Oni Katsu
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Posted : Apr 13, 2015 16:43:31
Hey there people! long time no see i guess!
Decided to make a new track, and i was wondering if you could lend me your technical ears for some minutes and comment on the sound design!? I'd appreaciate your thoughts very deeply!
And feel free to crank up the volume when listening hahaha!
knocz
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Posted : Apr 17, 2015 19:03
Good tune but it sounds a heck like your previous one "Vision Extreme", same tricks in the leads (the quick pitch bend sounds great - I think I'll try this whenever I pick up the DAW again)
Tips: in the beginning we need something filling the sub frequencies, did you "remove the HP" on the "synths bus" in this break?
@2:30 - love the idea, but I don't think its aggressive enough.. think of the "boom shankar" lead, very harsh pitch drops that play with rhythm. Maybe with something more harsh it can contrast very well with you nice and beautiful synth lines.
1:19 to 1:46 - drum rolls! Imagine a drummer playing this, the break comes in and the drummer has a change to have a rest.. but, maybe he wouldn't want to just play the same old thing during this buildup, and for sure he wouldn't want to just drop the drums at 1:46 - the drummer would like to "gain some momentum" and buildup energy - snare rolls, toms, crashes, etc so much that can be done to "play with the time markers" (as the drums mark the time), play with silence, reverse hits, etc.
Oni Katsu
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Posted : Apr 19, 2015 18:33
I love the way you explain things bro!
Yeah man, that first lead part is like my signature thing lately. I just can't stop LOVING the way those two leads play along with another hahaha!
Also i'm very critical about EQ'ing in general, but i'm gonna find a much better opening than this. As mentioned it's just a draft of the real project i'm gonna throw together. So expect a bass-pad or something and a DnB sequence (Always wanted to do that)
Also at @2:30 i agree with you, something's sounding REALLY empty there. I either wanna spice it up or chop it out to make a stab sequence :/
(i love the way you make me imagine a drummer, you're a genious)
(the quick pitch bend sounds great - I think I'll try this whenever I pick up the DAW again)
