Luna Buys A Dub [NIGHTMARE NIGHT EDITION] <pony> <hoofstep>

[vladnuke]

http://soundcloud.com/vladnuke/luna-bought-a-dub-nightmare
This one took me quite the while, but it was a great learning experience! I might even put this on into a video. But yeah, this one took up a lot of mah time.

[the4thImpulse]

This is a cool track, a lot of great ideas in it but it sounds like the mixdown was a little rushed and could have been done better. Its still much better then the dubstep I try to make. The super bitchrushed sound at 2:52 and after is my favorite part.

[vladnuke]

Thanks, but do you mean that it should end more softly? Or that the whole mixing was off?

[the4thImpulse]

Thanks, but do you mean that it should end more softly? Or that the whole mixing was off?

I meant the whole mix, the kick is clear but behind in the mix it also doesn't have that 'punch' when the wubs are going full strength. The snare is really weak imo (in dubstep having a stong kick and snare can make or break a track), it could benifit with some more hi hats but thats not necessary. Some of the diffrent wubs play at diffrent volumes anmd while that itself is not a bad thing in this track it creates unevenness and dis-unity (is that a word). The intro (piano) is little hard and I think you should build more into the first drop with that piano, the outro is good. when you have the two wubs playing together at 1:24 and on they clash a little bit and feel a bit awkward.

A lot of it is just small things that can be easily fixed and some of them are more personal but I think you should at least look into it all.

[vladnuke]

Thanks a lot, that really helped me see where I should go with this track.

[LFP]

Sounds nice, really enjoyed the intro.
In my opinion you should utilize the piano a bit more, but I guess it mostly comes down to preference. : P

[vladnuke]

Ok, you want improvement?
http://soundcloud.com/vladnuke/luna-bought-a-dub-improved

Blammo. Can't argue with that, it has improved RIGHT IN THE TITLE! SO IT GOTZ BE BETTER!(this is me on 2 hours of sleep lol)

But srsly, tell me how I can fix it up some more. I tried to get the wubs to be the same volume, but eh. I think I'll make this my Balloon Party track, as my old one kinda pales to this.

[the4thImpulse]

Much better this time!

The intro is really long, I like it but its too static. If you were to increase the velocity of the piano making it cresendo into the drop., maybe increase it by an octave to start and keep it very soft to start and then lower the pitch to where it is now at around :37? and keep it building up it velocity until the drop at 1:14. You could also add some background sounds (like noise of soft filter sweeps) in the intro (somethin likwe the arp sounds at 4:14.

I think you have some weird compression going on in the main sections, every 2 bars the first kick comes in loud and then it backs off for the rest of the 2 bars, the same apllies to the bass a little bit. That happens most promenitly after 1:55 in that 'breakdown'.

The wubs are much more even leveled up until the end verse, 3:33, then the kick gets lost behind the bass. I still think you should add some hihat/ cymbal shuffles in it, the first verse can be empty and then the second verse bring in the hats so its not the same thing over and over.

Thats all I got for now, hope it helps

(I am being really picky, what you have so far is good but its not great yet and I know you want great)

[vladnuke]

Ok, now to make that video.
http://soundcloud.com/vladnuke/luna-bought-a-dub-balloon

[the4thImpulse]

There is a lot of bass on the piano and parts like :30 seem a lot louder then :39, I dont know if thats intentional but I think it hurts the track a bit (just my idea - put a highpass filter on the piano and cut it at around 150Hz and lower that until the drop) also the kick doesn't sound like its coming out clear well.. maybe look into that. Nice work, I love the track!