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[Don't Lead Me Astray]

Too much static

A shame that I lost great swathes of the track, due to static at the upper ends of the notes. I can hear that this is a nice sounding tune, but a lot of remastering is required to get it into a 'publishable' form.

I think that there is a good selection of drums and strings in this decent melody that sounds nice and jolly, with some good opportunities to take it forward and give a little more variation to what could be a glorious fanfare for a victorious army as they return from defending the realm.

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DJ-Chilvan responds:

thank you for the advice. I agree with you all the way. But for me to remaster it the proper way I need to upgrade my DAW to premium. I'm still waiting but soon I will.

[Street Epic]

Not bad

Some of the beats in this have a little high end static - perhaps a slight volume reduction would assist with this piece sounding more rounded and balanced.

An interesting use of the 'wailing sound', as it seems quite eery, when the track gets to the end and this sound is all that is left.

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DJ-Chilvan responds:

thank you for the review. As i said earlied, im almost certain that that 'static' is actually the rain effects i put in the song.
Thanx!

[Terracrypha]

Good rhythm and pace

Another good track that shows off a nice little beat, but the tempo drags this track on more than most songs of this genre and the beat seems to be trying to catch up in parts of the song, but in a good way.

A nicely paced keyboard melody that keeps the track ticking over nicely, if a little blandly for my liking - perhaps more variation could be added there in order to get the tune to the bongos solo, which was a brilliant touch.

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DJ-Chilvan responds:

thanx man! I'm glad u liked it!

[Epmty {696}]

Far from empty

Another great sounding piece - a well composed beat and a lovely melody that runs along in the background. While I think that the melody could possibly use being a little louder in relation to the beat (possibly just make the beat slightly quieter, to aid the balance), it doesn't need a lot of change at all!

The track has a good level of variation and a cameo early on from the strings sets the tone for what is to come. A good modulation, changing the key up or down (I think down might suit better) towards the end would give the user something else to keep their ears overly satisfied.

A good track for Wipeout style racing games, if a little slow for that high end of the speed market, but still something I'd say worthy of considering.

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[Sleep When You're Dead {696}]

Great

What an impressive track this is - the beats are wonderful and the melody compliments it so well that the track easily sits as a nice backing tune for doing most things to.

A bit of a shame that it sounds like a little high-end static creeping into the track in the middle, when it all gets a little loud and jumbled. Still, when it all calms down again, the track re-assumes its incredible pace and presence. I love the slower, longer synth notes that you've thrown in there, which tempers the fire of the track nicely. Perhaps a little more variation could be required, but it's still a wonderful piece.

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EoD696 responds:

Glad you dig it man, good stuff...high end static...dunno what to do about that. Kinda predictable, but all I got is FL Studio. Im not sure how to keep up my bass volume, and still cut that static out...so I guess I'll have to fork out some cash to get a better program for mixing...or deal with the static...hmm

[The Metal Rangers Theme]

Too much drums

I think that this particular piece has just too much of the metal drums - not all metal has the frantic pace of the drums. Listen to some Iron Maiden and see how they get the blend right, without drowning out the guitars and the vocals.

While I'm not exactly a fan of this type of vocals, it did work quite well - the timing may have been a little out, but in the sort of Heavy Metal that you've chosen, I don't think anyone really cares about timing, just thrashing as hard as they can and getting the crowd whipped into a frenzy.

Perhaps a little refining work could be done to make the track sound better, but in the end it's down to the author's choice.

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Blackdoom13 responds:

Lol I may go back and redo this song with Addictive drums and cleaned up playing and differnt vocals.
Maybe, if I feel like it lol.
Thanks for the review!

[The End {^}-{Alix1}-{^}]

Very good

I think that this piece will be even beter once the static is cleared up - at the start there is quite a bit and then again around the 3 minute marker, but nothing that a quick tune up wouldn't sort out.

It's got a great variation and the whole tune sounds pretty damned good. I think that the range of instruments that you use for this piece is a real credit to you and that you've got the skills to take this a lot further.

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alix1 responds:

Yay! Alix has skiiiiiiiiiiilllllz! :P Woot! Thanks dude!

[Big Red - The Animator]

Interesting

A decent blend of the poetry and the beats. A god choice of music for your lyrics, or good writing to get the lyrics to fit to the tune?

Still, there's some definite positives to the writing style (possibly an homage to Eminem, a white guy from the ghetto? What would I know, I'm an Englishman, who doesn't have much in the way of a rap collection :P)

If anything, it seemed a little long for a rap song and if anything, this gave me an impression of William Shatner's legendary spoken word songs that he performs from time to time. Perhaps that means that the vocal performance needs to be move lively, in order to make it sound like a song? Perhaps more pauses are required to allow the music to permeate and give a better all around sound?

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[Forest_Density [Box-Killa]]

A little static

So the piece needs a little finishing off, as there are a few rough edges with regards to static on some of the notes, but overall a nice theme that reflects a slightly darker side of forest life, particularly with what lives overhead in the canopy.

The piano dances well and the rhythm picked out on the guitar is nice and suspenseful, telling it's own little take of shadows stalking across the forest floor.

I think that you've got a good gift for writing pieces to suit this particular genre. Perhaps an alternative lighter tune would be useful, perhaps encapsulating the forest during the early day, as this feels quite dusky to me.

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Box-Killa responds:

w00t. Yes to everything! I changed the ending woo!

Peace =D

[Musings in Bm -WIP-]

A trifle morbid

While this piece is certainly wreathed in black, draped with a wreath of white lillies, I can certainly say that it sounds well composed and arranged. The feeling of loss is immediately present and it may well be a wake that the piece was originally written for.

A shame that it doesn't quite loop properly - the final note ends too abruptly and it starts again. Perhaps a little remastering work could be used with regards to the louder of the notes that get played through the tune. With the static that occurs there, we need just to trim this down and make it sound more appealing.

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loansindi responds:

I appreciate the review.

This piece is still very much not finished, it's got a ways to go.