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[this is it is [8bit]]

How very double quad bittery.

Yes, so very.

In a weird way, it's kind of mellow. Takes me back to the gameboy era, hehe.

Calamaistr responds:

its just a doodle so

[Broken dreams and fallen tears]

Pretty swell drop, the vibe's got me groovin' a little over here..

But I have to say that is lacking on some fronts. What you currently have as an intro is fine, but it sounds / feels incomplete. The basskick thing that leads up to the drop is nice, but it comes so unexpectedly that it doesn't really stimulate tension buildup. I think you should be WAAAAAY more experimental with regards to sound effects. Crashes, reversed eerie sounds, onehits with a shitton of reverb and distortion, pads to fill up the atmosphere etc. Make it build momentum and tension, so people aren't caught off guard by the drop but are begging for it to go. Add downlifters / uplifters. They are perfect just for this.

Drumwork was pretty spot on imo. As with anything, the more variation you can work in there without losing the flow the better. Try to have some mid frequency percussion bar the kick and snare. Hihats work very well, but some mid, mid-high percussion really add up to a drum beat.

I think your bassline is missing on sub a bit. Don't underestimate the brute power of a good sub bassline.. turn it up. ;)

But really, it's quite good as it is. It just feels a bit bland at places. (I have like 40 tracks with the same problem though haha, hope you don't mind an honest view. ;) )

Keep up!

9Wave responds:

Thanks for the constructive criticism! :D I'll keep in mind to add more pads/effects/hits to draw in the listener more, There is a lot of bass in the song. Most of it runs under 50Hz though, so you need some decent subs or good headphones to hear it.

I hear you on having a bunch of problematic tracks, I have a crap load that i just give up on haha.

I'll definately put more percussion, hats ans reversal effects in lol. Bear in mind this was made in about an hour xD

I may come back to it and do a touch up on it one day. :)

Again, Thankyou!

[Breaking strength]

Damnit man, breaks will never die. Not on my watch.. but not on your watch either, it seems.

Phat beats. Please keep submitting these, I really like your style. There's not enough of this on NG.

keep it up n keep it real, big ups for the breakbeat feel!

AbruptMan responds:

Please you in the new year, I will make a new track))

[We fight as one]

This is the first piece (from the top, damnit) in the dnb charts that doesn't make me cringe.

Well executed, gritty bass. Cheesy 'phat' vocals. About anything I can ask for. I'ma go check out your other stuff, trying to rid the fucking kirby 'dnb' remix AT 120 BPM tune out of my head.

[L.T.3. - Dubstep (WIP)]

Yo man I think you've got a solid track here. I'm personally more a fan of the minimal dubs, but for what it is this is def proper material. Nice drop mate.

In terms of feedback.. meh, not too much to say. I think your snare needs to stand out more though, it's not fierce enough imo. During parts like 2:00 and around there, could go nicely with placing a subbassline there to keep it big.

Hit me up when it's done & keep up!

Pwnage101 responds:

Thanks man, glad to hear you liked it so far. I am trying to fix up the drum levels, to make them a little more prominent, I think the boosted snare is a good idea, and I will definitely be toying with the synths for a bit, I need a bit more solidity in some of the bass synths.

[Meat stuffing (BigBeat)]

Hay, hay, hay, hay! DROP

Yeah I can't help but love this for the simple fact I love everything with a proper breakbeat.

Didn't really like the tone of the first synth tho.. the melody was nice, but I feel like the synth could've maybe had something to accompany it with, or some small FX or so.

But whatever, diggin the vibes. Keep up!

[ISTW: Dubsteppin]

!! Great style, brother. Seriously. It's so fucking rare to see somebody on NG go for the minimal, the glitch, the deep and the gritty.

It reminds me a lot of Culprate, one of my fav artists. The way the perc just forces me to (almost) bang my head against the monitor on every 2nd beat is lovely and the general synthwork sounds ace aswell. (Sometimes I felt like you could've really gone absolutely overboard with the growls though and push up the high end, like an audible sword stroke.)

Maybe a bit of downpitching and resonance automation for the bell arp thing?

I might fancy a collab sometime in the future, but I'm def keeping track of you for now. Big ups for this, my man, big fucking ups.

I-Saved-The-World responds:

To be compared to your favorite artist is an honor :) I wish i was a little bit better at the wobbles, I've been trying to work on coming up with something that sounds catchy, but is still unique. If you would ever like to collab, just shoot me a PM and we'll work on something sometime :)
Thanks for listening
-ISTW