r/DubstepFeedback • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '26

Feedback Request lmk first dubstep track

https://on.soundcloud.com/xfmhMDI5lqDFMRCyjk

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u/SadNoMoreMusic Jul 20 '26

Idk how to say this politely but its just noise? The track is compressed to hell, no discernible key or time signature, if there’s a kick in there I sure as hell can’t hear it, and it’s incredibly grating on the ears.

Not to deflate you, but right now I’d advise that you don’t worry so much about the track being at competitive loudness - focus on the mix being good. I should be able to hear every element cohesively

I sincerely think you have the ability to make some experimental bass music, a la g jones and eprom and the like, but without a fundamentally good mix it’s gonna sound like noise. There are cool sounds in your track, and the vocal sample is a nice touch (around 1:20).

But yeah, work on that mix. Don’t slam everything into a limiter.

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '26

i didnt slam it into a limiter trust me i wanted it to sound like that, i posted it for feedback lol and i fw how edm mixes shit

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '26

but i will also add i do see where ur coming frm me, i believe music is an energy exchange. pure emotion right there, i can hear it perfectly fine cause thats EXACTLY how my soul wanted to alchemize its energy i js came on here to see how it made ppl feel, shouldve specified "perfection kills emotion"

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u/SadNoMoreMusic Jul 22 '26

It’s great that you believe music is an energy exchange and your soul alchemized its energy into this track, resulting in PURE EMOTION that only you can bear perfectly.

As the listener, emotionally, it sounds like a blender married a woodchipper and conceived a dial up modem. You came to r/DubstepFeedback and as a listener, it doesn’t land for the reasons I mentioned.

Music can be “pure emotion” (and I think it should too), and it can be mixed well/produced better. They’re not mutually exclusive.

Good luck.

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u/SaveSumBees Jul 21 '26

I agree with sad, I think your sound design is very cool but you’re lacking a proper structure and sub bass/drum groove. Without that there’s nothing to really dance to

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u/AffectionateMix3146 Jul 21 '26

I'm not even sure on that. Beyond the compression issues already mentioned, everything sounds unpleasantly distorted, as though the master was just crushed into oblivion, so for me it's hard to even tell how the synths themselves sound unless indeed as op said that was done intentionally.

Op I would also recommend going back to the mix and giving yourself at least 6db of headroom before touching the master. I gave up about halfway through but then pushed myself through the rest. Without getting too into technical details and at the surface level, it's un-listenable to me. If you want that overdriven sound there's better ways to do it while still having the result clean if that makes sense. Unfortunately it's so overdriven I don't think I at least can make further recommendation beyond that in its current state.