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[[DJKB] Darkstep]

Your drums are extremely weak, finding better samples and sidechaining will fix that: http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1421528 The lead sounds also sound flat and empty because there's no reverb on them.

In general, the mix could use more work, clean up the mids so every sound can be heard, get *something* happening in the highs (to give it some of that electronic gloss), watch the instrument balance, and knock off that annoying panning.

The composition is solid, though. With better sound design (along with all the mixing stuff I mentioned), this could be something. If you need inspiration, check out Code:Pandorum. He makes dark dubstep with pro-level production.

AlmightyDJKB responds:

... Um Ok... I have to agree, can't argue with that

Thx for being honest

[[HadenTheCreeper]: Nostalgia!]

:3

I like that even though there's a lot of stuff going on, the mix doesn't get too messy. The arrangement kind of does, though; for your next track, see if you can get the rhythms tighter with each other, so it feels more like a song and less like a bunch of awesome riffs.

[world of unknown 3]

This will help you: http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1421528

Other than that, work on your mixing; the pads in the background are taking up too much space, and the lead is thin and weak. Just listening to the composition, though, I could see this working with better production.

[Unity Paradox - God Ray]

my ears say no but my pelvis says yes

wait no I got to 1:45 and now my ears say yes too

Anyway the buildup could use more drama, get some risers and sweeps going. And I appreciate that you're using some white noise to fill out the drop (really important for future house), but it doesn't have to be that loud to work. Good stuff though. That switchup in the drop was dope

Unity-Paradox responds:

Thanks! I was told the noise was a bit too loud, then I turned it down a bit and I guess I didn't turn it down enough XD

Glad you liked it :D

[Resolve]

Peak film score right here. Tasteful, cleanly mixed, restrained enough not to get in the way of the acting, but that minimal melody line still ties it all together and provides some kind of hook. The Hans Zimmer influence shows.

0/10 can't play geometry dash with it

Columbers responds:

That's a shame, I wanna play geometry dash with orchestral music. That'd be interesting actually, haha. And it's not toooo Hans Zimmery if there's no giant church organ...

[Night Carnival]

Mix is muddy (cutting some low mids out of the intro bass will help a little), drums are buried because nothing is sidechained, instrument balance needs work, master is too loud, and you know there are other chord progressions out there, right?
Other than that, you're on the right track to making some decent generic NCS house.

jjoon responds:

Yeah... i know
I learn MIDI 3month in 2014.And I am not learning MIDI now...
I am in the music high school now.
Next year I learn to MIDI in professional in my school
Please look forward to next year. ;)

Sorry for my English skill! I m not good at English...

[Going for that Crazystep]

You desperately need to start sidechaining things to the percussion, otherwise the mix is going to be muddy as all hell. The mastering is a complete disaster too, everything's clipping hard all the time, no dynamics, sounds awful. You'll be amazed how much better this will sound if you TURN DOWN THE MASTER VOLUME.

Sound design is okay but it's nothing special; look up some tutorials from the last few years and that'll help a lot. Intro is way too repetitive.