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Earthquake

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This must have been made after abt 13-14 hrs released it for 2 competitions, good luck to me!


And yes, its in 7/4 so it sounds out of time, which I kinda like lol

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It's a 3 from me.
I think it's good but you should never make it this loud. First impression from someone ignorant to production, they'd click off before hearing the potential. Remember every device proccesses audio differently and if you wanted this on a store platform you'd have to turn it down otherwise it will distort your audio. I think Zelazon said -3 is best place to volume the track.
Also many mistakes making their synths too high. Music theory suggests instruments too far away from mid range makes it sound disconnected. You can do high notes but just keep closer to the midrange. Tip: If you don't like how it sounds in one octave change the key don't push it to a higher octave.

Let your next track be your greatest. I feel my review along with everyone else will make you become a great producer as you have the effects and knowledge on making a track...just really easy things to learn from! Good luck friend.

AceTAD responds:

Ok
Thanks!

good stuff! I'm not sure if its just me, but the high end sounds a little scratchy around 00:30-01:00

AceTAD responds:

Thanks!

I like the melodic content at the beginning, but the percussion came across a bit too strong in my opinion. It’s a combination of the cheesy effects (like at :34) and overcompression that makes some of the drum samples sound a bit too harsh in my headphones. I’d suggest cleaning that up with a less stringent approach to mastering that emphasizes balance and blending among the instruments more so than loudness. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the climax into the drop at 1:00, although I found the drop to be a bit harmonically empty and repetitive. The post-chorus at 1:48 was a nice touch, but I found that the synths didn’t come through the mix very well compared with the drums, which have a lot of reverb and space in the frequency range of the piece until about 2:10. It’s also around this time that you really start to overuse the riff at 2:22. I do like the melodic content and progression of the piece, and despite my issues with your mixing approach you’ve largely achieved your goals of loudness and clarity. I appreciated the pitch-bending you added to the second drop at 3:17 for variety, but I might suggest adding more substantive harmonic changes to the drop in the future. Other strong elements of the piece include the melodic synths, which have this really sweet and victorious sound to them, and the transitions, which employ a satisfying build-up and drop paradigm. Overall, the piece feels a bit pasted-together, with a lot of riffs repeated throughout in predictable locations within a phrase, and the brick-wall limiting gives the texture a really harsh edge, even during the blissful parts. These are my two main complaints, but there’s real potential here in the sound design, melodic content, and clarity of the mix. Keep at it, AceTAD!

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.25/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
1/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
1.5/2
Instrumentation and sound design
.75/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1.25/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
.5/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
.75/1
Composite score
7/10

AceTAD responds:

Thanks! Even if I didn't pass the competition, at least I tried lol.

I like the melodies and the timing. This might need to be turned down, layered, and mixed. I wonder what would happen if you put the volume at -6decibals.

AceTAD responds:

OK. Thanks!

Good:D

AceTAD responds:

Thanks!

Credits & Info

Listens
903
Faves:
2
Downloads
25
Votes
17
Score
3.24 / 5.00

Uploaded
Jul 7, 2019
8:43 AM EDT
Genre
Dubstep
File Info
Song
10.1 MB
4 min 24 sec
Software
  • FL Studio
  • Harmor

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