Lol i tried to google this drug and your submission was the first one that came up. So either this drug was made up or it's a nickname or shortening for something else.
0:38 Either way this is good.
0:43 I like the way your progressions kind of go up up up up
0:48 Does that say "hurts so bad"? awwww :( or maybe
0:58 Never play again?
I want lyrics lol......... I might have it wrong..
Much love <3
Lyrics:
Bernz (a person) so mad,
Bernz so mad,
Adrien Peterson will never play again.
(he's holding on to him for his fantasy team -- wishful thinking.)
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These melodies. These feels. These chords.
0:24 OO I like that little transition.
0:32 Back to the minor... or rather the slightly more "sad" portion. Not sure how these chords work actually because nothing is ever straightforward with you.
0:54 OO I LIKE. thanks for gifting me with this ending. pity it only lasts a few seconds.
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This one, I just got lucky. Dragging notes in random spots and that first vamp popped out. I'll probably send you the midi file so you can look at it, maybe mess around with it or whatever.
0:00 I like this loop a lot better. It's nicer and more happier than a lot of your other loops, and I like happiness!!!!!
0:20 OH BEAUTIFUL LOVE IT LOVE THIS PROGRESSION
0:30 This is very earthboundy i think. I've never played earthbound but I've seen people pointing out their influences.
0:43 I lied I played about 5-10 minutes of the first but got bored because traditional JRPG battles. sorry if you're an earthbound fan i think earthbound music is amazing. I have actually listened to earthbound music by itself and it's great.
1:12 Yes but this is actually going well
1:15 I LOVE the melody and progression which you are clearly focussing on. Anyway now time to google your drug.
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Aw.... a lot of depression related and antipsychotic drugs... these drugs. They can either be good or bad for you, depending on whether they are prescribed lol.
Have a good time! MUCH LOVE
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That's the thing that bugs me about those old school JRPGs: the music is freaking amazing, but the game is (for me) a bit of a chore to get through. I played through a big chunk (what I thought was a big chunk) of final fantasy 3 or 6 (3 in america) and stopped at some jungle or something. Go to my friend who says I'm at like 2 percent of the whole game. Jesus. I do keep the soundtracks in my itunes, though. A lot of times I try to just do that: a 30-45 second loop that sounds good. Maybe throw a bridge in there or something. Easier than trying to make a whole 9th symphony kind of thing that goes on for 55 minutes or 2 hours or whatever.
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0:15 Lol... slurp? Hoping you not doing too many of these drugs if they're unprescribed... hehe. you might go crazy like me
0:38 BOULLIE is right, this is pretty funky
0:42 Those snares. Like the snares. More snare rolls. As you might already know, I have a <3 for the snare.
1:05 And I realize you have a <3 for the bass with a bit of that crunchy ATTACK on it. one that sneaks up behind you with a little warning but not too much warning because now suddenly ITS UPON U. that kind of bass.
That loop as well. Interesting loops you're making.
Word.
Uh actually I was kind of iffy about how loud (and suddenly loud) the bass would get. I was going to "fix" it, but I said fuck it and wanted to get the track out the door to work on the next one, but that part with just the bass still kinda bugs me. I think it's just the triangle flute wav file in a low register, with Camel Crusher on it. And sidechaining. Everything in here was sidechained.
So much bloody sidechaining, lol.
0:00 Lol that keys.
0:12 It sounds Rhodes-y but I don't exactly like the melody/progression
0:21 But this part of the chord progression soudns nice.
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wowww interesting. :/
1:07 I like this part of the progression. Now to make it into a song with other instruments.
0:00 LOL IT LOOPED
KK cool. It's not very 80's though imo, it would need to be slower and have more delay and more cheesy reverbed-out drums. But the progression is slightly 80's, because of its sound musicality combined with interesting little interludes that don't necessarily push for the epic. What am I saying lol
Love you <3
I came across Bremelanotide by googling love potions. I thought it was an aphrodisiac kind of thing, but I guess it's used for that other stuff too. Lel, this is the only one so far that looped successfully. I don't know if I'm messing up the FL export part or if it's just the ng player.
I think I took the DirectWave Suitcase keyboard and put flanger and delay (time way down, like under 10 ms) until it sounded Rhodes-y. It could definitely use more 80s instrumentation to get that vibe going though.
My friend said it reminded him of Dire Dire Docks, that keyboard sound? That's a great keyboard sound right there.
0:07 Lol nice. This sine-y main synth. Everything seems together and organic.
0:17 Even if that kick seems a bit overwhelming at a certain frequency.
0:28 OK these chords kind of helped bring it together.
0:35 That bass work. I get the feeling you're working a lot in that really low range recently.
0:51 Part of me does want to see timbre though.
0:56 That change in pace.
1:08 Not sure where this is going... it's a bit weird how it suddenly changes mood.
1:20 But this part is nice. Almost Twin Peaks-y jazz with a low pass filter on it.
1:42 Not sure about that riff. Seems a bit off kilter at the end. But I guess you like off kilter since that's part of your brand. lol.
2:01 This is nice though. Especially those strings in the back. I wish they came through a bit more.
2:16 Nice ending.
Overall the structure is very her and there, meandering between ideas without a certain direction, which is good and bad. It's kind of like, jazzy, but at the same time schizo. I couldn't see how you ripped off Aphex Twin, but that's probably maybe because I don't really know his full catalogue. But I could hear it maybe very very slightly near the intro with his latest album Syro, but even then it wasn't nearly as poppy and generic to be Syro copying. I don't even know what I'm saying because Syro isn't generic but it does sound somewhat like those generic techno backings to old YouTube videos where the audio was pulled because of a copyright claim. Or elevator music by Kraftwerk made modern, but in the best kind of way. Yeah, that's similar to how the first quarter of this song sounded.
Word.
Oh I just said I was ripping him off because the snares and the synth sounded a lot like Alberto Balsalm. That track had mainly low frequency stuff going on except for the interlude where it sounded like a kid was dragging a metal stick along a chainlink fence. I didn't have any of that high pitched stuff going on, and I guess the first part of the track could've benefitted from that. 2nd part was totally tacked on -- didn't feel like making it its own track.
0:00 Bass is nice.
0:10 I feel that sidechain.
0:20 This is groovy. You got those little "chain" sounds going on.
0:30 This is really nice.
0:40 A little bit silent here, loses energy.
0:45 But that clap and that bass bring it back more. You got that groove goin on.
1:05 Nice if you had a kick or something going on here maybe to ground the track and make it seem less like you muted certain channels that were holding the track together. If that makes sense.
1:27 Ends a bit abruptly.
Overall, I think it's most important that you've got the grooooove. Sounds like some of Sam Gellaitry's house-ish stuff with nice sidechain that melds the track together. It's a bit bassy and some of the things pull out so that the momentum is lost. But overall the groove is the most important thing and this got it.
Thx!
Yeah I think this track dragged on a little too long. The parts where stuff drops out is me saying, how can I pad this out without adding stuff? Can't have a 35 second long house track, who would do that? And that last part was supposed to be integrated more but I couldn't get it to fit, nor could I just throw it away so I tacked it on there. It's kinda background music. No cool melodies or anything. Just random noises sidechained with each other. I do like the way the bass sounds throughout, though. Thanks for the review!
This is reall reall reall good i like it you make your beats hahehehehehee
Yup this is real good and please make it longer haha more verse pls
thank you zigzag, always love your reviews, send me a beat you think i'd sound good on!
0:00 Starts off with a simple melody by the synth.
0:20 The bass is coming in. The bass kind of reminds me of an 80's neon-soaked cop drama.
0:35 I like this breakdown. Pulls things back a bit.
0:50 The glitches kind of put me off. Feels a bit weird at the end of every second beat.
1:10 OK now it feels a bit too much like layering instruments on for the sake of it, too many melodies going on at once that don't serve to compliment each other. I do this too, though.
1:40 That main melody is getting a bit repetitious.
1:55 Still a groovy song, probably virtue of those stabbing chords. But the way things repeat isn't that nice.
2:05 That snare is mixed pretty well.
2:15 Ooh this is a nice change. But I still think that the rhythm of the main synth should change, and there should be a chord progression that goes for longer than 2 bars.
2:40 Yeah, the short nature of the chord progression makes things a bit repetitive and not in a good way.
2:53 Still pretty groovy though. I can hear little cowbells I think.
3:05 This is a nice ending, you bring in a few little synths that I would have liked to see rear their head earlier, if not for being absolutely obscured by the bullying main melody.
This thing could actually be benefited from a bit of stripping back, and adding only elements that you need to add. Sometimes it's just too many layers. But overall, the groove and the consistency of your sounds makes this an enjoyable listen anyway. Pretty well-mixed for the most part. Just needs a little work. Also the chord progressions are probably too short, I would have liked to see longer ones with a better resolution and overall journey.
Cheers!
Thanks for being so kind to leave an in-depth review! Makes stuff much clearer for me!
0:05 Interesting pop take.
0:20 Not a huge fan of the vocals (they seem a bit whiny).
0:28 OK this is a bit better from the vocals. Maybe it’s the doubling. Needs a bit of reverb or processing of the vocals to make them less dry maybe?
0:53 That vocal chopping lol.
1:15 I think the vocals are sometimes too loud and sometimes too quiet… I think a compressor would help this out maybe? It also seems a bit drowned out by the synths… Eq’ing here with the synths to make room for the vocals?
1:53 This solo is pretty awesome though.
1:57 Not sure I’m a big fan of the latter end of the solo, or the scratches though… the scratches seem pretty “pasted in”. And the drums need a bit of energy to pop out of the mix more.
2:30 Interesting experimentation with synths though.
2:39 OK the vocal chopping is getting a bit old, sadly.
2:47 The chords are nice though. They might need a bit of EQ’ing to take out the harshness.
2:55 This is a nice refrain. Needs a melody on top of it maybe? Or a little more definition and wideness from those strings.
Overall, it’s an interesting composition with creativity to be sure, but it lacks polish in the mixing, for both the synths and the voice. The voice could use some processing to make it seem less raw, and to sort out the volumes at certain points of the song. The strings could be a bit wider, and the drums a little less subdued so they can “flow” with the song. I can’t actually pinpoint the exact reason why it didn’t flow so well, but it’s probably some combination of those factors. Still a good song in concept, though, and musically it could become a hit, but it just needs a little work.
Indeed vocals are really not my strong suit, as I'm not a trained singer at all and I've only had the equipment to record vocals for a year now. I really need to look up more mixing tutorials on vocals, I just do what doesn't sound awful lol.
You're right, my drums are not particularly exciting and come across weak. It's really been a long time since I've tried polishing the drums to a shine, I often just use them as a tool with the composition not really its own section if you know what I mean.
I'm glad you still enjoyed a lot of the parts of the song I enjoyed, and quickly noticed the things I rushed. I'm glad I'm not boasting about any parts that I knew weren't good lol.
If you know any good way to learn more about mixing and mastering I would love to hear it.
I plan on starting another song soon, but planning the whole thing out whereas this was an improvised beat that eventually became a full fledged song.
EDIT: OH YEAH! I forgot, you mentioned chopping in the vocals. That was intentional, maybe it just wasn't obvious enough. I never intended for it to sound like I recorded more, I mean it was the tail end of the line I just did so I thought it wasn't hard to figure out.
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