I mean this is obviously the best track of the contest in terms of raw content, but it's not quite perfect for me; the pokemon build up has always been iffy, especially since the track suddenly stops to bring it in
more importantly while every individual element is mixed well in the parts they serve best, the mixing takes a pretty awful turn at the objective best part of the track () when a sudden dip in the high mids/low highs happens and the entire section sounds hollow and frankly, bad
imo the build is the clear highlight of the track. I love the chaos it spirals into before drawing the focus back in, on to that faint heartbeat. Also, I've never been into pokemon and I'm curious how the two relate?
jxle you're right that it sounds "drowned out" but that's actually very much intentional. without it you lose the contrast of going from blurry -> crystal clear and the drop sounds weak. it's a classic edm trick used to make the drop stand out more and in the case of this track it's also used as symbolism. so while it temporarily sounds "worse" (hollow, drowned out, less bass) it serves an important role in making the drop feel more bassy, full and clear through contrast
Personally, I think the buildup was kind of, not in a mean way, goofy, I don't know how to explain it, but it almost felt as if it didn't belong in the song, especially at , it kind of drowns out, and feels to "together". Other than that, it would take years for me to make something that could even relate to this. I think its spectacular.
for sure, I think it actually IS a hype moment. I didn't really give a good reasoning for my take earlier but the reason it's iffy for me is because I truly find the build up so hilarious and the fact that it happens after a sudden pause makes it just that much more funny and I guess the struggle I have with it in that regard is that I don't really know if I want to have such a funny moment in a track that is definitely not supposed to be taken as funny? but in the end it's subjective
i highkey have to disagree entirely on the pokemon buildup imo that is one of my favorite parts of the song and i personally really enjoy the mixing of the section you mention
tbf though i definitely have weird taste some of my personal favorites didn't place but just wanted to put another perspective out there
music definitely subjective
still though, I can't deny the hard work put into this and I feel like if I was a bass music producer I would end up making something like this; a heavy track with a storytelling composition that keeps you wondering what's next and for that of course it wins, in fact it probably couldn't have ever lost
congrats! I didn't pay close attention and realize how long and detailed this is until I saw you placed first. Dude, I've been missing out! Sorry for sleeping on you, this feels like a new classic for audiotool!
so beautiful
The vocaloid sells it tbh but still amazing
yea bro
Got me nodding
I mean this is obviously the best track of the contest in terms of raw content, but it's not quite perfect for me; the pokemon build up has always been iffy, especially since the track suddenly stops to bring it in more importantly while every individual element is mixed well in the parts they serve best, the mixing takes a pretty awful turn at the objective best part of the track () when a sudden dip in the high mids/low highs happens and the entire section sounds hollow and frankly, bad
congrats! I didn't pay close attention and realize how long and detailed this is until I saw you placed first. Dude, I've been missing out! Sorry for sleeping on you, this feels like a new classic for audiotool!