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[Natural Curiosity]

Not a bad piece

In fact, I'd go so far as to say that this mellow and nicely paced tune is good work.

I can't really think of where to classify this song, but it seems that my mind is directing me to a man walking down the street, with nothing much to do. His hands in his pockets and he slowly meanders along the road, nowhere to go, no-one to see. A lazy day is a good day in his mind.

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svinepels responds:

Nice description. Thanks for the 8!

[Sweet Moves (DjD)]

Great remix!

A wonderful piece of work that brings back a classic to my ears. I think that with a little more work, it could be one of the best that I've ever heard - perhaps consider adding the vocal sample back in along some of the lines... either that or get a voice artist to stop by and give you a few samples for the use as either a close approximation, or something different in the sound.

I think that aside from the decent rewriting of the classic, you've also added some nice sounds of your own to make it bigger and better - this isn't a tune that is a tribute to this classic, it's your own piece, that comes forth and makes itself known to one and all.

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Mad-Muppet responds:

Woah, thanks for an awesome review! I was thinking about adding vocals, but I suck at doing that so it kind ruined it when i tried. But it's a good idea!

[[Brawl 8-Bit] Green Greens]

Light and fast

I'm not sure about the start of the tune, but other than that, it's a fast paced, slightly higher pitched than needed, but otherwise a good sounding piece.

I think it's another piece that could use extrapolation and may run afoul of copyright rules, but if that's alright then you're onto a winner.

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loogiesquared responds:

T_o?

[Depth of Thought]

Nice sound

A good driving bass beat is certainly what pushes this tune to new levels. A nice melody and a good balance between the two components really add a good flavour to the track. A pleasant bonus was the fact that it loops well as well.

The composition was good and the counter melody that came into the track in the middle was a nice boost, although more variation could certainly only be a boon for this track.

Good work, keep it up.

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TheBellmaker responds:

I do agree that this track needs more variation, although I partly consider a test for my new z3ta plugin. The next song that I wrote is a better composition as a whole. Thanks for the review!

[Skela - Mighty]

Mighty indeed

A really nice pacing of this piece, giving life to what seems to me to be a great track for use on the racing games circuit. The pacing of this one would say to me that it's a game where I need my wits about me and would more than not prefer to keep this going as long as possible.

Though I would have to agree that this tends towards the less aggressive forms of racing, or potentially the sort of games that require skills above all else, it would be towards the more cartoon based market.

I think that at some poin t during the song, cut the synths and just leave the beat to carry it for a few bars before throwing back toward the drive that the synths produce for the tune... something like a pit stop, for example.

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Skela responds:

Dont know what the hell youre talking about, but thanks for the review!

[<==Stomp the Sand==>]

Slow start, but nice

I think that it needs to perhaps remove the snare sounding, as without it, the bass would shine through with the piano, especially with the addition of the melody over the top.

Unlike Haggard, I think that the intro was the best part, as it sounded too cluttered after the addition of the extra instruments. Perhaps stretch the track out a bit, to incorporate all of these features into the song.

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DjCompass responds:

Thanks for the good feedback.
I definitely see how it could be too cluttered, and i admit that i spent very little time balancing it out, so i'll look into that some time.

[TransAmbient Loop]

Too short

It's a nice sounding piece, but far too short for my liking. I personally believe that tracks of this like need to be at least half a minute long, in order to get a little variation within them. Maybe this could be expanded upon for the basis of a really nice tune, with some good piano sounding solos, which really would bring this track to life.

It's a shame it doesn't loop too well either - it is still quite noticeable when the end of the track has been reached, which is why the need is present to expand upon it, so that listeners don't get that impression.

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jxl180 responds:

I explained the shortness in the reply below this one. Also this was actually taken from my song TransAmbience.

Thank you,
jxl180

[(FMC) -=Sudden Death=-]

Accelerated heart rate.

What an impressive track - the pacing is electric and the beat just feeds the melody to bring the air of urgency to the forefront of this sublime track. I think that the pacing is something worthy of either a boss fight in a fighting game or Final Fantasy style piece, although it would need to be altered into a loop to accommodate this.

The other option is genuinely the better possibility in my opinion - it's the sort of track for a racing game, preferably for time trials, that you can use to slowly increase the tempo, as happens in this track to convey that time is short or just for general races, which works well also.

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FunkmasterCatking responds:

Thanks! I was trying to get the feel of a boss fight or something like that from the beginning, since I havn't made one like this in a while. I could easily modify this into a loop actually if i wanted to, all i'd have to do is remove that 5 second gap to the end after the melody stops.

Thanks for the review!

[TransAmbience]

Tranquil

An interesting crossover of styles, with the way that this piece tends to gravitate more toward the ambient, then suddenly launches into this dance track, which is quite a contrast, although much has been worked on here in a definite concerted effort to blend the styles and make the transition as smooth and subtle as possible. I like the way it turned out, but I'm still not entirely sure of how it goes when the trance cuts in and the ambience is completely removed.

Personally, I would have kept the ambience running in the background, just to keep that part of the track going - when the trance cuts in completely, it takes over, which shouldn't be the case.

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jxl180 responds:

Ive gotten this suggestion a lot. I try it.

jxl180