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Max Marks
Feb 07
Hey, all music producers!)
I made a track. Genre is pretty untypical for me.) I would appreciate any comments, advices and thoughts..)
As in previous post a separate question for me is my accent. Is it too audible?
Also I would like to ask you about rhythm in my so called rap.) I decided not to cut it to grit. Is it sounds ok?
And any other advices and critical thoughts are most welcome.)

Thanx a lot to everyone who is decided to give his or her time to my track!
Wish a great music to everyone!
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👍 Nice job , whatever the style, it's really clean and loud
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Egipte Downer
Feb 07
This is cool!!
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Max Marks
Feb 12
Thank you, Maxime El Kaim and Egipte Downer! I appreciate your kind words.)
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Max Marks
Feb 12
Maybe somebody would like to give some critisizm?)
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Aike East
Feb 12
from a technical mixing stand point ive not much critique, unless you also include FX in this. Things i notice are mostly in the arrangment and vocal processing. i really dig the intro & chorus it sounds very clean and there's not too many elements. Then it works itself sortof flawlessly into a sortof drop/extended-chorus? Which kinda has about the same energy levels as everything before but without the vocals, im not sure if i can explain this very well but it doesn't make much sense to arrange a track that way to me. It feels a bit forced intstead of asking where the idea wants to take you. The part where the energy calms down it kinda feels like a completely different track to me, i wouldve liked a few verses with vocals.

For the vocals id suggest using some more tiny delays or a delay thats a bit longer but in the background it blends the vocals a bit more with the rest of the instruments. Now for the vocal recording: your accent is present and im pretty sure you are german haha but it doesn't bother me personally. The way you've recorded your voice sounds a bit like you are holding your breath tho, like its not flowing very effortlessly. I've found freestyling to be and excellent way to improve that. Hope you don't mind the long comment and it's not long because there is so much wrong haha its just long because i like to go into detail, it was a very interesting listen :)
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Max Marks
Feb 13
Aike East, Thank you! I don't mind your long comment at all. I like that it's so long.)
Yeah, at this moment I'm kind of experimenting with parts in tracks. I'm just let it go the way it goes. So, yeah, it could be 'unstandart at least..) But I'm agree with you, that part after 1st verse could be more energetic. I'm gonna fix it at least on the master.
And yeah, this track doesn't has typical verse and hook and chorus and so on. And it's better have this parts in a song, but once again, I'm just experimenting..)
Well.. about my german accent means that I need to make softer pronansiation.) I'll work on it too.)
And yes, delays are weak point when I'm tring to create ambience. I'll try to pay more attention to it in a next song.

Thank you a lot for all your advises. I'll try to fix this in my workflow.
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Kunal Kumar
Feb 13
Great Track bro, if bass solo could move a little left right to create a sense of movement it will feel more awesome.
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Max Marks
Feb 13
Kunal Kumar, thank you! Tho, it's in stereo, so I don't think I could do it properly.)
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I like!
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Max Marks
Feb 13
Vittorio Di Rocco, thank you!)
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Yoa Yoikyasi
Feb 14
i think its great and doesnt sound like u have any accent at all to me.. at least nothing unpleasant. good work
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Max Marks
Feb 14
Yoa Yoikyasi, Thank you!
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Kunal Kumar
Feb 14
@Max Marks can you try drastic pitch bending automation for bass for sense of movement
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Luan Ngo
Feb 14
Really Cool Track, Max. I like your Vibe, your Arrangement, your Overall Balance, and the Confident and Well Maintaining Characteristic that you brought to the Track which I found it is really Repression, Craving and Dope in a Control way. For my thoughts, Low End can more Tighten Up for less Clasing with the Mid Range when Synth kick In, probably around 300 or 400Hz, with Lead Male Vocal, I found that is just lit a bit too much Gritty, especially when HiHat and Bell pronounce in Second Drop Section, which I found little too Upfront, Prominent and slightly Overpowering, probably around 5 or 6Khz, just my opinion. Pardon me if I make anything Incorrect and Do Not overthinking it, all the suggestion I gave are just my Point Of View and it's all up to your Consideration, because I think depend on Personal Taste, your track is already at Standard Level, and with little more tweak, maybe can help it delivery More. Overall, I really like your Track and I believe in its Potential. Good work :).
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Anton Urban
Feb 14
Sounds absolutely fine, super clear and the sub bass might be too much for my taste in rap but due to it's electronic elements I'm sure it needs to be like you made it. This is just from my pov , I'm not that crystal clear ears level from now. But on my way! Like that track, I'm a friend of experimental shit in general.
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Matthias K.
Feb 14
Hey there, to be fair it's not for me, but I really like the bridge around 1:00 where I would give the bass some movement with filter automation and pitch bends like someone suggested (what I like to do is place some octave notes or little fills at the end of some bars).
Overall, I think it's exactly what you want it to be. Mix sounds good overall, could be a little wider I'd say with a super short parallel reverb mixed in carefully.

Creatively, I'd say the vocal would benefit from having it more whispered instead of raspy. But that's just my taste.

Great job overall, you can tell there's barely any critique here:)
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Max Marks
Feb 17
Thanks a lot to everyone. All of your feedbacks I'm going to take in account in my next songs for sure.)
Wush a great music to all of you, friends.)
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Marco Silva
Feb 17
I love it bro. I definitely cannot produce something like that, yet! If may, I think that to give more enphasis to the drops, you can try to remove the bass before the drop. Or to do a small HighPass filter so the bass gets weaker and when the drop hits we have again the full bass. I think it will help