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[Colossus.Ambiance]

Slow starter

Not a bad track, but this one certainly takes a minute or so to get going, which is a shame - after that, the track seems to have quite a bit of life in it, kind of as if it's something to do with floating through space.

It's calming and has a nice feel to the tune, but I would suggest that you add something a little more dangerous sounding in the bass beat - if you're going for Silent Hill, it doesn't come close, sadly.

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Flash-MX responds:

Thanks for the review!
I did think about cutting the intro short, but essentially I just wanted to stack everything together and have it all end abruptly, as for the Silent Hill stuff, I wasn't entirely trying to hit a "dark" mood with the piece but more of an ambient, stagnant almost mood, which Akira uses a lot in the Silent Hill 2 Walkabout tracks, i'll be coming out with some better attempts later on though!

Thanks again

[Invasion 2.0 - Mjattie (NG)]

Reah for the top

The gathering crescendo seems akin to something either trying to launch or escape from the evil empire.

I think that it's got some really nice string accompaniment, though I would suggest something more from the woodwind to assist with that, as it would just give you another dimension, which you exposed ever so slightly around 1m30 Bringing that forward would certainly assist the growth of this tune in itself.

Something that I can see in a Final Fantasy or Kingdom Hearts setting, for sure.

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mjattie responds:

good :P thanks

[Boring Instrumental]

Noice

I think that this track is far from boring - it's got quite a few tools from the indie genre. I think that you need to work on the track and really push to come up with a longer track, definitely including vocals.

I think that you need to work on some of the pauses - they're a little too long without the vocals, so if you're not gunning for vocals, then shorten them drastically, or better yet get rid of them altogether.

The ending needs to be tidied up as well, as it's just a silly little end that, you either want to have for about 30s with a fade to the end, or cut completely.

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BreakingFaces responds:

Thank you for your patronage

[It's Finally Coming]

Overall, not bad

You need to work on the bridge, as it sounds like the bridge has collapsed - it's not rickety any more, it's been totally destroyed. If you work on that one real weak point of the song, you might end up with something that deserves recognition and indeed addition to a submission.

I think that you've gone for quite a wide ranging group of styles with this one piece, which needs to be trimmed down by a few, to make it sound better - all together it sounds a little messy in places, because you're trying to do a little too much in the track - the user doesn't know where to look or indeed listen, to focus their attention.

Once these major issues are dealt with, you will be easily able to get a good sounding track through.

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MusicIsBliss responds:

good point, the bridge was merely there cause it was originally the end, then i added more
less types of music in one song sounds like a good idea, il try that

[Simply Childhood ( teaser )]

Do a full edit!

I'm giving a low rating to this song as you really need to work this through to a finish - the melody needs to be more irregular, as it reminds me of water droplets falling from a cave ceiling, similar to in Dune, for example.

If you could make the melody and counter melody more irregular, this would benefit the tune a lot as it suddenly shows the effect of being in a tranquil, but safe place - similar to what you might be after with your reflection on childhood.

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[§-Love at First Site-§]

A little repetitive

I appreciate that Techno does work heavily on looping parts, but after a while, this track does show large swathes that are very repetitive.

I think that throwing in more variation would certainly assist with the tune, rather than just running up and down the scales - you're a better artist than this and we all know it!

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SinZLazTWordZ responds:

Yeah i agree il remember that for my next submission Thanks!! =]

SinZ

[§-Save Me-§]

Good feelings

I think that this tune certainly has an air of making me feel really good about myself. I think for a proper Trance anthem, you need to increase the beat speed, as it's too slow for this sort of thing. At the moment, you're gunning more for ambient.

I think that the tune is nicely balanced, with a good length, but you could certainly stand to loop it though, as it would make the tune even better and give it a longer shelf life.

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SinZLazTWordZ responds:

Yeah.... i agree its a bit slow il make sure next time i get everything perfect before uploading =]

SinZ

[(_RGH_) High(Way)]

Not bad

A good powerful beat, with some nice accompaniment from the piano and nice backing sounds - this tune is quite industrial, apart from the beginning of the tune, which is something else.

I think that I'd have gotten rid of the intro, as it just clashes with the main piece, so you would be better off without it.

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RyeGuyHead responds:

Im going to build the song around the intro more later

[(_RGH_) Loco(Motion)]

Borderline industrial

A nice sounding tune, that I certainly think is slightly representative of 'upper class locomotion' - the quality of the ride that you get with a first class ticket on the train - caviare, champagne, fourteen people to do your bidding and an individual carriage for each and every one of us.

I think that the start of the track is a stark reflection on the start of how industrial works gave us the railways and it's quite surprising to see how you've brought it around.

I'd have kept it at the industrial level, to be honest - let the deep beat sound like the hammers of industry and the wheels of motion spin, carrying us onward to our industrial goals.

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RyeGuyHead responds:

I could take out the piano and take it from there aswell, if duty calls

THANKS for ALLthe feedback

[[SD] Strollin']

Feel good tune

I think this tune certainly has something about it for the Final Fantasy genre of games - I can just see it as the tune that gets played when the characters travel across the world map.

It's a good loop, with some serious potential for gaming and other uses.

I think that the addition of some varioations to the tune, could make it useable for different scenarios, make it lighter and slightly sharper notes for a winter setting, for example.

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SupraDarky responds:

Ahhh yes I see what you mean. I'm glad it sounds good for a video game since that was my intention. I'll definitely come back to this song someday and make some changes!