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Hello, I noticed your PM so decided to come over. Let’s have a listen…

OK, the song starts, I like how it unfolds. It’s on the calmer side, with smooth ambience and a steady beat. Your reverb blends very well, with mixing & mastering is very pleasant and blends well. It looks like you used a plethora of VSTs, I think? That’s great! The best way to maximise uniqueness and emotions is to blend varying instruments, as you did. Your samples also flow with motion, inducing something more than a loop, well done on that!

The ponging noise (xylophone?), creaks, whooshes, also give the music a feel of storytelling. Can it please be over, yet…it already tells a full story! The LoFi-like beats/chill and your own personal sampling adds that extra flavour. It’s amazing that we can sample everyday things with basic gear, and using free plugins, can cleanup so much of the audio.

Vocals sit nicely in the song, not too upfront or too far back.
Overall, the song flows well for its genre, there’s really nothing wrong. It looks like you got a good grasp of musicmaking. Your effort and passion shows, with your 1 month of work producing a unique story. If you keep this up, I bet you’ll go far!

Thanks for sharing this!

OVERSCORE responds:

Thank you SO MUCH for actually stopping by, Jonathan!! Your opinion on it means the world to me, and this positive and THOROUGH feedback on the song gives me a lot of confidence in this new direction I’m going.
Also, I actually did not use any VSTs in this song, or any of my work! I’ve been using SunVox, a modular tracker program with no plug-in support, for my whole time creating music. I do intend to get a PC, FL Studio, and the proper software/hardware soon, but until then it’s iPhone mic and SunVox.
Recently I’ve been overwhelmed by the incredibly emotional music of indietronica, and how alive the ambitious production feels. But heading toward a niche sound like that is a risky move, and a difficult one to pull off… so I just wanted to weigh in with you, since you seem to exhibit a profound amount of musical knowledge. And this has absolutely helped. Thanks once again!

definitely feels retro! like a SNES RPG. how you use the oboe induces this solemn feel, with the strings adding to that saturated feel.

The song does feel a bit sharp, like all the instruments strike directly forwards, or maybe you used a bit too much compression?

You can use up more panorama by panning each instrument slightly to moderately left or right, and also adjusting the sliders to adjust volume. this helps widen the sound, makes it easier for the ears to pick up. Basically, if all sounds are right in the centre only, it's harder for the ears to grasp all instruments. If you ever wish to have a massive wall of sound, Big Mono works very well, but should be used sparingly.

overall, I think your musical flow works well! Oh, and one more thing, your drums sound a bit light. you can make drums vaster by duplicating your drum tracks, each duplicate having different EQ and reverb while slightly reducing volume. this is the easiest form of layering.

I hope this helps, thanks for sharing!

ClarH responds:

Thank you for this! It's been a while since I last composed, but I am grateful for the advice you gave me. I tried posting on soundcloud, but I never got any actual input because it was mostly filled with bot traffic.

a pleasant piano piece, with some orchestral plucks for a while. the movement and emotion blends well. I also hear an occasional 'hshh' noise, gives the song lifelike vibes, feels human. real. in a world where music is often overpolished to a point of mechanical perfection, the subtle reminders of being human is nice.

also, your description is formed well, you have decent skills in writing!

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creepy! your style is unsettling, fits so well with foreboding imagery. Impressive that you do music and digital art, well done!

ha, cute and sassy!

TindyFlow responds:

That series is filled with some of the best characters in rpgs.

memories! I like how your Beigis holds a rose and still looks so sinister. if anyone never looked so evil, it's him.

TindyFlow responds:

It's a pity the story was so heavily slashed off, because he is quite a solid antagonist in the full version.

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