Who Is It? (CBR Destroyed the Mix)

[Coolboyrulez0]

"Remix of an original track by RobMagic which I remixed due to how much I enjoyed it. (Hope he doesn't mind)

Check out the original here:
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/490219"

http://soundcloud.com/cbr/who-is-it-cbr-destroyed-the

I hope you enjoy what I did to your track, even though I never asked you for permission.
Also, I propose we (FFR artists) should remix our works more often, we can learn and grow as artists if we collaberate, and remix one-another works.

[~Zeta~]

seems like one huge building up song. needs a climax or a drop or something smashing.


EDIT: it keeps wanting to go somewhere but leads to nowhere.

[midnghtraver]

Originally Posted by ~Zeta~

seems like one huge building up song.

Those are good to throw in a set every now and then...

Sound design could use some work (more of an opinion), but other than that I enjoyed this (Edit: Which makes 3 for 3 ).

[KgZ]

I agree with mdnghtrvr regarding sound design

I would suggest a couple of things:

Try processing the instruments with different kinds of distortion. The relationship between "music" and noise is imperative in any song, especially Dubstep. Don't be afraid to get wet and dirty baby.

My other thought is for you to understand how to build a full layered sound. Try thinking about the three basic ranges of frequencies that your ear distinguishes- Low, Mid, and High. Instead of trying to make one instrument to cover all three sets of frequencies (and don't cheat by separating oscillators), make three different instruments. Or make duplicates and tweak as needed. One for the highs, one for the mids, and one for the lows.

[Coolboyrulez0]

Originally Posted by KgZ

My other thought is for you to understand how to build a full layered sound. Try thinking about the three basic ranges of frequencies that your ear distinguishes- Low, Mid, and High. Instead of trying to make one instrument to cover all three sets of frequencies (and don't cheat by separating oscillators), make three different instruments. Or make duplicates and tweak as needed. One for the highs, one for the mids, and one for the lows.

Thank you for this, I agree that is my biggest weakness (or rather one of them).

Especially when something is already fully produced (mp3 / wav, no stems) such as this, I seem to have problems remixing it to sound like a fresh take that was intende rather than sounding like "slap a remix over it". I can blame that on lack of knowing to work with a single file instead of stems. Also yes, I need to also work more in fixing my frequencies, it seems my ears LOVE mids even in synths and basses which makes a tiring, almost flat, mix.

PS: Regarding the build up, I rather wanted it to sound like that instead of the build > drop > build of typical dubstep because I'm an odd fellow like that.

[KgZ]

Originally Posted by Coolboyrulez0

it seems my ears LOVE mids even in synths and basses which makes a tiring, almost flat, mix.

Ah, it's actually because for humans the easiest sound for us to hear is the mid and mid highs (around 2k to 5k hertz).

I know I'm analyzing your words such as tiring and flat even though it's completely subjective, but I think your best bet is to boost your synth with the EQ around the 200-400hz range. This is where you'll get all the fatness. Then I would even go as far to say to brighten the synth up ever so slightly around the 10k to 20k range. This will give it a much more crisp sound.

If you want to start making better mixes overall, I would find a track with a mix you really like, and use it as a reference track. Throw it into an EQ Spectrum (most EQs have one hiding somewhere) and analyze the shape of the wave, while comparing it to your mix.

[Magic_V2]

Hi CBR. I don't mind at all (it's on Newgrounds; Creative Commons, after all), and I like the direction in which you took my song.
Would you like me to upload the vocal clips so that you can play with them yourself?

[Coolboyrulez0]

Yeah, maybe I could try a re-imagining of your song if I had those. Thanks for checking it out