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[Closure WIP >Baconstep<]

NGADM G2 Round 4

Hm...not bad. Its not a bad song. Definetely goes well with the genre.The drumz are sublime and the kick had that nice punchy feel to it. The drums could have been louder though, as the snare was barely heard and the kick was a bit too faint. I liked the pads u used, although im not a particular fan of that wobbly synth, as it had too much of a wobble if u know waht i mean. Other then taht, most of the melodies were varied and well played out, with a great original structure. I also liked the slight glitchy sound u put on some of the synths, as i simply adore anything that has to do with glitchy-ness (<-New word! WOOT!) and whatnot. As for the vocals, i didnt exactly get what they said, but it sounded good, and provided a perfect transition into the next part, so good job on that part. I didnt particularly like the outro though, cos it was a bit too abrupt. I think that this would have served better as a loop, or at least a cool fade out at the end. Overall however, its a decent song that deserves a decent score.

Score = 8/10

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mr-jazzman responds:

I see whatchya mean about the snare (I don't know why this is currently, as I tried to fill out its sound, but I'm thinkin it has to do with a combo of things that I'm gonna look into). However, I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "too faint" for the kick, as most everyone else who commented on the kick said it was TOO loud, especially in the beginning that totally ruined the atmosphere (which I was totally unaware of through my headphones/laptop speakers...something about producing songs on laptops makes a difference!); if you mean that the kick lacks enough treble punch, I suppose I can understand this, but I'm just saying, I'm not entirely sure what you mean about the kick being too faint atm. I'm not entirely sure, also, by what you mean by "too wobbly"; that's kind of the genre, if you've listened to dubstep at all lol, as the genre's cornerstone is getting that bass filthy and tearing. And if by glitchy you're referring to the smooth sine lead that I used to fill out the sound, then I'm particularly glad you paid attention to this, because I love it too! (It reminds me of Metroid music a bit =P)...or, rather do you mean what I did with the bass at the end? (I wish you had been more specific lol!) The vocals said "Let's try something else," which came from Linkin Park's "Cure for the Itch," as I explained in the Author's Comments above; however, these words were meant to be difficult to hear, as they acted more as a percussive instrument rather than a full-blown vocal part (and plus, they allowed for the transition to take hold). Yes, and the ending is awkward because this is a WIP, as it's all I had time for (aka, "Work in Progress," one of the main reasons that I put it in the title so that people could judge according to what it sounds like atm). Thanks, though, for your review, as it will definitely help me fill out my percussion for this song in the future, when I decide to deal with it again (after about 1000 times listening to it on your own, it gets kind of old lol). =)

[[dj-Jo] Piano Excursion]

NGADM G2 Round 4

Now this is great. The beat and instruments are instantly superb (Heck yeah, i like that unce-unce sound :P), with great rythm and melody put into the brilliant mixture of depth and harmonizing to come up with a cake of greatness! (Did i just say cake of greatness?!?! :O) But anyway, u get what i mean. The intro was definetely one of the sections that caught my attention most. I loved the way it faded into silence for a few secs to give that awesome sense of suspense. The climax and transition into the main section were smooth and fantastically delicous (Delicous?!?! Whats wrong with me?!?! :O). As far as instruments go, those samples are way better then most ive heard in a long while, and the way you used them was definetely brilliant. I would have liked some more originalality however, as its basically the same melody with some slight alterations. However, i did think that there'd be more piano as a main instrument instead of mostly synths, but thats just my opinion, and as you did end your fantastic song with a brilliant piano outro, ill excuse you. OVerall, this is fantastically superb, i tried to find something to reduce ur points for, but heck, its just perfect...

Intro/Outro = 1/1
Blend = 2/2
Mel./Transition = 3/3
Drums + Bass = 2/2
Originality = 1/2

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[Dragon Flight - BK]

NGADM G2 Round 4

Very good. Its definetely insanely complex, with intricate patterns and drums mixing together to give a fantastic experience. I particularly loved the piano part, but im sorry that it had a slight buzzy sound to it, as this became a bit too annoying at times and prevented me from enjoying the song. The drums were great, with a nice varied beat which wasnt too overpowering or too faint. The clap was a bit too high pitched at times and this tended to get annoying a bit. Depth and bass were decent, although some more bass would be nice. Harmonizing was great, with no discordancies that i could hear. Transitions were as smooth as ice. I didnt like the outro much though as its a bit too abrupt for my tastes.But overall, Nice work!

Intro/Outro = 0.5/1
Blend = 2/2
Mel./Transition = 3/3
Drums + Bass = 1/2
Originality = 2/2

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[M stosy (mystic field)]

Fantastic...

I think that you should play the main background and the intro on the piano, with a faint synth helping along to create a warmer sound. I think that a piano would be better to create more of a flowing sensation if u know what i mean.

The flute-ish sound which came in was particularly impressive, helping the melody to build up into what was then a great peak. Harmonization and depth were amazing, particularly when the strings came in to help out. The mixing on this was amazing, with a great use of fx such as the bell tree and brilliant chord progressions.

However, i do think that you should figure out a way to end this as it doesnt make much sense as a loop. If it were up to me, id continue the peak more and build up even more, with more isntruments coming in until the song reaches its highest climax and then fades out with the background melody playing again.

Overall, its a great piece, which deserves every high score it gets, but i just think that if it ended, itd be much better....

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Calamaistr responds:

But if it ended there will be no more music ;(

thanks for the review. ;>

[p4c-Maleficence [Short Mix] HQ]

Woah

Dang it, steph's posted before me again. But nevertheless, ill try and do my best to mention whatever the heck he left out (which is probably equivalent to nothing).

Starting off with intro, a great introduction with good drums which immiedetely set off a good tempo and atmosphere. Id have liked it more if there was a faint bass in the background, as this would have given the intro a bit more of a depthish feel to it if u know what i mean.

Main section was awesome, with great flow and fantastic instrumentisation. That brilliant harpsichord sounded as realistic as heck and when the synths came in after it, the melody they played was amazing. The drums also helped a great deal, punching into the melody with a brilliant sense of rhytm. The slight glitch u gave them also helped to further improve the mood of the piece.

As for outro, it closed off the music with a fantastic style, leaving me just begging for more of those brilliant melodies and amazing drums. Great work.

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P.S Congrats, ur now on my favs list ;)

p4c responds:

begging for more?? i guess ill have to expand this into a full mix!! :D im glad you enjoyed.

[power of Drum&Bass.V2]

Needs more work...

The intro was a bit strange. If i were a regular user who didnt know that some of the best songs have wierd intros, id have stopped listening right there. Luckily, im NOT a regular user, so i continued listening, and when i came to the main section, i was pretty glad i did...

The main synth was amazing, with a great fast-paced melody which set the heart racing and brilliant drums to help it along. I particularly liked the punchy bass drum, whcih however could have been louder. Unfortunately, as the song progressed, some of they synths got even wierder. particularly the one at 3:39 with that wierd whining sound which sounded completely discordant and set my teeth on edge.

The ending was also slightly wierd, with the voice which i didnt particularly like cos of its robotic tone.

Overall, its a decent effort, but it needs loads more work to come up to a better standard.

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jpgregorio responds:

thx, i realy apreciate it. i'll improve when i have time

[GhostsInTheAttic(no silence)]

Interesting work...

I agree with Animith on this one, maybe such an atmosphere wasnt exactly what you were going for. The song moved very rapidly from creeping up to the attic because you heard something, to getting chased by a pack of blood thirsty ghosts who want to rip you apart limb by limb.

As for the melody, it was great. Not much i can say about it except maybe some more bass in the chords, as some good bass always helps to create an atmosphere in these kinds of songs.

Overall, i liked it, but it has the potential to be much more, and maybe the name wasnt exactly fitting either...

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[Luminous_Odyssey [Box-Killa]]

Very good...

Dammit i hate it when steph reviews before me. It always leaves me feeling so small and insignificant >[

Anywayz, not much i can say after all taht steph said, as i pretty much agree with him on most accounts. I did fidn the melodies slightly catchy however, but the wierd intervals in the middle section made me lose that feeling. I always think that for a dance song, melodies have to be upbeat and catchy, so no wierd intervals and large skips.

As for the atmosphere, i didnt particularly think it fitted under dance, except for maybe the drums, although those could have used a bit more "oomph" on the kicks if u know what i mean.

As for climaxes and anti climaxes, they sort of made sense in some way, but most climaxes didnt result in much of a peak, and anti climaxes were a bit too sudden.

Overall, its quite a good song and with more editing it could shape up to be a brilliant piece of work...

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Box-Killa responds:

now that i look back, even though it is just a week ago, i think this song sucks bad. :D lol

[Black New Hole (WIP)]

Hm...

Great work on the intro. Those choirs were really well done, except they were slightly too powerful at times and then not powerful enough afterwards. They also need more of a bass background to them to give the intro more depth.

The transition into the main section was great, with an amazing build up. I didnt particularly like the buzzing of the synth though as it gave the song some unneeded static. Melodies were awesome though, with great variety and a repeated section to give some familiarity.

Drums were brilliant, with great variety. Samples were pretty realistic too, so that helped.

As for the finishing, its pretty good, but it sounds like it could go on soo much more even if that would result in a song as long as heck....

Overall, it a great song for a concept. With more work i believe this has ample potential which could result in an awesome song.

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[[J-Henson] --The Illusion]

Interesting...

Definetely an interesting intro, with nice melodies and varied FX which helped to catch the attention of the user immiedetely. Drums in the intro were quite good too, but they did get slightly repetitive after a while.

Unfortunately, there didnt seem to be any sort of a main section, this just sounds like a prolonged intro, building up and up but never reaching the peak and then suddenly stopping. I'd suggest making this longer and opening up a main section that actually contains some different synths and melodies.

As far as atmoshpere, it wasnt bad, depth was decent and harmonizing was quite good. What i would like though would be if there were some changing synths in the background to give some variety.

Overall, not a bad loop, and it looped quite well too. However, id make it longer and introduce some more variety into it. Other then that, good work...

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