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[We Are Lost (full Vocals)]

Hmm, interesting vocals

I think that this is a neat track - almost reminiscent of a 'club scene' version of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds. I can certainly conjure up images of that wonderful stage show to go along with this. Marvellous.

Quite a long track, with excellent sounds and vocals. The track itself can get a little repetitive, but that's the chance you take with a track that's almost bordering the 10 minute marker.

With a few more modulations and possibly even a chance to revisit the mellow sound of the intro, you'd have something that keeps people's attention spans in check and keeps them drawin into the spirit of the tune.

Great for a driving game, particularly something involving a nice long coastal drive, or something on the WipeOut scene.

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[(SoD) -Together-]

Nice

I think that this isn't a bad track - the way that the whole track first together is quite nice, with the exception of the ending - I think the change of tempo was unnecessary.

While the beat, melody and counter melody were a little generic sounding and didn't vary enough for me to thoroughly enjoy it, you've still made a good piece. With a few additions here and there, you can certainly take the next step and make this a much better track.

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[Jumpstyle (Beat 1)]

Loved the boing

I think that this song has what it takes to be a welcome addition to the genre of Techno. The addition of the spring sound 'boing' just made me stop and think for a while. It's really something that you don't expect to hear in a Techno track the first time you listen.

A good beat and a decent melody to complete the piece. I think that it could do with a little work to loop it, which would make it even better, then you could think about even making it longer, possibly adding other things for variation - I didn't personally like the vocal samples, as I thought that they took something away from the track itself.

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JumpstylezBeatz responds:

hehe i was on a time limit when i made this but thanks for your thoughts

[London Brew (One chord Jazz)]

Decent sounding

I think that this piece is almost there - a few tweaks in the timing for the chord, but other than that, it isn't too bad. You also need to lose that horrible bit of static at the end of the track - it's quite a wake up call, to be honest.

It's quite mellow, but there is certainly a spark of passion within the track itself. Adding additional chords could make it more dynamic, but I'd instead recommend that you go the route of including more variation, through other instruments - a muted trumpet solo would be nice, for example, as it's just a backing instrument at present.

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HolyKonni responds:

Thanks for reviewing! Well, the only instrument I play is guitar, and it's always hard to add other intruments becouse I'm not so good with notes and what all the tones and chords are called. When I add other stuff like strings and so on, I just try and listen if it fits, I don't, you know, like: "Well, thats a E- major# so I could do this and that". I just listen. Hope you get it... :D

[You have mail!!!]

Too much static

I think that you need to pull the mic a little further away from your mouth. The static sounds mostly occur from your breath hitting the mic, which takes away from the decent sounds of the different "You've got mail" sounds.

Perhaps leaving a gap of 2-3 seconds between each one would have helped - I know it's difficult, as it seems like an age between samples, but it does help people to digest that particular one, before moving onto the next.

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NekoMika responds:

Thanks, will take it into consideration.

[Bizarre Spy Theme]

Gets old too quick

Sorry, but this piece does become very repetitive, very quickly. What you need to be aiming for is something around the 30 second mark that can loop better - this has far too little variation to grab the attention of the listener and it will be sure to drive them away from it a short while after.

I can understand how you've gone for a James Bond style sound, along the lines of the classic theme, but with development, this could certainly become more likeable.

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ForNoReason responds:

Thanks for the advice.

[==(Endless Cyan Ocean)==]

Great sounds!

Your pieces certainly are a joy to listen to and I really think that this it the sort of thing that makes the Audio Portal such a wonderful place to get epic pieces.

The piece is so versatile, with many used, particularly for backing video montages or slide shows. I can certainly picture things like scuba diving videos on coral reefs being a particular focus for this.

Great work to back you up from sorohanro, as the muted trumpet for the jazz solos certainly gave this tune an additional dimension, which brings it even more to life!

I could sit and have this tune in the background all day :)

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[Billy Mays ;_;]

An interesting dedication

Certainly a nice sounding song, but I can't picture myself using this tune to do some cleaning to, with a selection of Mays' employer's cleaning products. It just doesn't seem right.

Anyway, we need to move on, so I think that you've done something nice with the guitar that you threw in there. Perhaps try fading out the beat and melody, as that gives the guitar even more stage (possibly just lose the melody) and make it a solo, which would sound great.

Good blend of keyboards that you've put in, it certainly makes it a rather happy and industrious sounding tune that you've made. Although a little repetitive in places, it's not bad.

The finish was a little abrupt. Consider looping it.

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Sawdust responds:

Yes, thanks a lot for your suggestions.

I made a new version some time ago, I'm going to submit it, I'm not sure if it's any better though. Still, thanks!

[Word, yo. Funkay.]

A touch too much static

A shame that the louder parts of the song are dominated by static - it can't even be cured by turning the track down, which is a shame.

It sounds nice, with a good blend of beat and melody, even with some nice keyboards thrown in to try and harmonise, which is a very interesting sound.

I can certainly see this becoming a very well liked track when you tidy up the static issues during remastering.

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statueofdiveo responds:

static?

Please tell me where this static is.

[Sweet Tooth]

Video Game Hip Hop

What an interesting blend of the classic sounding video game music, combined with a hip-hop song / rap. A very pleasing combination of music and lyrics.

I think that there is a slight issue with the way that the chorus beat / counter melody blends in with the piano. I think that it needs some work in mastering, just to tidy it up.

It certainly gives out an interesting message to the masses.

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