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patrickg · 27th November 2009

My 2 cents are

speed it up

dont put that 'ping' on the quarter note backbeat it sounds cheesy, if you wanna use that sound, use it less often, like once per four measures

i guess there's some stuff going on with sixteenth rhythm, but its too quiet and not doing much, I'm just getting this slow four on the floor on the pulse, some hihat can really breathe life into it

that main 'bassline', I would say take out. Mute everything except your drum track and put in some new bass. I think you'll get a lot more space to work with if you take that midrangey stuff out and do a remodel

I don't know if its the pads, the melodies, or just the whole major chord vibe but it sounds like it came from yoshi's island or something.

27th November 2009	#23
patrickg Gear addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 314	My 2 cents are speed it up dont put that 'ping' on the quarter note backbeat it sounds cheesy, if you wanna use that sound, use it less often, like once per four measures i guess there's some stuff going on with sixteenth rhythm, but its too quiet and not doing much, I'm just getting this slow four on the floor on the pulse, some hihat can really breathe life into it that main 'bassline', I would say take out. Mute everything except your drum track and put in some new bass. I think you'll get a lot more space to work with if you take that midrangey stuff out and do a remodel I don't know if its the pads, the melodies, or just the whole major chord vibe but it sounds like it came from yoshi's island or something.