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[Tranc(E)Pheonix]

Controlled, but a little repetitive.

It's not bad - this piece is a little repetitive, as the beat rarely changes. You've done some decent work with the melody and got it all sorted to make a nice sound, but I feel that it needs something else done to the beat. Perhaps take the beat out in places for a few seconds, to allow the rest of the track to shine through, perhaps.

With how it all sounds together, this isn't something I'd expect to hear in a club, there needs to be more in the way of in your face beat, melody and perhaps even vocals. That might be what you're missing as an inspiration to the piece as a whole.

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Mans0n responds:

Yeah this isn't one of my best but it's decent

[[G] Mainstream]

Strange and a little sad

I think that sadly, from the start that you presented to the piece, it was a little too big of a buildup and when it dropped to this sadly slightly one dimensional piece, it didn't sound as good as I had hoped.

With the way that the "1990s ringtone" sound got rather irritating pretty quickly, even with the beat behind it, I feel that you were on a hiding to nothing. The beat wasn't exactly anything out of the ordinary, so you really need to consider what you're aiming for and really go for it, since this tune isn't quite right at present.

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Jirohbomb responds:

Yeah. Thanks for the advice. Looking back, I don't think it was worth doing this song. I even admitted that this is my least favorite song.

[Fast as a Whistle]

I agree with your comments

I wouldn't necessarily say that it's a questionable instrumental selection, but you've certainly gone a long way toward fulfilling the "awesome melodies". As it sounds, you've got a great base for the track with the beat and the primary melody, which has been nicely complimented by the various alternative instruments that you've thrown into the mixing pot.

With the pace being so quickfire, it's a very challenging piece to keep up with, but there are certainly areas that you can improve on. Perhaps consider draining the tempo for a short while, adding some sort of a bass solo, which just cuts down on the frantic energy of the track, before building back up to what you've produced for the rest of it.

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Sawdust responds:

Sounds like a plan.

Thanks for that, then.

[Galaxies]

A little repetitive

It's not a bad little piece, but I wouldn't listen to it by choice, necessarily. I think that you've got a decent few seconds of loop, but you've overused it and by making a long loop of it, it doesn't seem to want to go away, which is frustrating.

You've done well with the variation, but as I can hear, it needs some more finesse to it, to get a better finished product across to your target market. Keep working at it and you'll be able to put across something that had more staying power and something that could keep people guessing for a few loops of the track.

You did really well with the looping though, as it was seamless.

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eatmeatleet responds:

ok, that was helpful

[Fisherman Of The Cliff]

Lovely picking

What instrument was that? A fiddle? I know there is some sort of Oriental instrument that lies flat and the player just picks the strings in the same sort of way as a harp, but the sound is shorter and not quite as orchestral as a harp, though for this piece, it works.

I think that the bell tolling could have been done away with - it just gave the wrong sort of sound for the piece, in my opinion. Where the sounds of the locale came into the piece, these were just perfect, so keep that part up.

I thought that you went a little along the line of "Tubular Bells" in the middle, where your melody started to sound as if it was one of those pieces, but you recovered it and it was only a passing phase.

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Espiongold responds:

The instrument was indeed a Harp. I added an 2 phasers. One of an Acoustic and the other Classic Piano both through a Synth pad. and so it in a way turned the classic harp into its own beautiful sounding piece. By the time I put the bells in i had re listened to the song many times, so it all started to sound the same to me, If i had waited a week or so and edited it more I would have picked up on the bits I did not need. the middle was actually a mistake. I really effd it up, so I just cut it out and put in the orchestra church theme to cover up my horrific butcher job at that part

[[S_Rock] Carol of the Bells]

Very good remix

I think that this piece is a very accomplished piece of work, taking a classic that has been used is so many ways over the years and then giving it a new lease of life. Perhaps it would have been beneficial to add some lyrics to it, but as it stands at present, you've got a damn fine sound as we are.

The piano was brilliant and it made the tune instantly recognisable, since a change of the instrument would have taken away from it so much, like playing a brass piece on a guitar, for example.

With how the beat comes in, it doesn't really drown out the piano and it goes so far as to actually compliment it, which is a fantastic step. Perhaps you could have gone for a modern solo and cut the piano out for a while, to let the hip hop show through and then bring the piano back in to place.

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S-Rock responds:

Thanks :) Thats a good review :)

[chicken humpin']

Funny Hick Rock

I like the writing of the lyrics here, but I think that the music did let it down just a little, as you could have done with a more aggressive solo, particularly on the drums. Throw some moves in there from someone like Animal, for example, and see how it pan s out, since the guitars get the idea, when they play the chorus, but the drummer seems to ignore this and carries on at his own pace.

A good song, but a little more work will make it even better.

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TheBardOfBlasphemy responds:

cheers man... yeah i did have plans to layer some drum fills over the heavy "incest section" (i'm assuming this is the part you meant by chorus) it really was a shame i couldn't get it to work.

if i redo this song that would be one of the top priorities... that, and to just play better overall!

thanks for the review and positive feedback, you rock!

[The Alley (War) - Cover]

I like it - but a little short

I think that there is certainly potential here, with the way that you've set the track going. The sound quality was a little low, since I had to turn it up quite loud to get a volume that I could listen to properly. As the piece itself progressed, there was a good amount of metal elements in there, but it didn't really bind together as it should have.

I think that the lead guitar solo should have been made longer and more aggressive - this is a cover, but you are allowed poetic licence on what you do to it. Fading out halfway through what I perceived as the tune was a little weak as well, so extrapolate it and give us more of a tune.

Some lyrics wouldn't go amiss either, since they can really change the sound of a song.

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Jeffaro responds:

Its not loud? I thought it was at a decent volume. Also, I do agree with your thoughts on how the piece progressed. As I said in my response to Haggards review, I ran out of steam really fast with this one.

I shouldn't have made this.

Thanks for the review.

[Euphoria]

Good ambience

A nice pace to this track, you certainly have a sense of decent timing, though the piano could be a little more emphasised, since there is such a range available to this particular instrument.

With how the rest of the track sounds aside from the piano gripe that I have, it's quite light and airy, with a nice flavour that conjures up happy imagery, so you've named it well :)

It's got a decent length, but I always though that ambient tracks needed to be good loops, in order to have a truly wide ranging purpose, which is the real issue with the track, otherwise people are restricted to the 4.49 length to make their pieces within. Granted, most of the works using this piece would be sorted within that timeframe, but as it stands, there is a little room for manoeuvre.

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DJ-Chilvan responds:

Thanks! This song was at 110 BPM, and I must say, it keeps an ideal pace. After a while, I did sense a range for the piano, but I just couldn't manipulate it at the time because there was some sort of writers block=P
The track is very dreamy, you can literally sit back, close your eyes, and drift away.
Yea, length for songs has always been an issue for me, but I tried my best to switch things up and fit things in accordingly. I'll try harder on my next track of this genre.

Thanks for the review!

[CKC - Amen]

A strange blend

I really have no idea what to make of the marrying of the vocal samples and the music, which sounded like it should be from an epic tale akin to Lord of the Rings. There could be so much more to this if I could actually hear all of the vocals, but occasionally it gets drowned out by the backing ambience. With that in mind, perhaps take the volume of that up slightly and reduce the music, just for balance. I kept catching snatches of it, but was unable to take it further, which was a shame.

I think that the epic sounding parts of it could have been tempered by some more rousing cymbal crashes, since they were a little on the quiet side. When you added synth / piano into the tune at about 3 minutes, I think that you need to perhaps make that a proper piano and develop this a little more, as such an instrument is worthy of far more than just a cameo.

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CKC2009 responds:

i havent got a real piano in my arsenal of VSTs :O