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Stellar Sea

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Perfect for when you're watching the night sky at the beach._.


I hope you liked it.


Used:


FlStudio 12
Harmor
Harmless
DirectWave
magical8bitplug
Medusa2
Keyzone Classic
Sytrus
DSK DrumZ 8bitZ

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I like the cute melodies at the beginning, although the drums (especially the clap) sound a bit dry and generic. I like the thicker texture at :24, but I would’ve liked to hear a more gradual climax into :48. At the very least, I would’ve added some reverb automation towards the end of the filtering decay so that it’s not a complete stop-start transition. The cute melody instruments and full texture at :48 are really nice, although the chord progression is a bit cliche. I would’ve liked to see you do more with the drums during this section, but the blissful vibe and energy help keep things engaging. Later in the piece, I think you needed some more structuring, though. The energy level in the piece is pretty flat after the 1-minute mark, so you haven’t quite capitalized on the emotional potential of the piece yet. Still, I really like the melodies at 2:57 - they tie the piece together nicely. The outro was cute, despite the sudden cutoff once again. Overall, nice work with the melodies, texture, production, and atmosphere. Some more mixing effects and structural variety would be nice at times to enhance the flavor of the piece. Keep at it, Dag0!

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.75/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
1/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
1.75/2
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
7.75/10

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In my opinion is great the track

I like the high energy and good vibes this track has, especially the stuttering synth around 2:10 (I really love that for some reason). The ending is cool too.
However the main problems I have is the mixing and this "laughing synth". The lower freq. are louder than the higher freq. so the higher freq. get more in the backround. What I´m trying to say, is that a should definitly fix this problem. Personally I dislike the laughing lead, it reminds me of people with really annoying laughs, but other people seem to enjoy it which is great. It just bugs me personally.
A fun track with minor problems in the mixing (and sound design) aspect

Like an 8 bit kinda game beach where the love interest is talking to the main character? And then that drop just throws it all in your face, I like that kind of laughing sound. You must have a very active night sky on the beach. I think from 3 minutes on is my favorite part. and the ending is fun.

Epicc

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Score
4.05 / 5.00

Uploaded
Jul 28, 2019
6:13 PM EDT
Genre
Video Game
File Info
Song
4 MB
3 min 32 sec

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