Nice piece. Liked your transitions and everything flowed well. One thing to just consider in the future is maybe using more variety in the melody. You had the same progression going for pretty much the entire piece, which is fine, but if you really want to keep the listener more engaged you need more variety on that front.
Reviews for "Future"
Pandasticality responds:
il note this tip up, thank you for your review, really helps.
- Pandasticality
Don't like the beginning because it's to slow but love the rest
Pandasticality responds:
its alright, its not for everyone i get that, i wanted to create the start a to be a little slower than the rise and drop to buid depth once the rise starts building up, thank you for your review, much appreciated.
- Pandasticality
Hey, Pandasticality!
Your pseudonym is way too kawaii for the wubs that you bring to the party. ^__~
That being said, I like both, so just keep right on being you.
You know, I actually hear quite a bit of Dubstep in my travels, and I have moods where I'm totally into it and others when I'm just not. In all honesty, I wasn't really in a Dubstep kind of mood before dropping by, but this track totally flipped my switch. Color me impressed.
There isn't a whole lot of variety in the main melody and supporting harmonies, but the chords and arpeggios sound great together and you've done a great job keeping the beats fluid. Oh, and as for that drop... THAT DROP! It was quite literally spine-tingling. It takes a lot to impress me when it comes to Dubstep these days, so well done.
Pandasticality responds:
thank you for your kind words n__n;
- Pandasticality
ngadm round 1review m8
kinda boring intro! the prog house bass synth just kinda plods along with the trancey arps and the drop lacks anticipation and energy (calling it "liquid" or "chillstep" isn't an excuse tbh). really needed a few more things going on.
once it picks up the chords sound really lovely though, the pitchbends are a nice touch too but they start to get annoying towards the end. overall the sound design is actually pretty excellent, but there just needs to be more things happening during the downtime (might be difficult during the main sections cause that super lush saw pad takes up a lot of space in the mix, definitely doable though).
one of the big things that was lacking in a few of the big "EDM" entries was a decently DJ-able structure. now i don't expect 32 bar pre-intros or whatever, i think all the other judges would be taking marks off for doing this sort of thing properly haha. but seriously, this needs a second build, drop and roller. missing pretty sizable chunks of song here: no subdued section w/ full drums before 2nd build, buildup doesn't go right down again - i mean these are just tropes but 2:47 isn't even a radio edit man, especially not with that outro (such a cop-out!)
anyway i still enjoyed it for what it was. i just wanted a lot more!
8.1
Pandasticality responds:
well, cant please anyone i suppose n__n; i didn't expect to make it anywhere with the NGADM'14 since it was my first competition and i got put up against pros round 1.. thank you for your review, il keep your creative criticism in mind while creating my next song.
- Pandasticality
here is a tip that will greatly up your producing skills by 110%.
the drums should always be louder than the synths.
Pandasticality responds:
alright, il note that, i made the pads a bit louder cuz i felt like it gave the drop more depth.
hope you liked it regardless.
- Pandasticality