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[Doll]

eeeerieee....

this was very simple but got the atmosphere across. and the story is just as much a part of the song as teh audio itself! thats actually really interesting, merging music with a short story.

i dont think u should have tried to loop it, the ending didn't make it work well like that. i think that this would have fit better wtih the story if it continued after and developed a bit, but thats jst me.

very spooky track... good job!

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scoutzero responds:

Thanks for the review! There's not much more because I can't think of anything more. >< If I do, I'll be sure to add it on here for more surprises!

[Epona's Song Piano]

some constructive criticism

first, since this is just off a midi [which i kind of look down upon... because its not your work, like, at all...], i won't comment on the melodies. but you transposing it to piano was kind of half-assed, so heres some comments to make it sound good:

1) since its just default FL pianos, it sounds really bland. if you can find good piano VSTs, you can make it sound more realistic.

2) you are missing out on the _most_ important thing about pianos, let alone other classical instruments, in my opinion: VELOCITY. a large part of the beauty of pianos comes from the _way_ that you play it, not just that you play the notes. vary the volume, stress some notes, make the tempo fluctuate with emotion, soften pensive parts and make dramatic ones ring loudly! the dynamics and the emotion you put into playing the song is important, so a raw midi export just kind of sucks without that doctoring of the sound.

3) try panning it slightly to the side and throw on reverb to give the illusion of a room. its deeper that way.

thats just some basic advice. tbh, i can't write a review like the rest of hte 10's below me--they're only voting on ocarina's greatness, not yours, which in my opinion defeats the purpose of making music on the portal. i hope i helped for your future work :)

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[_=(Wolf)=_ Moments Of A high]

yummy

you had a pretty decent intro going on :) goood job on that. once the first background staccato synth established its melody, dont forget to make it vary as the song goes on.

the synth melody that came in was good. try adding a strong compressor on it to make it snappy [pm me if u dont kno how.]

the bass drum is wonderful! just make sure that it its actually in tempo--it seemed kinda off kilter. and the bassline was pretty decent.

something about the song made it sound really muddy, its probably the style of the bass drum, but i like that drum, so idk what you should do about that--maybe single out the dominant frequencies of ur bass drum and eq out everything else, or layer it with a trebly bass drum to make it more textured? i think it might help with the mix.

hehe, this sounded not so finished, so if u ever expand this, gimme a pm... i wanna hear :) hope i helped, this isnt very cliched trance and it sounds great. go for ittt

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Geigamg responds:

Aya.. Yeah i like my idea here but it could be alot better =/
Thanks for your time and when I get a chance I will definately review you =o
_=(Wolf)=_

[:KA: tEtRiS rEm1X]

yumm! i liek russian folk song.

this was a pretty solid remix. felt intense and danceable [and yeah, maybe a bit cliched :D], but i think it could be improved in some ways:

first, reduce the duration of ur bass drums. i think that's what's partially causing this muddy sound in the mix, very apparent at the beginning, where it sounds like theres some bassy noise [NOT THE BASSLINE. lol.] that's making it sound unrefined in some ways.

second, i think you can make it more interesting by modulating your instruments more. distort them in real time while they're playing and between transitions, i think it would make it more interesting to follow.

and finally, i dont think the background, high saw synth that came in at 1:50 sounds quite right with the rest of the track. but thats personal opinion.

i can't really comment much on the melody itself since its obviously tetris lol. but you had some turtly fine variations on it, maybe let it run loose a bit and get more intense like a good electro song would :)

good job overall, and keep the good times rollin :)

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KorpzeAudio responds:

Cool, thx for the great, long review. I would consider using this advice in future songs (if possible) cuz I don't like to remaster my remixes after I make them lol... to me its kinda weird to do it.

[Recrution (Short Version)]

very nice!

you made very good use of those videogame samples, it was really interesting to hear it, and the reverb fx made it epic. your dnb manipulation sounded very good too. this is overall a good song, and it looped well, so keep it up. i disagree with the breed on one part-- i think that the dnb part in some ways was _more_ energetic than the trance four-on-the-floor madness ever was.

one comment: the bass levels seemed very weak. i could barely hear the bassline, and im running 5.1 surround soudn system thats generally bass-biased. so i say raise up the bassline and bass drums :)

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DjK31 responds:

Thanks for the review! I know this song might be a little crappy at some parts because it's my first time making a DnB-type piece lol. I'll try to reduce the high-band EQ and increase the low-band EQ because I think it's pretty loud :|

-Peace :]
\\DjK31

[Xx))-Dream-Flight-((xX]

some problems with this one.

this was an very good base for a song, but it didn't sound complete to me. it had some flaws that made me not want to listen to it a lot and didn't really capture my interest.

first, it just sounds like a 2-minute-long intro to a song that would be more epic and have more variety. it didn't seem to ever progress into anything more than i thought it would be.

second, the bass drums play 3 times in rapid succession too often. i say reserve that for every 16 beats, or just for dramatic transitions at most. another problem wiht the bass drums is that the way you layerd them made them not play at exactly the same time, so it gets a weird start whenever it plays. this is a more minor concern, but its there.

third, i also wish your chord-outlining synth that plays throughout the song would change more and vary. it sounded very light throughout the song, so i was hoping it might get deeper, bring in some lower frequencies or have a longer release or something. but it never happened, so it was kind of a bummer.

fourth, the whistly-pad that came in like halfway through had a good melody and sounded fine, but it was a little bit painfully loud compared to the rest of the song.

and finally, fifth, the bassline was there, but it wasn't bassy or very noticable, which may be a problem llol.

i think that if you changed those things, this is a very solid base for a song. it just doesnt sound very complete yet, but its a decent start :) rock on.

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Psycedelic responds:

Thank you! This review helped me a lot!

You are totally right that this doesn't sound complete. It isn't complete ;O!

You gave me a lot of good tips in your review! One day, I might become top-listed because of your help!

Again, thank you. I have never recieved such an good response before, so this strengthen my motivation to create more!
-Psyc

[mindthings-Expressing]

wow, this was awesome

i always think that reversed audio sounds could sound so nostalgic and thoughtful, but you did this extremely well. the entire song was extremely immersive, well mixed, and the melodies were very thoughtful.

the fx/eq on the keys were very nice, alogn with the realism that comes when u stray from the tempo. you may want to change velocity around a bit there, though, just for some dramatic effect.

but all ur pads and sfx were beautiful, and teh soundscape was successful. great job! favorited and dl'd.

mindthings responds:

Thank you for such a thoughtful and well written review, I'm glad you like it and I hope you'll like my other tracks!

[Racing to First]

haha sounds like a commercial

this is nice and simple, but it does the job haha. it sounds like it could be the menu music on some f1 racing game.

the only thing i have against it is that it doesnt sound very immersive, while i think it should be. try panning things to different channels and using a stereo imager or something to expand higher frequencies to utilize surround sound magic awesomeness :) maybe also split the lower notes and the higher notes on the lead and apply separate effects, and continue with the pad that came in at :24 to make it a little more encompassing.

the retro sound of the drums were nice, leave them lo-fi like that :) nice job on this submission, its a very nice loop.

itsameyayo responds:

Thanks! It was a fun make. I'll have to keep those details in mind next time, this was a quick put-together, so I got it done pretty fast and didn't get nit-picky :P

-ImperfectDisciple

[-Rucklo Rave- |[Glou]|]

sorry i didnt look for a while

lol this was a very decent song! good job. i dont have a lot of constructive crit since it was made well, the only problems i really had were a matter of taste--that ostentation saw lead, along with a bunch of basic, uninteresting sounds like that twangy drone, jst sounds kinda old and somewhat annoying for me. but thats personal preference--i do tend to like really deep stuff anyway, so i wont hold that against you lol.

but the intro was well done, brought me in. and the mix is excellent. the way you used different instruments were very nice, especially in the 2:20 breakdown session, and teh countermelodies all fit in. catchy melody, and very upbeat and lighthearted. i would maybe consider tweaking velocity of notes more throughout the piece, but given the attitude of the song, it probably isnt necessary.

so gj! i liked what you did here a lot. fucklo would be proud :)

Gloudas responds:

haha thanks

[Still More Fighting Piano]

uhhh.....

so, you basically transcribed the melody from final fantasy VII's battle theme, or maybe took a midi where it was already done, and put it into piano form, without much effort whatsoever into making the piano sound dynamic. i feel like i can't rate this high--it just isn't 1) very original, and 2) technically interesting either way. im not saying you don't deserve credit for an accurate represenattion of the song, or that you didnt make it--it's just not interesting or very original work.

now, ill give you some technical advice and not compositional stuff, since i dont know your experience. the major problem was that even though the piano sounds real, it still seems blatantly computed. some basic tips:

1) make it seem like a real life piano in terms of its surroundings. add a reverb effect and pan it to the side a bit so that it sounds like it was recorded in a concert hall or something. bring up different parts of the spectrum with an equalizer for depth.

2) vary the velocity [or the volume] so that some notes are more emphasized than others. make the main melodies louder than the supporting chords/melodies. make the top notes of your chords come out more than the bottom ones; make parts that escalate in intensity get louder, and those that become more mellow softer; make repeated sections different by changing volume and therefore mood--for example, when the bridge comes in the second time, you might want to make it soft so that the first one sounds forceful and aggressive, but the second sounds almost like a dramatic break in the battle [dbz 8 episode long battle scene!]. the point of this is that no mortal pianist would play everything with the same emphasis, since the song takes in emotions [and probably has written dynamics anyway], so the end product becomes much more touching.

3) vary the speed of the song. no mortal person will play all the notes so perfectly timed like this. furthermore, if you speed up and slow down for emphasis, it could make for a very dramatic feel to the song.

those are some basic tips, i hope i helped.

by the way, read the rules--you can't make a thread to advertise your own music, sicne if everyone did that, the audio forums would suck. just telling you so you learn for the future :) welcome to the ap.