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[Envium]

It has a great groove, but it seems a bit awkward and the parts feel unconnected. Also, try to add more stereo width. It'll do you good.

SkyZorGD responds:

Ok i agree

[Venomite - Fragile ~VIP~]

This sounds really spectacular. The only thing that you should think about at the moment is stereo width. I used to think that it would be stupid to have something panned all the way to the right or left, but it's actually seriously cool. So for something like the hats, you could have some kind of a trap rhythm and then when there's a bunch of hats in rapid succession, you could turn on some kind of auto panning to make it go left and right, like in EH!DE and Spag Heddy's "Selecta": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmGauoXbREY#t=0m46s

Speaking of Selecta, that song is pretty stereo wide. Can you kind of hear how it has this interactive feeling? The panning just makes the song sound better, fuller, and shinier. There's no good way to describe it, just do it. And if you're unsure what to pan where, then find pairs of instruments that play at the same time (same time in the grand scheme of the song, not necessarily the same rhythm) and pan one all the way to the left and the other all the way to the right. Along with that, use the strange panning effects like ping pong delay because that also makes the song feel more stereo wide.

And as a final point, I know why this song turned out well. It's because of what you did to make this song. The techniques you used, the amount of time you put into this song, what time of day you decided to work on it (work on stuff in the morning, you'll do better). Try to remember all of the decisions you made, and make those same types of decisions again on your next songs.

Now go listen to more music, and try to notice the panning on the different sections of each of the tracks.

Venomite responds:

Thanks for the review! I'll work on that in my next song :D

[Xtrullor - Samsara]

Honestly, some of the transitions didn't feel quite powerful enough. But in the face of crystal clear mixing, stereo width, masterful arrangement, and that classic alien-orchestral style, it's a rather minuscule problem. Keep the great work up!

[Crazy Stuff - Charliux]

Much compress.

...is that meme dead yet? xD

But no, that's fine. Compress the heck out of this dubstep type stuff, because it's a core part of what this genre is all about.

One thing I think you could have focused on better is instrumentation - giving each instrument its own octave. I tried it and it made my stuff quite a bit better.

Also, about originality... don't worry about being "original." It will make your producer life easier if you don't worry about being original and just say to yourself, "Hey, let's do this thing that I heard ___ do!" Don't be afraid to steal ideas. It's not like they're copyrighted or anything, and if it sounds good, it is good... for stealing.

There was a quip I heard about originality, and it's that having an original idea means that you just don't know who you stole that idea from.

That being said, this still sounds pretty good! I really like the buildups, they sounded great! The drops were okay, but if you're going to have a rapid fire kind of bass, try to make the bass hits sound a bit more distinct from one another.

Good luck with your next one! :D

charliux210123 responds:

thanks for the advice

[Dapieday - Imminent Danger]

Really awesome! The only thing I have to say is that the entire thing sounds like a drop, not that that's always a bad thing... xD

Even if the entire thing sounds like a drop, it's a really cool drop! It reminds me of Xtrullor's old style. Keep it up! :D

Xtrlua responds:

That's Nice, glad you like! I'm making some shorter songs so I can get some stuff out. I will try to make the quality as high as possible! Or just throw quality out the window and make it EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!
-Dapie