Wow, this is amazing. The ambient vocals in the intro create such an ominous atmosphere. I usually don't enjoy spouting on about how I feel like a dead warrior-spirit-ninja on a quest of world salvation, but that's kinda how this song afflicts me.
You deserve a WAY larger following, and therefore I will help you out with that right now.
*Follows*
I'm sure you'll do amazingly well in the deathmatch, lad. No doubt.
Keep up the good work!
//Kabalist.
You're far too kind, good sir! I can definitely dig the dead warrior-spirit-ninja vibe.
Thanks for the follow!
This is a really sick composition, man. The synth that starts off at 0:45 is kind of out of place. A little EQ tweak could easily solve that. But apart from the synth, this song is just really well mixed.
Incredibly great work. I wish you the best of luck in the deathmatch.
Cheers!
//Kabalist.
Thank you for your feedback, I really appreciate it! I think I'm going to go back and do a VIP (variation in production) of this track, and when I do I will definitely fix those little EQ problems
I don't know which parts you did, if it's both the singing and the composition or just either or. Either way, the song itself is pretty neat, but the vocals sound pretty dissonant since they're a little out of tune. However, I digged the overall mix of the track, but sadly the piano vs. kind of brings certain parts down at some points. I think it's mainly because the key velocity remains sounds very static from time to time, which makes the track seem very synthetic, and that's something I'd rather not hear in a classical track.
Apart from the issues I mentioned, it's a neat song, and I hope I'll hear more of it.
Keep it up, lad/lass!
//Kabalist.
I did both. *blush* My singing was not a strong point at all. And I'll admit that my mixing is awful.....
Still, glad you otherwise liked the song. ^_^
Ok, so you've got some basics going, but your mix has a bunch of flaws.
Intro: The catchy melody gets my attention, but I'm a bit turned off by the distorted limiting. It makes the song sound uneven and somewhat unpleasant. I guess the only way you could fix that is by going to the bottom with whatever causes the noise (could be a result of exaggerated scooping).
Middle part or something: when the drums kick in I was also a bit ticked off. You seem to have placed the synths and the drums in the same frequency range. As a result, the two instruments are kind of different to separate from each other.
Easy solution:
- kick: boost the volume a bit, maybe sidechain the bass too.
- snare: (preferably) change the sample to something more punchy, boost the low mid freqs, add some compression and a tad of reverb. That way you might erase that sharp, biting sound that is created when hearing the synth and the snare together.
Maybe the mix is purely based on your own style, but from what I know of dubstep, the drums should be mixed way more punchy.
Anyways, keep it up.
//Kabalist.
Punchy just doesn't quite fit the theme as well, in my opinion. Space screams less in your face. A good punchy snare is almost always a good thing, though.
I did go back and do some more remastering, hopefully this new version will sound better. I think it does. Balanced those kicks, got rid of some of the clipping, did some serious work with compressors in balancing the mid-range frequencies on the gliding sine synth. Pimpin' ain't easy.
Heeeeell yes, son! This I want to hear more of! Do you mind if I remix this track? It'd work so great with my stuff. Check it out, and you might see why. Orchestral electro going on.
Anyways, keep it up. You definitely earned yourself a follower.
Take care
//Kabalist.
wow thanks alot man!!! Sure do whatever you want to :)
I'm looking forward to hear it!
Excellently mixed ambience, good sir! Loving how professional it sounds. I could totally see this in some sort of movie.
Keep up the good work! You've earned yourself a follower!
//Kabalist.
Thank you man - i tried my best :) Thanks for leaving your thoughts here and also for the follow.
Chears!
Sounds a bit like ICP. Pretty cool. You got yourself a follower.
Not sure this counts as goth, though.
//Kabalist.
i will definetly keep that in mind what genre would you say its closer to? thanks again for listening and following!
Seeing some pretty original ideas here. I mean, I would probably never listen to this, mainly because I'm not very in love with the style, but you've got something going.
My only concern is (as usual) the drums. You could probably fix them up simply by mixing properly.
But then again, this is not my style, so I don't have much to say regarding the mix and whatever.
Keep it up!
//K.
thanks. Yeah, I want to audition with this song so I am considering to at least replace drums with different samples. Thanks for input
Really loved the limited synths. You should work some more on the drums, though.
Add some some sweet mid-bass on the kick, and tone down a bit on the high-mid frequencies.
I'm not really sure what freq-range the snare is in, but that can be easily located with a parametric EQ. I'm assuming its low-middish, so just boost it up a bit and add just a bit of high to it to get the crispness out of the drum. Just a bit of reverb should probably make the snare sound a little more ambient, too.
Maybe compress both the kick and the snare a bit to make them a little more dubsteppy.
Of course, these tips are all based on my personal taste, but I guess some of them could be somewhat useful.
Keep it up! You've got yourself a follower!
//Kabalist.
Thanks a lot, I have been working a lot on my drums, and with every song they get better. I will try out the reverb thingy.
Thanks for following, have a nice day :D
This is so dope.
The violin work was super cool, and I really dig your approach to the sfx.
The only thing I'm somewhat concerned with is the bass drum, and the all too commonly used Sytrus "growl" effect.
My advise: fatten the shit out of the bass drum, and (in my opinion) you should probably replace the growl with something that sounds a bit more original. That way you'll make the song sound more like something that YOU came up with. It's really difficult to establish your own sound, but once you start experimenting a bit, you might eventually find yourself walking musical grounds that no man has ever tread before.
The last part might be a bit over the line, but I think the mix could be improved, that's my point.
This stuff is definitely worth a follow! Keep it up!
//Kabalist.
Thanks,
No sytrus though, it was Harmor or Nexus, can't recall :P
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