Reviews for B7 - Doom Tribute WiP

[Axelstation]

I haven't actually played any Doom games, so I don't have a frame of reference for the music. Regardless, I really liked the track! Everything is blended together nicely, and the bit at 3:58 (with the most emphasis on the drums) was a favorite part of mine. On the other hand, the synths starting at 6:00 seemed a bit off somehow (more kick? different sound? I'm not sure myself).

All in all it was a great track, well worth the time you put into it! Just gotta polish up the mixing and whatnot and you'll be good to go ^^ Great work, and hope you're doing alright over there bro :)

Burn7 responds:

Well hey, thanks for giving me the full review treatment even though you've never played the original game :P

I just went back and listened to the song from 6:00, and I'd have to agree with you. The synths are definitely not how I want them in the final version. The synth you here is the bass synth I use throughout most of the song, just a way higher octave. So after listening, you're totally right and I should change that shit.

But I'm glad you enjoyed the transitions, that was definitely the hardest part of this song was getting the different themes and level songs to transition correctly without sounding like a harsh full stop. I'm still not super happy with a few of them but I'll have time to fix it.

But thank you kindly dear sir for your review and input! It's taken into careful consideration every time my friend, take care of yourself and thanks again!

[SkelaNG]

The thing I was thinking most listening to this was "this could use some better mixing" and when I noticed that you said you used LandR, I know why. It might be a cheap alternative to hiring a mix engineer or a time alternative mixing on your own, but you're getting what you pay for, and in some cases especially with the free version, it might sound even worse than if you just took a blind stab at mixing it yourself. In any case, performance wise, it's incredible.

Burn7 responds:

You know, you're 100% right about LandR. I DEFINITELY used it as a quick fix for mixing because normally mixing something takes me about 8-10 hours on a 3 to 5 minute song. And since this has a few different dynamic ranges I wanted to see how LandR would handle it. I was pleasantly surprised with what it gave me, even though it is definitely muddled in some ranges. So thank you deeply for your 2 cents, they are definitely counted and add to my overall "things to consider" fund.

When I have the final version completely recorded and I don't have to worry about structuring things anymore then I will spend a good amount of time personally mixing and mastering this track. I actually wasn't going to do a full mix, just minor tweaks and let LandR do the rest. But since you brought attention to it and since it has actually been bubbling on my mind for a little while I can now say that's definitely the plan for the endgame.

This all being said, thank you kindly for your time and review. And I'm glad you liked the song!

Thanks a lot!