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[DJSS - Freedom 2(Redone)]

Good song, although I feel like there wasn't enough bass around 1:00.

The singing could of aliased less when being pitched, and I feel like the arp in the back could of resolved more.
The piano solo seemed slow and empty, but the note and mood choice was pretty damn cool.

I like how you side chained the noise in certain areas.

steelside responds:

Thanks for the kind words. I too agree with you on the vocals. as for the bass i think theres just not enough vol on the track in general i need to fix it. I wanted the piano to be slow and empty to evoke a trance. Thereas a lot more i can still do to this track.

[Maschine.]

Tip!

You said that without the distortion, the song sounded lame. If you want to make house, do some sidechaining if you want to have some fill and create an environment.

Also, have multiple oscillations playing the same or similar notes for melody.
Your melody was too loud, and it had distortion. A little EQ and phasing could fix the issue.

I really like the glide you added.

KittenBeat responds:

I am very familiar with side-chaining, I use it often. As stated in the description, it's not my maschine, so I wasn't familiar enough with the program to worry about the little details in the 30~45 minutes I had to play with the thing.
But thank you for the advice nonetheless.