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[Luminous_Odyssey [Box-Killa]]

Not bad

I think that this piece is limited in playability, due to the fact that you've got a short span for the track and the short, quick beat being recycled very quickly, allowing for the listener to perhaps become entranced by it - this is not a good thing, as it does distract from what is going on in the rest of the piece, with the beat and the counter melody, which have both been developed well.

In short, more tune, more beat and more variation from the main melody would certainly help this track.

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[p4c-Maleficence [Short Mix] HQ]

Vengaboyz?

Well, the start of this track sounds like something that the Vengaboyz would come up with - cheap, recycled beats that don't really get us anywhere. I would say that the track is less than one of their 90's pop 'wonders', because you don't have vocals. Then something amazing happened - you added a harpsichord and the dynamic flipped completely.

With this change, the whole track has built to something much better, but I would seriously implore you to do some work on the start of the track, since with the way it sounds at the start, you may lose listeners.

Consider adding vocals too, as this will add to the dynamics of the piece and allow you to get a better end product.

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p4c responds:

mehhh. i cant say i can tell any resemblance of my intro to what you describe. starting with some stupid epic intro would be 100x more trite, and i do plenty at the start that pulls out the semblance of effort and uniqueness you desire between the hat roll, the minimal aesthetic, and high plucks. maybe it's the claps that make it sound too disco-ish for you? though even if it is totally trite, my next move would be to lengthen this form of the intro even more so it could be integrated into a dj set easily. yeah.

as for vocals, i'm having trouble seeing how this is a very vocal friendly track since there's so much going on at all times. unless, of course, i were to convert this into a trite vengaboys song..... but ill think about it.

oh well. to each their own hahah

[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.

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[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.

[GhostsInTheAttic(no silence)]

Creepy, but pacy

I'm not sure about the speed that this track plays at for the suspense and creepy sounds of the piece that you've portrayed. I can understand that there seem to be two clear parts of the piece - an undertone and an overtone, where one is faster than the other. Is the protagonist of this piece running from something, or are they being surrounded amongst the cobwebs and years of history in the attic?

I like the way that it quietens down toward the end, and SuperSteph has done a good job of making it sound right, by taking a long silence and making it a short one. It was rather a shame that it does mean a very short track. You've go so much scope to expand this to 2, maybe 3 minutes long, as it would be so much better in the end.

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[[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!