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[5th State - Illuminate]

This is pretty awesome! The only thing that I didn't like about this is that in the drops, the bass layer is too raspy, and the bass is just a touch too loud overall. Otherwise, this is really great! I really like the FX especially, they just make this so much more awesome.

Nice job!

SoundPointTrois responds:

Thanks for liking the track and thank you for the useful feedback!

[Crowned Pheonix]

I really like the ideas here, especially that metallic wub that happens from time to time, but there's still a few problems with this. It's kind of structureless, and that feeling isn't great. Don't get me wrong, it's great to have variation and variety, but there's just a bit too much here in terms of song sections (not necessarily ideas/sounds/melodies). Maybe structure it so that there's two big sections, each of which gradually build and are noticeably different? I dunno. But just make sure that the listener isn't too lost. :)

BlockGhost responds:

I outed to make this a very "lost" track, or confusing in a way. But I still have very much to learn. Thanks kind person on the internet.

[BlackNeth - Cutted Arms]

You sound like you're in that odd stage where you're not a noob, but you're not exactly a pro either. I'm there too. At this point, it's more useful to develop good habits than much else. I suggest that you plan out a week or two, and make yourself do certain things. Develop some beneficial habits. Make this whole thing a little more regimented, like, work harder on songs on the weekends, or even make 1 song per weekend. Then, maybe during the week, you could be generating new ideas and just saving them in a different spot than you usually save full songs, or you could do sound designing sessions where you could make your own samples for drums and wobs and stuff like Virtual Riot. Or, you could totally reverse the timing - do sound design on the weekends, and make songs during the week. It doesn't totally matter. (If the initial system is flawed, the crap will just work itself out.) Just keep in mind that whatever schedule you make has to fit in with the rest of your life. xD

It's totally up to you, but something has to happen in order for you to fully transform from noob to pro. :)

You can check out this article for more info on this sort of stuff: https://www.edmprod.com/5-stages-electronic-music-producer/

McLain1998 responds:

thank you very much means a lot to me :)

[Varsity- Beat Down and Up]

In the second drop, there needs to be more tonality. I feel like the key gets lost in the drop because there's not enough harmonic underpinning. But there's a slightly larger problem... the song doesn't feel like it's going anywhere in particular. It doesn't have the typical structure - intro, verse, build, drop, verse 2, build, drop, outro. There's no underlying structure to the song.

This seems to be a slight trend. If this is the way that you want to go, then go that way. You don't have any obligation whatsoever to listen to me. That being said, people's ears are used to structure. That "wandering" feeling is not considered to be a good feeling in music.

BUT, if you're determined to make this style of music work, then make it work. If you view it as a problem, then fix it. It just needs some attention.

Other than that, I like the style. Pretty cool.

Lot7even responds:

Thanks! The structure is wierd, mainly beacause I worked on this song for weeks, but only a little at a time. I wont do that in my other music.

[wubbaduck-Monsta (Fairydust Remake)]

It's decently accurate, but the drops have a lot of noise. I hear some cheering in the noise, so I think you just had some background FX too loud. If you want to just do a quick check that everything is at a decent volume, you can export the audio and listen to it like that. I find that anything wrong with volume becomes more noticeable that way.

Secondly, you probably ought to capitalize Wubbaduck. It's a little thing, but if you don't have something like a name capitalized, it doesn't look very professional.

Other than that, it's quite an accurate remake.

FairydustOfficial responds:

this so old :) Im are more good now ;v

[DashSlayer25 - Immunity]

Hm.... not quite. It's not terrible, but it's somewhat lacking in structure.

Hey, here's something you could try: Find a dubstep song that you really like, drag it into whatever DAW you're using, and use that as a kind of structure template. Nobody will care, and your beat will be awesome.

Secondly, the whole song is kind of quiet. If you don't already know what mastering is, it's putting effects on the entire track to make it all sound nice and loud and awesome. You can look up tutorials on how to do it, or even just download a mastering chain from someone else if you don't want all the hassle of making your own.

Kinda cool.

DashSlayer25 responds:

Thanks!
And Also I Don't Know If I Can Remix Other Dubstep Tracks With LoopLabs, LoopLabs Is Kinda A Drag And Place Maker, Which Find A Sound, Place It In, You Can Make The Volume Louder And Quieter But You Might Only Can Remix Songs Made By LoopLabs Due To The Sounds They Have, And Also LoopLabs Wouldn't Know The Other Sounds Either.

But Thank You, This Is Pretty Good Of Your Comment! ;)

[Turning Burps into Dubstep]

TERRIBLE! YOU DIDN'T ONLY USE BURPS!

THE DRUMS AREN'T BURPS! YOU LIAR!!11!1!!11111

Lol but seriously this is pretty cool xD

Lot7even responds:

No they are burps...

With serious editing

[Deranged]

Amazing mixing! The only issue I have with this is that it's just a touch repetitive for me, especially in the drops. Nice vocal chops btw! xD

Th3TwisteD responds:

Thanks, i hope i do better next time ! :D

[Electroman Adventures Metal Version]

It sounds great! All I have to say is that the guitars sound a bit dry, and the whole track is lacking in stereo width. Guitars are really cool for that because you can have two slightly different guitars playing the same thing, and pan them all the way to different sides like in Excision's "Brutal" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjKzV9gl490#t=0m26s). But it might be more helpful in this case to just add extra fx and pan them all the way to one side or the other.

Pretty cool!

Skybrid responds:

Thanks! I tried all best to tune true sound of guitars.. Panning guitars is interesting, I will try to do that in the future.

[[Complextro] Dance!]

Is the vocoded thing saying "Just get off your a***s and dance" with a British accent? Hm...

Other than that, this is pretty awesome! I like the claps alternating regular and fade-in! And the complextro style is always cool.

I don't have any other criticisms really, other than that this is kind of quiet.

Pretty cool.

LaxLewis-579 responds:

I am British and I recorded that voice with my own voice and added effects to it. So yh