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I 100% just downloaded yours instead of Soundcloud because I knew you put in a loooot of work on getting a really clean solid mix, with all of the careful sidechaining technique and automation.

One thing - not even a nitpick, but more of a creative idea, would be to spatialize some of the bitcrushing  near and far, rather than what sounds like just left to right, by increasing stereo width and automating reverb wetness with the send signal to the reverb track.

Overall, really though, yours is incredibly well mixed, one of the cleanest, clearest tracks I've heard.

I think it still maybe has a few too many elements. Next jam I'm intentionally making things more focused on composition, because I think I also kind of fell into the trap of overworking the mix at the expense of writing more music.

I think my goal is also to try to simplify my approach in the sense of often when one is new at something, you can kind of overdo it and get lost in the mix of techniques without taking a step back and seeing the big picture, which I did in mine big time.

That said, the composition is solid and interesting. Maybe I should make a minimalist theme...

Great fricking work though, seriously. My critique is truly just to help you take things to that next level.

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The bitcrush spatialization is a fantastic idea, and it's a real shame I didn't consider that when making this track! Thank you for the feedback! I probably did get lost in the sauce on this one - I kept going "well Mick used shephard's tones / mono left-right panning / LFO automation / detuning guitars so I have to try that out too!" My biggest regret is, frankly, not letting the track breath a bit longer to break up the quick pacing between sections, where there would have been more atmospheric chord progressions hinting at the main leitmotif I repeat with the lead synth.

This was a big step in my learning process for mixing and mastering, which I won't need to do AS MUCH when I write something more jazzy or funky (like my Lone Rabbit Jam submission, which was banking on composition over pure sonic tweaking), so I'm also looking forward to WRITING more music next time instead of PRODUCING.

As for the simple composition, the challenge was that I had to play it on guitar, which I haven't practiced much. Maybe I could've challenged myself more to write something complex, maybe not. There's definitely some self-sampling going on, but what would I be without samples XD.

Eager to take it to the next level, next time :) I appreciate the comment Kale.