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Darkcore?!

You have a decent peice of music although depressing lol its all there I think. One thing tho, the mix is very quiet. Maximize your head room and allow that low end to truly shine plus your high ends on the claps and hats will sound so much better.

2one9 responds:

indeed it is quiet, it hasnt been mixed yet, but thanks man

[Tubular Bells[Hardtrance Mix]]

Yeah, finish it.

So I had to go do some personal research and find the original. Thank you for that. :) It was a very interesting musical number.

Anyway, go finish this beast and make an epic remix please! Do Oldfield some justice!

Don't forget: "plus Tubular Bells!"

~JAG

--8/10 for the length lol ;)

D-Chain responds:

Lol, im glad you did the research mate :)
its old tho.. but still unique in its form.

[Rayun - Rock The Bass]

Good start! Almost a d/l...

Eeek! for me saying this but your main synth lead that comes in from the intro may be almost dare I say, too loud?! I think it is throwing off your overall mix. I love how it swells and sucks down the mix, which you find in a lot of mainstream pop dance music in the clubs right now, so good work there.

"Rock the bass" the vocals could be perfected because they just sound shallow and weak alongside your hard thumping and super loud synth lead. Try playing with reverbs, chorus', and eqs.

And I feel like around the breakdown somewhere near like 2min you sorta lose direction. The song just loses energy. Maybe find something to add but still keep it simple?! But you did transition decently back into the full mix again. I kinda liked the "wooo" vocal part as well, goofy enough to leave in.

Perhaps you should increase the low end and push the kick a little harder. Sidechain some compressors between the kick and the main lead bass synth. Good start-please perfect and finish a potential masterpiece.

Your friendly neighborhood SineWeaver,
~JAG

MiLink responds:

That's an awesome response, this is what I always look forward to reading. I'll do those now, matter of fact.

[(CHS) Lost City Of Genesis]

Not too shabby.

Overall the song is a pretty good score for whatever story or game or movie or w/e it is that this song belongs too. There is a clear outlined journey from start to finish. I think that the beat could have used a few transitions and change ups from your basic loop you have going here. Careful, in some spots noticeably towards the beginning it sounded like you may have peaked the mix a little bit. (I think some parts in the spectrum get a little muddy near the mid-lows and low ends.) With a little bit more eq'ing and mixing this song would be near perfection. Otherwise pretty good work here. You have talents with using orchestral elements that I envy. Aces.

Your neighborhood SineWeaver,
~JAG

ChaosDragon004 responds:

Yeah, I believe I know what parts you are talking about and I'll get to work on that asap. Im going to make sure that the end result is perfection. Thanks for the much needed feedback bro!

[{BPS} Reduco Ex Nihilum]

the perfect blend...

Okay thanks for the heads up! This is most def my fav of them all. Cleaned up the drums well. Synths are on point through out. Love the synth lead at 2:40 cool sound. Some major crash points and cluttered areas seem to peak the mixer. Perhaps adjust the mix slightly or push your overall compressor a little harder in those spots. Super fun mix up on the melodies like Kweaks said the melody is catchy as all ever. I also agree with him on a need for PWM 's.

This is cool. I feel like after listening to all of these I have gone on a little journey "from nothing" to knowing a whole little story centered on this song concept.

Thanks dood.

~JAG

BudGPStudios responds:

Thanks man. I drew most of my inspiration for the dub remix from this song, as you might have noticed lol. It's too late to make any fixes to this one, I don't have the file any more, made it almost a year ago.

Out of all my remixes of this theme that came from nothing, I like this one and the dub the best, though I feel the dub has diverged from the theme a bit.

[Sim City BGM Homage <-(FTA)->]

too cool

Omg aha

Haven't played Sim City in a long while but had you told me this was actually the true original theme to the village setting in the Sims I would have believed you. It seriously sounds just like it should in my memory. Good work. I kno I cannot make classy music like this. Great mix and the sounds or patches used are great!

~JAG

FaeryTaleAdventurer responds:

Thanks for reviewing! I think you actually meant "the village setting in Sim City", but I think I get the gist. It's not a 100% mirror of the setting, but really just mimicks the style and feel of the music in that setting. Oh yes, and I credit Phyrnna/HFX with showing me the ropes on mixing/mastering audio! It more than likely wouldn't have sounded even *this* nice, without her expertise.

Again, thanx for reviewing!

-FTA

[Ex Nihilum Remix]

sweet!

Gotta admit the beginning almost half of the song feels like a giant build up. With out a doubt you improved on the original. And after hearing your dub version as well I can't decide which I like more.

When the four to the floor comes in the song gets really fun and pleasing to listen too wish theres was more of these moments in this song. Great lead works.

I like the six and ambience of the dub version and I like the drums and overall melodies.

Thanks for the fun listens and comparisons! I love personal or" self-made" remixes.

~JAG

BudGPStudios responds:

Thanks bro, and if you have the time, check out Reduco Ex Nihilum: Yet another self made remix lol.

[Dubum Ex Nihilum]

unique styles!

After this I'll have to hit up ur original track.

I've been cranking dubstep like crazy lately and am enthused to review more submissions on NG.

First of all, your drums need to be cut time. It is fun and cool to throw in full Drum N Bass loops for effect but the swing and ever plodding snare with symbols bouncing around on rhythm is most signature to dubstep.

Next is the very key baselines to accompany the swinging beat. Perfecting this is the hardest thing to do. Try to get that wobble very crisp and distinct. Find a balance of low end vs. High freq to make that" hard" sound ppl geek over. Unfortunately 8 am on head phones right now so your baseline sounds a little hollow and cluttered in the mid range (if that doesn't contradict one another).

This song is very cool in its own way tho! The mid range lead isn't for dubstep but more DnB and some electronic musicvin that sense I like it alot. I also like the orchestra bits super nice touch. The eerie ambient breakdown before the final hurrah is very sick reminds me of classic aphex twin stuff.

Sorry for the long review keep pushing dubstep styles, hopefully I will get some of mine uploaded.

Keep it wildstyle,
~JAG

BudGPStudios responds:

Hey thanks man. Yeah the original song was pretty heavy on DnB and EDM (Give it a hear, you'll see what I mean), so I just wanted to keep some of its spirit in here. I feel it was bit of a mess on the transitions and the whole "Ex Nihilum" part. I'm considering scrapping the DnB sections and just keeping it more focused on the orchestra and the ambient part. I was finding it rather tough to get the bass to sound more crisp without making it sound like sandpaper, so I shot for more of a Hip Hop bass instead. I'm also using headphones, but they have good low range so I didn't have a problem with it lol (My laptop speakers suck balls).

I'll keep trying man.

[Eagles Go Down]

love venetian snares

The pads seem too basic. The melody to repetitive. I've noticed in alot of IDM and stuff similar to this that things are often slightly detuned and out of pitch.

Otherwise good work on the drums. Try to continue to mix those up and introduce new samples to keep it interesting. Also work on filters and delay effects.

Overall transitioning would be good.

Welcome back to submissions.

~JAG

Idiosyncratic responds:

thaks i appreciate the feedback. i know everything's really basic, but this was just an experiment.