@ stoiximan: Thank you for the comment!
For the voice I use the following effects: Renoise compressor (to have a more consistent volume) -> MMultibandHarmonizer vocoder (but you can also use Kerovee wich is free) -> a deesser (to attenuate the S sound) -> Renoise exciter (to add some harmonics) -> EQ (to remove the rumble < 50Hz and add some trebble) -> Renoise convolver for the reverb. Hope it helps!
I wish i was in my 20s again so i can bang my head and dance for hours with this wonderful tracks of yours
A quick lo-fi hip-hop beat in Renoise.
Samples used from various YouTube-videos.
Mixed and mastered using native plugins.
I made a screen capture from the session which is on YouTube:
The song itself can be heard on Soundcloud:
jesus, that took me long:
@lilith I like this a lot. All is very coherent sounding to me⌠Except the snare a bit, maybe it could get a slight low shelf (taming the highs a bit)? Or a bit of compression? Then it would sit in the same room, not in front of the door. Hehe.
Oldie but goldie?
Yes, I always struggle with the snare. It is already high and low passed and compressed. It also hits the limiter in the master channel. If I reduce the volume it sounds too weak.
Your track sounds very 80ish :). I would add a bit more low end maybe (~3 dB), but my listening situation is far from perfect (Iâm using Sonarworks now since some weeks).
edit: changed the snare a bit.
Sounds very Retrowave âclassicâ like (which means about 5-7 years old), very well executed. Not exactly my style in case of Synthwave, but I like it. How did you add the guitar, is this a VST or a real one? And if itâs a VST, which one? A few months ago I was thinking about getting Shreddage 3, but unfortunately it only works with a player, which wonât work on Win10, so I have to do it without it somehow.
@lilith
I like it and if you ask me the snare fits. But I already know this track, just donât ask me where Iâve heard it before. Maybe in a WIP-version in this forum? I donât know.
It was further above. Version 2 or so. Now itâs version 13 
You need to built on it a little more but you are on a good start
That snare i hate also the hi hats i would like them a little bit lower maybe but the track is wonderful
Is the snare too high / low / boomy or is it the reverb maybe? or maybe your speaker setup?
I guess it sounds boxy and too far away.
I thinks i told you before that it sounds fake.You have all those ârealâ sounds in the track but the snare sounds to me like a toy or maybe its a mixing thing.Listen to the track by ffx above i think that kind of snare is good for your track too
Itâ s a completely different snare now. I think itâs a speaker problem. Will check on headphones again.
@lilith @TNT Thanks for feedback. the guitar actually is Slayer2 
, played with two tracks/instances panned hard left/right, then waves guitar thing, some modulation. But I wouldnât recommend it, it sounds too statical sometimes.
If it wasnât for the beat it could have been the soundtrack to a 1970s sci-fi film. Love that sound. Well done!
A bit late perhapsâŚbut as you asked for feedback:
I feel there is little to no connection between the beats and the creepy atmosphere layer. Up to 1m40s I feel there is some connection between the sounds. They interact with each other nicely. Intensifying the listening experience. But when the heavy beats come in at 1m50s that gets lost for me. For me they become two separate things. Independent of each other. And I donât think the drums arenât interesting enough to be their own separate thing.
If you could find a way to make drums more interesting, more expressive. and tie in a bit better with the main creepy layer youâve got yourself a winner for sure, at least in my book. Easier said than done, I know. But worth the effort. Anyway, those are my thoughts. Hope they are of any use to you.
Thanks, after going back to listen I now see what you mean with the disconnect of the buildup, to the 1:40 minute mark and then 1:50. It feels like to me, after re-evaluating, that the actual payoff of the buildup doesnât compliment the buildup it took to get to that point and the song kind of just awkwardly restarts.
Once again thanks for the feedback, Iâll go back to the drawing board and see what i can do to make the buildup make more sense composition wise. You have a nice evening/morning/
Oh! More by you Manny. Didnât know that when I listened to this Charge Break track and thought to myself âthis has potentialâ. Youâve got a knack for tension. Keep that up!!
Being at it for half a year is nothing. There is so much to learn when it comes to making music. Production, composition, sound design, etc. It will take you many years to learn it all. And early stuff will make you cringe indeed. But! That means youâre growing.
Your sounds are telling a story already. It is tense and dark but you have something to say with your music. And that is mighty important!
The more you do it, the better you get at telling your story through sound and music. And youâll be able to tell different stories. So stick with it.
If you havenât done so already: Check out this thread & video by @celsius. He has some valuable insights from a long career of making music.
Lovely stuff! I dig the violence that occurs track #4 Varuna and the Flood. Good stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Ooh! Nice! You have a good vibe going there.
If youâre open to a little bit of feedback, read on. If not, just ignore the rest:
It has this great retro poppy flavor. And it has a decent amount of development. But in my opinion it is also missing something. Ideally vocals. Or a longer melody line that flows over it. Something that narrates the story of the track. Youâve got a really great excellent backbone. And it works on itâs own, sure. But I think it could be more expressive, have more depth with another layer on top of it. Anyway, those are my thoughts. Hope you donât mind me saying.
