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Marc Duncan
The Black Man
Battle Points: 3
The Thrillz
www.thethrillz.com
Dropped another soulful beat. As always, any feedback is greatly appreciated!
The Thrillz
www.thethrillz.com
@Marc Duncan Those piano chords are really good! The sound selection is nice but I think the arrangement can be improved. I personaly would remove the pad every time the lead is presented or maybe turning the volume down when they are playing at the same time. Also that open hat is too loud for my taste. All in all, this beat definitely got a potential!
EsquireMusic111
Head of Production/Black Label Recording Studio
Very relaxing beat. I like the sound of the piano. I like drums. I agree with @The Thrillz that arrangement could be better. Also that melody on flute could be improved.
Great beat as always. Very rich sounding bass. Perfect arrangement and clean mix. Nothing really to critiscise here.
I will give you @EsquireMusic111 feedback later. Sorry for the delay.
@Mark Duncan – nice melody, nice pads and chill vibe. The drums and the bass seem to low in the mix. Drums could do with more punch and snap.
@ The Thrillz – Very cool. Like this kind of style. Chords are nice, drums sound nice and punchy and warm. Could definitely imagine Rozay on this!
@ EsquireMusic111 – very cool. Love the retro funk vibe. Great arrangement. Great vocals too. Everything is great but I thought it would be cool to add in a hi hat to the second chorus to add more push to the beat.
@ Memento Beats – love the LFO wobble on the bass. Reminds me of Dubstep. In fact synths have a dubstep vibe too. Drums are decent and sound trappy. Good tune and would sound great loud in a club!
Lightbackdrew
LbD...
Battle Points: 47
Really dig this - the drifty keys and vox are on point...
Again, another radio quality production from you.
I honestly cannot find a single thing that should be improved. Sounds you used match each other and compliment in a great way. Arrangement is on top level. In one word: awesome Not necessarily my style. Nevertheless, I have to point out that drums are really good here. I like the way they sound and also how you structured them. The way you structured your beat is also nice. However, I'm not a fan of the rest of instruments you have there.
EffectProd_
Newbie
I'm really proud of this beat Enjoy
EffectProd_
Newbie
nice keep up the good work loving it bro
Mynus The Bloop
Member
That’s fly right there
Studio 466
beats&record
That is an awesome beat! very interesting, a lot of sounds working all in harmony love the blues guitar u put there and also the trumpet it all work well with everything else its awesome!
Studio 466
beats&record
Rap sad storytelling beat.
@Memento Beats Thanks mate. Yeah I was pleased with the drums...the instrumentation is a bit out there - like a bad acid trip!Again, another radio quality production from you.
Not necessarily my style. Nevertheless, I have to point out that drums are really good here. I like the way they sound and also how you structured them. The way you structured your beat is also nice. However, I'm not a fan of the rest of instruments you have there.
Yogi Beatz
Newbie
Battle Points: 10
@Marc Duncan The main flute melody is pretty overpowering compared to everything else. Drums are fire, although I wasn't a fan of that open hat sound, felt too repetitive to me and took away from the drums. Great job overall, I dig the vibe of this beat, just need to work on the mix a bit and on making it more clean sounding.
@The Thrillz Ayy this is so smooth and wavy! That drop was perfect with that vocal and beat tag coming in. Mix is superb and drums and bass are fire. All the melodies mesh well with one another and I really like your arrangement with the instruments coming in and out. One thing I'd say is the beat tag does come in quite a bit, I'd suggest only having it played 2-3 times in the beat. But overall I have no criticism for the beat itself, it's def a solid beat all around.
@Memento Beats Drop was straight fire, I like what you did there. The melodies aren't my sorta vibe, but wow you 100% went off with the drums. Amazing work man, this goes hard af!
@Face Valid Very cool beat tag. I'm gonna be honest, I wasn't feeling this one. The drums have a nice old school vibe in the intro, but the melody that comes in just seems kinda random and doesn't mesh well with the beat. And when the bass comes in, it just seems like everything is all over the place. I felt like the other melody that comes in at 1:25 is also random and changes up the flow, but also doesn't go well with the rest of the beat. I can see you are going for that dark underground type of vibe but the melodies and bass just don't go well together and idk it's just not for me. No harsh feelings, just giving you my personal opinion!
@EffectProd_ Nice chill vibes with that piano! I would have let it play out for a bit longer before the drums came in and I woulda increased the volume on it to make it stand out more as the drums seem to drown it out slightly. Dope drums tho, the bass coulda been more smooth I think to help gel everything together, it's a bit harsh sounding. Cool reverse melody at :50, but I think some notes towards the end of it are off-key. Great work overall!
@Studio 466 Beautiful violin intro! I wasn't expecting that drop to come in like that, it's nice but the drums are def too soft - esp. the snare and the kick don't hit hard enough. The progression of the melody caught me off guard, I liked the beginning of it but I couldn't wrap my head around how it changes up to the higher pitch and then comes back down. You for sure have a unique style and the sad/chill/deep vibe is there, just need to work on the execution.
I know this is kind of a lengthy post, but I just wanted to share my thoughts while listening to your productions. Hope my feedback can help you guys!
Here's my new one I just posted today. It's a chill guitar beat with a switch up at the end. I'm curious about which artists you can hear on it and what you think about the mix especially. Any thoughts or feedback is much appreciated. Cheers!
@The Thrillz Ayy this is so smooth and wavy! That drop was perfect with that vocal and beat tag coming in. Mix is superb and drums and bass are fire. All the melodies mesh well with one another and I really like your arrangement with the instruments coming in and out. One thing I'd say is the beat tag does come in quite a bit, I'd suggest only having it played 2-3 times in the beat. But overall I have no criticism for the beat itself, it's def a solid beat all around.
@Memento Beats Drop was straight fire, I like what you did there. The melodies aren't my sorta vibe, but wow you 100% went off with the drums. Amazing work man, this goes hard af!
@Face Valid Very cool beat tag. I'm gonna be honest, I wasn't feeling this one. The drums have a nice old school vibe in the intro, but the melody that comes in just seems kinda random and doesn't mesh well with the beat. And when the bass comes in, it just seems like everything is all over the place. I felt like the other melody that comes in at 1:25 is also random and changes up the flow, but also doesn't go well with the rest of the beat. I can see you are going for that dark underground type of vibe but the melodies and bass just don't go well together and idk it's just not for me. No harsh feelings, just giving you my personal opinion!
@EffectProd_ Nice chill vibes with that piano! I would have let it play out for a bit longer before the drums came in and I woulda increased the volume on it to make it stand out more as the drums seem to drown it out slightly. Dope drums tho, the bass coulda been more smooth I think to help gel everything together, it's a bit harsh sounding. Cool reverse melody at :50, but I think some notes towards the end of it are off-key. Great work overall!
@Studio 466 Beautiful violin intro! I wasn't expecting that drop to come in like that, it's nice but the drums are def too soft - esp. the snare and the kick don't hit hard enough. The progression of the melody caught me off guard, I liked the beginning of it but I couldn't wrap my head around how it changes up to the higher pitch and then comes back down. You for sure have a unique style and the sad/chill/deep vibe is there, just need to work on the execution.
I know this is kind of a lengthy post, but I just wanted to share my thoughts while listening to your productions. Hope my feedback can help you guys!
Here's my new one I just posted today. It's a chill guitar beat with a switch up at the end. I'm curious about which artists you can hear on it and what you think about the mix especially. Any thoughts or feedback is much appreciated. Cheers!
Sole Element
ILLIEN
Battle Points: 1
Will post feedback tomorrow
I'm really proud of this beat Enjoy
I like the main melody. It's very trappy. Kinda reminds of 808 Mafia style. Mix is nice in my opinion. It's nice that you added some higher frequencies to 808 as it makes it sound better on lower quality gear (cheap headphones, laptop speakers etc.). Overall, props to you. Beat is interesting, it keeps listener's attention very well. I think it's also very balanced. It sounds good on its own but it leaves enough space for a rapper. Great job man.
No wonder why you are proud of it. Opening phrase on strings reminds of "Getting Stronger" from Rocky.
I think you used the same progression as it's there with a few changes and you did it either intentionally or unintentionally. In terms of melody I would say you did good job but beat needs more work when it comes to mixing. Piano could sound more live and you could have made it sound fuller. Drums could be more exposed and arrangement could be better. I have to say that the beginning sounded very promising but later on as the beat played I kinda lost interest in it. But as I said melody is great. Thank you very much for kind words.
Your beat is awesome to me. Very smooth, warm guitars and I think I also hear a piano there. They compliment each other in a beautiful way. Nice choice of sounds when it comes to drums. Mix is clean. I like that smooth bass you have there. Nothing to add man You did a great job.- Status