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Apocalypse

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The synths i used for this include:Spire, Serum, Nexus, Fabfilter Pro-Q and 3xOsc.

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GD much?

Dam this is actually really good

Oof it isn't allowed for use. I love the build-up, but the drop sounds like it could have way more, it doesn't sound as good as the build-up, but I love this song, keep up the good work!

Equinaga responds:

Yeah, i would definitely agree that the drop could use more. I've never made a drop like that and I really wasn't sure what to add so i just just kept it to what sounded good without sounding unnecessary

That build up is so good.

Cool sound design. Really moody.
The intro could probably be a bit quieter. The synths are pretty awesome, but the energy drops a little bit too much once the pulse comes in. Just roll that back a touch and I think you'd be set.

0:44 - The lead synth here is super bright. It's good that it's the focal point, but it buries everything else.

1:27 - there needs to be more definition in the sound here in the upper frequencies. Try accentuating some of the upper frequencies of that pulsing synth? Something needs to cut through the muddiness of the air raid sirens and the bass.

1:53 - I'm missing some presence in the upper frequencies. The definition on the sound is a little fuzzy. It also sounds pretty heavily compressed here as if you're relying on the limiter to do a lot of work.

Compositionally I felt like this track should have gone a little further. The build up was super slow and patient (which is cool) but unfortunately that tends to promise more in the way of melodic development. It's not uncommon in electronic music to just start writing in the DAW to see where it goes, but the form of a piece can get lost pretty easily that way when you just work on it from beginning to end like that. In order to see the bigger picture, I'd try mapping it out on a piece of paper so you can visualize the piece without having to concentrate so much on the specific synths, production, and all the tech. This can not only help you 'tell a story' with you music, but make writing easier since you can identify parts you can reuse here and there.

00 - 0:45 intro with slow build up.
0:45 - 1:20 - Main theme makes it's first entrance.
1:20 - 1:53 - More build up
1:53 - 2:25, I would have expected to hear the main theme come back with some variation (something like counterpoint, rhythmic flourishes, cuts/chops maybe) but instead the focus is on the harmony which has been going on since the beginning. You actually wouldn't even need to use the main theme here. You could introduce a second melody, and then at the end of the track, splice chunks of the two parts together to tie everything up in a neat little poetic package. That said, it needs something. The change in synth sound is nice, but the rhythm is not active enough to carry the section as a secondary layer, so once the newness of the synth sound wears off, the track feels a bit stagnant. To keep focus, something needs to develop in the B section whether it's melody, harmony, or rhythm. Developing timbrally is a cool idea, but it's insanely difficult to pull off just doing that alone.
2:29 - 3:00 - track breaks down and builds up again. There are echoes of the main theme here, but we only get fragments. If this builds up into a crazy go nutz section, then 1:53 - 2:25 section could function as a tension builder. It didn't give you what you wanted because it made you wait for the section after 3:00
3:04 and on - ending. Those bass drum hits felt like they were leading somewhere, so to end it here feels a little odd.

The form is basically:
[intro | A | buildup | B-ish? | buildup | end].
Looking at it that way, it might make the piece pop more if you did:
[intro | A | buildup | B (second melody)| buildup | AB (both together) | end]
or:
[intro | A | buildup | B-ish (just harmony as is) | buildup | A' (A section with slight variations) | end]
You could even simplify it and just do:
[intro | A | buildup | A' | end]
of if you're ambitious and can keep manipulating the main melody:
[intro | A | buildup | A' | buildup | buildup | A'' | end]
The 5th and 6th section of that last form are really one long buildup which creates tension going into the final statement of the original melody. If there's no B section, the trick is to keep changing the A section slightly every time it comes back so it stays fresh while also glueing the track together.

I think you have some great ideas in this track. The synth sounds are pretty awesome and dark without getting too witchy but they get muddy at times. You have a really great melody, but I feel like as a composer you could do more with it. Make the notes work harder for you.

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Aug 22, 2018
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3 min 26 sec

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