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[+BsK+ Keep Going!!!]

Nice rush

This tune conveys urgency and potentially even an inkling of a Final Fantasy boss fight. There is that air of one slip and I'm dead, which keeps you on your toes, plus the high pitched keyboard occasionally sounds like the intro to Final Fantasy :P

An interesting way to come up with a song, but you could really do with getting it to loop a little better, just to bring it into line with the traditional tunes of this genre - boss fights can last ages, so they need a competant loop.

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[Death's coming]

Interesting, but short

I like this tune, even though it's heavily inspired by the Resident Evil 2 Safe Room. I think that it's a really good introduction that you could take so much further if you carried it on from about 31s.

The loop doesn't work, which is where it falls down, as a song that is only about half a minute long doesn't light my fire, to be honest. Giving us more substance would certainly help to keep people interested and would show us what you are capable of writing, rather than this piece, which has been taken from elsewhere.

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[Flaming Airways]

Some good stuff

Just out of interest, why did you call it 'Flaming Airways'? It doesn't conjure up that sort of symbolism to me and I just wondered if you had different opinions on it.

A good beat, but it did lack variation mostly through the track. This isn't all bad, as it does give some scope for flash artists to encorporate it into some sort of game that would require a good looping track. I really can't find the join, so we're doing well with that part at least.

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S3C responds:

well its at a relatively fast BPM and there is a bit of action-oriented elements in here (the drums patterns, heavy phasing, rock organ solos) so I guess my intenions were that it could go with a scene where the main character is riding a motorcycle at an airport that is on fire, and he's trailing behind a plane that has important, stolen equipment and he's trying to somehow get on. Generic storyline, yes, I just thought it up right now. I dont know, I name my stuff after I finish it, not while I'm creating it or beforehand, so that might be the problem. I don't really no what an airway exactly is tho, whether it's just the space that the aviation vehicle flies in or if its the runway track that the vehicle takes off from.

actually it doesnt loop at all :P and i have no idea what you mean in your last sentence :P

thanks for the review!

[Lux Lucis]

Tinged with sadness

This piece is quite evocative, as it brings home certain emotional parts of my recent life closer to home flooding back to me. I'm always looking for tunes that can do it, as they are very helpful with the healing process. Thank you for sharing it with us.

On that token, I could have done with a lighter part at the end, just to show us, symbolically, that even though these are dark times in which we live, there will be better things to come if we just stick it out and carry on through the bad.

I think that you could have used some strings to liven this piece up, but I like the way that this piece is a raw, unedited tune, that you have given us. Now I've given you the suggestion of how to take it further for the next incarnation :)

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S3C responds:

hey, glad both parts worked for you. I thought it was the downfal off this piece actually, but glad someone could enjoy it.

thanks for the review

[Water Pagoda]

Slightly Oriental

A little low, for my liking, as tunes that tend to sound slightly oriental are quite high pitched and delicate - often replecting the nature of the artist, who is almost certainly female in feudal Japan or China.

I think the basic rhythm could do with a tweak, as it's really all I can hear for the whole track and it drowns out the main melody a little and it does get rather repetitive, which is a shame, as this piece is a quality track.

I'd suggest that you work on your looping as well, as it's almost there, but about half a note out. Making that work would make all the difference.

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S3C responds:

good point about the high pitched instruments- i never even thought of that.

the backing rhythm could sure use a tweak, but really nothing drastic is needed as its just a minimal background. dont quite see how it drowns out the other parts tho, as making it more complex might be too distracting for the lead voicings of the violin and erhu.

and the track really isn't supposed to loop, but I guess I can revise it again to see what you mean.

Thanks for the review!

[_The Escape_]

Good sound

This tune has the basics well set for Techno - a good bass beat, a decent rhythm and a good balance of melody and counter melody.

The one part that I wasn't entirely happy with was the middle part, when it went really quiet and then added the drums. If you could do something without having to get the listener to have to mess with the volume control all the time, it would be better, as I like listening to music while I'm driving and all the time that I'm messing with the stereo, I can't concentrate properly on the driving.

Still, it's not all bad :P

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Assios responds:

Thanks!

You're right, I realised that the drums was too loud for the quiet background music too, after submitting it, on the middle part :P

[==(Oasis)==]

Theraputic

This tune is certainly relaxing, as it has plenty of things that you would associate with the calm mind, for example the sounds of wildlife and a very easy transition from soft chime sounds to other, similar sounds.

The bass beat being the only 'hard' sound in the whole tune, it does conjure up quite a picture of being abandoned on a peaceful desert island, where for some reason, I'm being served drinks by scantily clad women, having just heard the news that England have won the world cup (regardless of sport) - bliss.

The length is good, giving some decent changes in the song itself, although these are quite subtle over the course of the 5 minutes. That is the best part of it.

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[People Die - Knights of 21 Oak]

Crisp

A good song, that maybe could have done with a shorter introduction, as I thought it was an instrumental track, until the vocals came in.

When you have those pauses in the middle of the tune, maybe consider keeping the drum beat going, as it just keeps the listener in the mood that the song does actually still exist.

The whole thing sounds like it's been studio cut, which is awesome. Did you record it in a studio, or just put it together on a computer yourselves?

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SwashieB responds:

it's studio through and through. all real instruments.

[The Magician - Purple]

Quite pacy

I think this might end up giving me a headache after a while, but I'm willing to listen to it once over.

You've thrown in decent scales with the bass beat and for some reasons, you've added lazers to the tune as well...

Have you ever considered adding a part of the tune where the beat isn't as fast as this? It might help out in the long run.

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eXTasCie responds:

Hope you didnt get a too big headache XD. For the tempo thing, the program I use atm doesnt allow me to change the bpm of each loop and/or section of the song. But im getting Acid and SoundForge pretty soon, thus I will make some ''Peak and Valley'' type of songs.

[i dont mow]

Still lacking

The beat is off still with this tune and you need to work on getting that sorted before you try to add further sounds to the beat, thus precipitating the tune itself.

I think you've got an unhealthy obsession with the 'boing sound' and you shoudl explore other instruments, these music programs have hundreds of sounds, just sit there and experiment. Some even have basic beats that you can use and loop.

Once you've done that, you can work on making music that people want to listen to and include in their submissions.

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