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Hellfog · Post by **Hellfog** » Sat May 01, 2021 5:38 pm

The winners

donkey tugger 83
mountainmaster 78
kovacs 71

beanpole 67
tomtom1 62
laguna rising 58
eassae 52
dr. apostrophex 52
lessera 49
the noodlist 47
3lu5iv3 26
harvon 9

congratulations all of you.

The Noodlist · Post by **The Noodlist** » Fri May 14, 2021 10:07 pm

Been purging X86 plugins (I got too much stuff) and came up with a synth thing while trying them. I considered words, but it's a no go.
ps
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lessera · Post by **lessera** » Sun May 16, 2021 9:38 am

Some quick thoughts/comments about the track submissions so far:

HARVON - That's a lot of shoveling... how morbid. The melancholic strings with the light beat on a... bodhran(?) add to the gloomy mood of the track. The sampled strings sound a bit too General MIDI for my tastes. That uber-wide vocal track is really difficult to understand within the mix.

THE NOODLIST - Nice retrowave intro. Not crazy about the buzzy lead synth. Vocals sound good, just wish they were not so buried in the mix. You've a good voice. Showcase it. The short symphonic piano break was cool.

3LU5IV3 - That electro-dub bass and the syncopated chords are cool. I am not sure their connection with Sparta though... I like the glitchy/fiddly percs. Not crazy about the lead synth.

Daimonicon · Post by **Daimonicon** » Sun May 16, 2021 10:40 am

What is it that is free?

3lu5iv3 · Post by **3lu5iv3** » Sun May 16, 2021 11:56 am

lessera wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 9:38 am Some quick thoughts/comments about the track submissions so far:

HARVON - That's a lot of shoveling... how morbid. The melancholic strings with the light beat on a... bodhran(?) add to the gloomy mood of the track. The sampled strings sound a bit too General MIDI for my tastes. That uber-wide vocal track is really difficult to understand within the mix.

THE NOODLIST - Nice retrowave intro. Not crazy about the buzzy lead synth. Vocals sound good, just wish they were not so buried in the mix. You've a good voice. Showcase it. The short symphonic piano break was cool.

3LU5IV3 - That electro-dub bass and the syncopated chords are cool. I am not sure their connection with Sparta though... I like the glitchy/fiddly percs. Not crazy about the lead synth.

Thx 4 da feedback!

Hellfog · Post by **Hellfog** » Sun May 16, 2021 2:13 pm

Daimonicon wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 10:40 am What is it that is free?

You are free to do whatever you want to with May submission. Except for the time limit.

The Noodlist · Post by **The Noodlist** » Sun May 16, 2021 2:31 pm

3lu5iv3 wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 11:56 am Thx 4 da feedback!

+1

harvon · Post by **harvon** » Sun May 16, 2021 3:21 pm

"The sampled strings sound a bit ...."

You have ears, the instruments are sf2 soundfonts through tx16wx

Would we some month choose to have an "add effects and mix" -contest I would not have much idea what to do.

mountainmaster · Post by **mountainmaster** » Sun May 16, 2021 3:56 pm

@tomtom1, your track is not downloadable.

lessera · Post by **lessera** » Sun May 16, 2021 10:42 pm

Some more thoughts:

TOMTOM1 - Dramatic. Sounds like the score to an episode of some 80's action TV show. I didn't mind the de-tuned sound of the plucked string instrument, but I found the de-tuned brass section to be too much for my tastes. 1:55 - 2:20 sounds pretty sweet.

MOUNTAINMASTER - Nice one. I've little familiarity with this style of music, but I like what I hear. My only critique would be that boomy low perc (not sure what it is). It is really wide, and a little unsettling to listen to on headphones. Good stuff though.

tomtom1 · Post by **tomtom1** » Mon May 17, 2021 4:23 pm

mountainmaster wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 3:56 pm @tomtom1, your track is not downloadable.

should work now... never used this

@lessera - tell me if the drums are too loud? that's the real question!

lessera · Post by **lessera** » Wed May 19, 2021 12:48 am

tomtom1 wrote: ↑Mon May 17, 2021 4:23 pm@lessera - tell me if the drums are too loud? that's the real question!

Level sounds alright to me... but I gotta say, for a track listed as EDM, those drums sound a little too acoustic for what I'd expect. Sounds more like garage-experimental. But that's all just creative choice stuff (and really quite subjective).

lessera · Post by **lessera** » Wed May 19, 2021 12:58 am

EASSEA - On a technical level, it's hard to find fault with your track. Nice work... On a creative/artistic level, I don't gel with this type of music. But again, that's just a preference thing, so it really doesn't matter my opinion on that. It's a bumpy ride, but kept me engaged throughout.

eassae · Post by **eassae** » Wed May 19, 2021 1:52 am

Lessera–Thanks for taking the time to listen and the feedback. I appreciate it.

tomtom1 · Post by **tomtom1** » Wed May 19, 2021 6:09 am

lessera wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 12:48 am
tomtom1 wrote: ↑Mon May 17, 2021 4:23 pm@lessera - tell me if the drums are too loud? that's the real question!
Level sounds alright to me... but I gotta say, for a track listed as EDM, those drums sound a little too acoustic for what I'd expect. Sounds more like garage-experimental. But that's all just creative choice stuff (and really quite subjective).

thanks...
they sound acoustic because they are somehow acoustic. it's the free spitfire audiot labs drums. i am not that familiar with the different pop-styles - that's why i called it edm. i have a classical background, there you could me ask about genres

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