Workshop #21: Aqua Violet Web by Subcirrus

At Audiotuts+ we irregularly put up a reader track for workshopping and critique (find out how to submit a track). This is how it works: you upload your song, and every week or so we’ll publish one here and step away from the podium. The floor is yours to talk about the track and how the artist can fix problems in and improve upon the mix and the song.

Thanks for your submissions everyone – and keep them coming. We have enough to publish two or three a week at the moment. Let me know if it gets too much.

This track has been submitted for your friendly, constructive criticism. They have put their track (and their heart and soul) in your hands to learn and get useful feedback.

  • Do you enjoy the song or track itself? Does it have potential?
  • Can the arrangement be improved?
  • How did you find the mix? What would you do differently?
  • What do you enjoy about the rhythm track? What can be done to improve it?
  • Is the choice of instruments relevant and effective for the style/song?
  • Are the lyrics (if any) effective? Does the style, arrangement and genre of the song suit them?
  • Can you suggest any specific techniques that might improve the track?
  • Do you have any other constructive feedback?

Aqua Violet Web by Subcirrus

Description of the track:

The first song I made about 3 years ago using Cubase and Reason as well as a midi keyboard. Electronic, Melodic, somewhat ambient. I’m a scrub at mixing and could use some advice. Love the tuts network. Thanks all.

Author’s website: www.subcirrus.com/

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Terms of Use: Users can stream the track for the purposes of giving feedback and can download if they desire.

Have a listen to the track and offer your constructive criticism for this Workshop in the comments section.

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Discussion 3 Comments

  1. t0yz-encore says:

    Let me be the first to say what an amazing track this is. This kinda tracks really deserve a future in worlds preferences.

    The distortion at 7:21 deserved a fading in theme, for much longer, in my opinion. It just started something that in the end isn’t present, having no real place in the song.

    But most importantly I found myself just purely enjoying the music… which it is all about… the listener should be so absorbed to forget all about techniques, synths, positioning in the stereo-field etc. and be absorbed…

    Bravo! I wish you only the best of luck!

  2. dave says:

    great opening, nice contemplative vibe, sets up the melodic… and as tOyz mentions above its easy to ‘forget’ the yada, yada, yada… good work

  3. Esben Lorenzen says:

    really amazing track!
    i really like the part at 4:57..
    keep it up!

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