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The very last submission for NGADM of 2024. Boy what a journey. I never thought I would made it this far. I swear I feel out of place being in the final 4 let alone the final 2 . Only monsters left in this competition and somehow I found myself in the middle of it. My hope is at least I gave them some fight with this track.


Song:

In a world where machines and computer runs, and life we know have cease to exist. One day, a line of code emerges in this broken A.I's programming and begins to corrupt it. Slowly awakens its hidden "humanity". Curiosity is born from this corruption and this A.I begins its search of the world before this dystopia. As more information it learns, the more it yearns for the past. Hopes to find a way to bring world back to what it once was.


Lyrics:

life we know have ceased

these lights covers me

somehow I believe

everything will all return to me


this unfortunate machine

with component missing

data's incomplete

now all I do is pause and dream


but one day

i'll search a way

i'll search a way

to render it all again

one day


permission denied

since I've learned of this place

corrupted and replaced

but i'm confident there are these remnants still remains


one day

i'll search a way

i'll search a way

to render it all again

one day

i'll search a way

i'll play this game

to reboot it all again

one day

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The sound design in the intro is great. As a sucker for large atmospheres, this scratches that itch nicely. And the contrast of the quiet and intimate verse right after the explosive intro is a nice touch. I'm picking up what you're laying down at 1:58. Compositionally I give this high marks. The song structure feels like it follows a trope that I can't quite put my finger on. Like I've heard this before. But it's executed well enough that all it does is convey good story telling. These are the types of songs that makes 5 minutes seem really quick.

I do have some production issues though. The volume seems hot and the general vibe/sound feels a bit dry. So you've probably mixed this with too much emphasis on the high frequencies to the point that the lows don't have enough oomph to help the mix feel warm and inviting (like a fresh baked brownie). The problem is that this type of song with both the large atmosphere and intimate breaks demands that type of warm (bass heavy) and softer mixing.

After a couple of listens. I really like the lyrics. I actually liked that aspect of the song better than the 'loud parts'. After doing a recent attempt at trying my hand at lyrics (soon to be posted to NG Boss Showdown), I think these are pretty decent work. I'm really curious to know what you did to get the computer voice since I really like that style.

icantpronouncethis responds:

Thank you for the critique.
I do need more experience working on "hot" songs.
I have noticed I always struggle with the same issue.
I'll definitely try what you suggest, because I do enjoy coming up with this type of tracks.

I got the voice from a tip in the the video by the producer "Miruku"
I used the flstudio stock plugin speech and created voice using that.
Little Alter Boy to change pitches, and a tiny bit of bitcrusher to mess it up a bit.

P.S. When you meant "lows don't have enough oomph", is it more than just make the bass louder? I'm guessing I need to spent time more in the lower end to help support the high frequency.

Credits & Info

Listens
1,715
Faves:
9
Votes
21
Score
4.52 / 5.00

Uploaded
Nov 16, 2024
6:59 PM EST
Genre
New Wave
File Info
Song
12.1 MB
5 min 18 sec

Licensing Terms

Please contact me if you would like to use this in a project. We can discuss the details.