Works for me! Love how complex it gets without ever being to busy - has lots of room to breathe 😁
Reviews for "Underwater Bitz [Pixel Day 2021]"
Teckmo-X responds:
It's come a long way for sure
Really into these different sections of the track, Teck. The vibe is smooth and chill one minute, then ramps into a hard-thumping banger, and there's something about it that feels awesomely reminiscent of the Metroid Prime soundtrack.
Love how you ease the rhythm back out at the end, but then you've got that whole sweep and fade thing going on. Smooth and effective. Really nice instrument layers throughout, and despite the fact that it's a whopping 7 minutes long, it doesn't really feel like it. Good stuff, Teck! Rock on.
Teckmo-X responds:
Ignore that Crying React, I'm actually not crying cuz I'm sad but because I'm touched by your kind words. The goal of this song was to give my listeners a taste of my own reality. I didn't know what I was doing, I had no clue where I was headed to begin with. This song was made in less than 24 hours. I know the song is long but it really gives off that feel good vibe but yet a calm nature of it's own. I've been working with electronic dance, dubstep, and synthwave music for the past half year. I feel like I've made progress. I'm not gonna lie to you. Everything I make is random, I have no real goal or plan to make things, they just happen. People tell me my songs have a story behind them. I think it's time I tell a story.
Thank you for such kind words. No really, it makes me feel good. It makes me feel like for once I did something right.
Loved all the ideas coming into this. Breaking up the rhythm from time to time felt super organic. The house vibes meeting dubstep were nice and clean. Had some old Metroid atmosphere to it.
Mix sounded a fair bit over compressed. Might be something on the master out? Someone recently mentioned to me that the default in FL is to limit the master out. Turning off one button will give you way more room to mix with. I use Reason and when I started in Reason 4 they had a similar function. The limiter was automatically turned on and it took me like 15 years to realize that.
Happy PixelDay XTeckmo! Can I call you Teck for short? Te???
Teckmo-X responds:
To be honest this song was made in under 24 hours. I wanted to make sure I had something to present for both Pixel Day and the VGM Contest this year since I haven't taken part of these events for a while. I got the inspiration from 1788-L, Gluk’oZа (ft. ST) Ju-Ju, and "Fairy Fountain" from Zelda. As for the mix I do agree. I have always been aware of the limiter in FL Studio but I always choose to keep it on. The reason for this is that every sound in my songs goes through a huge amount of processing and with the limiter there I can finish adjustments to the master volume after I'm done. It also helps against higher frequencies that might override lower pass and high pass sounds, especially in basslines where every sound counts. I've tried a few other DAW's but Fruity Loops just hits that really good spot. Happy Pixel Day! and yes, you can call me Teck :)
this is a great song, long and i like it, i like the theme and the song makes me relax man, keep the work up. (:
Teckmo-X responds:
It's pretty isn't it. It really soothes the soul, like you're transported into another world.
chill, i like it
Teckmo-X responds:
Thank you!