The intro was a great start off, it caught my attention instantly. It had a brilliant build up and a fair amount of depth. The transition into the main section was superb, with a nice smooth switch. Drum work however, is sadly lacking. At the start its just basically a kick, nothing more, nothing less. Now this would be fine if it became something else, but it stayed this way for most of the whole song. Another thing i noticed was that the same melody was repeated several times before it modulated and changed, and this got a bit repetitive in some sections. The outro was however pretty well worked out, with a nice cut off to the music. Overall, this is a decent piece, its got potential, but more work, espceially on the drums, would make is a lot better.
It definetely shows that you put tonnes of work into this. The intro was particularly great, those strings/pads really worked well in setting off the overall atmosphere. The intro was however a bit too long, but the transition into the main section was great. The main section too was superb, a nice glitchy drum line, with a good melody as well. More depth and a stronger bass line would have been better however, as the bass is a bit weak in my opinion. I particularly like the faint piano line as that gave some more depth to the piece. The outro was decent, although a fade out is getting a bit overused these days. Nevertheless, this song is quite good, it did get a bit repetitive though, especially the drums, but other than that i think its got great potential. Good work.
Note: This is your review from the NGADM Round 1 and as always im posting it here for your convenience.
I like the clean feel this has to it. It has a really calming soothing precense, the piano provides a nice relaxing melody with an interesting pad backdrop to top it all off. The piano however, could have made use of more reverb, giving it a deeper feel. The drums were quite decent too, but slightly repetitive in some parts. Overall blend and depth was great, those pads did their job well. I particularly love the introduction, with that nice pad background and the piano coming in to build up. Transitions werent as smooth as i'd have liked, so maybe you could work on that. The outro could use some more work too, as it was slightly too abrupt. All in all, a great effort, and a song with much potential.
Note: This is your review from the NGADM Round 1 and as always im posting it here for your convenience.
Its a well produced song, that can't be denied. You've got high quality sounds being used and some high quality melodies being played, and the drum line was very very good. However, it was a bit too random for my tastes, especially the intro. Now i get that this is you style, and i respect you for that cause this is definetely something original, but i cant say im a big fan of discordancy in any of its forms. Other than that, the only other thing i can really complain about was the lack of depth to the piece, there was no definite background to give it a strong backdrop. The Outro was decent enough. So overall, you've got a decent song, but there are still some things that need a lot more work.
Note: This is your review from the NGADM Round 1 and as always im posting it here for your convenience.
That is simply great. Instant epicness, action and excitement. Id have to say that this is one of your best songs, if not your very best. The drums, the melodies, the atmosphere, wow, just wow.
Intro was instantly great, with a melody that just didnt let your thoughts catch up with reality. It managed to be as fast and action packed as possible, while still mantaining a great sense of depth and atmoshpere. Id have to say that the deep chords with the bass helped a tonne with that, and the harmonizing piano later on did an even job at mantaining a constant sense of greatness.
As always, the transitions were smooth as heck, with no glitches that i could find anywhere. The music just flowed insistently, climaxing, anticlimaxing, going calm for a few secs, suddenly bursting back into action. Thats the mark of any great piece of music. Originality was also something to be admired, although for the sake of being as harsh as i can, id have to say that some of the melodies repeated themselves, but the fact that you provided different backgrounds and drums for each repetition seemed to negate this effect. Speaking of drums, those are probably some of the best drums ive heard in a long time. I cant understand how you manage to vary the drums with every bar, somehow attaining a sense of originality that is way above any mortal standards. The use of effects throughout was brilliantly planned out, with no effect that was overused or used in a bad area. Outro was simpyl superb, and it just left me there, stunned, with my mouth hanging wide open, not believing that i had actually heard something as brilliant as that.
Overall, i really cant find anything that's completely wrong with this. Intro is great, fast and with an instant mood set up. Outro is just as great, with a brilliant fade out. Blend is simply superb, with amazing Bass and fantastic harmonizing.Transitions were smooth, Drums were sublime and Originality was off the hook. The only thing i could really find that had a slight inkling of something that annoyed me were the slight repetions of the melodies, but other then that, this is just one heck of a masterpiece. Now, if you'll excuse me, i have to go after my dreams. They're waiting, just over the next cloud. ;)
Im pretty sure ive heard the intoducing melody from somewhere, although by the third bar that had all changed so i guess u either did it by mistake or ur really good at copying melodies :P.
No srsly, this is a brilliant song, a fantastic mood and depth set it off with some really cool textures adding to the overall harmonization. I liked the fact that the melody morphed a bit throughout, although it didnt do this much and as such tended to get slightly boring in some parts.
Drumz were simply great with a nice touch of variety and skill to top it all off. The also were just the right volume and didnt overpower the melodies but could still be heard. Nice work.
Nice work at giving Supersteph54 all the credit he deserves (which admittedly isn't much :P). The melody isnt bad, but it does get a bit annoying after a while, and the lack of background depth throughout didnt help much.
Drumz arent bad, with a nice touch of variety every now and then, and a decent build up. Id suggest morphing into some new melodies and put in new drums and rolls and stuff which ultimately makes ur song better.
Intro was decent, as was the outro, although that was slightly a bit abrupt. Other then that id suggest adding more depth everywhere with pads, basses and strings and stuff.
Sorry for the half assed review but im really tired...
this is one heck of a fantastic song. I simply love the tetris theme in any form whatsoever, but this is just taking it to a whole new level. Uve taken that same iconic theme that so so many people have tried to remix and made it into something legendary.
Starting off brilliantly from the intro with a stunning use of that love philter effect, transitioning well into the main melody. which then morphed into some really cool sub melodies and interludes. Then it ended with a fantastic fade out which just left me on my knees begging for more.
...That was awesome :D (Hey! I like bananas! Wth?? >[)
Anywayz, enough about awesome fruit. To the song, its cool, its fast, its trancey, its the best song in the world, moving on. (heck my reviews are awesome)
Intro was cool, with a real cool start and an awesome kick to start off with bang, the quick melody thingy was awesome, but it sorta reminded me a bit too much of Chaoz Fantasy (not in notes, but in structure). I loved the transition into the main section, with those real cool drumz. These could've been a bit more powerful in some areas though, as they got overpowered a bit in some sections.
As for the interludes, i loved the first one, with those mixed up melodies overlappin each other perfectly, i mean u actually got the harmonizing right this time :O (<=lol sarcasm :P).
As for atmosphere, it sure as hell reminded me of a kinda race through space, with that sort of "To hell with physics, i do what i want" feel, if u get what i mean (u probably dont)
The best part in my opinion was the piano interlude with a cool piano melody and a real nice transition into the main section again. What i would have liked in this part would have been a synth or something in the background to give it more depth, but its still real cool like that.
I also liked the outro, but it was a bit too abrupt for my tastes.
Overall, i was almost tempted to give u a nine for this (to ruin ur RRC dream thingy and whatnot :P) but then i noticed that it had looped like 9 times without me noticing so yeah, a ten it is :D
"...That was awesome :D (Hey! I like bananas! Wth?? >[)"
BANANAS FTW.
"Anywayz, enough about awesome fruit. To the song, its cool, its fast, its trancey, its the best song in the world, moving on. (heck my reviews are awesome)"
Keep on dreamin'.
Nah joking, thanks for the compliments :D. I doubt you actually think it's the best song in the world though :P.
"Intro was cool, with a real cool start and an awesome kick to start off with bang, the quick melody thingy was awesome, but it sorta reminded me a bit too much of Chaoz Fantasy (not in notes, but in structure)."
Guh, I'm tired of hearing about PX9 lol. Glad you liked the kick in the intro, I think it really set off the mood.
"I loved the transition into the main section, with those real cool drumz. These could've been a bit more powerful in some areas though, as they got overpowered a bit in some sections."
Yeah I like that transition too :P.
Getting the volume of the drums right is tricky, since in some sections they almost overpower the melody, and in others they're too quiet, so if I simply turn the volume up of each drum, they'll overpower in some sections and sound fine in others. I'll need the patience to automate its volume in a really long automation clip, or enough patience to edit each drum velocity, and trust me, I have neither :P.
"As for the interludes, i loved the first one, with those mixed up melodies overlappin each other perfectly, i mean u actually got the harmonizing right this time :O (<=lol sarcasm :P)."
Shut up :P.
"As for atmosphere, it sure as hell reminded me of a kinda race through space, with that sort of "To hell with physics, i do what i want" feel, if u get what i mean (u probably dont)"
Yeah I get what you mean. IDC about physics xD.
"The best part in my opinion was the piano interlude with a cool piano melody and a real nice transition into the main section again. What i would have liked in this part would have been a synth or something in the background to give it more depth, but its still real cool like that."
Really glad you liked the transition into the main section, I worked particularly on that. As for the lack of a synth, actually there is a synth after the third repetition of the piano, a sort of square synth or something, but I suppose you must mean a pad, and if you mean that, yeah I know the piano solo lacks depth because of that, but as I said in the description, imagine that the more elements you're hearing in the song, the more matter/stars/planets are whizzing past you, and in the piano solo I imagined you slowing down and everything becoming a blur, so basically that emptiness in the piano solo was intentional.
"I also liked the outro, but it was a bit too abrupt for my tastes."
Abrupt? Not too sure what you mean by that, fade endings aren't usually abrupt.
"Overall, i was almost tempted to give u a nine for this (to ruin ur RRC dream thingy and whatnot :P) but then i noticed that it had looped like 9 times without me noticing so yeah, a ten it is :D"
Yayz! Thanks for the awesome review man, you rock!
I promised that id review back to anyone who reviewed me so heres my review:
I liked the cool build up on the intro, with a nice transition into the main section. Id have liked a bit more of a bass and maybe a few more chords in the background for this part cos its a bit empty for my tastes.
As for the main section, an interesting choice of instruments, and the drumz were cool too. U kept a nice rhytm without making it feel too dance-ish, good job. The melody could have been a bit more varied though, but seeing as this is a vid game loop this may not be such a big deal.
I loved the interlude and the way it just meshed perfectly back into another cool melody. I also liked the sort of calmish section at the end which then looped back into the intro. It looped perfectly too so nice work on that part.
Overall, this is one heck of a song, with only some minor defects. Ill keep an eye out for ur songs ;)
Wow! Well, thank you very much for taking the time to be so thorough. That's the most thorough review I've had to date. I'll keep an eye out for your subs as well :).
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