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Solid overall

Hey there, this is a pretty solid track, not too many problems, just a few that really do make it a little annoying to listen to.

The main problem is that the kick drum needs some mastering and filtering as it makes the rest of the song duck, almost like sidechaining but it would appear to be non-intentional, you should definetly try to look into that.

There was a few times that the synth on the high part (I hear the synth has a bit of LFO) the synth would slide over to a slight different pitch, causing a sort of 'off' sound to the scale of your notes, choose and modify synths VERY carefully and search for flaws more than good points.

Apart from that this track is fairly decent, but it needs a bit of a polish over and a little more effort into it.

I didn't really like the percussion much to it, it wasn't really giving off a trance like feel, where are the hats, claps every half measure and most importantly, where is the bass?!?!

When you took the melody up a few notes towards the end at about 3:04 it didn't work very well, it seemed much too sudden and needed a bit of a buildup to that or at least some sort of way of making it fit in, like dying down and then fading back up would've worked quite nicely in my opinion.

The arp in the background im sure was a preset, theres nothing wrong with that but try to use some effects to make it sound morelike your own style, make something different to define your style, so that people will know it's you if they hear this, something only you do, something crazy! Something to say "Hey, here I am and you can't do this, it's mine!"

Anyway, theres a bit of feedback for you to help you along the way, I don't like to just tell people their songs are good because it doesn't exactly help them now does it? :P

Ihope I've helped you and Ihope you concider everything I have said. Maybe you could check out some of my music and give me a review back or something please? :)

Thanks for reading!

4/5
7/10

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Funkyfists responds:

Of course. Thankyou for the feedback. I was really focusing on the main synth and the song felt finished once that was done... Thankyou for the feedback!

[[Aquatic]]

It's ok...

I'm not too sure why everybody is saying this song is amazing, no offense to you, it's good, but I'm not seeing this "godlike omfg awesome song" that everyone else seems to, sure, you mixed the two styles of ambient and drum and bass together pretty good, but there are some major downfalls, for a starter, the drums are a bit simple and repetitive, I could barely hear a kick drum in them, if you sliced that from a loop, you need to use a better loop.

Another main problem in the song would be that if you are going to use any type of style drum that is similar to drum and bass style, or breakbeat for that matter, you must have some kind of actual bass; something this song is missing, most people who listened may not have noticed this, or the essential side of this, but I did :P

You need a nice deep sub bass in there, it'd mix well with the other synths, trust me on that one. If it fits with it then also try using a more definitive bass on top of the sub too, just to give the song the extra spice and flavour.

Overall this song is good as a concept of something new to your style, but it is very far off of being something that is going to shake the earth, try adding in the things i mentioned earlier in the review, get a nicer drum loop, slice it up, and in them basses, and get more synths in there. (but dont overdo them!)

Don't take this review harshly, i've not written this to be mean in any way, just trying to hand out some constructive criticism.

Thanks for reading, dont be lazy and only read half way then pretend to read it all! It should help you!!!

6/10
4/5

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[[LK] Euphoria]

Hey there! =]

Well, I've seen some good reviews for this song and some bad ones, whatever, forget the assholes, trash reviews mean nothing eh? =] The good ones are the ones that count, don't get put down!

Your song is good, has a good hype sense to it and I love the use of piano, my main problem here would be, the bassline is VERY over used, trust me on that one, also the sort of saw type synth used as your bass and synth, you need to try and think of something unique and different to make your song stand out, you definetly pulled off a winner, but just that little more edge and you could've pulled off a legend!

I've definetly spotted your talent here and I know that you can use it a bit more than you already have, you just need that little more push. =]

What program and plugins do you use? I think i reognise alot of the stuff from certain VSTs but i daren't name them incase im wrong and make a fool out of myself >.<

Anyway, I might send you a PM to work on a project together sometime maybe if you have the time, I haven't had much to do recently and I love to work together with people, you learn alot from it! =D

Anyway dude, nice track you have here, hopefully I'll hear from you in the near future, you'll most likely hear from me. =]

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5/5
9/10
Downloaded.
Favourited.

LK412 responds:

Wow thanks!

I always get comments about my basslines. I always use the generic boring basslines and i know it. Thing is im to scared to experiment. I guess ill have to try some new melodies.

As dor the synths i bet you do know the vst. Nexus. I used some expansion packs tho, for the leads. I used a preset for the bassline as you figured out. =P

THanks a lot for the review and if you want to do something just shoot me a PM.

Ill check out ur songs as soon as i can.

Thanks a lot for the awesome review!

['Corneria" Cover]

It's not too bad

Hey there, the melodies to this are spot on but my main problem with it is the sort of "cheap synth" feel to it all, the guitar is done very well, but the synths are too "wee wee wang" sounding, maybe a different choice of synth may have been a good idea.

4/5
7/10

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[FM Glitch]

dblue_glitch, i see =P

Hey there, I see you just got dblue_glitch huh? well, the only reason I've given you a 5/10 here is because you've just left it on the random setting =P so really, all you did is put the VST on your synth, hence, no effort.

However, I think you really need to try and incorporate the use of the VST into a full track so people have more of something to comment on rather than something that loops repeatedly over and over again for a whole 1 minute and 26 seconds.

When you use it in a full track do NOT leave it on the random settings or else you won't get it to sound exactly how you want and you won't get everything that you want out of it.

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5/10
3/5

[~EnV~Come Home]

Hey Envy =] nice track

Hey there, this track is very good and well produced, every synth plays its part in the song very well and is used effectively, I don't really think you need much criticism from me since I am still learning how to accomplish making a piece as good as this myself. XD

Everyone I speak to from NG speaks to you yet I don't, no fair =P

Well, I hope you get round to reading this review and maybe you could drop me a review back? Thanks alot!

5/5
10/10

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[Forest at Midnight]

A few problems

Hey there, there isn't too many problems with this song, but there is a few that I'm going to point out to you.

Problem 1. The song is VERY repetitive, it needs to change once in a while, try using other techniques such as pitch slides, glitchy basses and glitchy drums, changing the drum pattern once in a while, if you want an example of changing your drums alot listen to my song Grind N Slash and to listen to a song with good variation and a decent bassline I'd recommend listening to something like Hollow Man by Cornandbeans.

Problem 2. Boring melody, boring synth, says it all in one go, you need a different scale of notes every now and then at least, even if it's only for a minute, try making a energetic type of synth for this type of music, the reason people are saying it's ambient is because the synth is just simply not energetic, you could even say it's calming, just put in that extra bit of effort and you'll get much better results, trust me on this one, Iused to do DnB all the time.

Problem 3. The drums are very plain and boring, if you're so stuck to these ones and don't want to change them put more drums behind them, I always have at least 3 or 4 drum lines going at once, variate them a little, make them work together!

Try all of these suggestions, you should come out with a much better song! =D

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8/10
4/5

FuNDaMeLoN responds:

Thanks for the advice - it has helped me improve on many of my more recent songs!

[Last Chance (Dance RMX)]

Nice song!

Hey there, I really don't listen to dance so I won't have much criticism here, so bare with me, this song is very nice {crappy word :P} I REALLY liked your use of filters and the piano really did catch my ear. I found your main synth to be awesome although I didn't really like the reverb on it {thats probably just my taste on reverbs though} so not a problem there, and to be honest, I can't really say anything else, just keep up the good work! =]

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5/5
10/10

TOP SCORE! =D

Slamp responds:

Hi! Wow, thank you for the review and awesome rating ^^
(pssst... I'll make sure to review back :P)

[={R4yn}= Ravers Fantasy Final]

Hey!

This is a nice track, I like many of the synths used in it but I must say that the bassline is over used, try to make something up yourself, even if you just change it a slight bit, make it sound original, your very own. =]

Towards the end I hear alot of notes clashing from different synths, maybe you should alter some of the notes on other synths when you do on one.

There only seems to be one other problem I truly believe in this song is that many things just happen too suddenly, you need to make transitions on some stuff, sudden CAN work, but only rarely!

This is still a nice track no doubt though, I like this, good job.

5/5
10/10

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Dj-Rayn responds:

I like your 'ear' on music. I can instantly see what your saying. I'll be sure to keep those tips in mind when I start working on more songs. Thanks much, bro.

[_-={A Spirited Advantage}=-_]

Good Job

It's good stuff, I believe we have spoke before on MSN or something? anyways, just like F-777 said, some string are a little too high, but still sounding in good shape, I like this track alot, well done.

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MaestroRage responds:

I believe so yes. The strings may in fact be too high for some people's tastes. At the time I felt the high strings would pierce through the rest and give off a proper defiant vibe, I guess the target was missed there. Ah well, live and learn. Thanks for the review, i'm glad you liked it!