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[BlkAce: Mario Underground]

Good Remix

You've taken a good tune here and have added some of the really old skool sounds to it. I'm not entirely sure what to make of those additions.

I'd like to hear some original pieces from you, as with your wealth of Nintendo influence, you seem to need a little bit of direction away from that. I'm not criticising your choice of sound effects, but it seems a little too biased that way.

Still, this sounds like you've taken most of the sound effects from the early Game Boy games, so I can't really criticise that much :P Too much emphasis on the effects does take away from the tune, so maybe the addition of things like breaks in the effects, to get back to the tune would be called for?

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BlkAce responds:

you can feel free to listen to the rest of my old audios..i havent uploaded any of my news ones yet cause they're not quite done..still adding my finishing touches :p

but thanks for your review!

[Dewy Embers (Mo-Tech remix)]

Nicely done

This is another of those tracks that I can see being used in the games like WipeOut - the pacing is good and while it might not sound as deep and commanding of the pace as certain other tracks in the game, I feel it would have a place there.

What sounds like the roar of the crowd is certainly a nice addition to the track, giving it a third dimension.

I'd be tempted to add a little more bass, or even just a small emphasis more on the volume for that part, maybe punctuating the breaks with a few beats as well, just to keep people on their toes.

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Mo-Tech responds:

I took certain cues from Sasha's song, Xpander, which was actually a featured on the Wipeout III soundtrack (although, I like the mastering of my tune better... biased, I know). If you give it a listen you're sure to hear some parallels. I'm glad you think it's worthy of a Wipeout soundtrack! That is a huge compliment! :)

Those were waves crashing on a pebble beach you heard, not a crowd roaring ;) As for the bass not being up front enough, I felt it was loud enough through my monitors, and a half-decent DJ would freq it anyway. I probably should punctuate the breaks with a few beats, though.

Thanks for the review :)

[Jxl180 - Heist]

2 songs in 1

This tune is really 2 songs - the protracted introduction and the second dance tune. The first part sounds like a piece that I'd use in some sort of adventure game, while the other one wouldn't be out of place in a WipeOut or Need For Speed style racing game.

I'd suggest that you maybe split the two and add them as separate entries - this will give you much more freedom when it comes to the breakdown of the track. I'm not entirely sure that it works effectively flicking a switch between the two poles of this tune. It's as if someone is flicking between two radio stations for some reason.

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jxl180 responds:

Thanks for the review. I was kind of trying to get like a prgression you know. Where it starts slow and kind of soft. Progressively getting faster, hard, louder, etc. I think I probably came on to it too fast.

[Space Elevator (S.C.)]

Short, but decent

I think this sound very 1980s, with the sound of the vocals and the synthesised music. It's quite a trip down memory lane for me.

If you'd dragged this out for another 30-60 seconds, it would be great for the tune. You're practically there, which is nice to know. The lyrics are well written / sampled, which adds to the total effect of the finished product. I'd consider finding a decent verse structure, which for me would really finish it off.

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BreakingFaces responds:

Wow, thanks man.
And that was my voice :P

[The Street Life]

Good use of words this time

This one sounds better - the tune suits the rapping having more lyrics. I'm glad to see the progress has been made and that the criticism has been taken on board.

I'd say that it needs more bass, to be the complete song, as this has the power of the soft piano, combined with the good lyrics. I'm not a fan of dropping the N-Bomb, but that's the way it is.

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[dolphin rescue squad]

Quiet, slow starting

This tune seems quite quiet and I'm sitting here waiting for it to finally crank into life and when it finally does, the tune has been played over halfway.

Shorten up the intro, by adding the first change in a lot earlier (30s max?) once you've got that far, the tune will seem to come together quite well, giving a vastly improved finished product.

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spamwangler responds:

thanks for taking the time to review :)

you are definitely right about the intro. im gonna redo this song if i can find the original file, so thanks for the input!

[messpionage]

Indian Techno?

An intersting combination of sounds that I haven't really come across before, metal head that I am.

Was this just a case that you decided to play about with a lot of wierd instruments at your disposal and see what comes out as the end product? I can see that you've refiend this from the original concept if this was the case, but I'd say that the addition of a slower paced part in the mid section would have added to it nicely.

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spamwangler responds:

thanks for taking the time to review:)

".....to play about with a lot of wierd instruments at your disposal and see what comes out as the end product"-

this is a pretty good roundup of the way that i write my songs,
i usually just play with things until i get a interesting sound,
and then just keep adding things to it till i fall asleep,
and in the morning make a snag list, tweak and mix it down.

[.:Failure of the Heart WIP:.]

Good Crescendo in the middle

I think that this tune was a little on the quiet side, without much in the way of volume until you reached the crescendo in the middle. As it starts to build up, the whole tune comes to life, like an errupting volcano.

What I'd suggest is that you keep it louder either side of that, as without the middle part, you've pretty much got no tune and the intro / outro are both very quiet pieces.

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[Cm JazzlyJam]

Final Fantacy Jazz Bar

Thats what it reminds me off, a bar in final fantacy, slightly dark and smoky, where you go to meet this or that NPC for info and the next part of a quest.

I like the way that you wander your right hand around the keys. This gives such a nice sound and the steady left hand chords just keeps everything in check.

It's a nice tune, but I'd consider just taking everything else out and going with just the 'right hand walk' for a bit of a solo - it would focus the attention there.

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[32 Changes]

Good use of guitar

This is a tune with good piano (Duh, yours always are) and a well planned addition of guitar. What I'd suggest is that you add the two together slightly better, as they don't quite mesh as I'd have envisaged. The timing seems to cross a little, as the guitar is a little faster than the piano

Just a few fine tuning tweaks and you've given us another awesome tune.

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