finish the basic composition first. So please keep in mind the following:
1. This track is very lightly mixed and not mastered. I will be asking for that advice later on. (edit: like now)
2. Might need to add more layers, unsure as of yet.
3. The track comes to an abrupt end because I will eventually fade out. (edit: fade out included)
Thanks in advance, please critique away!
Edit log:
Did some more mixing and added a multiband compressor to the master.
Added some lower notes and sub to add more depth.
Stereo panned a few instruments.
Edit log: 10/12/2017
Made a few minor changes. Took Cognetix's advice. Added an 808 under the light snare to give it a touch more punch and I added a touch more release to the sidechain as suggested by Johnny Nintendo. That however, is a balancing act, because too much release and the chord progression of the bassline is lost and it just becomes another generic pulsing bass like the bass in every 90's dance song ever made.
I'll do more later. I want to play Star Wars Battlefront and watch football.
Feel free to comment on mixing, I am certainly terrible at it.
Edit log: 10/18/2017
I really need to be more diligent with this track. Anyways, I spruced up the intro a little and that's all I got done. Not feeling too well today.
Edit log: 10/19/2017
I think I'm done. I really am finished with this track I need to move on. I might make a few changes if need be. Please let me know what you think. Especially mixing. I've tried to apply what I have learned from others. Anyways, here it is:
Untitled|Criticism Wanted|Synthwave
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Untitled|Criticism Wanted|Synthwave
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Last edited by Matthew Aaron on Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:45 pm, edited 7 times in total.
Re: Untitled|Criticism Wanted|Synthwave
Hey Matt.
This was already very beautiful. Now...
Re: Untitled|Criticism Wanted|Synthwave
Thanks, I appreciate that. Now do you think I s...
Re: Untitled|Criticism Wanted|Synthwave
layering always sounds better when you find the...
Re: Untitled|Criticism Wanted|Synthwave
I like it, sounds very nice and chilled. I thin...
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IMHO, the release of the sidechain kick is far ...
Re: Untitled|Criticism Wanted|Synthwave
Not bad. The echoy snare sounds fine. It's the ...
Re: Untitled|Criticism Wanted|Synthwave
Steevm, you are a man after my own heart. I f**...
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Cognetix wrote:Not bad. The echoy snare sounds ...
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Matthew Aaron wrote:Steevm, you are a man after...
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steevm wrote:Matthew Aaron wrote:Steevm, you ar...
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Matthew Aaron wrote:It first went looking for a...
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steevm wrote:
One thing you can do (if you wan...
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Matthew Aaron wrote:I find (and it is probably ...
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Steevm, do you have a good arp that you use? I ...
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You mean a preset?
Harmor's Analog bass 2 pre...
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steevm wrote:You mean a preset?
Harmor's Anal...
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Hey, I like it all apart from the sound of the ...
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I actually need to get out of the habit of usin...
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Matthew Aaron wrote:Yeah. I don't use arps ofte...
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steevm wrote:Matthew Aaron wrote:Yeah. I don't ...
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steevm wrote: Not spotted a whole-tone-up-and-r...
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great oldskool synthpop.. I liked the piano a l...
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Gloomer wrote:great oldskool synthpop.. I liked...
Re: Untitled|Criticism Wanted|Synthwave
Had another listen. Re the mix, a few things I ...
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steevm wrote:Had another listen. Re the mix, a ...
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TranceCrafter wrote:I like this man! I'm still ...
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Hi Mattew, good to see a song of yours posted, ...
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Hi hat could be a bit louder maybe? I didn't ev...