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False Haven

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I wanted to create a song that felt relaxing but also with a feeling that something isn't right. You should feel nice and happy but you don't because something is just... off. Anyways, this is probably the most time I've ever spent tuning and mastering all the sounds I used in a song until I was happy with all of them. I also watched a few tutorials and learned some new things. Hopefully it shows!


Program - FL Studio 11
BPM - 128

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the song is so relaxing and so well mixed but something about that, ahh I don't know how you call those, those pianos that go up in pitch and than down in pitch are kinda weird. I understand your artistic vision but it just doesn't work for me, it breaks the experience in my opinion.

Chemiqals responds:

Haha, I get what you mean! Sometimes something just doesn't float your boat!

I think the tutorials are showing. This song is ripe with experimentation, but it's almost to a fault. Don't get me wrong, all of the fills, filters, and gates sound really cool...I just think they might be a bit overused and take something away from the track as a whole...

Where is the kick drum? I suppose it's ambient, but I still wanted more of a beat. The synth is bassy enough to call for one. I'm a sucker for beats, call it a bias.

The vibe on this is great though. I get that "You should feel nice and happy but you don't because something is just... off" from this. The piano and lead synth create an interesting contrast, whereby both want to be uplifting but the other counteracts it and brings it down. It's some combination of the melody and tone that does this. This is mastered very well, I might add.

Keep it up!

Chemiqals responds:

Thank you for the feedback! It's funny because I specifically went into this song thinking "Ok... I'm NOT gonna use a kick", haha. I just wanted to try something new and perhaps a bit more ambient than the stuff I've attempted previously! I definitely see what you mean about the experimentation. I tried to use it sparingly enough to not ruin the song but enough to give if that "off" vibe, but one pair of ears is never the best judge! Thank you again for the feedback! I really appreciate it! =)

I really love this! I love the main synth used and the playfulness with it throughout the track, like goi g up and down the scale and different rhythms. I wish you used the same playfulness with the piano and made the melody a bit more interesting. Good work!!!!

Chemiqals responds:

Thank you so much! I definitely want to work on my melodies a lot for my next song =P

Really like the weirdish sounds you used and also great effects! :D
If you added a few more melodies in it would have been even greater, good job!

Chemiqals responds:

Thank you! Melodies are definitely something I need to work on! I've been trying to watch a lot of tutorials and videos on music theory and melodies and things. I wish I paid more attention when I was getting free music lessons in school. Hopefully I've been improving though, haha! Thanks again for listening! =)

Credits & Info

Listens
1,347
Downloads
24
Votes
5
Score
4.30 / 5.00

Uploaded
Jan 26, 2014
4:29 AM EST
Genre
Ambient
File Info
Song
10.2 MB
4 min 29 sec

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