Pretty good, kinda minimalist but overall way too quiet tbh. Still, I liked it.
Author Comments
This is my submission for the NGUAC 2019 knockout round. Everything sequenced and automated by myself (synths all made from scratch from default settings as per usual) using Caustic on my phone, like I usually do. Samples used (drums only, this time) were all obtained for free from singlecellsoftware's user submitted beatbox presets, I downloaded all of them at once before starting this track, so I would have something new to help me get started. I like how it turned out. Thanks for listening!
edit: Remastered with the Caustic Mastering App, volume issue should be resolved now, I hope.
I like the bass riff at the beginning. There’s a bit of an excess of reverb, although I like the vintage feel of the drums and the synths at :27. The mix is also a little quiet overall, but the production quality holds up pretty well and the texture is well-balanced. You have a good sense of rhythm and harmony, and the melodies at 1:39 are really fun with the pitch-bending and the chromatic motion. I think this piece needed a bit more structural variety, though. It has a sense of continuity between the beat and harmonies, and an atmospheric breakdown or something would really help give it some more shape. Still, I love the jazzy harmonies and quirky mood of this one. Keep at it, YHTFLKC! :)
Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.5/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
1/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
2/2
Instrumentation and sound design
1/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1.25/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
.75/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
.5/1
Composite score
8/10
YHTFLKC responds:
I feel like a lot of my music is rather quiet, like when I listen to other music on Spotify for instance, compared to mine I can hear it over the speakers at work whereas mine I can not. I think I'm gonna try turning up the master volume a little bit before I export next time. Thanks for the feedback, and glad I was able to participate again this year, but now I can go back to making stuff at whatever pace I feel like, lol. Still, looking forward to next year as well, this is always a good time.
This sounds like some shady characters theme from a old Sega CD game! Love it!
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