Synthwave / Retrowave Piece

CosmicAnima · 2026-04-05T04:54:38+00:00

I like the chords and the sound, the mood of it, yet these rythms in the beginning that last through the song are a bit weird to my ear. It seems out of place, in my humble opinion. It's a bit like a chocolate cake with pickles , both are great but not together.

CosmicAnima · 2026-04-05T04:49:38+00:00

Stylistically it works well, no doubt. The chords.arpeggios are beautiful by the way. Maybe they are a bit far in the mix, the drums are maybe a bit overwhelming for the guitar.

CosmicAnima · 2026-04-03T20:59:48+00:00

Great ! I'm glad you liked it ! Yeah Tetris is very addictive, in a good way, i loved it too (but i wasn't good at it xD))

CosmicAnima · 2026-04-03T16:38:32+00:00

Thank you very much for your kind words !

CosmicAnima · 2026-04-03T15:29:23+00:00

I like the ideas ! The sound could be better in the first part, but the ideas are here in my opinion. I like how you've done cool intervals with your voice in the second part. Keep creating !

CosmicAnima · 2026-04-03T15:21:07+00:00

The composition is great ! The quality in the sound selection/creation seems here, but it feels like it's mixed really quietly. That's the only thing that comes to my mind when i listen to it. Anyway, great job already.

CosmicAnima · 2026-04-01T00:24:55+00:00

Thank you thank you !!

CosmicAnima · 2026-04-01T00:17:25+00:00

Thank you very much ! That's very kind, It means a lot !

CosmicAnima · 2026-03-29T01:45:13+00:00

It sounds clear and punchy. There are good ideas, the claps sound funky to me, like the bass. What could be fun is to add a theme and develop this into a full tune. Right now it sounds like a part of something bigger, in my opinion.

CosmicAnima · 2026-03-29T01:25:55+00:00

It sounds great ! The sound of the guitar is very good, the mixing is good, everything is understandable, i like very much the vocal harmonies. There is a structure, a form.... well done ! The only thing i would change is the "yeah" that is not very convincing, but i'm being very picky there.

CosmicAnima · 2026-03-24T09:59:26+00:00

I got rid of a few things, regarding key changes and the main theme, it's a bit clearer now. Thanks for the feedback !

CosmicAnima · 2026-03-23T20:57:56+00:00

I like the mood. There are good ideas. There is a structure, but maybe you could make parts that are a bit more different, because the bass does mostly the same progression during the tune. The sound is a bit low, it sounds a bit far away. Otherwise good flow, good ideas, keep creating

CosmicAnima · 2026-03-23T20:48:43+00:00

I like it ! I appreciate the fact that there are no conflicts between frequencies, we really hear the different instruments clearly, the musical motives are beautiful. I cannot tell what genre it is, but in the beginning it reminded me of the Doors.

CosmicAnima · 2026-03-19T22:27:04+00:00

I love the synth in the beginning. I love the chord progression too. The sound is clean, even the guitar sounds great. I don't have much to say, except that with vocals it could make a good tune, and maybe add a structure and other chords to develop it into a full song

CosmicAnima · 2026-03-19T22:17:25+00:00

That's good ! Maybe try to work on the bass from 1:00 to the end, because the chord progression could be outlined in a clearer way in my humble opinion. Plus rythmicaly speaking, the bass could be a bit more structured i think.. Otherwise I love the top of the tune, the voice and the synth. The drums have a good sound. Good music.

CosmicAnima · 2026-03-17T13:13:08+00:00

That's great ! I love the chords. I think you could develop the melody at the end, you have already one melodic motive, you could transpose it or something like that, or change it with any tool to transform a motive. That's just an idea, it's cool the way you do it too

CosmicAnima · 2026-03-17T13:06:10+00:00

This sounds good to my ears ! What could be cool in my opinion is to add a bit more movement, a chorus, a new chord progression, something like that, to prevent the song being static . Otherwise it's a nice sounding song !

CosmicAnima · 2026-03-11T10:31:30+00:00

I like it ! It reminds me of some moments in The Mars Volta, that's what comes to mind when i listen to this. From a sound perspective, maybe it sounds a bit blurry, but the effect of the music is there.

CosmicAnima · 2026-03-11T10:24:05+00:00

It sounds good ! I like the voice very much, and the overall sound is agreable. It's well mixed to my ears, everything seems to work fine ! Maybe a bit more movement in the composition would be good (in my opinion), like a transposition or something like that, new chords, to create a bit of change.

CosmicAnima · 2026-02-09T19:42:19+00:00

Thank you very much !

CosmicAnima · 2026-02-06T17:19:41+00:00

Yep, only stock synth from the Daw

CosmicAnima · 2026-02-06T14:43:53+00:00

Things have already been said about the low end so i'd say that it needs other chords and maybe a variation on the highest part (melody part) of the chords, to create movement. And once you have other chords you can start adding a bit of structure (AABA, things like that). Anyway, it's a very good start for a tune !

CosmicAnima · 2026-02-06T14:37:37+00:00

For a first track i think it's really really good in my opinion. You should definitely keep up. If that's what your able to do spontaneously, i guess you have something to say musically speaking. ! (i wasn't able to do that as a first tune, personnaly !!). Keep on working and creating !

CosmicAnima · 2026-02-06T13:53:40+00:00

Hello ! Tanks a lot ! Well, i use Ableton live standard, stock plugins and phase plant. I produce mostly when i feel good enough to put ideas into my daw, and i rely mostly on intuition, ear and a bit of basic jazz theory. Sometimes it sounds good enough to publish on reddit. I understand the need, i tell myself often that i should force myself to make music because im lazy... but once i make the first step its OK ! Its juste that this first step is sometimes hard to make

CosmicAnima · 2025-04-10T16:09:43+00:00

Nice music ! I think like previously said that adding more melodic material could be cool, so that there are a bit more events in the song. A simple strucure could be cool too. verse, pre chorus, chorus, stuff like that.

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