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[-)S(- Turn On the Spotlights]

Repetitive chorus

I think that there's certainly a lot positive going for this tune, as you've got a very decent sounding little track that has some well written verses and it all seems to fit together well, until we get to the chorus, especially at the end, when "turn on the spotlights" goes on for a while.

With how the rest of the track sounds, it would be harsh for me to down mark it so much for this, but I feel that I can't listen to it too much (it go bad enough after 1.5 runs through it, to be honest) and I was getting a little narked by the quirky vocals, which sounded alright, but got old quickly. Perhaps you should consider something like a wah-wah pedal guitar in there for something different, but along similar lines for some variation.

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Will responds:

I was considering a guitar track for this, but then realized I didn't have the talent/contacts necessary for one. :) Thanks for reviewing!

[[AL] Sky dive (ft. DjBlitz)]

Upbeat

A nice quick tune that is short and snappy, but with a good degree of being positive as a result. I think that there was one note early on that was a little loud, since it put my ears on edge, as it just seemed to reach a frequency that makes you cringe, so that could be sorted out, just to make it slightly better.

Also, I'd consider more length, adding more variation and the like, as the track is a little short and it doesn't loop, which is a shame. Making this move would certainly help you out here.

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ChampionAnwar responds:

Thank you for your review. What note would it be that was a little loud? I'll have to look into that one.

Length wise, I've been trying to do something about that in regards to variation - though nothing seems to come to mind that really fits this theme as of late :\.

Thank you for your review ^__^.

[<EagleGuard> Project X]

Up tempo and pleasant

I think that it's a decent track of synths that encapsulates the use of the bells nicely. The one problem that I found was that the synths just seemed a little generic, so I was hoping for something more there. With the way that the track progressed, perhaps strings or woodwind would have been a better accompaniment for it, so that the synths would not sound like a common issue with the track.

That said, it doesn't make the track itself sound too bad, so there is hope, which possibly rotates around slightly more availability in the other instruments.

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EagleGuard responds:

Ok, I'll keep that in mind the next time I create something like this. Thanks for the feedback :)

[Stride (Mans0n)]

Gets repetitive

The recycling beat and melody do get very repetitive after a time and for a House track, I find this unusual. I would have expected more of a driving beat, complete with some much more variation and drive to it, but I found this track to be quite quiet and reserved. It was more like Ambient, than House...

I think that you could throw more variation in with the beat, because that's the most boring part. Take it out, have it come back with a change, add more instruments, whatever - just do something. With the melody, at least it does change, but it wasn't quite enough to satisfy, in all honesty.

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Mans0n responds:

This isnt anywhere close to ambient... This is PROGRESSIVE HOUSE. and my beat being repetitive is not unusual for a house song lmao. Every house has a repetitive beat in some way. This song has like 8 synths and leads going.. IM quite sure it needs no more instruments.

Overall im sorry your so picky about how a song should sound..

[Solar Epoch]

Not really metal

More like General Rock, but this piece does seem to be a little on the repetitive side - the loops of the guitar are repeated over and over too many times, without enough variation in them, while it is quite obvious to the casual listener that this is a CG solo, as opposed to a "real deal", when it comes to the sounds that are being created.

With this as you have it, you need to get some more work in the rest of the tune and give us more of a composed piece. Lyrics would help, but this piece goes a long way to prove that a proper sound from a band cannot be recreated by computers.

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Sawdust responds:

Yeah, pretty obviously artificial.

But thanks anyway.

[Pi-Dar]

Good sounds

Very futuristic sounding with the synths making some sort of "helicopter sound" at the start, then slowing down as you bring in the second set. It was about here that I counsidered wanting some bass to really hear it properly.

I think that you've got a good beat to it, but the lack of bass is the real issue. Perhaps mess about with other instruments as well, but you're nearly there with the setup, so keep working at it.

I liked the flutes addition, because it sounded right, especially as it seemed that you increased the tempo subtly again.

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jxl180 responds:

Thank you for your review and insight. Much appreciated.

[SN | Felix^3 | SN]

Good beat, decent melody

You should know by now that since you put the bar up so high yourself, I expect higher standards from you than most. You've worked a great beat into this piece, but I felt that your piano didn't quite do enough for this piece. It is a great foundation for something, but I fell that there could have been more there, especially in the piano's part.

I like how you played the tempo on two stages, with the early beat being slow, then speeding up and the final slow down at the end. It seems that it wants to work nicely. With this, I might suggest that you put a longer piece in the beginning with this slower tempo, as it helps the piece loop better, with the slow down at the end.

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SessileNomad responds:

i agree i could have done more, and i would if not for these daqmn deadline in the contest, comes with the job i suppose...

[Western geisha (cl+orient)]

Nice loop

I am quite impressed with this - the soft, subtle tones of the piano, intertwined with a lovely taste of the Orient from the strings, which gives a lovely combination to the piece.

A shame this wasn't longer - I kind of thought that you could have given us something along the lines of another minute or two, with the strings mixing in nicely. From my speakers, I didn't really hear too much percussion, so I'll say that it sounded right as you've got it presently.

Perhaps a title for it could have been something like "Western Geisha", as that's the sort of imagery in my head upon hearing it.

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Calamaistr responds:

hm for some reason that does sound like a good title, ill put it up.

Also, sorry for it not being longer, at the time i was out of ideas and wanted it to loop back see.

thanks for the review again :) will add a new 3 in the topic soon.

[Hyperactive (WIP)]

Pacey and a little frantic

I think that this isn't really my type of music - it just seems to be a little too repetitive, plus as the tempo seems to increase later in the piece, it doesn't really seem to do anything for it.

I'd encourage you to do something a little more favourable with the piano / synths, as just hitting a few notes like that doesn't do anything for the track itself. With the way that the piece comes together, you have got yourself a decent base, especially with the solo / bridge adding some much needed variation, but it wasn't enough. More experimenting is needed, doctor!

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Dj-GST responds:

The tempo is 180 BPM and stays that way throughout.

I'll be trying a lot of variation and will be experimenting a lot in the full version. This was just thrown together.

Thanks for the review man.

[Apathy's Grace]

Apathy wouldn't be finished.

I think that it's poorly named song, but aside from that, we've got a decent piece with drums that sound too electronic for my liking and some well placed alternatives, but it seems like you're doing this for no real purpose, except for scatting to a beat that you're using from a pre-made selection, which is a shame.

With the way that the piece works out, perhaps it could loop, while working on making the rest of the instruments seem less abstract and bringing some essence of control to it all. Even Metal has more control than this piece does.

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Sawdust responds:

It isn't finished actually, but in a way it does, which makes it work in a way. But okay, I guess i can work on this, thanks!