Livingsoulsdie

Well I guess the arpy thingy coming in at 1.18 could use a more consistent volume, also the drums seem to wobble a bit in volume (maybe another sound pushes it in?)
For the drums that would make sidechaining them an easy fix (but I can hear some sidechaining already so not sure if it is that)

For the main synth I guess stereorizing it would do really good and boosting the mid frequencies ;)

That is it for the constructive feedback I think

About the track itself, it has some real potential and I like the progressions you did in there. It really makes up for an interesting song, I hope you keep them coming and maybe up the level with the advice from me and others

If you need help with the mixing/mastering you can pm me at any time :)

Love the main synth line you have running through out the track. Has a really good vibe to it. Sorry cant give any tips on the arr. and mix. This isnt my genre and Im still learning the game myself, lol.

But a collab intrigues me. I sent a PM

Great work. Peace
RW

Nice Job! Really enjoy the vocals and the glitch to the vocals. The beat is hot! Keep up the good work!

Im not really fan of dubstep but this is really good.Most people overuse wobbles in their tracks but you did great job balancing wobbles and synths.

So well done. Great production. It sounded a lot like Evanescence to me, that's a compliment. I'm not a dubstep fan but I dont think I'd call this dubstep.

What occurred to me as I listened, since it reminded me so much of Evanescence, is the section starting at 1:41, then repeated later, could of been made really heavy with short,choppy guitar chords in unison with the music.

Good job
RW

Nice piece of work, lots of tasty stuff going on...
Cool mix...Synth is a touch too hot, but what the "HAY"
all in all it's top notch....

Peace....TG.

Nice drums, nice bass, nice vocal, nice song.
claps for you mister :D

Hours well spent!!!

Hey Kevin, first let me say thank you for jumping in the competition with both feet. I would have to echo what Orlando and Alex said. Perhaps a bit too much reverb and a focus on the higher end leaves the bottom end a little light for my tastes. Some of the stems in this one had quite a bit of reverb on them (the acoustic guitars), so it is easy to muddy things up with them.

As Orlando stated, it isn't about winning, but about trying something different and seeing what happens. For this to be only your second attempt at mixing and mastering, I would say you did really well. It truly is an artform in itself, and something that all of us struggle with on a daily basis. I think overall you did a good job considering the many challenges this track presented. Well done my friend. I hope all is well.

Bear

hi LSD, I do not think that there's really something to improve there. Your version is just different from the SBM one. You're giving only more priority to the piano (which I like) in the first part, to the waves and FX (too bad with the guitars) in the interlude. The last part (and also the very last one) sounds quite spacey and dreamy with a lot of reverb provided from the original samples... But there's far too much reverb added there so you have to simply cut up the recording like this at the end instead of just let the sounds melt away naturally...
hope its useful,
Alex

Hey man

Excellent track, not a genre I do often, impressive being your first DnB piece, great pads, very nice beat combo's, everything sits and flows very well in the piece, great listen matey...Fav...Peace n Respect...Mosaic...

I don't know much about dubstep, but I do know a well constructed, well mixed and well mastered song when I hear one. Dubstep is not easy to mix and master, due to the usual focus on dominating bass and huge dynamics. You managed to focus on each element, allow them plenty of room to breathe, and then put them all together in a marvelous cohesive way.

You flat nailed this one. All of the hours you spent on it truly paid off with a terrific result. Outstanding effort. I hope all is well.

Bear

Yeah I had to put my headphones volume a bit up but it definitely worth. Good job with those growls!

This is an amazing mix! I like the vocals, nice, full and not annoying. Clean sound on the mix, beat breaks and drops are seriously tight!

cool song really like the lyrics and vocals. whole song done well, very good work.

Sounds pretty cool. Beautiful intro with piano and amazing vocals. I was expecting some growls in the drop, but this is melodic dubstep so it's not necessary :) Good job here ;)

What a superb , composition you have here Livingsoulsdie !!!! you know you just set the bar super high!!!!! congratulations on this beautiful composition my friend. Just wish u woulda hooked it up with that free download .... a track like this would be great in my very picky iTunes library ! Take care my friend - EazyBeatz :)

hi, I am enjoying much the way how you develop such an amazing composition only from the simple 4 initial steps... this is great!
Congrats and greetings,
Alex

I can tell how much effort went into this track. Its groovy as hell. nice bridge/breakdown. alil heavy on the synth, but overall, good work bro.

Agree with the others, real nice first attempt! I gotta make me some more upbeat stuff sometimes. If you didn't place high up for this competition then something is wrong with the judges. Excellent production. peace

Gramo/Neo

Always a fan of his keys haha. Great work on this, everything fits pretty good. Great work!

Very cool track man! I like how you combined the dubstep and piano seamlessly. Meaningful lyrics too.
I really dig this track!

the lyrics pose challenging questions no doubt - and I like how the dub comes in after each lyric. because the dub for me reflects the anxiety created by the lyric. nice work.