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Originally posted by G-Con Okay firstly the track itself.. Its great, really like it. And I'm not just saying this because you commented on mine. Love the melodies. Love the vibe of the track. The choice of synth sounds are good and work well together. The composition in general and how the melodies evolve are very good and they dont feel too loopy. Criticism's for me are in the production. I'm no expert myself so struggle to identify the exact problems but I'll do my best. There's too much reverb on many sounds. Makes the track almost sound like it is a live recording which causes it to lack definition. Overall sound is a little dull. Lacks brightness and sparkle. Whether this is due to choice of samples and/or eq, I dont know. Percs could do with little more variation. Bass sounds somehow lacking, can't put my finger on it as to why though. Overall, this is a very good track, you've got the main part down and thats the writing. Just need to work on the production. Thanks

Thank you!

This mirrors a couple of different critiques I've received, elsewhere, especially with regard to the bass and percussion. I can relate to what you're saying about the "brightness"/clarity, too.

You say it sounds like it was recorded, live. Do you think it would be chincy to add crowd noise and cheering to it? Heheheh

I get what you're talking about, though - a bit like the whole mix was recorded in an echoey concert hall. It's not the effect I was trying to achieve. I probably am not hearing it the way you are but could definitely hear that potential. At this point, I think I need to hear this on a couple of different sets of speakers, so I can pin-point some areas that need to be touched up.

Thank you, very much, for the feedback. I'm certain I can use it to finesse the mix.

Hey, been listening to your track for 30 minutes or something now.

At first i thought the kick lacked some punch, and the overall thing sounded a little narrow stereowise.
I cant quite grasp where to put my attention, but thats not a bad thing.. i think i could listen to these beats and swirrling synths forever. This is a really pleasant and relaxing background music, for everything i think.. its repetetive but i cant seem to be bored of it.
And the bass is just really deep sounding.. and i hear some drops and effects being dropped here and there, i really like that kind of ear candy.
I could understand that this track might seem a bit repetive to some, but i like it.. i can imagine this in the middle of some mix.

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Thanks, man!

Here's a copy of the panning I used to create that swirling feel. I have some tracks back-masking in a wide center. The ones that are enlarged are my pans with a narrow width.

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