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[~BH~ Aurora Theory]

Classi-Techno

I'd never have thought that you could use piano with a Techno piece - the two styles just seem so different. I like the pace and the beat that accompanies the scales that you're playing with good tempo, to keep this track working nicely.

Perhaps more could be done with regards to variation of the piano, as it's just a little on the repetitive side of things. With something like a slower solo, you'd be able to give a new layer to the piece, eventually giving it something different for the beat to return with. That new dimension is something that can take the tune forward.

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ErikMcClure responds:

Almost all my techno songs have piano <_<

The song's variation is rather tricky. The piano has subtle modifications all over the place, but I couldn't actually change it around that much because the song already was running around with nearly 5 distinct melodies. I put in any more variation and it goes from having variety to sounding random.

Thanks for the review!

[The Essence of Time]

Nice work

While I'm unsure about the tambourine (?) sounds in the intro, it's a nice sounding piece, with a great piano overtone.

I think that it's a little short and while the strings give a good backing to the track, they may be classed as a little overbearing, perhaps taking away from the presence given by the piano. A little messing with the volumes of the constituent instruments would help here.

It's a little on the short side and the piano can be used to give a much better grouping of solos, as the versatility of the instrument can be allowed to sing through, as you give it more control.

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Step responds:

Solos? You know, that's a perfect idea. Yeah, that is a tambourine, it's true it gets annoying, I may take a few parts of it away. The piano solo can make it longer, and as for the strings, I sort of saw them as the main melody and the accompanying melody being the piano, but usually strings are background instruments, so I'll try and reduce their volume a little. Anyway, I'll be adding a piano solo. Thanks for the great review, expect the updated Essence of Time coming any time soon ;).

[Windows Wars]

Good sampling

A great use of the sounds available to the Windows universe, but it sounds a little unrefined in places, as the solo at around 1m 40 sounds messy and it could be cured perhaps by slowing down the number of repeats that you do on that sound in such a short timespan.

Some good drums and a beat in the background, but I'd still view this as a work in progress as you expand into the realms of making the piece sound tidier - cutting out the high end static around the notes that play around 3m 30 and from there, it already starts to sound better.

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Step responds:

Aww man, you ruined my perfect 10 score :(. Lol, nvm, I was expecting you to be the one to do so anyway :P. For that solo at 1:40, I'll switch them to quavers instead of semiquavers to remove that sudden fast pace. I'll work on 3:30, too. Anyway, thanks for the review!

[LB + Song of Storms Remix]

I though it was going to be like Sound of Silence

Nice piano throughout and a very interesting introduction, that put me in the mind of Simon and Garfunkel's Sound of Silence.

The piano could have stood to do a lot more, with the simple loop repeating almost ad infinitum. With the way that it progresses, you've got a good range ofg instruments that get themselves into the tune, but the piano is the main stumbling block. More things with the piano sooner would certainly help the track to sound much improved.

A nice almost requiem-like string backing, which could possibly take it further than you have at present.

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Lublub194 responds:

Hmmm... I like you're review, and your choice of words. Haha.

Glad that you like it, and I can understand that the piano get's repetitive, that's why it takes a bit to fade in, and leaves a bit later.

Thanks for the review :)

- Lubz

[PPC2 - The Earth Is At An End]

A little quiet

Nice sounds, but I think that you're just below the volume limit that you need - with the sound recording options you might want to up the input volume a little, then mess with the equaliser to give a more balanced and louder, better projected piece of music.

The vocals sounds quite tribal and leaves a very lasting impression on me. With the lyrics tend to fade away, which is a shame. Perhaps try recording them separately, then playing with the effects, as these are too loud, compared to the music. There's also quite a bit of static, if you turn the volume up to hear the music.

It's getting there, but it's a good effort, nonetheless.

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[At The Mountain Top]

A little long

For what you've done with this piece, it's a little long. Try cutting out the silences first of all, as they need to be taken care of and will save you a few seconds. There are repetitive parts in this piece, that could also be cut for time, without sacrificing quality.

I'd have suggested that you get a little more projection there - this is quite quiet and having a more dominant presence from an instrument there would add a new dynamic, which will give you a higher quality end product.

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[.:The Final Battle:.]

Nice sounds

I like the way that this track conveys a great sound of urgency, while not compromising on the style of the tune, with the good drums and the interesting guitar towards the end of the track.

I think that it might have been able to be dragged out a lot more, with a piano solo, for example - the piece seems to be dying for one and would certainly benefit from one. The guitar could be made something more as well, pushing it to the next level and perhaps building up to this level with the sound of the screech after a well played part of a solo or verse part, which you could come to.

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[Earths Exit]

Very good sounds

A little high end static on top of the louder notes, which was a shame, but this just means that you've got something of a 'rough diamond' which needs a little more polishing to finish off.

I like the scales that you run with the piano in this - the way that the dominant sound of the piano is offset by the strings, which compliment quite nicely. I think that the piece is very nicely done, but I'm struggling with the symbolism as well - it might be down to me being tired, but it's something that could be well worth me revisiting.

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[Midnight Illusion (DP&KP)]

Work in Progress?!

Well, for a work in progress, this piece sounds a little finished for me :P You've done what sounds like a good job getting it ready for publication, but all i can really suggest that you do is start editing it down for time.

Yes, it seems a little long at 6 minutes long. I'd have set myself a target of 4-5 minutes and work towards that, slowly pruning bits here and there. This might make the track sound more cluttered or generic, so beware not to cut too much of the 'interesting sounds' or instruments, but you can certainly shave a little time of this beast.

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Kalapsia responds:

HEY YOU THANKS YOU FOR DA YOU REVIEW LOL

[awesome windows song remix]

Needs work

Remixing a good song doesn't always make a better one :P

You took a really poor sound for the first thing to sample into this mix - what sounds like a windscreen wiper passing across a dry glass surface only serves to bring this track to it's knees! I can't believe that you thought it sounded alright and submitted it with this glaring error in it, to be perfectly honest.

I'm awarding marks for the parts of the track that you've stuck to and have made sound good - the melody and beat of the track are good sounds and they serve as a good backbone, but more work is needed to take it past this label of 'average' that it bears.

Perhaps more windows sounds could be added - god knows there's hundreds to choose from in a variety of styles and finishes, to boot. The world is literally your oyster for this kind of piece, surely.

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