I was hoping someone would pick up on this!Vortex wrote:The CIR one is a little... I don't know how to explain it, it lacks a "background" or "substance" that joins the sounds together over it. Like gusts of air or a single note. Normally Submachine ambients have a background with scattered beat sounds over it, sometimes very faint or appearing at times. This one seens to rely only in the beat sounds, and it sounds too rhythmic and disjointed to me. Especially for an open air location like this one.
I agree completely, most Submachine ambients have that background to back them up. It's one of the first things I noticed when I played through the Universe for the first time.
I made this one the odd one out of the eight samples on purpose; it's an experiment to see how one would react without that supportive background. When I paired them up, I found myself focusing more on the Void than usual, which to me seemed to make the Void more, I don't know, "intimidating"?
Ever try playing Submachine without the ambient music? It's a very different feel. It feels much more like I'm really by myself in the net. This sample is a compromise between full ambient and total silence.
As for the rhythm, maybe it doesn't fit completely into Submachine, but I still like it
So in short, I agree with your opinion, Vortex, and I'm glad you enjoy the other two! The rest of the samples are all pretty different from each other, and I hope I can continue to get your input and that of others as they come out
It's true that the disjointness of the song makes the Void feel more prominent, now that you say it. I didn't mean to imply that I don't like it, it feels different to the ordinary ambient but I quite like the rhythm too 
