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[Cosmic Battle]

Pretty nice man! Track is too quiet overall. I do think the drums could be turned down some and the bit crush on them is a little much at times. At 2:52, things get a too offset. I also think you should shorten this a bit as it is so repetitive. Loving the feel of this, reminds me of the kind of music one of my friends makes.

ryusama46 responds:

Thank you for your comment

[Flames]

Those are some nice wubs ya got there! :) This track feels a bit too slow for its feel imo, but that's just my personal preference. Another issue i do have is the pads seem a little harsh, could probably be mixed a bit better. Intro and outro seem a little empty to me, but maybe thats what you were going for. Little repetitive as well, i think you could easily shave a few minutes off. Love the buildups, and although you do have wubs after a few seconds in each drop, i think it could have a greater impact by having an initial bass growl.

TheLeon13 responds:

Thanks for the support, i will take in count in my next songs!

[Electro in C Minor]

Awesome! Cello did get a little shaky in the bridge tho lol.....what happened in 1:51? Love the second drop with the dubstep, nice stuff man. I like how you managed to make a classical-sounding progression using synths during the drops.

DevinChin responds:

The cello was played live by my friend, and it's not an easy piece so I can't blame him. I did my best to pitch correct though. The sixth at 1:51 was too wide, so no matter what I did one note would be sharp and the other would be flat. In any case, it wasn't noticeable enough to warrant another take. Thanks for the feedback!

[Catalyze]

This definitely does sound like a second Zaphkiel. Honestly though, I'm really just not feeling the melody nearly as much as Zaphkiel. A good way to put it is that with this, I have to to try to get it stuck in my head, whereas Zaphkiel immediately stuck. I feel like this is trying a bit too hard to recreate Zaphkiel, and in the process, loses what was special about it. Especially the drop just doesn't feel like a natural progression.

DevinChin responds:

I wasn't trying to recreate Zaphkiel, at least not intentionally. Some of the melodies that wound up in this track were actually written before Zaphkiel. The only elements that I consciously transferred over were the primary chord progression (which, I admit, is a rather big part of it) and the chiptune bridge section. Any other similarities, I think, arose simply from the conventions of the genre. I appreciate the thoughtful criticism, though, thanks!