Obra de arte, bellísimo tema, es impresionante como te a quedado amigo Matthias. Parece que estoy metido en medio de una película de terror. Me encanta la parte orquestal y esa especie de flauta. Bueno, en realidad me gusta todo desde los efectos hasta el ultimo detalle del ritmo. Una autentica joya. Salud y paz para todos.

I listened to three of your tracks before I got to this one. I like what your doing...reminded me of "Zombies". Keep up the good and original work. Rich

dramatic and cinematic i liked it a lot good work. Robbie

Still good and intense, but now I can turn it up :)

Making music is fun. It sounds like you had a lot of fun with this one. Great job!

Aigain.... just in 1 word..fantastic.
Its the perfect track for in the cinema.
even though it doesn't scare me. That's because I've seen every horror movie in the past

hey pal — i waited til i had the right time and space to re-experience this creation, and i’m floored by the spacious and dynamic new mix!
i do think both mixes have good standing, though. mix 1 had a certain ancient tunnel ambience i really quite liked.
i have an idea for you — ask a couple loopers whose work you admire from a production standpoint to mix/master one of your tracks. you can analyze the results as guides to help find your own sound. just remember, being true to your own vision in the end is what counts, all the tech in the world is only a means, not an end. o hell, you know that.
anyways, this work is a trip to the final bunker, scary and impressive as hell. keep going further, brother!

I'm no expert but here's a couple suggestions:
Get all your tracks to between -6 and -12 Db
Get the master track to between 0 and -3Db (loudest) or -6 to -3Db (if you are going to "master it")

I use this on the master:
https://youlean.co/youlean-loudness-meter/

It's free. I like my mixes at about -14LUFS, but that is a bit quiet for some tastes. From what I understand, a "master" is around -9, but this is just what I have learned from various tutorials.

Hope it helps.

Wow, Matthias.
This is right up my street my friend.
It is a great track really is a great production, my friend.
However, I must agree with Danke to me pumping up the volume is not the way to create an impact but with mixing and adding an appropriate plugging you would achieve what you are looking for.
This is my view I hope you don’t mind me saying it my friend.
I think you are doing a great job by taking advice from Eric he is a great guy and I have a lot of respect for him.
Anyway, well done my man.
Maj

Wow! That's about all I can say. The vision and how you have managed to translate it are fantastic. Love the lyrics sheet. And to me the mix and production sound perfect. What did you use for the strings?

Intense.

Throw some distortion on there to make it scarier :)

Well, Matthias. This is a really excellent track. Very creative. Lots of surprises, nice and somewhat scary on occasion. I enjoyed listening to it. Could be used in a video game. Or, perhaps a scary animated short film! :)

I do, however, agree with Danke about the mix. I don't think it is too loud, but I do think that it would be even more impactful if there was more separation of the various sounds and instruments in the mix and greater dynamic range.

It's a Phil Spector wall of sound, which is fine if that's what you are wanting. But, with this kind of cinematic music I think separation of the instruments in the frequency spectrum and in the overall soundstage (panning and distance) is critically important.

There's so much good stuff going on, and the overall effect of the track is massive, but I think you can achieve that and more with a less dense mix. Also, from the frequency display, there's virtually no dynamics in the mix. For cinematic/classical type music, dynamics are really effective and are the norm.

This track has great potential. I hardly ever go back to completely re-work a track I've finished, but I would really encourage you to spend a few hours and experiment with a remix. Copy the project in its entirely so you aren't working with this version. Drop all the individual track faders all the way down, shut off all the effects on individual tracks including any EQs and reverbs, set the master output on your DAW so that you are mixing in mono, not stereo, turn down the volume on your monitoring mix so it is pretty quiet, and then start by EQing each individual instrument/sound so it finds its own place in the mix. Then, gradually pull things together, with panning and balancing track volumes, adding volume automation, etc. Mixing in mono is a humbling experience. You have to work harder to make things sound good. And monitoring a higher volume levels makes things sound better than they really are, so mixing at a relatively low volume also helps you construct a mix that will sound much better when it is played at a louder volume.

Finally, shift the output mix from mono to stereo and do some further adjustments because, depending on your use of stereo instruments and panning in the individual tracks, that will likely make a significant difference in how the overall mix sounds. Then, apply the mastering effects to the output track. It shouldn't need much compression in the mastering chain. Depending on the dynamic range, probably will need a limiter, but don't set it too low and squash the entire mix. This track is bursting with the potential for dynamics.

For what it's worth, that's my advice. I think the composition is great and deserves to be given the best mix possible.

Eric

love this a lot!! Love the vibes!!

No problem ... tonight i already drank 3 small glasses of a good kind of Hungarian pálinka, maybe it caused a huge sniff in my head ... :-)
this is an outstanding song, don't deal with me ...

fistbump, Danke

very cool soundtrack noises ... don't consider it intrusive but for me the mix is ​​a bit loud, sometimes I hear overdriven sounds ... that makes the music world class and probably still good --- :-)

thanx for the upload, fistbump, Danke

Powerful sounds, impactful. I like orchestration, especially in cinematic pieces. The crow's cackling is an ominous sound and sets the feel right from the beginning. Sounds as if you were successful in conveying your intention for the track to make the listener get involved in the emotion you created.

Well done Matthias!

Wayne

En nee je hoeft nooit bang voor mij te zijn zolang je niet mijn backstabber bent lol

Hahaha sorry mister!!!There are many great scary sounds in it but you need to make the music more excited scary to have that real scary effect..if i say it well.
But thats personal for me.
maby i see to much horrors to not get fast that scary feeling anymore lol.

ahhhh, Matthias you devil. i fell into this tune like a slow motion bullet aimed at (whose??) heart — penetrating all the layers and shredding and spreading like a hollowpoint shell until at last i reached my target — and then hesitated — but how can i turn back? hahahaha!!
immense sound quality, my friend, this is one immersive experience. and the composition itself is really beautiful. that plaintive lead is a terrific voice, and the many details are so well-done they become integral to the music, the mad logic, the horror. superb.

like im sitting in the cinema..what a great surrounding sounds and the birds etc so clear.
Beautiful Matthias!!!