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[Skela - Mighty]

Mighty indeed

A really nice pacing of this piece, giving life to what seems to me to be a great track for use on the racing games circuit. The pacing of this one would say to me that it's a game where I need my wits about me and would more than not prefer to keep this going as long as possible.

Though I would have to agree that this tends towards the less aggressive forms of racing, or potentially the sort of games that require skills above all else, it would be towards the more cartoon based market.

I think that at some poin t during the song, cut the synths and just leave the beat to carry it for a few bars before throwing back toward the drive that the synths produce for the tune... something like a pit stop, for example.

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Skela responds:

Dont know what the hell youre talking about, but thanks for the review!

[<==Stomp the Sand==>]

Slow start, but nice

I think that it needs to perhaps remove the snare sounding, as without it, the bass would shine through with the piano, especially with the addition of the melody over the top.

Unlike Haggard, I think that the intro was the best part, as it sounded too cluttered after the addition of the extra instruments. Perhaps stretch the track out a bit, to incorporate all of these features into the song.

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DjCompass responds:

Thanks for the good feedback.
I definitely see how it could be too cluttered, and i admit that i spent very little time balancing it out, so i'll look into that some time.

[TransAmbient Loop]

Too short

It's a nice sounding piece, but far too short for my liking. I personally believe that tracks of this like need to be at least half a minute long, in order to get a little variation within them. Maybe this could be expanded upon for the basis of a really nice tune, with some good piano sounding solos, which really would bring this track to life.

It's a shame it doesn't loop too well either - it is still quite noticeable when the end of the track has been reached, which is why the need is present to expand upon it, so that listeners don't get that impression.

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jxl180 responds:

I explained the shortness in the reply below this one. Also this was actually taken from my song TransAmbience.

Thank you,
jxl180

[[LY] ,-Mayosun-']

It's a start

Well, this isn't the best of tracks that I've heard, as it gets far too repetive after just a few runs around the loop, which is a shame.

Once it loops better, it might sound better as a whole, but I would suggest that you take that slightly further by adding at least another minute and then some variation, even in the beat, as it needs something to light a fire under it, to be honest.

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[rock song?]

Too short

It's basically an introduction for a rock track, but I think that you need to work on taking it further forward, rather than just sitting on this part. It could be taken further - give it some extra lead guitar and the occasional bit of keyboards that wouldn't go amiss.

In answer to your question, no, it's not like a Rock Song. It's a rock riff, but nothing more.

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[(FMC) -=Sudden Death=-]

Accelerated heart rate.

What an impressive track - the pacing is electric and the beat just feeds the melody to bring the air of urgency to the forefront of this sublime track. I think that the pacing is something worthy of either a boss fight in a fighting game or Final Fantasy style piece, although it would need to be altered into a loop to accommodate this.

The other option is genuinely the better possibility in my opinion - it's the sort of track for a racing game, preferably for time trials, that you can use to slowly increase the tempo, as happens in this track to convey that time is short or just for general races, which works well also.

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FunkmasterCatking responds:

Thanks! I was trying to get the feel of a boss fight or something like that from the beginning, since I havn't made one like this in a while. I could easily modify this into a loop actually if i wanted to, all i'd have to do is remove that 5 second gap to the end after the melody stops.

Thanks for the review!

[TransAmbience]

Tranquil

An interesting crossover of styles, with the way that this piece tends to gravitate more toward the ambient, then suddenly launches into this dance track, which is quite a contrast, although much has been worked on here in a definite concerted effort to blend the styles and make the transition as smooth and subtle as possible. I like the way it turned out, but I'm still not entirely sure of how it goes when the trance cuts in and the ambience is completely removed.

Personally, I would have kept the ambience running in the background, just to keep that part of the track going - when the trance cuts in completely, it takes over, which shouldn't be the case.

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jxl180 responds:

Ive gotten this suggestion a lot. I try it.

jxl180

[Paper Mario - Tutankoopa]

Old Skool Tribute

This tune certainly conjures up imagery of Mario from his earliest incarnations, during the first golden age of Nintendo gaming. Though it does have a taste of the Orient / Egypt about it, which I think works really well. I think that the Chinese oriental sounding bits and pieces complimented the Egyptian theme, which would be suggested by the title of this piece.

Though the ending fades out over about 10 seconds too much, it does calm down nicely towards the end, but if it were to be used in a game, it would be the major stumbling block for the author of that game.

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ninjakoopa-33 responds:

I'm glad you liked the Oriental / Egyptian sound. I'm actually surprised that it worked lol!
I understand that the ending kinda fades out too much, and would be a problem if it was used in a game.
Anyways, thanks for the review!

[Asteriod Chillout]

Floating

I can clearly feel myself floating through space, gently carried by the gravitational pull of the many asteroids around me. Tranquil, in a dangerous sort of way, which the bass beat really seems to embrace and convey. It's beautiful and yet somehow quite dangerous, but in the same way that a mountain is quite dangerous - if you do something stupid, it will kill you, so for now, just lie back and enjoy the view.

The melody is incredibly tranquil, which reminds me of floating on a swimming pool or lake, with not a care in the world, while the bass beat also kindles thoughts about what amazing natural forces must have been present to make such an amazing spectacle. Great work.

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