Kalviter's Reviews

[OMOIDMED 011]

Dude you gotta put the lyrics up with bit crushing like that lmao, though it's a great effect (duke nukem with a rap career)

Great beat, if that's you rapping then you sound good and should hide it less!

slowfreq responds:

The rapping is from a collab I did a year ago or so. By Massbleak. If I ever end up transcribing the lyrics I'll post em up

[AIM 2022 - Heaven's Night :// City's Light]

Highlight for me is the drum composition. I like how easily you delineate the sections with related, characterful grooves that really accent the overall shape of the piece!

I think the mixing/production does let you down here a bit (mostly because you could make those drums cut through!). It's always the hardest bit of the process for me as well so I know it's not an idle ask: it just comes with practice and using multiple headphones to test your sound on different devices.

Overall, I like the hints at experimentation here and hope you continue this glitchy, dreamy journey!

TheVodouQueen responds:

TYSM for the kind comments. :) And yeah, this is like my second song arranging and mixing/post-producing in Reaper. I'm still having to rely on YT videos to help me in balancing across instruments and synths, but I am slowly getting better at it and used to the decision-making behind certain sounds and where to cut, filter, and/or enhance at certain hertz brackets and whatnot. Like you said, it just takes time... I've made a few synthwave songs before, but this was my first time digging deep to give it that vintage, kinda scuffed, warm, 80s stereo sound. So yeah, practice makes perfect I suppose. :)

But again, TY for the input! Means a lot to hear. <3 :3

[AIM - Vacuum]

Not what I was expecting at all looking at the art, but it's got great atmosphere. Love the drums and the fact that the bassline kinda reminds me of a low rpm motorbike engine. I think it could do with more structure/evolution across the piece, maybe some sort of synth drone to add a bit of flavour? Unique though, nice job!