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[Piano_Force [Box Killa]]

Quite elaborate

Certainly something that I could see used as a main menu track, or even as something to accompany part of the start of a game - particularly something of the like of Final Fantasy, or Chrono Trigger, for example.

There's some great projection here and the depth added by the lower notes on the spectrum here really give you something that can be used to great effect.

I'm not sure about fading it out - this really does limit the tune and as a result, you've got a short track that's good for one run through. Change that slightly and you've got a very effective loop that can run for a few turns around before the scene has to finish.

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[Piano_Force 2 [Box-Killa]]

Great range!

Wow, this really does go to show just how massive a range and how much power the piano itself contains and how a talented musician such as yourself can unlock this potential.

I love the way that you go through various feelings with this game, from suspenseful, to fast paced drama, all with the strength of the piano alone. You've given us such a wonderful piece, that words are starting to fail me for ways to describe this.

I think that you could have gotten closer to the pace for the finish to the start, thus enabling you to progress with a more integrated loop.

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[Giga La Nora]

Great loop.

What a lovely little forest-based loop this is. I like the way that this piece seems to give the impression of country life, particularly in some forest-based backwater, where life only moves at a crawl and the locals all know one another by name and have done for years.

I think that you've got a good combination of instruments here and while some of the backing instruments are a little on the quiet side, this makes little overall difference to the track itself.

I'd have perhaps considered having some other instruments here that would occur in the same setting, for example, a lute, or other stringed instrument, that would add so much veriation to the piece. It's a great loop, so perhaps you need to consider adding slightly more to the track in length, perhaps up to a minute, or so.

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sarias responds:

arn't game loops typically 30-90 seconds they can be longer but this is usually what I see :) I'm planning on doing a longer version of it same instruments though I like the combination.

[Planet Caravan (Spacewarp Mix)]

Great remix, change the vocals

I think that this is a pretty good tune that really does express itself, with the way that you've made good the track itself. However, when it comes to your own vocals, you're no Ozzy Osbourne, so don't get giving up your day job :P

I think that they way that the track pans out, it's not a bad piece of music and I'd certainly like to see you take it further, with perhaps a change of the vocals and then perhaps even the tempo of the track being increased.

Not a bad track, but it's just not one of the best ones on the site.

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[Icewalkers ( Naked )]

Sounds good

You got the bassline just right, but it seems that more could be done - the bassline itself seems a little bare and when you come along and add additional piano to it, it just feels to me like you didn't really add enough 'oomf' to the piano, when you added the up tempo part of the track in - there could have been an additional line of piano track that had the drive and excitement from the sensations of walking on the ice, experiencing the rush of cold air, the feelings of being so close to nature and the like.

It's a good piece, but still a work in progress, if I'm brutally honest with you.

Perhaps adding additional instruments would be the key here?

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Sawdust responds:

Maybe. Probably a string section here and a guitar solo there. THanks man.

[My Heart Is For You }{Alix1}{]

Mournful

I think that this track shows a feeling of sorrow, loss and mourning. The one thing that I hear from it is that you haven't gone down into the deepest part of the bass chords and started to try to give us something that backs up the higher pitched quick melody that you constructed. I'm certain that it would have given and additional dynamic to the tune itself, no doubt.

The lyrics seem to be in good shape, but I would certainly recommend that you get someone to perform them for you, so that you can include them in the piece, to see if that gives across any further emotion for the piece that you already have.

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alix1 responds:

I'm gonna have my girlfriend sing them for me. :) I'll add them to the song then it will be perfect! Thanks for the review coop!

[Aleos]

Nice chilling demeanour

I like the way that this makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end, as if I am running from something. The sound of the piano is a little rough around the edges, but with a little remastering, you could clear the static off a few notes here and there, just to tidy the piece up.

A great string backing and the accompaniment from the piano just seems to heighten the mood even more. It's not a bad loop and the only real method for improvement I could suggest is that you make the suspense 'tap' and drain at the end of the track. Work up to a crescendo and then hit us with something high pitched and heavy, like in Psycho, or something.

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[[Dr.S] Gmam]

Hmm...

Well, when it starts with the low quality piano, there is a little high-end static generated on the notes. Try turning the output volume down and this should take care of that.

When you add the background, it really does make that lead piano / keyboard sound awful. Sad, but true, I'm afraid. This means that you need a better instrument to lead the piece, but not only that, you need to get it to play a better tune, as the few bars that you've picked just seem like exaggerated scales. I'd like to hear what you're capable of and really give it some emphasis with regards to the lead melody, as the beat and rhythm can carry themselves, by the sound of things.

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[-Set In Motion-]

A little repetitve, but good drive

I think that this track can get very repetitive rather quickly and as a result, you get the urge to stop listening to it. Please take steps to combat this, by adding more variation, taking the track away from this standard beat and standard melody.

I think that there is certainly potential here, even with things like the vocal sample. Additional samples would really help the case, as would the introduction in changes of pace, tune, instruments and the like.

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Liam3003 responds:

Variation seems to be my main problem with my songs, I'm not a pro with Fruity Loops but I would say that I have definitely improved vastly within the past coming months. I'm glad you have taken the time to review this and I will be very sure to try adding in more variation in my songs.

Cheers.

[SN |Lost, But on Her Way| SN]

Come, the afterlife awaits

A nice track, but more work would have inevitably been more productive with a more potent, driving beat. I'm not a fan of the stuttering tones that occur in the middle of the track, as it breaks up the flow and I feel it would have gone much better if it had been allowed to continue at the pace that you had going for it.

I'd have suggested more vocal samples and probably extrapolating the track to something around 3 minutes, as we all know you're more than capable of pulling off a quality track of this length. With the additional length, you will certainly be able to give us a great indication of the variation you can conjure up with the range of instruments that you've used.

Puts me in mind of the WipEout series of games, possibly with a little Spore thrown in for good measure as well :) Keep up the good work.

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SessileNomad responds:

never played wipeout, isnt that a racing game, odd you get the feel of a racing game out of this, but meh im not complaining

also i think youve said my songs sond like spore before, never heard the soundtrack to it though, its probly a bit on the ambient side

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