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[[LY] DNB [Demoupdate]]

Strong Tempo

This piece is certainly carried by the tempo throughout - while it may sound a little experimental with certain other sounds that you blended in with the bass / rhythm.

Perhaps next time, you need to put that vocal sample at the start of the tune, so that people know what they're getting into. For me, it sounds like the piece is taken away from there, with the fact that it disrupts the flow and in a sort of "This is just a demo, for the full version of the track, sign up now, only $9.95 per month!" or some such rubbish.

An interesting piece that sounded like a revving engine towards the start of the track is something that I'd love to hear you build on for the exposition of this piece as a proper tune. I think that it's certainly got the potential to become something much better - perhaps 5 minutes of pumping bass and a catchy / killer melody to keep people in their seats.

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la-yinn responds:

Haha, yeah I know the vocal sample detracts a bit from the track itself but I wanted criticism on what I have so far while not giving away the whole track itsefl. It still is a demo and I wanted people to know it is.

But a big 'Thank you!' for the review, it was helpful as always. :-)

[Pull The Plug - Cover]

Cool

Although the vocals may not to be my taste, I can appreciate the skill needed to pull them off. While I would have made the vocals slightly louder compared to the rest of the track, at least I can understand them, which is my usual complaint with songs like this.

As for the instrumentals - I LIKED them! While I haven't heard the original to compare this with, I really like what you have done with it. I can't really find fault listening to this piece alone and even if I were to compare it with the original, I think most of the fun of doing a cover is putting your own spin on something so I would probably still like this.

Good stuff.

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Jeffaro responds:

I guess you're not the only one who thought the vocals should be louder.I'll be sure to make them louder and upload a new version later on.

And you are right, the most fun that came from this was improvising the solos.I had to get into the mindset of two different guitarists.It was a cool experience.And on top of that, this cover helped me become better at doing leads.

Thanks for the review Coop!

[SN |Make the Choice| SN]

Great sounds!

Well, this is the sort of piece that certainly needs to be listened to after dark and preferably in a dark, hot basement. Great for use in the club scene, as this is a tune that can get the dance floor pumping for hours.

I think that the 'tinned beats' that you used after about 2m 30s did kind of take away from the overall effect - if you're going to use them, I'd certainly suggest that you go from the beginning of the tune with them or not at all, so I'd strongly recommend that you alter that.

Considering that the variation is relatively little, the piece itself holds together very well and the vocal sample at the end is something that just put my whole day in perspective.

It's a tune in two parts - part 1 is the pumping bass part, then the second part is this 'tinned beat' that seems more artificial than most of the music I generally listen to and probably gives me a leaning towards the first part as the part to concentrate on for the most part, for making this tune stand out.

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SessileNomad responds:

i understand how the second half could take away from the track as a whole track with the beats used in that part

the new track im making is def. going to be using the heavy distorted-sub-bass kicks, throughout the whole track

im glad you lied it, for the most part, peace out

[[dj-Jo] Summer Clubbing]

Not bad.

Good work. Nice variation kept this from becoming dull, while still being recognisable as the same piece throughout.

Some very strange notes around 2:52, 3:06, 3:47 and 4:00 that I would have left out. Ok, while they are not so bad as a reoccurring theme, I still found them somewhat distracting.

Good beat, it had me bopping my head as I listened!

If only some lyrics could be added, I think that would have upped this piece a lot - as it is this would make a good base.

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[Midnight Drive - TFT80s]

I <3 1980s :)

Well, this is very 1980s and I can certainly hear a few other tunes creeping in here - In fact, it sounds a little like the Bloodhound Gang's "Bad Touch", but slowed down. It might just be me however...

I'm not sure about the volume of the first batch of synthesised horns that you brought in, as they kind of blew me away, so I suffered a little at that. Perhaps with a little extra tweaking, you'd end up with a much better piece.

Still, it's a nice loop and I look forward to other pieces from your new album.

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Soundgasm responds:

Thanks, I'm an amature at mixing but I'll try to get those horns to fit in or change the synth voice.

[In League (Cover)]

Vocals = fail

When the vocalist tries to talk, all I get is a wave of static, which means that you've probably got something wrong with your recording equipment - probably the mic for the vocalist, as something sounds badly wrong there.

The guitar and drums aren't too bad, with a basic guitar riff and the drums to back it up. Perhaps a little too dependant upon the cymbals, but then it may just be a case that the drummer seems unwilling to expand the repertoire and get into something a little more ambitious. Perhaps start some new patterns with that and go from there.

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[Nymphetamine (Instrumental)]

Too much static

Well, first thing's first - this piece has far too much static in the intro and it occurs a few places other than that after, but for me the damage was done. The 'bell like sound' seems to be where it is at its worst, so please look into that.

A nice slower piece, this one has a much more 'MeatLoaf' quality to it, with the choir singing some sort of ethereal psalm in the background in places. The guitar definitely takes the lead, with the drums sitting back and being led this time, which is a nice change, as drums should not always take the lead.

For a song this long, you could do with some lyrics and vocals - 3 verses and a chorus would suit you fine - even if you made the chorus just the choir and went from there, you'd have more than enough material to expand the piece nicely.

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[[dj-Jo] Thru The Sea of Trance]

Arr matey!

I can certainly hear the pirate style ramblings of this track - it was what I though fleetingly even before reading your notes, as I try to see what I think first, before seeing the author's spoilers.

However, it's a little too 'yo ho ho' for my liking - it lacks the dramatic edge of the Pirates of the Caribbean for my liking, as it sounds too jolly to be such a cut and thrust piece of music.

I'd need to hear a much darker piece for Pirates if that was your intention, so increase the bass power and run riot with the rhythm and melody, to create a much more sinister edge to the whole piece.

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[Invention No. 2]

If you insist!

Overall, I like this.

Those lower brass notes stand out too much for my liking and although I can see why you put them in as part of the melody, the brass just seems to let it down somewhat.

From 00.10 to 00.19 my very minor criticism would be that the brass mimics the backing too closely without being in harmony. Personally I would go one way or another.

00:30 to 00:40 is just beautiful though, I could listen to that on loop.

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loansindi responds:

Thanks for the review, I'm glad you liked it.

The brass samples really disappoint me.

I'm relatively proud of this one I guess.

[[dj-Jo] Turn It Up]

Banging

A thumping tune that assaults the senses and leaves no stone unturned in the quest to ransack the brain.

This is quite a piece, but sadly after a while, it does get a little repetitive - there is variation there and the only real gripe I have with that is that this is not enough of a variation to distract from the usual part of the track that's going on around it. Perhaps expanding the variations, coupled with a few other bits of variation should just give it the shove in the right direction.

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