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Breakin all the rules - By Sonic_c (Richard wilson)
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| Beatflux |
I like the melodic progression of the song. My biggest complaint would be the melodic rhythm. The first bassline you have is good, and after the intro things gets a bit rhythmically stale. You know where you introduce the melody right after the pads? It goes: dodee, dodee, pause... At that point I thought you were going in a different direction with your melody to spice it up, but after that the rhythm of your song is pretty static.
I'm guilty of writing out a melody that is all 8th notes without any rests. |
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| Sonic_c |
Thanks for commenting I was trying to keep it sparse and i did try to keep the listener entertained by bandpass filtering in another melody in the 3rd phrase of the drop. It was just i thought the melody was so beautiful I didn't want to confuse the song by introducing more melodies. Thanks maybe i could spice it up i was really feeling the repetitive sparse timbre at the time of writing though.
Oh and I am mega guilty of writing melodies on the 16th with no rests so i was trying to go the exact opposite of that. Thats why also I didnt have the busy bass over the main bit so as not to rythmically detract from the plucks. |
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| Subtle |
The first synth is Nexus. :p
I like the bass, but it feels off at times, kinda like not quantized.
The background pads works nicely.
To the break now.
I like the chords, they work nicely.
Oh gosh.. i gotta stop using Nexus myself. (those stabby synths)
The melody on top of everything doesnt fit well i think.
This track has some potential in the bass and pads.. but everything else is no good. |
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| Sonic_c |
It is nexus :wtf:
The bass is quantised to 32 which i dont always use for trance as sometimes it does sound off imo. The bass does have a little 1 step delay on which could cause it its also a quite a fruity rhythm which i dont always go for.
I named the track so because i didnt do what i always do and i broke my rules no snare, no open hats, no oompa bass etc. It seems though as suspected when i released it is causing the listener to question elements of it. It is hard finding a balance between being original while keeping close enough to the rules. |
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| Kenny.K |
Hi guys.
Sonic mate, firstly nice tune..!
I like the ideas in the tune, specifically the melodic ideas (which is what you worked hard on), but feel as though the rest of the tune is a little under-developed.
The drums seem quite bare, and while I'm a huge fan of electo-esque type techy basslines (my wepaon of choice), this one doesnt do it for me. I feel that you have used some good swooshes and sound effects throughout the tune, but have missed some of the places where a BIG emphasis of tension needs to me made (eg :28 , 1:38 or 1:52, 3:21 etc).
Overall, I really like this tune, and think that it has great potential. Would be really keen to have a go at re-working this tune, as drums, percs, and bassline seem to be my strong point, while melody and breakdowns I struggle with. PM me if you are interested in having a remix done.
Kind Regards,
Kenny |
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| Sonic_c |
| Hey thanks kenny yeah this was my first go at minimal type drums and electro bass so I didnt get it quite right. I would be happy for you to remix only wait until I rework the drums and bass as well. Its a nice tune and my best so far so there would be nothin worse than handin over to you and someone else finishin it for me :D |
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