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[Black New Hole (WIP)]

Strange and interesting

I think that you've got a great deal of potential with this piece. It does wander about between a lot of various styles and it could probably be broken down into possibly three pieces, which could then be expanded upon.

I'm liking the way that each 'mini piece' has been nicely expanded upon, giving you a good chance to develop them, but with the way that the middle is, it does sound like you've got a chance for something bigger and better with regards to something along the lines of a Madness / horror piece.

[Review Request Club]

[power of Drum&Bass.V2]

Some room for more improvement

Not a bad track, but you've got to concentrate on the ending here, I feel.

This dodgy sounding "revving" noise that you've got just sounds awful and out of context of the rest of the track. It doesn't matter if you keep doing things with it, because it was added later to the piece, it just sounds out of place all together.

The vocal samples were good, but with the revs finishing, then us being told that we have just witnessed the power of drum & Bass, I hardly feel that I have. Changing the position of the components around could certainly help you in this respect, as you will be able to show us where there is some power in the drums and the bass, as opposed to this melody, which seems too dominant at present.

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jpgregorio responds:

so you're saying that i should make the drums and the bass louder? and what did you mean by rewing noise?
well i'll try to improve as best as i can, so you can feel the power of drum and bass :p....... for now i think i should remove the last voca,l and add only when the song is relly powerfull.

[[J-Henson] --The Illusion]

Something deper there...

I'm not entirely sure what sort of mindset you're trying to provoke with this. There is a feeling of tense tranquillity in the melody, but the bass beat does make this more of a scared one, because it does it's best to take away from the serenity of the whole piece together.

With the way that you've portrayed this, I don't particularly view this as a bad thing. It does make the two parts clash something rotten and as a result, you do end up with some mystery to the piece, which is certainly interesting and a talking point, to say the least.

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[In My Dreams - Jxl180]

Quite repetitive

I'm sorry, but the bass beat got to me on this one - it didn't really seem to do too much. I liked the fact that you had a good melody and vocals blended in together, but the persistent bass beat throughout the song was a little over the top. I'd certainly suggest lots more variation there, to bring the track a much needed relief.

I like that you've used some sounds that could be akin to Spore - the one twinkle that you used sounded very much like a part of the game, but that's just an aside. Try giving us more vocal samples and throwing in more variation on the bass, to really improve this track.

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jxl180 responds:

I've never played Spored, but this comment I have gotten many times. I'll see what I can do about the bass. I'll adjust the levels of the different leads and the bass to add variety.

Thank you.

[Stargenx - Magical Pipe]

Very good melodies

This sort of piece for me shows the wider shots of Avatar, if you will, when the helicopter is flying through the floating mountains. You've got a great work taking place with the woodwind (pan pipes?) leading the way, but a subtle beat lending a sense of direction to the imagery.

I can see this piece being one that gets reused for various projects - you've got a great ambience there that can be thrown into many situations, including the forest or jungle setting, but a very calm "out of body" experience during a meditation sequence would be usable as well.

I think that the middle phase of the track, you could have used the woodwind as a punctuation, as the beat and counter melody intermingled, the pipes could just play a note or two, just to remind people that it is still there.

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Stargenx responds:

Thanks for reviewing!
I love Avatar XD. Yeah they are Pan pipes. I spent a long time considering how I was going to extend the song after I finished the first part. I feel that I did a pretty good job keeping the song going. I'm not getting defensive, I just like the part the way it is right now. It is a good suggestion though.

[Kaleidoscope Eye]

Backmasking?

Hmm, a strange sounding piece and I can't quite place whether or not you're backmasking the beat there in places. It sounds like you've taken the main beat part and have reversed it, while adding the cymbals over the top to make it sound forward, which is very creepy if you have done it.

A shame that this is really all there is to the track, as it could do with a little more. Try giving us some more bass beats and throw in a melody solo for a laugh. With that sorted, perhaps you can get some vocals sorted and the piece can grow from there?

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TheSongSalad responds:

Yeah, that's what I did for the fill with the symbols. Not really sure if creepy is good though? Anyway, yeah, I think I should have added a lot to this track, it was just sort of a quick thing. Thanks for the review.

[The Jungle Rituals]

Very nice sounding

Some good beats in this piece really do compliment this very enjoyable piece of music. I think that you've got a good sense of timing and the way that the piece powers itself onwards is very nice.

You've gone for some nice choices with the variation and have made it very good to listen to. With this in mind, the instrument selection has given a good timbre to it all, particularly the way that you used something sounding a little like a harpsicord.

I would work with the volumes of the piece, as some of them are very loud and some very soft. Balancing these out could really make for a very enjoyable piece to listen to.

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Birdinator99 responds:

I know what you're getting at, but my music sounds very different depending on what you are listening to it on (headphones, speakers, car stereo, etc...), so I guess it varies with everyone. Granted, it still isn't balanced perfectly.

Thanks for your review!

[Katlean prime redo 2010]

Good variation

A nice short little piece, this one has a lot of good variation with a wide range of instruments and could still be used for a variety of fantasy themes, allowing flash authors great freedom in the choice of how they wish to build their scenes around this music.

Personally, I think some sort of pirate or fantasy setting, that shows a lot of chances to build suspense here. Perhaps the piece could be made a little longer, tailored to the needs of the particular artist, if they wanted something a little more suspenseful, for example, before you carry on with the mysterious overtones in the foreground over the top of the melody.

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Calamaistr responds:

seeing as im a freethinker (aside from a freelancer) with emphasis on free.

Anyone can use my music (like the licence says, naturally) and do with it what they want aslong as they dont make that despicable thing called money with it. So anyone can make it longer or make it into an actual pirate theme :)

Ofcourse if people have specific requests ill make a whole new track for em, free of charge ofcourse bound by soley if i have the time for it.

Though each and every track i upload may be considered a full song or loop, many can also be considered as a demonstration of a theme. :)

Thanks for your loyal review(s) again man.
Looking forward for more.

[Walking in the Desert]

Very nice

This is the sort of piece that really does help people to get along with the concept of walking through a desert. Perhaps at night, since it seems that you've gone for a twilight sound of music, which would be more logical - walking across a desert like that, as opposed to killing yourself when the sun is at its hottest.

There seems to be the vestiges of hope of salvation and potentially of sadness, but I think that hope springs eternal in this piece.

You've gone to town with the piano here, so perhaps a little more body from it could make it a better sounding piece, but keep at it and we'll see what sort of piece you could come up with. Possibly with the addition of drums, you could get more impact, but save it for the latter half.

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Jabicho responds:

Hey there! Thanks so much for listening ,I appreciate it a lot, and thanks for the suggestions! Its cool to know what kind of feelings the piece can transmit, and the ways it can improve by adding so drums to get more impact.