JandreParis's Reviews

[Sacred Surrender to Dissolution]

This is pretty good.

Really digging the airy nature of the track. Good variation and additive synths backing up the main harmonies. 3 minute mark really gives it some sheen without being too piercing. That's awesome balancing there. I would still tone that synth down in the mix, though, as some frequencies hit the ears a bit *too* much.

Good introduction of sound effects by the end of it. Really soothin'.

Overall, well done. Play with the balance a little more, I think. It's otherwise solidly mixed.

-JP

The-Cupbearer responds:

This track will likely see a bit more mixing before the album releases, so I'll keep in mind what you've said here. Thanks for commenting, and I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[Odd Future (All For One Remix)]

Hmm...

The melodic themes fit well with your harmonies, and the phrasing is really nice. Some good evolution between each couple bars.

The only big thing here is the mix. It's a little... all over the place. A lot of instrumentation battling for the same frequency space - you're getting a lot of fighting between the kick and the saw and your bass-lines; the snare is just barely pushing through; the risers don't have as much impact since it just underneath everything else that's happening.

Some of this can just be fixed with some equalization; doing side-chain or parallel compression with the kick and the snare to ensure their transients push through.

That's really the only big thing.

TL;DR: your composition on its own is pretty good, but is suffering from lack of a proper mix to make sure each instrument fits and molds around each other. Suggest doing some EQ and parallel/side-chain compression overall.

Not bad!

-JP

Coolasp1e responds:

Thanks for your review! Here's my comments.

I do know this mix lacks sidechain, but that's kind of the point this time around. There are parts that I don't want to be drowned out by kicks and snares. The EQ thing is a different story. It just seems that every time I EQ something, it sounds absolutely horrible. I'm EQ'ing my newest song now, so it should be EQ'd just fine, and you'll see what I mean. PM me if you have anything else to say, but otherwise, thank you!

[GTB - Supersonic (Demo) [HandsUp!]]

Quite the intro.

The leads are pretty heavy there. Pretty crispy and at the forefront. I think they could be a little less crispy but I can dig it.

Kick is hardly discernible when placed against the bass-line. You need some more layering to give it more click and meat around the mid-high end. At most, I can just tell that it's causing the side-chain, but it needs a more present identity. It's even harder to hear when all the elements join together.

Bass-line is pretty coo', especially with that arpy arp. Smooth, too.

Second and main lead gets in the way of the first. I think playing with your stereo separation would help give your instrumentation the space to needs to both breath and have a place in the mix.

Speaking of which, it's not too bad. I think it just needs more leveling, a bit more tweaking, and a bit more... I dunno, chocolate. But it is a demo, so I'll forgive that (gotta make time for these things, especially with the busy lives we lead).

Build up around 0:40 sounds like it'd drop into something awesome. Y u leave me hangin' bro? :c

Overall, sounds pretty interesting and sweetness. Good jerb, I'd say, ol' bean.

-J.P.

Dj-Gonzo responds:

Thanks for your review! I tend to have problems with the kick in my demos, don't worry, I will fix that in the final release with a proper sidechaining and EQ. Glad to see you like some elements from the demo like the bassline and the build up (sorry, I can't let you taste the "cake" I am baking for this song at the moment :P).

Again, thanks for the review! I'll try (as always) to find some time to work on the demos, but I'm afraid that won't happen until summer.

>GTB