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[Everything *Remastered*]

Isn't this a remix?

I always thought there was a difference between a remix and a remastered song - a remix changes the song around, including things like tempo and sound etc, while a remastering of the song just tidies it up, possibly getting better, more crisp sounds for the tune, etc. For me, the slowing it by 5% makes it a remix, but I'm not a pro, so there you go.

I think that the vocals do get a little cramped, especially when the vocalists all try to sing over one another - every voice is fighting for control and some of them drown the main lyrics out, which is a shame.

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[Horatio Shades]

Needs a little mastering

Firstly, I'd suggest that you tell your drummer to try hitting something else with the cymbal - it makes a much nicer sound if it's coupled with a bass drum, or even a snare. Save the lone cymbals for the big finish, when every cymbal on the kit get struck about 20 times within the space of 30-40 seconds.

Great metal sounding guitar, as you run up and down the scales. A lovely sound that does sound a little metal.

The mastering work is required, because it's slightly static at the upper end of the guitar notes, which is a shame.

The ending was slightly too abrupt as well, but other than that, it's not bad at all.

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Sawdust responds:

Lmao this was all done on FL, but that's a new good piece of advice, which I'll make sure to keep in mind when I'm editing this thing, thanks a bunch!

[Preludes of Mélancolique]

A shame it was short

A stirring piece that shows how powerful a piano can be if played right. This can certainly be used for most gothic style games, as it's a very rousing piece, that can be used in many dramatic styles.

I think I caught a duff note at the end of it, when you went to the final crescendo at 2.15. Still, with a little playing about, this could be a really excellent piece.

You've got some good sounding talent here and I'll look forward to hearing your next piece.

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sarias responds:

its a prelude, and typically preludes are short. Im playing this one chopin song and its only 20 measures. this one is like 40. also what does duff note mean :) if it means doesn't belong it actually does. Its a new movement im made up :) its like neo-reomatic with a modern flair where i suprise my listeners with a note that doesn't belong with the rest, but still works. Its kinda jazzy. I tried the final chord 1000000 ways and nothingworked right till this thanks for the review though

[Prautotype - Handz Up (Teaser)]

Banging

It certainly suits the AngryFaic visualisation - I love how the bass brings out the wideness of his eyes.

Personally, I'm not that much of a fan of Techno, trance, dance and all of the related genres. This has got the elements that's going to appeal with these sorts of pieces. With the way that the bass blends in with the rest of the tune, you do kind of feel that there could be something else done with the bass to encourage the tune to go elsewhere.

As the tune progresses, the high pitched "siren whine" sounds a little too aggressive and it dominates the bass. With that out of the way, the track becomes more one dimensional, which is a shame and in the end, it just tends to blur back into white noise. I was disappointed with that, but I daresay that many clubbers wouldn't be bothered by that though.

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agnryfaic responds:

LOL, it's indeed funny watching with the agnryfaic visualisation.
Thanks for the review man ;)

[In A Daze]

More than just a menu tune

I can certainly see this as a piece that will get used for various games as a backing tune - either in the format of a tune that plays during gameplay on an arcade style platform or indeed as a single room tune in a game along the lines of Legend of Zelda.

It's a well structured piece with a good beat, which could even tolerate becoming more prominent and powerful within the track, as the melody will support it. It loops well, so you benefit from being able to reach a wider range of authors with this. The file size isn't insurmountable, so you shouldn't be causing issues there either.

It could possibly use a little more variation, considering how long it is - the one modulation at about 1.15 is good, but something else towards the end of the track would help as well.

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[[S:C] White Hot Colonic]

Good loop

Not a bad effort at all. I think that the vocal samples that you employed at the start of this track were just a little too quiet for the rest of the track, but it sounds nice and it loops really well.

Here we have what sounds like a piece of Jazz style piano mixed with a bass beat - does that make it Hip-Hop, these days? I'm never sure with you young'uns.

I'd like to hear more of your stuff, so show us what you've got.

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SymbolCymbal responds:

LOL young'uns. Im older than you brother.Be 28 in october.. hahahah. well anyway yeah the sample was a little low.. i have terrible speakers for mixing so i do the best i can with a mixture of headphones crappy speakers and laptop speakers.. its a crap shoot if the mix is going to sound good in certain speakers. The jazz style piano was just me playing around on the piano .. i have recently been trying to learn piano.. it took me a few takes and still some piano rolling to get the piano perfect.

im in a band and play drums and we do some freeform jazz here and there so maybe thats where i get some influence.

i recently have been trying oldschool hip hop my other song Gigantic Pentameter was an attempt at oldschool its like 130 not to long but again there is some weird piano in it. check that one out

thank for the review

[SPNR - Earlybird]

Shame about the static

If you could remaster this slightly and remove the tinges of static from the backing beat, you'd have a great sounding tune here. I can still hear a nice tune in here, but it needs to get pushed that little further just to take it to the next level.

Quite a relaxing easy driving tune that I can certainly say reminds me of the open road, driving along with the top down along the south coast, thinking of pulling over at the beach, but then deciding against it and seeing where the road leads.

Not a bad effort at all.

As an afterthought, I think that you could stand to make the outro a little more abrupt, as you've got the faded in intro, which brings the song to life and a little mastering can take you from this phase of the song to a loop that would work well as a menu tune in most people's books, so maybe even a spot on the ambient lists.

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AlexCo responds:

Well, first off, I can say its not a finished piece :] Its just a cut so I will come back to it later. :P

Sorry about the static, it could be the resonance off the intro because of the fade, im not sure.

Anyway, I need to come back to it because of it's lack off bass and stuff, I'll make it more Progressive House and less ambient .

Thanks for the Review. :]

+ I tested it on other speakers and theres no static :S

[Skela - Groovin' to]

Good sounds

A well balanced tune that makes me want to lift some weights. Very reminiscent of the tunes that get pumped in constantly at the gym, so naturally, I hate it :P

But anyway, this tune is banging, with some good beats and a very nice melody to keep it all going smoothly. I think you could stand to lengthen the track a little, judging by how long the intro takes up to get into the groove. You've only got about 2 minutes of tune after the intro, so that's the killer part that you need to work on. The foundation is set with the nice intro and then the payoff is what we're all waiting for.

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Skela responds:

Thanks for the review.

[On to the Show! (short theme)]

A little short

Not a bad job at conjuring up a scene in a morning when some kids wake up to find their street covered in the white stuff and realising the joy that this world can lend you from time to time.

I think this piece needs to be a little longer, especially in the ending, as the little flourish on the keys at the end seems to be after too long a pause, considering the piece is only 17 seconds long, I think that you can stand to make it as much as a minute long in total and still not adversely affect it.

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itsameyayo responds:

Very true. I might not extend it simply because it's more of a short theme, thought it would make more sense because you would need 40 seconds more of music with a transition into that part of the theme. Thank you for the review!

-ImperfectDisciple

[The Last Pilgrimage]

Good song, but...

I think the main issue with this is that the Bass seems to be slightly messed up - it's not loud enough for what you tend to expect of Metal drumming, giving the sound and impression that the drummer is located in a cave, rather than on the riser behind the rest of the band.

Good use of the strings and one hellishly good tempo cannot be ignored and so we are left with a good sounding piece still. The piano cuts through the introduction nicely and it sounds pseudo classical, before the drums and the real metal kicks in.

I can certainly see this being used in various games that have a medieval quality to them, as they certainly could use something foreboding like this for a boss fight, for example. Perhaps it could be looped for that purpose, thus giving gamers and programmers something to work with there.

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LightKeeper responds:

I'm planning, probably not anytime in the near future, to go back and remaster this piece. Every time I've tried before my computer slows down and I can't work on the piece, so right now I don't have the patience to make this "the best that I can."

I never actually thought of this being used in a game, but I suppose it could be with its theme.

Thanks for the review Coop83! :)