Cyberpunk / Soundtrack song

[nait]

For the electronic music listeners...

This is my first full song produced in Reaper. I'm fairly amateur, and this is my first time in the cyberpunk genre. I tend to be pretty guarded about sharing my music, but have at 'er. Only way I'll learn is from feedback!

I've been butchering mixing for a while and focusing on that aspect of music production more lately, so hopefully this isn't too bad. Comments definitely welcome/appreciated.

NullRef - Remember Citadel (Soundcloud)

[Dimaension X]

I'm hearing this as a video game intro ... cool. It does sound a bit "mono" or dry? When the "break" comes in, I can hear the main synth a bit to the left, and as it builds, the other synth to the right comes in, so maybe a bit more stereo separation, but also maybe a bit more variety of synth sound so the separation is more noticeable?

maybe add some delays to add to the "motion" of the sound.

But I do like this kind of music a lot. I love using synths to create a mood that you cannot get with guitars. Very good job for a first time user.

[Fabian]

Originally Posted by nait

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NullRef - Remember Citadel (Soundcloud)

Cool! Thanks.

And nice name, NullRef, I really like that

[nait]

Originally Posted by Dimaension X

I'm hearing this as a video game intro ... cool. It does sound a bit "mono" or dry? When the "break" comes in, I can hear the main synth a bit to the left, and as it builds, the other synth to the right comes in, so maybe a bit more stereo separation, but also maybe a bit more variety of synth sound so the separation is more noticeable?

maybe add some delays to add to the "motion" of the sound.

But I do like this kind of music a lot. I love using synths to create a mood that you cannot get with guitars. Very good job for a first time user.

Yeah, I've always struggled with stereo separation and not sure why! My tunes tend to sound a little choked off. Maybe I just need to hard pan some parts or something? I'll experiment with more delay too. I did mono a lot of the bass end, but maybe I've killed to much of the stereo of the higher end. I'll also add some variety/motion to the synths too.

That's exactly the kind of feedback I needed though, thank you.

Originally Posted by Fabian

Cool! Thanks.

And nice name, NullRef, I really like that

Thank you!

[Judders]

I thought it was great. You really nailed those synth sounds, and the percussion in the first section really drive it. Nothing wrong with the mix as far as I can hear, maybe the second section could do with "opening up" a bit more and getting a bit more space around the lead. I think the first section works more dry, but the second could do with getting wetter and more dreamy... if you know what I mean.

[nait]

Originally Posted by Judders

I thought it was great. You really nailed those synth sounds, and the percussion in the first section really drive it. Nothing wrong with the mix as far as I can hear, maybe the second section could do with "opening up" a bit more and getting a bit more space around the lead. I think the first section works more dry, but the second could do with getting wetter and more dreamy... if you know what I mean.

That made me blush! Thanks This is also some really good advice. I think what you say and what Dimaension X also says can both be right. That later part is probably a good opportunity to explore more stereo space, with a lot less going on here.

I'll revisit that 2nd section. I think I rushed that a little bit. I get a bit bored of working on a song over and over (which makes it tough to complete something). I've enjoyed working on this one, and I think your idea of making it more 'dreamy' is bang on. Excellent idea, and there are already some thoughts bouncing around my head on that. That'll take some time probably, but I'll post an update later when I've had some time to do that.

[Judders]

Cool, I look forward to hearing it!

[nait]

Alrighty.. dreamy.. I think this is dreamy, at least the way I envisioned it.

I like this "second act", so to speak, a fair bit better than what I had in the previous version, which really was just a repetition of the "first act" with some instruments taken away. It's sort of rubato, and I am not sure if it is going to be too spacey or too slow paced for anyone else to really like.. but I again welcome any feedback.

Same link as above works, but here it is again:

NullRef - Remember Citadel

[Judders]

Yeah, that's a lot more interesting. Good stuff!

[nait]

Thanks for listening and replying, Judders!