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[The Untraceable]

Could have a little more

I think it's a little short to be a boss battle, but it's a good start for a track. I think that you've got a good foundation that could be built upon by adding additional extras to it, like a solo and then eking the track out for another minute or two at the very least.

If we're talking video game combat here, we need to assume that there will be more than 55 seconds of the fight, so it needs to be a little more than we've got at present.

[Review Request Club]

mopembopem responds:

Thanks for the pointers, my intention was to get some feedback before I continue with further development of this song.

[-(Brown-Bit-Broken-Pieces)-]

Needs more variation

Seriously, this gets very annoying after one run through - there is so little variation, that it really does show and it needs to get a new lease of life. Perhaps think of additional material to add to the piece, in the form of either additional instruments, or additional parts of the track, by actually creating new material.

In short, there is so little to this track, that it's 20 seconds (generous estimate) looped constantly.

[Review Request Club]

Tykwa responds:

There is automation being done behind the scenes, Maybe I'm the only one who hears this throughly, Although even it is shabby as it was just attempting to familiarize myself with autmation, and not just moving dails and recording.

[Calavera's Demo Reel]

Nice work

While I'm not a fan of the traditional voice acting reel, there is some good work here and you can certainly hear that you mean business, with your vocal work.

Some of the writing is very good, though I would like to see that extrapolated, giving people a chance to see if you could produce something completely - perhaps give us a radio commercial or two, but it's down to sorting out what you think you need and then producing the voices to match, which is the easy bit for someone like you ;)

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CalaveraVA responds:

I shall have to create something in the future extending the writing beyond brief character clips; a commercial demo would actually be something exactly along those lines. Thank you for the review!

[SN| Riptide Projection |SN]

Good sounding

I think that you've got a good sense of direction with this piece - it really does go places, without actually having a sense of travelling at all. The whole piece just seems to be a nice loop that encompasses additional instruments and parts to the original beat, but it could do with having a little more in that variation, just to make it sound like it belongs with the rest of the tune, in all honesty.

The secondary melody is good, but it just seems too far detached from the main beat and melody. I think that it could possibly be blended with those two parts better, as opposed to a straight swap.

[Review Request Club]

SessileNomad responds:

we might be different on what were each saying is the secondary melody, but if your talking about the first parts with the crazy drums and the second parts with the clean drums, i did that on purpose, i kind wanted to build up tension then release it

we could be thinking about different stuff though

but yeah....thanks for the 9

xD

peace out

[lost to us aeons ago - TT]

Hmm, a good 8-bit tune

A nice track that to me seems like it's designed more for Legend of Zelda, than anything else. I like the way that you've added some bass to this piece, which certainly conveys a sense of urgency and foreboding at the same time.

A nice loop, it seems to convey all of the same parts that you expect from this sort of track. Very versatile and hopefully it will see some use when it comes to the budding flash artists that complete movies or games of their own of this ilk.

[Review Request Club]

Calamaistr responds:

Its a very old melody though not as old as the original zelda it 'wasnt based or designed on it. :)

And i hope to see someone use it sometime too. thanks for the review.

[Not a Stalker]

Interesting vocal effect

I like this song, it's got a certain Weird Al quality about it - possible akin to 'Melanie', the song about how he stalked a girl. Still, this is good it its own right, especially where you've gone to the lengths of making it sound like it's being recorded really quickly and it's being done by an amateur, as he's unlikely to be a pro doing a song like this.

I'm not sure about the vocal sound effect that you've used - it reminds me of certain vocal effects from songs like "One more time", where it sounds like the sound oscillates up and down notes, as if the vocal cords are being played like a harpsichord.

Keep writing this stuff, it's really funny.

[Review Request Club]

CluppHead responds:

Thanks. I think the amateur sound comes from..........me being an amateur. LOL The vocal effect comes from an autotuning free trial vst thing that i ran across. I've been using it on the last few songs i've covered, and decided to try it out on an original. It was just a fun thing that i think i get a little carried away with. However, I am glad that you enjoyed the song, and probably will continue writing in the near future. Thanks for the review, much appreciated.

[Ambrosia - Jxl180]

Mellow trance - what's going on?!

I always thought that Trance had to be 'in your face' and pumping all the way to the centre of your chest, so that it set your very soul on fire, allowing people to get so engrossed in the music, that they couldn't help but move to it. This just seems a little too relaxed for that vision of the genre for me.

Still, that said, it's a good track and as a result, there is certainly something that keeps me here, listening to it. The way that the beat keeps pushing on, albeit quietly is well worked and as a result, the tune is very pleasing to the ears.

I think that there could be something done with a solo, possibly that scale that plays in the background in the closest part of the track you have to a solo at present - go to town with that and hit us with a well developed tune that takes people's breaths away.

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jxl180 responds:

Thanks for the review, I really appreciate it. I'll see what I can do.

[Alien Relations (Freestyle Mx)]

Nice rhythm

I think that this is a nice new mix of your previous tracks that I've reviewed. You've clearly got the talent to take it further. Good use of the vocal samples and the melody / counter melody combination working well together there.

Perhaps I'd have suggested a more pumping beat, to add some depth to the piece overall, but the way that it currently sits, there's a nice sound, that can't really be improved upon much more.

The other thing I'd suggest is that you give the piece a more dynamic switch in the middle - possibly introduce a different instrument and just take it elsewhere for a short while, as this will allow you to draw out the track longer and give it more to work with, before it becomes potentially off-putting

With regards to your comment about '0-bombers', there isn't really much you can do, save for encouraging more people to vote for your submissions, as that will make such an impact upon your score less of one.

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Bracksta responds:

i agree that i should have taken the song a different direction, then brought it back. i should have made it cut time into a hip hop beat and pads, then back to the fast paced melody. Good tip coop :) thank you very much!

[Percolating Prevarication]

Interesting circular

Not a bad rendition, but it does suffer from the hallmarks of repetition and lack of overall variation. I think that you could have gone some way to dealing with this, by giving more of a prominent arena to the piano, which would have gone some way to assisting with this track, but it's all down to choice.

A good beat and a well formed foundation to the track, culminating in a well devised piece that does have a good drive from the beat, a decent melody and the piano does feature as a nice counter melody - not sure about the scales though, you could do so much more, rather than just top to bottom and bottom to top.

It has potential, but it's not quite there, in my opinion. I couldn't listen to this all day, but with a few more minor changes, I possibly could.

[Review Request Club]

DJ-Chilvan responds:

Thank you for the review! Yea, this was my first attempt at this type of musical style, plus it was made for a short notice request, hence the lack of elements. But the next time i get a creative spark, I'll convert it to this genre of music.