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[It's Time (techno)]

cool tune :)

as it got started, it sounded likea nice solid intro with the really tinny sound to everything. the melody is something i can nod my head to, and a lot of the synths throughout were really nice like the thing that came in at like :55. it brought a smile to my face :)

the main problem i had though was that everything seemed way too weak. it never built in power or anything, it seemed like everything was highpassed. there wasno audible bassline, and the drums all sounded really tinny and lacking in lower frequencies, so it didnt have much of a lasting appeal.

nevertheless this was a nice song to listen to after a long day :)
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Yamalazoo88 responds:

wow thanks! makes me feel good!

[Void Note -WIP]

nice

sounded pretty decent as a backtrack for some lyrics or something :) this had a totally solid beat, though the background synths were a bit too wet and acidy for my liking. i guess it jst didnt really rub me right, i tend to fall into the oldsch ool scene :D nevertheless, although this is really really short, it was decent. get on finishing it :)
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Druids-Warcry responds:

Hey thanks man, Yeah i love that old skool shit man, but im glad you rated fair you know? yeah i did the Acid lace feel, it was ment to feel droned out and spaced, so i got it nailed! and hell yeah imma check your shit out.

[Quarl- Broken Melody]

cooolz

i liked your work with the drums :) the pitch bending gave it a real personal quality, and when they played in rapid succession they produced tones of their own [maybe you can try experimenting with that? getting tones in tune with the song for those short, distorted moments?] they made it feel quite varied, too.

i didnt hear the dirt synth, sadly, but i loved the melody. it was a thoughtful and much more complex melody than most ng songs degenerate to, and really got me thinking :) the sound of hte piano is beautiful, by the way.

seems youve gotten much better at reason since last time i saw you :D good job overall, i loved it.

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[Rig - I Love Madness Day]

ahhahahaha

hahahahaha so this is #4 so far? ahhaha neverhteless the whole song is beast, again. i like muffins!: i like madness day?!? ahhhhhh thank you cyril and rig

Rig responds:

MADNESS PROVIDED BY FL STUDIO'S SPEECH SYNTHESIZER

[Rig - CTSG Credits]

haha wow

this sounded so retro! jst puts a smile on my face, the kind of song i'd hear at the end of a really old, quirky video game. haha nice one. no legit review for this necessaryyyyy! :D

p.s. you should take a look at my latest... :D

Rig responds:

Happy faic! :D

[Karco - Abyss]

wowwwwww

the atmosphere was so damn deep. what really made it for me was the pitchshifting down the piano.... it really makes it feel like its being sucked down deeper and deeper... the bass goes down into more or less atonal madness... the choir sounds more and more strained.....

only thing i mgiht have thought could have been better was maybe eq the bass up louder so it really shakes my bones without me having to crank up the highs too, as an overwhelming feel. keeeep it goinnn!

Karco responds:

Once again, it seems I did something right with this track. :)

I see where you're coming from with the bass. But there's plenty of bass in the track already, and I think adding too much would hurt the feel more than it would help it. ;)

Thanks for the review!

[LIVE Construction]

interesting concept

youve got an interesting concept goin on here. i wasnt really expecting much from the intro, but the way it all flowed kinda caught my eye--err, ear. the bass drum going into the bass synth sounded like a sweet idea--maybe try makign the transition smoother?

as it progressed, it sounded pretty interesting until the 1:00 mark--it sounds just completely outside of the feel of teh song--running off of subtle changes and no real melodic line except for what happens to be playing at the time--i say scrap it. same with 1:47. and the breakbeat that happens there probably can use some more interesting variation anyway.

overall, cool idea, but get rid of those 2 sections and explore more esoteric details to CONSTRUCT [ha. ha.] the piece from the ground up and itd be really cool to listen thru.

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scoutzero responds:

thanks again! :D

[+C+ Panic Infinity (demo?)]

cool loop

this sounds really nice already. i think this could work as a full version, but what i would change before i do that is:

first, the pitch bending on the lead either should be faster, or not affecting like every note. i think that would make it sound more coherent. that, maybe you might want to rethink the melody itself a bit, but id have to see hwo the full would turn out at that point :D

second, the bass could be a little more dynamic--maybe try starting it at its normal tone, letting it stay the same half the time it plays, and then pulling it an octave down as it fades away. that might sound better.

third, the percussion can use work - the bass drum is really weak and lost in teh mix, although the clap sounds good and unique :D

on the positives, i liked the poppy synth in the background, and it was mixed well. i say go ahead :D

Neon-Crepth responds:

im glad you took the time to give me your suggestions, i will consider all of them. just to address that first thing, there was actually only one pitch slide, the rest was cuttoff frequency changes. i liked how that sounded, to put it as Darren-M down there said, like a slinky. i'll see how it sounds double time, that might be good for some variety.
thank you for the review though. and i must give credit to x-exodus-x 's outstanding mastering skills for that clap :D

[X.-Lightspeed-.]

cooolz

the concept sounds good, but yeah, its clipping a bunch once the percussion comes in. the drums sound like theyre being shoved down in the mix, which isnt so great, and the snare roll is way too fast to be like comprehensible haha. so work on that mixing stuff :) i think that fuzz is a minor problem compared to some other stuff in the track :)

in terms of the melody, this is totally decent :D not exactly lightspeed-feeling to me, but definately a very euphoric and fun melody to follow :) the arpeggiating synth in the background is good, too, but i wish the sawtooth stabs werent so... cliched hehe. it makes the song sound like any other song. cmon! explore! hehe.

thats all i got for this tiny loop. hope i helped!

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[:KA: J of the A (Full)]

powerful and immersive, but can use work.

ok so negs and some mixing stuff as you asked:

the snare roll is a little weak if you ask me. try varying the frequency of the hits more, centering it on the mix and getting rid of the dramatic reverb, and maybe choosing a different sound for the snare, if u asked me.

the synth that starts at :28 is pretty loud on the mix

the claps get lost at around that point

1:38 has like no transition and the synths you used just flat out sounded out of place and outside of the deep, pensive vibes of the song--i wish it stayed subdued instead of becoming so euphorically depressing.

throughout the song, it never really built up in tension or anything. it was intense, dont get me wrong, but the intensity was just like a 5 minute long climax instead of having anything to really look forward to. i think that also had to do with how the song always felt like it was wondering [journey of ages? i guess]. but yeah, it didn't really seem to keep me going very long even with its variations.

and in terms of variety, it changed sonically, but the melody never really progressed--it was more like the same exact theme throughout with different instruments, so my interest got lost.

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good stuff:

the progression is very nice! deep and strong haha. i love the bassline in that respect, deep enuf to get my bones shakin a bit :D

more or less strong synth sounds throughout [except for a few that didn't really go with the vibes of the song, which i stated in the cons]

everything else sounds more or less mixed well and it is totally clear. sound effects are strong and mighty, i like! good job!

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so overall, i think you basically got a strong empowering feel, but it wasn't built up to very well and didn't hold my attention very long. its a good song, mind you, but it could use work on that aspect. nice job, and i hope i helped :)

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