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[Forgotten Tears - Mjattie]

Evocative

A nice piece here, with a good variation of tempo and ambient sounds. This could well be something associated with either the Final Fantasy Genre or indeed something as a menu backing tune on quite a wide range of games.

In reflection of this last point, I'd hope that it would loop better for that, but we can't have it all, can we?

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[Winter Dream]

Walking on fresh snow...

... looking over an icy paradise of untouched countryside on a bright sunny morning. It's perfect.

That's just the problem, it's too perfect for this to be a reality - I'd suggest that you add something in there to accompany the niceties of the orchestra - something like a little percussion or some woodwind to signify birds... something to give a little activity to the piece.

Otherwise, it sounds a little 2-D for my liking.

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BlazingDragon responds:

All of my other pieces are the exact opposite; sad and mournful. This is really an exception. :P

I definitely see what you are saying though. The limited number of instruments does put a limit on the pieces activity. However, I had a specific goal in mind with this. I wanted to see how I could create variety using only a limited instrumental pallet and a very simple form utilizing three simultaneous melodies. I did try to create some variety with the string arpeggios later on, combining and strings and woodwinds, etc.

Thanks for the review,
~Blaze

[Bob-The Chase]

Good tempo

I like the way that you've put this track together, giving us a nice impression of someone being hunted and having to run for their lives.

Perhaps a slower part would be called for, when the chasee finds somewhere to hide and recover his breath, before suddenly gettingf spotted and having to run hell for leather again?

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[Journey through Dreams]

Dreams can differ...

This one is unlike any dream tune that I've ever heard. It's moredark and mysterious, so it could be a nightmare, if you toned down the melody and gave us something a little more sinister, methinks.

I think that another thing to improve this track would be to slow the tempo down just a smidgeon, if you're looking for sinister, that is - evil things tend to lurk in the darkness and wait for the time to strike...

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Bob-Music responds:

One of the main intruments didn't export properly and I've only just realised, I think the sinister-ness relies on it!

Thanks for your review

[Bob-Lucid]

Hmm

I'd be giving this more stars if you'd added some more variation to the bass beat - it's quite dull on that token and I'd like to hear if you can offer us something different. A break in the middle of the melody, to allow the bass to take over for a little while would certainly add to the variation of the track and would allow the bass to shine through.

Otherwise, the tune gets a little samey. Maybe tone down the volume of the melody, as it's quite dominant at present.

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[/BBQ\ -- Once]

Good tunage

I think this one could be a hit in clubs if you added some sultry vixen's vocals over the top, just for about 6 lines that you can throw into the song to give the saleability of this track a nudge in the right direction - people are more likely to buy a track if they sing the lyrics, plus it gets passed on easier.

Still, for Techno, you don't really need lyrics, but this could cross quite easily into the realms of mainstream trance as well.

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BBQSandwich responds:

Yeah but I don't have a mic and i'll have to use one of those robotic things, and they suck P: Thanks for tah revyew!

[<==Silver Strut==>]

Strut your stuff!

It sounds like a high class hooker walking along here, but then it becomes more of a club scene almost instantly, as she passes her bag to a minder and starts dancing provocatively on the floor, before walking around the club, sneering at the less wealthy clientelle.

That's how I saw it anyway. I'd have turned the volme down on it slightly, as it's a little rough around the edges.

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DjCompass responds:

Ahaha! Nice image! I'm glad to hear that your seeing more than just a silver road like i got XD
I mainly used 3xOSC, so ya, it is a little rough around the edges. Why must all the good synths cost money that i don't have (yet...)? Oh well.
Thanks for the review ^^

[<==Raining Rage==>]

Suspenseful

This sounds like one of those tracks that gets played as a backing track for when the bad guy is revealing certain key plot points to the characters prior to the main boss fight, then we get the big fanfare and all fire battle for survival that usually follows in these games.

I think that you could make it into a loop, which would be much better for the state of inclusion in a movie, as sometimes the boss does tend to get full of himself and go on for a little longer than this.

A very good use of the low chords and also with the blend of the keyboard in the background.

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DjCompass responds:

Ooh, i like that image. However, i'm not a particularly loopy person, so i doubt if i'll be making one. But if someone wants a loop of this song, feel free to contact me, and it will be done.
Thanks for the review.

[(prev.) ChromoMiyx]

Take it further

It's a decent start, but I think that you could add things to it - other sounds from the keyboard would be nice, possibly an electric piano sound, to solidify the melody, rather than the beat and the rhythm that you've got here.

A stronger bass beat would also help, but be careful not to overdo it - that would be so easy to do with a track of this kind of softness.

Also, fix the looping issue, it would be much better then.

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loogiesquared responds:

~it's a preview, so that'll happen, THNX~

[[TMM43] Breathe]

Good mix, slow buildup

This is a good mix, although it is a shame that it takes such a long time to build up - I kept feeling that it was going to go to another level of tempo and depth. When it didn't, I was a little dissapointed, but that's the way that the composer took it...

I'd have added a bit more to the bass department, as the uniform beat is nice, but a bridge where you changed the beat around, would have been nice - I did note the one where you increased it to 2x and then 4x speeds, but I was hoping for something more advanced to be honest.

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