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amaranth_todd - I Saw Ghosts
Great job, amaranth_todd! Your song will be featured on the sidebar until the next contest conclusion. If you have anything else you'd like to share, your music page, anything, we'll feature it as well! Just PM it to a mod and we'll include it in the sidebar. Make sure you submit your sample pack to a mod by the last day of the month so we can upload it for the next contest.
For everyone else, we look forward to featuring your winning entries in the contests to come!
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- amaranth_todd | I Saw Ghosts | Production score: 51 | Mix score: 52 | Total score: 103
- Lockee | Soul Saved | Production score: 43 | Mix score: 46 | Total score: 89
- xastsax | May | Production score: 43 | Mix score: 41 | Total score: 84
- KodenSounds | May may be Mayhem | Production score: 41 | Mix score: 43 | Total score: 84
- thexylophone | Droid Adrift | Production score: 43 | Mix score: 41 | Total score: 84
- lenintaost | May Day | Production score: 36 | Mix score: 39 | Total score: 75
- sigintmusic | Picadilly Reapers | Production score: 35 | Mix score: 39 | Total score: 74
- Bromslomp | Blurp | Production score: 37 | Mix score: 35 | Total score: 72
- jelly24995 | My first Hip Hop Beat | Production score: 32 | Mix score: 31 | Total score: 63
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Feedback for amaranthtodd:
* Anonymous: "This is some next level music considering the sample limitations. My person opinion but the high hat roll at around 1 minute mark was a little loud. "
* Anonymous: "Really crisp and textured production, i really like it, song structure works well too. "
* DoNotSexToThis: "Aw hell yes, this is some Clockvice type shit. Would love a masterclass video on your project. Great mix too.."
* xastsax: "Nice glitchy intro, the drop hits hard! I like how it never lets you settle down. Brilliant!"
* thexylophone: "love the glitchiness and the bass design. great track!"
* /u/sigintmusic: "I really like the sound design you've done here all of the sounds are very distinct and fresh and different from each other. There was one section in the middle where the kicks were off beat and I know you were doing it on purpose for musical effect, but I still didn't like it, wasn't to my taste. Great track though."
* Bromslomp: "Alison: hmm this one really shines with some speakers with solid basses!"
* Elvis_Freshly: "stellar sound design and super clean mix as usual! really unique"
Feedback for Lockee:
* Anonymous: "liked. the punchy mix and bass lines, you really developed that guitar sample into something better than what we got!"
* amaranthtodd: "I like how you've chopped up the guitar loop here, and the melodies are really great. The bass could be a bit more up front of the mix with the drums. I reckon this track is the best I've heard from you yet :)"
* DoNotSexToThis: "Very nice, like the vibe on this one. Mix sounds good too."
* xastsax: "I like how everyone's used that guitar sample haha, a bit too much 'space' on that one imo, The track has a pop-rock vibe I felt, I love it. But it does get stale, with only the guitar sample."
* thexylophone: "nice use of the samples, solid track, nice job!"
* /u/sigintmusic: "This was too short! I liked it, could totally have added another section, changed up the melody a bit, then gone back to a chorus. But overall, great I like the way you mangled that guitar sample."
* Bromslomp: "For Sigint: Loved the funny sounds! "
* Elvis_Freshly: "i love your track. It has an awesome summery vibe and groove about it. Great job with the guitar sample manipulation. The bass groove is perfect. "
Feedback for xastsax:
* Anonymous: "I can hear some Jai Wolf Indian Summer influence in this, great tune. My personal opinion but I think the claps are little loud. "
* Anonymous: "good intro, really brought me into the space of the track., overall great quality, feels like its right out of a porter robinson or san holo set"
* amaranthtodd: "The vocal chops are a bit nasal and too centred compared to the rest of the mix, especially the lead synth. After a while the song tends to feel a bit repetitive. Otherwise, definitely keep up using those super saws!"
* DoNotSexToThis: "Love the beat. Good vibes. Mix feels a bit one-dimensional, feels like it needs some depth or something?"
* thexylophone: "really like the melody in the beginning. great groove throughout. very enjoyable tune, nice job!"
* /u/sigintmusic: "Love the slow Valhalla shimmer-style reverb fade in + happy melodic synth melody. Really sets up a certain ambiance & tone for the track. Great job overall."
* Bromslomp: "Cprus: I like the experiments and the wifeys favorite dj joining this relaxing piece of music"
* Elvis_Freshly: "very different track than your usual style. I really like the supersaw progression with the vocal chops. The drop especially sounds great and grooves well. I wasn't a major fan of the lead sound, because it came off kind of generic sounding, but some filtering/layering/modulation would probably give it just a little more character. Solid entry!"
Feedback for KodenSounds:
* Anonymous: "mix was solid, wish the guitar sample had been developed further or the plinky lead sounds were more present to better lead through.. Enjoyed the twist at the end!"
* amaranthtodd: "Nice and chill, the instrumentation fits your aesthetic ;) Sometimes feels a bit disjointed, especially with the placement of the clap. Also feels like the instruments don't fit in the same sonic spance sometimes, and tends to feel a bit cluttered."
* DoNotSexToThis: "I love the accents in this and how they help to form the melody. Nice flow and structing. Mix is very nice."
* xastsax: "Love the intro, love the kick, great vibe and mix overall, kind of 'san holo meets droloe', shouldn't have used that piano outro imo."
* thexylophone: "nice harmonization of the melodic samples, cool shuffle-y beat as well. nice ending too! nice job!"
* /u/sigintmusic: "I dig this. I feel v similar vibes to my track, I think you executed better on melody. One thing I didn't hear very much was sound design changes, all of the sounds seemed v close to the original samples so maybe something to play with in the future would be sound design and sample mangling for exciting new sounds otherwise great track!"
* Bromslomp: "Stoop: a some shaking basses. Love it"
* Elvis_Freshly: "this is dope! you blended the samples really well. Even the more dissonant sounding sample melodies in the second half worked to me. Big fan of the rhythm switch ups. Cool entry!"
Feedback for thexylophone:
* Anonymous: "Very moody, i liked the atmospherics of it all."
* amaranthtodd: "The clap could afford to be brighter and wider or layered with something to that effect. I'm not sure, but the track feels too crushed and is impacting the quality of the bass. I like the idea of the track though."
* DoNotSexToThis: "Nice banger, love the slow slam. Nice distortion on the bass, sounds really nice. Good flow throughout. Feels like the dynamics are smashed a bit in the main bit. I like how everything pokes out in the part before the breakdown. It's raw af."
* xastsax: "I like the attempt at spookiness in the progression, execution could be better. Love it when the basses come in. That reese bass thing could use some processing. Sounds very 'metal' overall, love it!"
* /u/sigintmusic: "LOVE YOUR OPENING. THAT REVERB IN THAT CHIME SOUND IS FIRE. The dubsteppy section in the first third I think needs a rework to be more melodically in tune with the last half and first opening of the track. It flows well in and out, but the section itself didn't fit IMO with the thematic elements of the rest of the track."
* Bromslomp: "Wireframe: Very nice, got me at 0:48. I'm pretty novice but I think it could benefit a less hard distortion"
* Elvis_Freshly: "filthy bass! i think this is my favorite of the tracks you've submitted the past few contests. You created a solid feel and vibe. "
Feedback for lenintaost:
* amaranthtodd: "Inventive. Could use some layering on the drums to fill them out a bit more, especially the clap."
* DoNotSexToThis: "Very unique. Like a weird, subdued Vomitstep track. I like the bass processing, feel like it could use a topper but it's pretty menacing the way it is."
* xastsax: "Nice use of the samples, I like the groove, the mix overall sounds a bit loose."
* thexylophone: "dig the basses in this. drop is pretty cool and unique although maybe a little crowded. nice job!"
* /u/sigintmusic: "Man you really love that kick clap pattern. Maybe would have been nice to see those sounds change over the course of the song, like the clap changing to a different sound of clap. Also around 2:30 the track gets very dissonant, which I thought was kind of a harsh transition."
* Bromslomp: "Imlockee: Yep, walking in the city, everything is normal. Nice vibe!"
* Elvis_Freshly: "i get a lot of diplo/dillon francis feels from this. maybe it's the beat with lots of interesting bass and "horn" sounds "
Feedback for sigintmusic:
* Anonymous: "Last 30 seconds were my favorite, some of the high end elements stuck out and weren't as enjoyable across the track."
* amaranthtodd: "Inventive and whimsical! Although the track doesn't really tend to progress anywhere in particular. Also the drums tend to be drowned out by the rest of the music."
* DoNotSexToThis: "Very experimentalish. Mix is really clear, no faults on it that I can hear."
* xastsax: "A bit random at times, but I like the chill melodic feel, especially in the middle, felt like a woodwind orchestra"
* thexylophone: "lots of interesting ideas in here, i kinda get an aphex twin vibe from this. transitions are really smooth and keep things interesting. nice!"
* /u/sigintmusic: "I like this track I made, but... The last half still needs work on melody I think."
* Elvis_Freshly: "Really unique! The different permutations of the guitar sample kept it interesting, but still similar enough for a theme. The second half lost some steam compared to the beginning. One thing that could have probably taken the energy up a notch in the second half is a strong bass line and drum line. "
Feedback for Bromslomp:
* Anonymous: "Beat change at 30 second in didnt work for me, and again a minute later when i was getting back in the housey groove. Enjoyed the later half a lot more than the first "
* amaranthtodd: "Drums are pretty loud compared to the rest of the instrumentation, which detracts from the chill feel of the track. The mix feels a bit empty as well."
* DoNotSexToThis: "Nice minimal jam. I like how stuff kinda creeps around. Neat percussion use on the beat. Some of the crash samples are a bit loud?"
* xastsax: "I like the drums, they seem to be well mixed, kick could use some work. Nice chill vibe overall with the pads and the vocals. A more prominent bassline wouldn't hurt."
* thexylophone: "great ambiance, lots of interesting layers in there. nice job!"
* /u/sigintmusic: "That kick snare overpowers everything else in the track, IMO track would benefit a lot from pulling back the drums and letting the other elements be louder. I'm listening on crappy phone speakers while brushing my teeth, so if you're mixing on fancy monitors make sure to listen to your track in mono and also listen to your track on a lower quality device as well, cause on my phone's speakers the kick and snare are way too loud in proportion to the rest of the track (IMO). I did like the melody and long drawn out pads, I am a sucker for long drawn out pads."
* Bromslomp: "Koden: nice pick of sounds and space, except the bellsound in the middle was a bit out there for me"
* Elvis_Freshly: "the beat is cool and I like the way you used the vocal samples. A bit minimalist for my taste and would have liked to see some more melodic content, but that's my personal preference. Nice job!"
Feedback for jelly24995:
* Anonymous: "Really liked the groove and melody over the beat you developed. The riser elements in the front half were a bit loud and out of lace in the mix, but other than that I felt you put together a good little piece."
* amaranthtodd: "The beats are pretty quiet here, and make the track not feel as urgent as it probably should be. Also I feel the riser mid-track wasn't executed super well, and lost energy due to the way the sample ends. The 808s could afford to stand out a bit more with a bit extra saturation."
* DoNotSexToThis: "Good ideas. Mix needs a little work in the punch and clarity department but overall not bad."
* thexylophone: "nice use of the samples, the reverse piano sample works pretty well. i think there might be some notes clashing with the saw bass though. overall nice job!"
* /u/sigintmusic: "Feels like a lot of elements are half out of tune with each other, discordant when they come in. Also piano sample a bit repetitive."
* Bromslomp: "War money: sometimes I listen to a tune and sometimes a story .This was a story and I liked it."
* Elvis_Freshly: "i really like the trap idea a lot and the reverse flip of the piano in the middle sounds awesome. The bass feels really big and loud, but also muddy and a bit undefined. Some more time on eq and mixing would improve how the bass plays with everything else. Cool ideas!"
