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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

your the hardest person to please in the RRC, ill figure you out somday...

[FL are you ready?]

Not bad

I think that the way that you've set this tune up, it's not bad at all. You could possibly have used an additional "are you ready" in the middle of the track, shortening the loop, but possibly lengthening it, if you use a slightly different voice for the second question.

I think that you exited the track half a sequence late or early, because it sounded a little off when it looped, but that's an easy thing to deal with, when it comes to editing.

I'd have suggested a better beat for the track, as it can then capitalise on this to give more body to pieces that it were used for.

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[Halloween (Brutal Mix)]

Sounds off

It's not a bad tune, but when you get the metal drums and the guitar going towards the end of the tune, the drums sound out of time with the guitars, making the track more reminiscent of Slayer. That's a real shame, as the start of your tune has some real potential and it's got a very creepy overtone, with the piano blended in with the guitars to give a chilling reposte.

I think that when the heavier part of the track started, it was good, but trying to keep it that way is your main goal in this situation. Thinning out the drums a little would help, as it would compliment the metal guitar sound that works so well.

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[open sound]

Simple and... weird

Well, it's different, I can say that at least. I think that the idea of using one sound to progress the track is a novel idea, with the way that things seem to move forward.

It's almost as if you seem to be working towards making this into a track in it's own right, bringing in other instruments and so forth into the track, but you lacked the confidence to do that. Take that step and make it a part of the tune, as opposed to making this sound the whole tune.

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mikkim responds:

This was no lack of confidence. It was only a surge of awesomeness.
oh and btw this was not supposed to have anything else than the one sound.

[[dj-Jo] Rave Discord {AP}]

Powerful and dynamic

I can see this becoming one of the feature tracks for this forthcoming album of yours. It's a nice tune that utilises the beat well, in order to really change the sound of the track and give it a much better feel over the course of the track.

Personally, I'd have gone for a bass solo, giving the track time to change the image it puts across and allowing a transition to something else, because we know that you're capable of changing these songs in so many ways.

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[Waaaar!]

Drive, but repetitive

While this isn't a bad tune, it's certainly got a lot to be desired, as it doesn't really have much in the way of substance after the initial hit. Very repetitive and I can't tell if it is high end static across the entire tune, or some sound that you actually intended, but the almost hissy overtone seems to sound awful.

It needs more variation - the metal drums in this case don't mix too well with the piano, which wasn't used in the best way possible - it could do with having a little more from the higher scales, utilising the raw power that that particular instrument possesses. The other thing about the drums is that they drown out the piano, which is not what you want from one of the most versatile and dynamic instruments that you're using.

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Centrist responds:

That, my dear friend, would be distorted piano. xD.

I was trying to see how things would work out if it was a guitar playing it, and I suppose the initial idea was faulty, considering guitar and piano are nothing alike. xD.

But! I decided to try messing around with it, to see what I could do. ^^

[PureX (Final State)]

Bi-Polar track

It seems that this piece has multiple personalities - a calm, slow exterior, but within it beats the heart of a beast that is ready to jump forth and strike at any moment (about 1: 53, if your notes are correct :P)

This piece drives forth with the additional power from that and really does get some quality kicks with pace, beat and drive from that. The dynamic of the tune changes so much, that you kind of feel that you're listening to a completely different tune. Perhaps you could blend the piano back in, somewhere in the middle, which would give it some sort of link to the first part of the tune.

It's a good tune, but this divide is a real issue, that can be worked around so easily. If you did that, this tune is easily worth another star, perhaps 2.

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DavidRx responds:

nice i shud do thut totaly =) wud give some nice improvement on the track =P
easly blend in some calm parts, like piano and ect :D

thx =D

i rly love the fact thut i am gettin critics thut help me throu....thx every 1 from Review request Club =D

u totaly rock

DrX

[Intercontinental]

Mellow beat, nice song

I think that this is a particularly nice piece, that bears all the hallmarks of a good hip hop track. The way that the higher notes blend in with the beat is spectacular and it all seems to come together very nicely.

While the track does seem a little repetitive, there are certainly some very good parts to it that carry it nicely through to other phases and keep it moving forward. Perhaps a little more variation in the form of other solos would set you in good stead for the way the whole tune pans out.

I like the way it sounds, but perhaps we're talking a little long for the time that you spent on the track. Vocal samples seem to be the way forward with this, as you could really use a method to give it more body, so a rap, or even just a few obscure voices in the crowd would improve this piece.

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[(CHS) Death Match!!!]

Great Pace

A great tune that has a very good pace and guitar melody to drive it along. I particularly like the deepest of the drums that you use in this, as it adds a certain sense of danger and foreboding to this, which is great.

Great work with synthed strings along the way that can give this tune even more new dimensions. It can get a little repetitive, but I would strongly suggest that you try something that is completely different during the tune, as opposed to the way that you've got some different elements thrown in there that accompany the largely unchanged parts of the tune.

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ChaosDragon004 responds:

Hey thanks for the review. I worked hard on this particular piece but i just couldnt get all the blending down like i wanted to, sad to say. Thanks for the feedback, oh and on the next song I'll try my best to bring you something that blowsyiur mind.