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[Paradox (Bestial Remains)]

Too fragmented

I think that this 'song' needs a lot of work, as it sounds like there are 4 component parts that do not mesh together very well, if at all. This is where the mastering stage comes in, even for a thrash metal / death metal track like this, you need to put some effort into getting the pieces to work together and compliment each other.

The indiscriminate yelling into the mic is something that I won't be able to get you to change, but perhaps a few little tweaks of the lyrics themselves would help - there is no need to swear, as the emphasis is already there from the fact that you're yelling at the top of your lungs like some rabid dog.

Getting the guitar solo and the bass solo to play together would help - they sound like they are fighting and it's not the way to go. Get these parts working together and most of the battle is won.

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Blackdoom13 responds:

Umm Im sorry but your review didnt make much sense.
Um try listening to our remastered version of this song.
Maybe it will appease you more.

[Random 8 bit]

Too messy

I'm sorry, but this needs a major overhaul badly - I would certainly suggest that you head back to the drawing board with this and start from scratch. How many different tunes did you want to try and play at the same time?!

When more than 3 of these individual sounds merge together at the same time, it becomes quite messy and it's impossible to enjoy them as the individual pieces, or enjoy the piece that you've thrown together as a whole. Try taking some out and adding new ones in, not stapling more and more over the top, as it become unsustainable very quickly.

Perhaps start with the sort of game that you would focus the music for, then work to that, chopping and changing the pieces of the puzzle as necessary.

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fallensoul289 responds:

Well I can't argue with your logic I guess hopfully my other audio will be better.

[Summer Solace {durn}]

Here comes the sun

Good beat, nice melody and a great sense of variation, to keep everything organised and happy. I can certainly see the hippies dancing around to this one. While it's not quite whale music, it's something that they may well appreciate.

A shame that you faded it out, as you could have made it into a stellar loop, which would have been able to play as a nice piece of background music for a long while, as the sun begins to peek through the cloud cover on a chilly Wiltshire morning, greeting Stonehenge with the first rays of Midsummer's day.

Good work on the synths and the keyboard solos are something pretty neat, that just adds extra impetus to the song.

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durn responds:

thanks a lot, man. :) only reason I didn't make it loopable is because I start it off at 92 bpm. so even without a fade at the end it would've thrown it off. :) glad you enjoyed!

[Coming Home (Daisy Chain)]

Sounds better

But it is still a little repetitive - everything here has such an air of computer generated riffs, that it does drag the track down in my estimations. With how it has been and the fact that you added what sounded like synthesised flutes over the top of the last run around, I can certainly say that it needs to have more variation once more.

Things like the different drum riffs in the background, slightly tweaked guitar riffs (even modulating the key that it's played in for a run) make the tune sound more human and less artificial.

I'm sure you can do it, but it's going to take a short while to get everything in the right order for it.

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Cornilious responds:

Vocals will make it sound less repetitive, I'm sure of that.
Computer generated? I'm not following on that really. I mean, I do focus on theory a lot I think calling the riffs computer generated is a bit of an overstatement.

As stated before, yes the drums will be varied in the next incarnation. Modulating key is a bit of a gimmick in my opinion and I'm not sure if I'd like to change the riffs that much, maybe strumming patterns but not much else.

Thanks a lot though! I really appreciate it when someone takes the time to actually pick apart a song of mine like you did. If everyone gives me tens, I'll never improve!

[Deadbeat Shuffle (Daisy Chain)]

Good, but lacks variation

I think that this piece stays too uniform to really keep me interested. It's a little difficult to criticise this, because it's technically sound and doesn't have any discernible faults that I can hear.

As with previous of your submissions that I have reviewed, you require more variation, just to add a further spark of life to the tune itself - possibly leading on to other avenues that you may not have explored just yet.

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Cornilious responds:

Yes, yes.
Ideas for variation:
Guitar fills during the verse. (The mellow section.)
Maybe a couple of quarter to half measure drum fills during the chorus. (Where the distortion comes in.)
VOCALS (I'm really motivated to do vocals now. haha)

[BeautifulSound(DaisyChain)]

Not bad

It needs to be played with the bass turned up, as it makes the track sound so much better. It's quite a shame that the guitar is so quiet, with the effect over the top almost drowning it out in a sort of U2 "the Edge" kind of sound to it.

I can certainly hear extracts from "With or Without You" coming through this one, every now and again, but it's a very nice and original piece.

Perhaps a few additional riffs and even some vocals would round this tune out nicely, as it's quite a sound, but needs something else, just to give it that extra lift.

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Cornilious responds:

I killed the dry signal on that guitar to make it sound that way, so I guess it's a personal preference as to whether it sounds good that way. I was looking for a "lost in a washing machine" sound.
I really liked the guitar melody on this one, so I stuck as to what to do if I added vocals. Should I just put the melody guitar a little lower in the mix so that it won't clash with the vocals or what?

Looking forward to your input!

[Jumpstyle (Beat 1)]

Loved the boing

I think that this song has what it takes to be a welcome addition to the genre of Techno. The addition of the spring sound 'boing' just made me stop and think for a while. It's really something that you don't expect to hear in a Techno track the first time you listen.

A good beat and a decent melody to complete the piece. I think that it could do with a little work to loop it, which would make it even better, then you could think about even making it longer, possibly adding other things for variation - I didn't personally like the vocal samples, as I thought that they took something away from the track itself.

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JumpstylezBeatz responds:

hehe i was on a time limit when i made this but thanks for your thoughts

[London Brew (One chord Jazz)]

Decent sounding

I think that this piece is almost there - a few tweaks in the timing for the chord, but other than that, it isn't too bad. You also need to lose that horrible bit of static at the end of the track - it's quite a wake up call, to be honest.

It's quite mellow, but there is certainly a spark of passion within the track itself. Adding additional chords could make it more dynamic, but I'd instead recommend that you go the route of including more variation, through other instruments - a muted trumpet solo would be nice, for example, as it's just a backing instrument at present.

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HolyKonni responds:

Thanks for reviewing! Well, the only instrument I play is guitar, and it's always hard to add other intruments becouse I'm not so good with notes and what all the tones and chords are called. When I add other stuff like strings and so on, I just try and listen if it fits, I don't, you know, like: "Well, thats a E- major# so I could do this and that". I just listen. Hope you get it... :D

[You have mail!!!]

Too much static

I think that you need to pull the mic a little further away from your mouth. The static sounds mostly occur from your breath hitting the mic, which takes away from the decent sounds of the different "You've got mail" sounds.

Perhaps leaving a gap of 2-3 seconds between each one would have helped - I know it's difficult, as it seems like an age between samples, but it does help people to digest that particular one, before moving onto the next.

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NekoMika responds:

Thanks, will take it into consideration.

[Bizarre Spy Theme]

Gets old too quick

Sorry, but this piece does become very repetitive, very quickly. What you need to be aiming for is something around the 30 second mark that can loop better - this has far too little variation to grab the attention of the listener and it will be sure to drive them away from it a short while after.

I can understand how you've gone for a James Bond style sound, along the lines of the classic theme, but with development, this could certainly become more likeable.

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ForNoReason responds:

Thanks for the advice.