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[ƎƧUM]

I was a little bored during the intro but I stuck with it and I'm glad I did!
Goes really hard, especially since you've gotten really good at dramatic pauses and those are EVERYWHERE (MAN I LOVE DRAMATIC PAUSES)
One example of this I really like is how the melody stops with the snare on the second beat of every bar in the 1:36 part (MAN I LOVE DRAMATIC PAUSES)

I'm trying really hard to find something to critique but I know next to nothing ab mixing and its just too much of a bop to critique lmao

...well, maybe the ending is a bit empty actually, maybe some light percussion could help it out?
...and the intro goes on for a while with the same melody (I have the attention span of a goldfish)

9 outta 10!

MU53 responds:

Yeahhhh......I suppose the intro is a test of one's patience. Should've accounted for that lmao

I had some fun with the dramatic pausing here and there, I must admit. Really set a groovy headbanging mood I suppose. Also, the end is supposed to be a little more empty than the rest of the song. But honestly, I think what I got works, but thanks for the feedback anyways. I'll definitely keep that in mind.

Thanks for the review :)

[Somewhere Here]

Astounding from someone with 2 followers!
Make that 3!

[Isalick34 - Trapped in a Whiteboard]

How does one feel like they’re trapped in a whiteboard
I love the lil hihat fills emphasising the melody in the first section!
Along with that, the percussion is rlly cool throughout actually! The samba drums at 2:10 is a good example of that.
Nice!!
Nice

[Less is More (Cambio)]

I like this!
So mich cool noise, which blends well together
Sounds kinda like the Risk of Rain soundtrack kinda
Your use of pan is good and the echos going from ear to ear are really cool (is it mod delay? Not sure)
Makes me think of a rainy day on a snowy mountain
Love the creativity!

DaxCamdaxian responds:

Thanks for listening, I'm glad you liked it, the panning varies a bit, sometimes I use "automatic" delay and set it to make the jumps and other times I do it manually and I mix that with other delay virtual machines/pedals

You nailed the picture of the track, a rainy day in a snowy mountain 🏔️🌧️

[Endless Screams]

Code translation:
MYCAVERNOUSMINDISNEVERENDING. THETHOUGHTSCONTINUINGTORUN THROUGHANDTHROUGH, SCREAMINGANDSCREAMINGATME. THEYCOMPUTETOMENUMEROUSMESSAGES, SOMEOFWHICHENCOURAGING, ANDSOMEDISSUADING. MYMINDISTRULYAMYSTERY, OFWHICHSHOULDBESTUDIED. ANDYOURS? DOTHESHEERTHOUGHTSOF WHICHITECHOESINTOYOURHEADSPACEHAUNTYOU? WILLYOUSURRENDER CONTROLTOIT? ORWILLYOU REBEL, LIKEIDIDFORMINE?
Review:
Awesome.
The dramatic pauses, sick guitar, creepy atmosphere (especially with the spooky synth at 1:47 lol) are great together.
But the melody is the same the whole way through, so I would like a change at some point.
Nice

MU53 responds:

Thanks for the review...

I was going for a more creepy and unsettling atmosphere, as well as something that was very chaotic in energy. I think writing this in D minor helped me achieve this, but also using a different riser sfx and experimenting with pattern cutting, and making some of the transitions emptier also helped if you ask me.

Also something funny, but there is very little guitar in the song. But rather, it's a synth with pretty heavy distortion placed on it to make it sound like a guitar. Only places where there actually is a guitar is from 1:25 - 1:35 and 1:46 to the end.

[Isalick34 - Errands Don't Run Themselves]

Man I wish they did.

[Isalick34 - Piano Trampoline]

Who needs key signatures amiright

Very goofy and also definitely what a piano trampoline would sound like lol

I really like the melodies in this, it’s like Legend of Zelda Fairy Fountain theme (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=id0kbyKCG8c) on crack sometimes (1:25)

👌

[Naitnoum Dwin]

Intro could be improved, kinda short ngl
But I love the use of delay in this, makes it so mich more interesting!
The diversity of sounds is great and so fun!
Great job!

DaxCamdaxian responds:

I agree, i can make some new arrangments for the first part, noted for a 2.0 version 👍

Thank you! :)

[DETERMINED]

Dude I swear I’ve heard that same cymbal riser in all of your songs lol

Banger, I LOVE 1:03 HOLYY (musta been goofy to mix)

I love the diversity of the different sections, has lots of character. I especially love the Melodies you’ve cooked up in this one!

The slow down part is great but where it speeds up doesn’t feel natural. But the last drop goes INSANELY hard. I got happy chills lol

You are on a roll dude :)

MU53 responds:

Indeed you have heard this cymbal in most of my songs. I swear it's just too good lmao.

And as I said in Discord, 1:03 was indeed very goofy to mix. So many sounds, and it was so hard to get it perfect, but I tried.

Thanks on the compliments of the melodies. I really did try to make it seem like some sort of speed trance type stuff, so this is what I got.

Thanks for the review!

[Ry3 - Mystique]

Great mixes of sound ideas
Satisfying to listen to
I like the lil spacey verse thing(1:14)
Though I would like to hear more of a melody in the last chorus (1:43) (maybe just me dw)
Nice!