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definetly better quality then a lot of drum

I thought I'd leave a review since you asked for someone to critique it and no one has yet. I'm definetly far from an expert at recording techniques but I met as well leave my knowledge, just incase if you don't already.

clarity wise, it sounded pretty slick, I've heard a lot worse recordings regarding drums. needless to say, its more feasible and less expensive to record eletric instruments, and even solo acoustic instruments are vocals. for drums, you may have to buy multiple mics, and position them correctly to get the sound you want, and to make you sure you get all the drum pieces in the mix. even in some cases you have to get special walls to dampen the sound or eliminate vibrations to make your drumset sound more authentic. anyway, it doesnt sound to bad here. if you want to go for a more bassier sound, record lower towards the bass, and if you want a more trebly sound, record higher up. what my friend personally does is record one piece of his equipment at a time, like he'll record his snare first, bass, hi-hats, and so forth. I'm not exactly sure how it works or how he does it. there also is a program on the web that sharpens up your drums sounds-cant remember what its called but I believe I have the exectutable somewhere on my computer. I'm sure google would give you some good results as well.

one thing you could do is a put a light compressor on the track, or atleast on the snare, it causes some minimal clipping. the EQ levels could be brought up a little bit too. or maybe its just the drumset, in this case. the bass drum could have been bassier, the snare sounded a little to tinny, which can be fixed by tightening the actual snare and maybe raising the mids in the equalization a bit. nothing too drastic needs to be done tho, it might just be the drumsets fault for being too cheap. also, varied reverb levels could also add a little more interesting tone.

now on to the actual composition of this clip. since there is no guitars, bass, synths, vocals, or other instruments going along with the drums, the drum solo is generally boring, and needs more variety. it also gets a bit sloppy and off time at certain parts, especially when you kinda construct a beat with the kick and snare. you're snare rolls seem kinda sloppy to me as well. I see you added some nice rolls on the hi hats. in the first bit, you could have added a bit more intensity to the hi hats, like ascending hi hat riffs where you slowly open up the pedal. if you have a double bass kick, you could have incorporated some sixteen note fills and such. also, I don't see any toms in the track, that would have definetly added more spice. I do like the alternating ride/crash and hi-hats tho near the middle part of the track. around 1:30-to 1:35 was the best part in my opinion. I also like the bass work you do near the later half of the track. the track did not have a very good ending IMO, it kinda seemed halfed ass and anticlamatic..try building up the end your to your songs with a nice tom riff, or use open hi hats and crash cymbals to make the piece more exciting. now I know this is a shitload of stuff, so dont worry about all this right now...no biggie man, you'll definetly improve in the future. its ust something for you to look off of.
again, the drum solo wouldnt be to blase if you had some people to jam with.

you have some drum talent man, but keep working on your skills an rudiments and practice with a metronome. good luck in the future and keep drumming, the world needs more drummers :P also dont worry about the 6, I 5 everyone since you'll get 0 bombed anyway.

nice blend of sounds utilized here

I like how you started off the track with the cloud riff...then a sleepy bassline comes in, complemented by a nice musicbox percussive riff. the nice melodies on the side sound really cool here. I also love the fading in reverb effects you use in the start. very nice riffs in the start. however, the riffs really don't match and flow together well, in the intro the musicbox sounding instrument isnt really in time. the drum riff tho is pretty nice and relaxing.

I can definetly feel the wintery element in this track when the chorus piano enters. but it entered in a little bit too suddenly for my liking.

this track definetly needs better transitiong all around. again, very cool melodies and licks in here, but it just doesnt gel together to well in parts, and sounds cluttered as the track progresses.

still, it had an interesting, unusual feel to it...i still do like the track in a weird way, and gets my 5.

not bad techno at all

wise choice of sytrus synths in here...the FX in the beginning were pretty unique...nice use of panning. the melody in the beginning is pretty slick and catchy. it has the that metrosexual head bop type of feel to it, haha. The rhythm synth gives a nice euphoric type of feel. I like the lead saw synths in the chorus section as well, and how they kinda ascend and feel like the get gradually get a bit louder. the celtic synth fits the background really nice. as far as the drums go, they could use a bit more punch, the clap could be a bit louder. right now they sound mostly like raw samples..as far as the beat goes, it was a bit too repetive and basic, but atleast it wasnt the boring 4/4 bass snare bass snare repeated throught the track.

this clip wasn't generic, but nothing completely new from the techno genre standpoint. still a nice fresh track man, keep up the good work.

interesting all the way through

I couldn't stop listening to this track, there's some really neat sounding melodies and progressions to this track. once again, nice intro. it was very visual too, its gives that forest type of feel, with little strands of light seeping in through the cracks in the trees. the strings move really nice they start off very serious, get a bit more relaxing once the harp/strings riff hits. the little woodwind bits sound nice as well. but really great strings bit...The harp sounds absolutely great as well...very moving melodies..I like the flute bit around 1:30, it contains a nice dreamy feel in the melody. wish the track could have been longer, but it would still work great for a lot of projects and flashes.

everything in here sounds very realistic as well. the string ensemble sounds perfect, the harp has a really nice thick tone, great amounts of reverb used and nice EQ levels. 10 for clarity here mate.

i've already listened to this track 3 times and will do many times in the future. great work man!

Twistedtechnology responds:

Im so glad you enjoy this piece so much! I worked really hard on it to make sure everythign sounded just right, and that all the melodies played ther part in portraying the feeling of the song. I like the scenery you got from this!!! I would have made it longer, but the file size was almost at the max from what i remember o.O

Thanks for the review mate!
~Twistedtechnology

smooth man, smooth

I was really drawn in by the opening sounds. I love the glass/bells and the great tone you got out of them from using reverb and how the notes sustain, and kinda float into the background, which creates kinda off a pad effect. it places a nice fluff around the track. the drum beat worked in really well with the track as well. you could have EQed it a bit better IMO to bring it out more; are you using FPC in FL? anyway, the acidy sounding synth was really nice, giving the track an eletronica feel. the strings duet was nice as well, you worked some real sad melodies into here.

pretty good man!

Twistedtechnology responds:

Yes, i was in one of my more dreary moods, i was supposed be be spending the 4th of july with my (now ex) girlfriend....so i fed off of that emotion and just worked it into my favorite scale, the MINOR!! YAAAYYY!! i love me some minor scales XD Yea, I love to use reverb on the bells and stuff like to create that offish pad kind of effect, really works well for ambient pieces in my opinion XD

Ya, i probably could have EQ'd the FPC a bit better (yes, btw thats what it was ^^) but i spent a good bit flirting around with the PR for it, so once i got the beat sounding the way it does now, i just kind of left it there, i didnt feel like messing with the note velocities in the PR XD Which i admit is laziness on my part, but im glad you still enjoyed the piece, regardless of that little mistake ^^ Thanks alot for the review man! Im actually about to post a new techno i just whipped up today! I shall return your genereous reviews with some of my own later tonight when i get the chance!

~Twistedtechnology!

very RPGish

wow, I definetly do like the track. the subtle, sounding melody in the beginning is very blunt and nice. the brass bits add a nice sounding mix to the track, while timpanis add a more serious punch. I'm definetly digging this. the louder bass sounds around 1:10 are sick too, and you even incorporated more badass sounding timpani riffs. the buildup is perfect as well, and it loops nicely.

everything sounds authentic and clean man. sweet.

the only problem(not really a problem actually) is that right now its just a underground dungeon...there's nothing very arabian about it :)...you could use some arabian sounding riffs, by using harmonic minor scales or the latter. or maybe even a tabla or sitar bit would be quite nice. maybe a lead sitar could layer the beginning melody that you used in the intro, since it blends in once the louder brass and timpani hits, making it not so distinct. adding crash cymbals would also make this track have a more "epic" feel.

damn nice man, damn nice!

mhb responds:

thank you very much for this review and the insight!!! i'm glad you enjoyed it. especially the timpani parts. it took me awhile to work those triplets in.

hmm, a bit too uncomplete

the track was quite...and just creepy and weird, and random, once again. it didnt really have any "meat" to it either...there isnt a strong sense of tonality either.

the slow, piano(?) melody is really nice...it has a dissonant and somewhat middle eastern sound to it. the "wah" synths placed at the end of the melodies are pretty cool. the track also ends on a pretty evil sounding chord..this could be utilized quite well in a dungeon scene of some sort. I hear a wobbly type of noise in the background, but its hardly audible.

the track flows well up to 1:30...and has a nice buildup around this part of the track, but then the same themes repeat in the later section of the song. IMO, I just feel that this track isnt finished. you could have faded in a nice bassy, wicked sounding ambient pad, kinda like around 1:30, then faded in some subtle percussion bits as well. from there, you could have added some loud chord hits like in the middle and end of the track...maybe it would have added a more full sound. but hey, definetly not bad, I just personally think its needs to be shaped up a bit and you've got another scary piece.

kevs91 responds:

the track is sparse for the simple reason that i was playing around on the piano, found a couple of melodies/progressions that i fell in love with, and then i recorded it. i felt like a litte synth doodling fit it well, so i recorded that.

i do completely agree with you on each one of your points-this track is just an example of me practicing recording music i make, instead of just writing it in a laptop. so i'm trying to learn and improve. as a result, alot of the normal layering i love gets left out.

thanks a ton for the reviews on both of these tracks-its unfortunate that they don't work, so thanks for taking the time to download and listen to them.

really dark depressing sound...

unfortunately there's not a whole lot too this track..it definetly would be very nice if you developed this into a nice fully fledged tune. there is an emptiness in this track.

but man, I like the track the way it is. the vocals are nice and sad, you have a nice tone and nice voice. love the damp, distant sounding reverb..the piano could be more clearer, but it doesnt matter-because it is a cool different type of feel. the overall track including the vocal melodies and piano parts creates a depressing, yet hopeful kinda of feel. this would be nice for an opening RPG cinema.

nice track, hope you decide to create a more complete track in the future, I think it would be very cool.

snoballandthmonyshot responds:

ta, yeh maybe, this is quite an old track, dunno if i could justify getting back on it... is rather nice tho
thanks for listening
;ped

definetly a different nice mix, but not your best

glitch sounding tracks IMO...

its definetly original hearing a sax and glitch mix. the sax lines sounded really nice and jazzy. the drums were different, maybe a tad annoying-I personally prefer the flow on some of your other glitch tracks a bit more. but I know how hard it is to make glitch/IDM style music connect together. the track does loop well tho. the strings sound nice in harmony with sax in the end, the tone could have been a bit thicker tho.

but once again great work, good luck with breaking that block hehe

snoballandthmonyshot responds:

yeh dude, the drums are way ott, was gonna give up on this but i took out the drums and it builds up real nice with the bass sax and guitar...
watch this space, this could turn into a pucka pie track

this is definetly chill

love the bendy lead synth, it sounds really good and emotional. the rhythm/muffled synth is a nice background fit, but the notes kinda clash a bit with the lead synth at some points in the song, but it doesnt really sound bad. the drums are a nice sound too, maybe a bit too basic, but it fits the track and grooves nicely along with the bassline. again man, I really do dig the lead synth throughout the track. nice use of reverb on the entire track, it sounds really good. all the instruments are really clear and sharp sounding. the bassline and bass kick are distinct from each other too, nice work.

great track here man, hope to see more from you in the future.

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