Rate my calm beat

[brisk rock]

I tried to make something different this time, and after having learnt some more music theory, i think i've improved, Any feedback is welcome, thanks!

[mental basin]

I think the synths or pads at around 0:10 stand out from the rest of the song, maybe try using a softer sound, and turning it down, other than that fire beat !!

[granite marsh]

Can you show the chords you used for this? They feel a little weird but I can't exactly place where. The riser(?) at 1:22 also feels a bit too abrupt. Everything else sounds alright (in my opinion)

[errant burrow]

its not bad but id add some bass to it to fill the sound and add low end. also add a clap too thatll make it a lil better

[brisk rock]

Yeah I thought they were a bit strong, thank you!

[brisk rock]

Yeah sure, although I'm not on fl at the moment, when I get back on I'll send you the chords I used, and thank you

[brisk rock]

Ok, I'll give that a try, I'm a bit hesitant on the clapping but I'm also kinda new. But thank you!

[brisk rock]

so these are the chords i used at the beginning and throughout the songs, i have only just learnt more about them so there is likely something wrong

and i agree, the riser is quite strong, i've toned it down a tad and made it more gradual

[granite marsh]

Ok so there's nothing wrong with the chords it's just that your melody clashes with the chords
It's generally a good idea to keep the notes you use for your melody belong in the chord as well

So I tried to remake(ish) the main part of your project in FL studio to see what exactly went wrong

(I am not 100% sure if everything is correct but here)

There's nothing wrong with the melody you used for your first two chords in my opinion, it's mainly the melody for your last two chords feeling a little too out of place when put together with the last few chords

Although yes there are a ton of notes that are not in the chords that I haven't mentioned but that's another topic entirely (non chord tones lmao) and not really a problem

Something like this might work better? (the edits are not that big just changing the D in the third chord to an E and changing the melody a little)

Although idk if this is the best advice it's my first time going maybe this deep to give someone feedback but I hope this helped 😭

[brisk rock]

ah ok, didn't know that, thanks for letting me know, im gonna try and re arrange my chords to match this and see how it goes, thanks for your feedack, i greatly appreciate it

[brisk rock]

I mean i'll take whatever i can get, im grateful you went into this much depth, this is a lot for me to learn from, thank you very much

[tranquil portal]

this is nice but the kick feels a bit weak, im assuming you synthesised it? maybe try using a sample

[brisk rock]

I do believe it is a sample already, but next time I'm on fl I'll have a look, maybe change it a bit, I'll get back to you when I've got something

Thank you for your comment ❤️

[azure vortex]

the pads at 0:10 are really loud, and stand out too much i would turn them down a bit. i really like the sound jumping left and right and the chords are nice.

[graceful plank]

I feel there's a bit too much empty space between notes. Maybe that's what you're going for but if it isn't something to keep in mind.

[wraith pasture]

Good midi’s and melodies, good improvements on sound design

[brisk rock]

Yeah someone did mention that actually i think, I did turn them down I just haven't posted an update yet lol

Thank you for your comment ❤️

[brisk rock]

Well it is like just a calm beat, but I could definitely give what you're saying a go, thanks for the comment ❤️

[brisk rock]

Very much appreciated, thanks ❤️

[tranquil portal]

I saw you react a fish on accident lol

[brisk rock]

Yeah haha, it's a bit of an inside joke I have with my friends, mobile has the double tap feature and I thought I had it on heart

[nocturne roost]

Maybe try some background noises for more texture

[outer grove]

Solid. Pad at 0:10 is a bit too bright/loud, try softening it

[brisk rock]

yeah agreed, thank you! ❤️

[brisk rock]

oh interesting, didn't think about that but i can see it working, next time im on might give it a whirl, thanks for the comment ❤️

[gaunt kettle]

try some reverb on the piano could be good !

[eternal furnace]

The piano feels lifeless because all the notes are at the same volume. The melody has almost no development. It feels like there’s a lot of empty space where you could stick in some bass and stuff. Reverb could be added to the piano. The part at the end where the melody is raised by an octave seems unnecessary to me.

[jaunty dust]

the piano could use some reverb, i feel like the trap hi-hats dont fit as much, also maybe lower the pad volume a little bit ( not a lot though ), besides that i see the vision

[brisk rock]

Oh I didn't think about reverb on the piano, thanks for that

A lot have been saying to tone down the pad tbf, and I agree with the hats, they were kind of off for me to

Thank you for the comment ❤️

[brisk rock]

Oh I didn't realise you mentioned reverb, thank you also for the idea ❤️

[jaunty dust]

this might be preference, but i feel like the kick shouldnt have as much high end as it does right now

[brisk rock]

Ok, fair enough, thanks for your comment tho, I'm not that great at music tbh so it's not gonna be anything magnificent

[brisk rock]

Oh interesting, What does high end mean?

[jaunty dust]

wait on the final chord try swapping the high f for an e instead

[jaunty dust]

so basically every sound has a frequency, the fl plugin "frequency splitter" can show you those frequencies. the kick basically shouldnt be as high pitched or have that higher pitched sound in it

wait let me just send a video

[brisk rock]

Oh okay, that's quite cool actually, I think I did look into something like that before, but I can't quite remember

[brisk rock]

Oh I'm not on fl atm, when I get back on it tho I'll give this a try, I forgot to show the updated version here

[brisk rock]

Ok, so i tried to put a bit of reverb on the piano, let me know if it's not enough or i should tweak it in any way

I added a new percussions syncopation bit in the bridge of the song

I toned down the pad so that it wasn't dominating the track

And i changed the kicks, i saw someone say they weren't good and i agreed so i changed them to a better version, i also Cut some frequencies out, i think i forgot to on the pad but now the kicks at least aren't as ear blasting

Let me know what y'all think, and thank you all for the feedback and kind comments!

sorry i took so long also, had been focused on a few other things, was continuing development on my game, was changing a couple life habits of mine and a few other things, plus i have to admit it's easy to get distracted or to just not be in the mood for things, so y'all really help me come back to this, appreciate y'all!

[tardy raven]

on the piano i would CTRL + A (or just highlight chords)

ALT + R

this will give the chords a random velocity (how hard the key is pressed) and make it sound more human.

I'd make sure ONLY the chords are highlighted now

ALT + S to strum. Just a little bit. This will make all the chords not play exactly at the same time and help to give it a more human sound.

[mighty wave]

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[crimson latch]

Sounds nice but I think a nice, long drawn out thick reverb on it would be heavenly.

[neon prairie]

This is a large improvement over the original beat.
The piano sounds much better and there is a better rhythm and the mixing is better aswell.
However, some glaring issues still remain.
There is still very little low end presence. Even the kick relatively high in the mix, and while it still hits I think it would hit better if it sat an octave or two lower. As for the kind of bass you should use I personally would use something more on the synthier? side. Or maybe like a preset frettless bass or something idk.

[west timber]

i would make the drums louder their being conquered by the melody and stuff and normally they should be the same volume or higher volume than the melody

[brisk rock]

oh i didn't know those shortcuts, thanks!

[brisk rock]

oooooooooooh this is cool, i've been using EQ2 for now but that looks really nice, thanks for that!

[brisk rock]

i could give that a whirl, there is a bit of reverb in it, but when i added too much, it kinda sounded too atmospheric

[brisk rock]

huh ok, next time im on the song again, i'll re read your comment and i'll see if i can tweak it a bit, thanks for the perspective on it, thanks for the compliment too! ❤️