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Damn, the sub is quite strong in this one. The mixing is actually pretty solid; however, the drums could definitely benefit from some more compression since they seem to battle with the sub for prominence a little. The kicks have a lot of mid, which can be fine, but the most important parts are the transient (click) and the bass). The guitar is excellent though.

I know that deathstep is generally super repetitive, but given the high frequencies of the basses, I think the high screech patch could use some more automation or LFO manipulation of some kind to keep the patch interesting throughout the drop (it will reduce the 'atonal-ness' of it just enough to 'wow' the listener. The second drop is good though; that long bass works well.

Also an important note, since you implemented a 1/4 drum beat for the third drop, the death step drum may not be the best for that section since it has a really long reverb tail. That can quickly clutter the mix when kicks are coming in at such a fast pace. (I.E. use short tailed snare/clap samples, or just go with kicks and cymbals for that part).

Lastly, the ending could really use some form of an outro, at least more than just the beat suddenly ending. Honestly even a simple impact would do the trick, haha. The reverb on its own sounds too empty.

Overall, that's quite a heavy hitter!

Keep it up,

- False South

ChristianPlays responds:

Thanks for the review. This is really the first review I've gotten that I can actually really benefit from.

This is honestly not bad. Idk if it's reverb or some stereo enhancing effect on the basses, but something is hindering your overall mix quality when the drop hits. I know deathstep is typically a little repetitive in the drops, but I think this would benefit from more variation between drops (especially since there's 3 of them). Evilwave is a decent artist to refer to for that sort of variation.

I like the intro/breaks a lot; The one thing I noticed is what sounds like a higher pitched sine wave (it sounds kind of intrusive for the overall mix and vibe of the intro). I would change that for a more subtle sound for the upper mid end.

Keep it up!

AlienNinjaGD responds:

Thank you!

There's too much mid bass and not enough (if any) sub. There's also what feels like reverb (overall wetness in the low end).
You definitely need to work on your mix-downs (track idea itself has potential with more mixing, composition and sound design experience. In addition, the 'melodic' drop at the end is a little to random. Either go melodic, or atonal for drop styles. Also consider getting some new dubstep drum samples, since these ones are a little weak as is.

The plugin 3xOsc itself has a lot of potential. The problem is that the interface on its own is not very versatile, which is why you need to apply more effects and automation to make the most out of it. Personally, I would only use 3xosc for a sub bass (since a sine wave or two with some distortion and EQ is all you need) and for any VGM-esque sounds I'm trying to emulate.

As a sidenote, I think it's great to challenge yourself with only using one VST. Try it again some day when you have more experience :)

AlienNinjaGD responds:

Okay. So, actually there is sub, and it sucks so much because I tried to use only 3xOsc and less than 5 FX plugins.
The drums aren't samples, they were all made with the 3xOsc too.
Still thx! :)

Drops like a T-Rex for sure, haha. Nice to hear from you again. The mix-down is really good too.

Keep it up!

F-777 responds:

Thanks so much! Well it was easier to mix tbh like most of my songs fast BPM and layers its a lot harder.

This one was simplified but each part kinda "maxed?".
...if that makes sense.

Thanks for the awesome comment!!!!

Definitely a five. I would call this drum & breaks, but it really doesn't matter. It's unique and really well thought out. It isn't a surprise that you would have an upcoming release on The Arcadium, as your recent style seems to suit it.

Great work.

Geoplex responds:

Thank you! Actually drum & breaks is a pretty good description

Nice to hear from you! Sounds pretty interesting so I hope for the best :)

EnNinja responds:

Thanks ;)

This tracks is actually really sweet. There seems to be some collisions between some elements (percussive and synths), or possibly clipping.
Other than that, I really enjoyed it.

Keep it up!

endKmusic responds:

Hey Chael!
It's the FX thingy in the second part of the song, yeah.
Thanks for taking a listen, glad you enjoyed it mate.

Pretty damn awesome actually <3

Keep it up, man!

EnNinja responds:

Thanks man <3

It's a pretty good track in terms of song structure. It's much too short to consider it as a full track though.

The mix is a little too noisy. You can reduce FX volumes for sure. The bass doesn't seem to punch out a whole lot either.

Honestly it's the kind of track that "gets straight to the point" if you know what I mean. For a regular track, a solid intro of some kind is better to have rather than just building right into it. For GD, this kind of format is pretty common so I get why you chose that kind of structure.

There isn't too much melody variation or any high frequency elements in the chorus like leads. Since the bass you used is pretty much a single layer (besides sub), there needs to be more highs in it.

It's a decent project, but it doesn't quite stand out much in its own style.

Keep it up! Song structure is quite important so it's good you have the base structure down.

nitrokill217 responds:

Love your response as you get straight to the point and tells me the positives and negatives. I will attempt to alter this project again, as I am also working on an extended version, so I will attempt to make adjustments suitable to the problems you have stated. I did make it short as listeners may get bored of the track listening to a lot repetitive noises (as I have been repeatedly told this on the reviews of my previous tracks back in 2015) if it isn't dubstep, so u kept it short and punchy. Thank you for listening anyway and thanks for the honest feedback.

Basically 3/8, but you can do all of those time signatures in 4/4.

I have one ongoing dubstep project in this style too. Nice to see someone else work with it nicely!

Not a fan of the snare but whatever, the rest of the track is quite excellent.

Ravitex responds:

I decided to go with a snare that I wouldn't normally use. Thought it was rather weird at first, but to me it sounds fine right now. Thanks for the feedback!

My new alias is False South (Formerly ChaelMusic). Experimenting with the many possibilities of electronic music.

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