Toribash
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[MUSIC] Caught In The Fire
Back again with another song!
I'm proud of the way this song turned out, and you hope you like it

https://soundcloud.com/djriptupoffic...ht-in-the-fire

Programs used: FL Studio 12

Cnc is greatly appreciated
[AS] | [eVo] | [TANG]
Thank you for the memories.
Originally Posted by Bloodage2 View Post

Cnc is greatly appreciated

Im just going to write a wall of cnc here with no real structure.

Your low ends are bit out control here. Your pre-drop BD seems to have a massive tail making the low end sound a bit muddy.

The buildup is quite out sync, did you increase the tempo mid song but didn't automate everything to speed up properly?

In the drop there are way too many synths layered. Nothing really sticks out, instead its a wall of sound with no character. I recommend instead layering them a bit more loosely, giving each synth some space to breath in.

For example https://soundcloud.com/enhanced/noah...-mutints-never
In a similar type of drop you can hear that the mix is super loud (Too loud imho but that's besides the point) but the synths can still be heard individually and the melodic elements are distinguishable.


What helps with this is EQing the synths (and not having too many of them) you want to be heard to have some distinct areas, for example, if you want your high lead to be heard well. Don't just raise the DB but also EQ some mid-high end there to let it pop out in the mix.

Your wobbly main synth that is prevalent through the song doesn't help the messiness when it comes to the drop. Having fast dynamics with a drop like that, creates a unnerving feel. It makes the track pump in a uncomfortable way.

The drop also lacks bass, I don't know if that is something you forgot to add or what. But it definitely needs a bass synth there. An edm track with no bass is something you don't want.

Lastly, you seem to have limited the song pretty harshly. Did you use a master limiter harshly there? It feels like the whole song in jammed and pumping. That could be because you went over -0db in the mix and limited the track after, or just from harsh limiting. Either way the track is super jammed.

Other than these complaints I have, good job with this one. Definite improvement keeps happening!