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[Transcend {Dj-Abbic}]

some really cool sound design and dynamics :) gr8 job m8

DjAbbic responds:

Spent a lot of time on that area, glad it was noticeable :p

[An Astronaut's Daydream]

"The Sea Creature from Space"
I always appreciate the songs that actually have a significant meaning behind them. I never put much thought into it, since I don't have time to (with the unfortunate demo edition of strife) but I suddenly want to now xD This song is pretty solid - great sound design as always! You're getting better with future bass, which I feel is probably one of the main genres we both love. I always love vocal patterns in songs if they're done right, and the vocals in this song we're done very well :D The main problems that I've seen in a few of your songs are here though...
For the most part:
-The percussion is way to basic and repetitive. You can fix this by experimenting more with different samples and styles :)
-The mixing is pretty off :/ I see this problem a lot with artists such as 1f1n1ty. You need to put more thought into the way the sounds are gonna work together in the actual song. Try to experiment with the levels of each of the patterns and decide what works together best ;)

The way you do Future Bass is a different style to how I try to do it. Seeing that your strong suits are for the most part what I lack at, your songs are gonna sound really different to mine. Basically I think that we both need to learn from one another to get as good as we can get - I need to learn how to design sounds and build chords and melodies better and you need to get better at mixing and percussion - we should try more to learn from each other. Great job mate ;)

Also if you're wondering why this review is so much longer than usual, it's cos I'm writing this during school to and I'm bored beyond belief xD

Keep up the good work :D

MollusK-Music responds:

Much obliged for the compliments and I really value the feedback. I am also aware that I have been having a lot of trouble with my mixing and mastering recently. I know for a fact I am able to master the house style I am used to but with different genres comes different mastering/mixing and I really need to work on making my songs sound more crisp, clear and loud. I've updated the mix as well, so the issue shouldn't be nearly as bad shortly after writing this. Regarding the percussion, I am also working at that. I am really on the fence about doing longer, more intricate drums. On the one hand, they are more interesting and tend to sound better. On the other, it can sometimes distract from the rest of what is going on, depending on the style of song, simple or otherwise. In the house tracks I do, the percussion is supposed to be basic and in a simple pattern throughout for a groove factor.

Even still, I'm really glad to hear that you think my music (Chords, melodies and stuff) as well as my sound design is good. Since that's really all I am good at doing so far. I know the technical bits and bobs for basic audio engineering and I lack all music theory, so I'm glad I could make something from nothing. I am working right now, and will continue non-stop, to get a more crisp and clear sound through mastering, and to work a bit on my mixing. Mixing for me all depends on genre, so if I keep doing Future Bass, I should get better at it over time. Mastering is all audio relative, so I'm going to have to work extra hard on doing that to the best of my ability. I know I explicitly say a great song doesn't need weeks, and that's true. But, all the post-processing to make that great song actually sound great is a whole other monster. I am going to invest into Izotope Ozone for mastering soon, to get the best results possible. I appreciate the in depth response. Now, I will take my leave to fight with NG until it lets me update the damn audio!

(PS. If there are any spelling/grammatical errors, please excuse. It is a little late here and I'm too lazy to do my usual spell check)

Cheers c:

[Risen Cubes]

mate this song is sexy :3 i made a remix of it http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/675896 i hope you enjoy :D

Onefin responds:

Cool, a remix! But can you, like, spell my name correctly in the title of the remix?

[Work in Progress]

sounds pretty good so far :D the chord-lead thing doesn't sound too great - maybe add a stab at the start of the chords or some modulation. other than that its going pretty well ;)

MollusK-Music responds:

That was something I added in a brief moment to add more body. I'll certainly do some more work on it. Thanks for the feedback

[Spaze - Light Years Away]

this pretty cool :D a little repetitive, and i did have an issue with the default clap, but hey great job man ;)

SpazeOfficial responds:

Get your point. Thanks for the comment! :D

[Jumper - Purity (2016)]

totally great song :D even tho it doesnt sound enough like the original - its like Lucent to Soulwind! Anyway, brilliant track dude - keep it up ;)

Jumper responds:

It really does sound a lot like Soulwind... o_o You guys made me realise that. Maybe I sould ask Lockyn if we could make a collab :P

Thank you!

[Unfinished Song Compilation {Dj-Abbic}]

rest in peace old unfinished songs
the majority are pretty cool so im gonna give 4.5 cos why not
wait Torch [WIP] isn't finished?

DjAbbic responds:

Nope, by finished I usually think of it as a full complete track with an outro and everything. Technically Levitate is finished but I'm not that happy about it so I'm counting it as unfinished too :p

[How I Teach the Children]

if i had serum id ask you for these presets :3

MollusK-Music responds:

Glad you liked the sounds, dude. Sound design really is my strong suit. So, if you ever did get Serum and wanted some sounds, I would more than happy to deliver.

Cheers, man c:

[Melody From Hell [Dream Trance]]

Really cool listening :D I like your dream trance songs like Icosphere.
Like most of your songs though, the drums are overused and the synths are repetitive, but the way you put together melodies is just great :D

Could you maybe review my new Liquid Drum and Bass song? thanks :3

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/673416

DJStriden responds:

I have a repetitive style. The drums and synths are intentionally repetitive and blown out. I'll leave it to the critics to decide how questionable that is.

[Techno Canon]

eh pretty good. youve graduated from using the default drums to using the other drums in the "Dance" folder (dont worry i've been there) and your still using presets, without editing them much, but for what its worth you used them really well :) keep it up bro

Oivas responds:

Thanks Mate!