midimachine's Reviews

[Stuck with me]

god, the vibe you're going for here is immaculate - big men i trust vibes with the low slung beat, clean chorusey guitars, and sweet ethereal backing vox. i really love the ending, especially right at the end how the vox reverb tails off, very lush sounding!

i think the drums feel too clean and could use some tape saturation or something to give them some more character. generally everything in the mix feels like it's trying to pop out and cut through and i think this track would benefit from a more subdued tonality - start with lowpass filtering and bringing the bass guitar down. love how the guitars sound overall - i think the lead needs some delay or a low plate reverb or something, but only just as the vocals come back in to smooth this transition and give the lead some unobtrusive sustain.

i appreciate the intimate and vulnerable sounding main vox but i think they're too dry and forward, and would benefit from a more naturalistic approach to pitch correction. and also some tape saturation. honestly just blast the whole track thru some tape sat, it's such a vibe here haha

[Emerald Funk]

gorgeous jazzy atmosphere and great riffage with a deft arrangement, mix and master. love the shuffle on this - got me making stank faces when that that resonant little raindrop synth comes in at 1:42. saxophone solo is nicely recorded and sits really nicely on the mix - maybe needs a soft long reverb on it? my main complaint is the abrupt ending which makes this feel rather unfinished, otherwise i really enjoyed this!

Walpang responds:

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[Techno = Club]

definitely has a classic house/techno vibe about it, love the syncopated 909 toms and snare. a lot of more modern kind of sounds in this too which is cool to hear. some of them work better than others - i love the growley FM siren even though it's a little too forward, but i don't like the very crispy tone on the main off-beat bass synth. the sub bass that sits under the kick is a little too loud and too sustained. the track feels very messy when everything starts playing at the same time towards the end, would be nice to have the saw. lots of potential in this style though!