<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Mar 4, 2023, at 11:00, Andrew Robinson <andrew@bml.co.uk> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">I like this one, you've absolutely nailed the synthwave toms, and you've not done the 'ridiculously pumping compression' thing that ruins a lot of synthwave for me. I do think there is an issues though. From about 1:35 to 2:00 there seems to be a timing issue between the bass and lead lines, Each one seems fine on it's own, maybe they have different swings? <div><br></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I wish I had that feedback prior to submission. I had to squint to see it but I can feel that there is a slight misalignment on those parts. Well, if it ultimately gets rejected that would probably be the reason.</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Aesthetically, the break in the middle feels a bit long, and a bit too simple to me. Maybe layer the intro synth over this for more interest? I'd also think about fading out maybe 10 seconds earlier (or how about a tape-stop effect?) and maybe add some 80s synth-fx thing to bridge the gap at 2:09? Might just be my personal taste though.<div><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I am guilty here of loving the chord progression so much that I chose to give it bars all by itself 🤣. Given that I want to eventually track vocals I agree with the center being too long. Chopping it straight to the cymbals probably makes the most sense as it keeps the energy up. Your other ideas here are fair game, ironically the last day or so before submission I got my generation loss v2 and that would have been a quick win! </div><div><br></div><div>So I started the track in October and was riffing off of MJ’s Thriller. The first iteration of it was called “The Journey” and I was thinking a little about Dante’s inferno. So the story of the track is sort of walking into the underworld. However I had to rush naming both it and my project and I realize that lack of context should be avoided in the future. </div><div><br></div><div>My listener won’t have my mental images 🤣🤣</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>- Andy_R</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 4 Mar 2023 at 17:37, Matt Seil <<a href="mailto:xeno6696@gmail.com">xeno6696@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><a href="https://on.soundcloud.com/8hkjv" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://on.soundcloud.com/8hkjv</a><br>
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This is my first full song in about 17yrs, but don't feel like you have <br>
to pull punches if there's issues. I entered a compilation for the <br>
Youtube channel EZBOT. It was a "synthwave" themed compilation, and I <br>
never even listened to that genre really until the competition, so I do <br>
ask forgiveness if I take some incredible liberties here.<br>
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The range of influences on this song are varied and don't sound right <br>
saying them out loud ROFL. I'll share if anyone wants to know but in <br>
coming back to music I made a conscious decision not to think too much <br>
about my "aesthetic" and to just write whatever comes up. For this <br>
track I used: Digitone, Dreadbox Nymphes, Access Virus, Behringer RD-8, <br>
and the 1010 Blackbox. Once the mastered track is done I'll publish <br>
properly.<br>
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