My New Remixes -TheMasterBass

[TheMasterBass]

Hi there, im TheMasterBass, and im quite new at the whole "Remix" thing, but have actually made a few decent songs from scratch.
I just want a little More Publicity, Thats all.
- First Song I Made.

- Second Song, Not as Good

- Third Song, Pretty Decent in My Opinion.

- Fourth Song, And Personal Favorite.

[itroitnyah]

The sound design is "meh" at best, the mixing could use some work, the structures for your songs are mediocre, there's clipping in a lot of them, they're pretty disorientating and hard to follow, seemingly random at times. Work on sound design, learn how to design synths yourself, not just use presets. When mixing, turn everything down in volume to around -5dB or so, to allow yourself some headroom. It'll come in handy for when you're mastering songs, and even more helpful when you're mixing. It helps a ton to prevent distortion. For song structure you can listen to some of your favorite songs and listen for patterns in the song, when the artist switches them out, listen for risers and sweeps and effects and drum rolls, when everything is swept in and out, etc. But for a beginner, you're off to a decent start. Just practice and take advice from others who have been going a lot longer than you have.

Also, "Pinkie Pies Welcome Rave" is perhaps one of the most cliche titles ever. Try and stay away from big cliches in music. Some examples would be:

-including "bass", "dirty", "wub", "rave", "beats", or other words you see commonly in songs. There are a few exceptions, but not very often. This includes using these words in your username. "Rave Boss" is just not a cool username, it makes you look like an arrogant fuck head who thinks that he is hot shit. I'm sorry, I couldn't think of a way to say that without it coming off as offensive. I don't know you very well and I'm assuming that you're a good guy. This part might get removed by a mod, but I just thought I'd let you know since you're fairly new to the music scene.

-putting "drop the bass" / "drop it", "yay" or "20 percent cooler" samples in your songs. This includes just about every single vengeance sample pack vocal sample.

-reusing synth patches that you made, or using presets. It's OK to occasionally use a patch that you used in an earlier song, but don't use the sample patch in every song. And people here generally see presets as the devil's doing, so mostly use them to break them down and find out how they're made, then try making your own patches.

Oh, welcome to MyLittleRemix. Enjoy your stay.

[TheMasterBass]

I thoroughly enjoyed that review, thanks for the input.
I will take that all into consideration when making my next song.
-TheMasterBass

[Genkar]

A Zebra's Loneliness:
Okay, I think I hear clipping even in the very beginning. I like the bass, but it's pretty overpowering, plus it sounds kind of like a preset. Alright, it gets repetitive, pretty fast. That synth that comes in just before 1:00 is just... meh. It's out of place, it doesn't fit the mood. The drums entrance came too late into the song, but the drums themselves are good. The main problem here is it's basically the same thing through the entire song. It's really monotone, you need to have multiple sections that are notably different from one another. Plus, it sounds like there is little to no mixing, but for a first song it's completely understandable.

Aperture Ponies:
That choppy supersaw, it's... well, choppy. Try to make it more legato. The drums are pretty good again. Some of the sounds, are still pretty meh, and some sound like presets. Try and steer clear from presets, it's okay once in a while, but you won't learn proper sound design by using them. At 1:25ish there is a sound that sounds almost completely panned to the left, and honestly, it just sounds ugly. Like with the last song, it's repetitive and monotone. You have the same pattern going on in the back for the entire thing, and it gets incredibly tiring to listen to after a while. Just try to include more variation.

To War:
Okay the arps are cool, and I like the snare pattern. Okay it just went from having a completely orchestral feel to having a random electronic lead come out of nowhere. And now the orchestral feel is back. Okay, this one's a bit less repetitive. If you're going for an orchestral piece, minimize the electronic stuff, because the electronic arpeggios feels really out of place. See, now it's back into a repetitive melody loop. There is no significant change of mood, like most orchestral pieces have. Plus, the snare pattern is absolutely alone. There is no aux percussion, no cymbals, no mallets, and it's the same snare pattern over and over. There actually isn't too many other concert instruments either, so next time for orchestral, try adding more percussion, low brass, woodwinds, and try to stay away from the electronic stuff. The outro was weak on this one, it goes from being in full swing to over in the course of a short time.

Pinkie Pie's Welcome Rave (itroitnyah is right, use a less generic title):
The intro arps are almost too fast. The supersaw sounds really weak. The arps need to be lower, they're taking up a lot of room in the mix. You did a better job making it less monotone, but the sound design, is pretty... well, bad here. The really heavy bass at like 1:17 is really overpowering, it takes over the entire song during that portion. Some of the patterns don't really match up too well. When the chiptuney synth is soloed, it feels really empty. The kick is doing a 4x4 beat almost the entire thing, and it's nearly inaudible. You should probably sidechain it, it makes it more noticeable, and it's pretty easy to do in most DAWs. Overall, everything fought for space, it needs to be mixed, otherwise, everything just sounds like it's fighting for room to breathe.

Overall:
A lot of them sound really monotone/repetitive. It's kinda like you layed down one pattern, or melody, or chord progression, and just formed a song around that one thing. Don't think it's just you, because a lot of people have this problem. The other thing I can't emphasize enough: how important it is to learn how to mix/master along with sound design. Those are probably the most important things you need to know, as they can make a serious difference in production quality. Sound design is really important to learn, it's good to make sure all of your sounds fit together, otherwise you'll get stuff that seems really out of place. Plus, your sound design habits will probably lead into developing a distinct style. The other thing, like I said is mixing, you NEED to learn how to mix. All of these songs were clipping in quite a few places. A pretty good mixing tactic is to mix everything down really far (usually like -4dB at least), so you've got some space to adjust levels. Watch a few tutorials on mixing, it'll help a lot.

Okay, I think I'm about done here, so welcome to MLR! Hope I helped you!

[MaЯIuB]

All the sounds used in ""Pinkie Pies Welcome Rave", "To War" and "A Zebras Loneliness" is loops from Mixcraft 5 libary. You can't make music with loops and claim it's made by scratch.

[TheMasterBass]

Agian, Thanks to all the input, as i am new to the remixing crowd.
I will take all things into consideration.
And MarIuB, i didn't really know the difference between a Remix, and an Original.
Once again, thank you.
-TheMasterBass

[itroitnyah]

A remix is when you take a song that is already made, and remake it into a new piece of music. An original is a piece of music that you make that nobody else has made before.

A good example of an original is OdysseyEurobeat's Discord, since it's something that nobody else came up with and made before Eurobeat did. A good example of a remix would be Tombstone's Discord Remix since he took Eurobeat's original piece of work and remade it into a new piece.

Also, as another tip, never rush music. Take as much time as you need to complete a piece of work, it isn't a race to complete as many pieces of music as you can, and there aren't any deadlines for when you have to come out with a new piece of music.

[MaЯIuB]

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And MarIuB, i didn't really know the difference between a Remix, and an Original.
Once again, thank you.
-TheMasterBass

I'm not talking about it being a remix or original. I just noticed that you used almost only loops in three of the songs, while the fourth is a combination of loops and virtual instruments. I'm guessing you have Mixcraft 6 or 5 as DAW.

I recommend using various synths and virtual instruments and not just using loops. I do not control what you do, but I recommend it if you want to become a better musician. The reason I recommend this is that at least a hundred different songs on youtube are using the same loops as you. Therefore your music seem very similar to what many others have made​​.

I have with a experimental project also used a lot of loops, but it was over two years ago, when I used Mixcraft instead of Ableton. You should check some tutorials and start using virtual instruments instead. Many people think that using loops are cheating.

Sorry for grammatical errors, I am after all a viking from the cold north. Having learned English but I can not compare myself to those who talk the language fluently.

Loop-based music from me (You can hear the same loops as you used in "Pinkie Pie's Welcome Rave at 16:52 under the guitar solo, aslo many other loops throughout the song):


-MaЯiuB