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[Sharks - Destruction]

Drop felt sorta empty. Could have used some heavy but small put chords. That build is very nice. Also do I hear a lower pitched pentakill? That growl that slows down in FM is cool but it gets really repetitive after a while. It felt nice when it went back to its calm self. Maybe could have added more of a melody with the horns. And that violin is pretty good. And that retro pluck is fantastic.

Build up felt... "fluffy?" idk. There was no fill, so that was unfortunate. The second drop was more chord than it was growl. The second half of it is the opposite. And again FM drop growl. You tried adding the piano or bell in the back which felt ok but not ok at the same time. Overall, good song. 3.5.

Sharks responds:

Thanks for the feedback! btw wdym by low pitched pentakill ? there is no samples from other song if ur talking about the song pentakill

[Satori]

Hats are nice and fit the ambient chords. That piano is nice too, and that build up is pretty nice as well. And the drop was very fitting. nice kick. And that small wait on the other half of the first drop was unexpected but nice.

The claps after that are kinda off but I guess they fit. The build up again is pretty good. And that fill b4 the drop could have been different a little. Still drop is good, could have use a great lead solo haha.

PhantomWolves responds:

Alright, cool. I admit I don't exactly know what "kinda off but I guess they fit" means, for the claps. xd But also yeah i'm pretty new to writing fills so I'm hoping to get better at that as I go along...

[Bouncy]

Groovy and loud. But seems to be very repetitive. Some of the growls feel too wet, though I do like the rhythm of it. Song is pretty good though.

Hippokopter responds:

Well thankyou. Wait... growls are too wet? What does that mean....? xD

[Toby Fox - Waterfall(Melodic Dubstep remix)]

A lot of things were competing to be the main sound. Which means different melodies were odd compared to others, or next to another. You need to learn how to mix better, but that's only a matter of time and listening. Another thing is that you need to stay in your scale. There are times where you can change a scale or add a key not seen in a scale but that's pretty hard to pull off in a general song like this one which is a remix.

So,

-Mixing
-Sound Balance
-Scales
-Not putting every melody in the same place at once

hEatr3d responds:

Thanks a lot for your mark, dude))) I’ll try to make it better some time.

[HEVY]

Nice drums the build up. The drop is nice too. Some of the vocals are a bit loud, the dist is okay In a sense, need to be a lil calmer I guess. And your allowed to brag about the kick lol, it is nice. That string section feels weird in this song but it is very nice it's very emotional. Very filled in a sense. Though that transition from violin to dubstep could've been executed better. The dist is actually funny when I hear it. Instead of being a growl it just sounds like a triangle lead with some dist. Unless that's what it is. And then back to the violins. I can feel the key change and its very odd. Still it carries with the drums and still sounds good so I'm gonna keep the score where it is. And that ending is pretty satisfying. 4 stars.

Hippokopter responds:

There's no key change, but sometimes odd wobs can make it sound like that I guess. That, or maybe the cello starting on the 9th of the chord in the more "emotional" part is odd. And yes, that main distorted thingy was basically a triangle 4 octaves over a sub and some MASSIVE distortion. lol. Thanks for the review!

EDIT: I think I got what you meant by "key change" - the key stays in E, but it goes from phrygian to natural/harmonic minor. I hope that's what you meant. xD

[La Danse Macabre dubstep/industrial remix]

I like this one a lot. The sounds aren't too hard nor too soft. Good on ya.

Skybrid responds:

I'm glad you dig it! I really liked to work on this one...

[Cyber Divinity]

snare is two wet, and drum is peaking in a bad way. everything about the drop was really distorted, the fill before it was cool i guess. Though this was really messy. Needs more mixing and cleaning. But still, I liked some ideas.

Skybrid responds:

Well, thanks for criticism

[Lightning]

I mean it when I say mixing has very much improved. But still a lot of the parts in this are, "empty" in a way. And the sounds feel... cliche in a way. The trap fusion at the end was, ok i guess, though the transition was good. Overall, pretty decent!

Hippokopter responds:

Lol, thanks!

EDIT: I think it sounds kind of empty because I was harsh on the resonant frequencies, except taking out everything that sounds resonant takes out the grime on the dubstep basses. I've picked up on that, and I'm adjusting my mixing accordingly. Thanks. xD

[Zyzyx - Scars]

what did you use to record your vocals?

DJ-Zyzyx responds:

My computer mic lol. I'm getting a real mic for christmas