RachelLately's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Cold Explosion]

Definitely a great use of synthesizer to get the filtered purple noise of UK garage at it's roots. Sounds really good.

LtFS responds:

Thanks for comment!

[Tobu - Colors (Tygrysek Remix)]

Here are some tips how to get the first 1:07 sounding like the relative audio pressure level (LUFS) as the rest of the song.

1. Drum compression - set up a bus with dynamic compression for your drum samples and program your compression plugin to add dynamic midrange into the track.

2. Synth tuning - sometimes the sounds that come prepackaged with a DAW or other software or hardware can be not as useful as you think, even though they sound good. Using your own synth can fix this or tuning the software to allow for the midrange of other samples to cut through the mix. This allows for more compression to occur due to the lack of sound pressure difference between drum and synth. Essentially how this would work in your song is to use an EQ for the built in synthesizer as well as some generative effect. As a producer, I found it not as useful when the software synth already came with tons of effects and compression before I could change the sound, so the solution here is to use an EQ.

Also FYI, making a track a faster tempo that uses 3/4 time signature isn't as simple as changing the time signature to 4/4. Remember that the 3 in 3/4 signature is 3 beats per bar. If you change that to 4 beats per bar, then you have to change the length of some of the notes as well. What you've done here is write the song in 3/4 but used a 4/4 drum track. If you're wondering why it doesn't have the same feel as the original song, then here is why.

Tygrysek, you are a breath of fresh air on NG, and I just keep coming back and listening to these songs. Thank you.

Tygrysek responds:

That is a shockingly detailed review on a very old remix of mine, thank you very much!

Fortunately, ever since, I have learned a lot more to finetuning track volumes and getting the EQs done right. I know better how to use different plugins, where to use them and how to dial most of them in.
As for the 4/4 drum track on a 3/4 melody, that was a reuslt of my internal miscommunication. I tried to make the first minute pretend that it's a 4/4 track at 128 BPM, so that I could switch it up right before the drop to faster but in 3/4.
As I see in the song's desc, I did not shy away from the fact this mixing isn't the best. But, again, I have learned a lot.
I've been very tempted to give this song the proper rework it deserves to get, it has quite a lot of potential. It's funny that I always overlook potential on things I make...

Thank you for the comment once again!

[Stressed | SynnCloud]

It seems like practicing is balanced with carbs and veggies, maybe you could find a person to fit your practice needs. 6800 years ago I worked in the pyramids (Enna the singer Ambersis the video game), and you used to show up and play, then the creator of sex (my wife now) worshipped us, it was the f_ing bomb.

Good to know you're still a very proficient player.

SynnCloud responds:

IDK WHAT DOES THIS MEANS
BUT I APPRECIATE THAT YOU COMMENTED SOMETHING I GUESS KSKAKAJANANAN

[lacuna]

I really liked this execpt for 2 things, I'm saying this based on your skill level.
1. Chop your own breaks for the Amen beat. Hearing a sample of this drives people nuts, it's like the same thing we've heard in songs for like 40 years in electronic music. Oldie but not original sounding enough to be something new and great. What works here is learning how to use samples, which is well done.
2. Break up the drums. The drums are sounding the same throughout the song. Try using different samples, different EQs, different time signature. There are so many tricks to getting the most from a sample. If it's just a looped sample from Amen brother, it's shorter in length than a whole song. Trying to make this not sounding repetitive is tough, and requires other production techniques. :)

Happy producing

amnist responds:

That made me think about how I tend to not let things sit and let my view and understanding of it change. I went back in and tweaked a few things to hopefully make it less repetitive. Sadly no break in my library filled the space as good as the Amen break so I didn't do anything with that but I added more chops and a halftime breakdown. Thank you for pointing this stuff out.