Score: 8

"Review"

submission: BeeT - Hold On!

date: August 15, 2008

Aight so lets get down to business.

Start off with a happy sound and move on from there to build off it. As far as EQing and the sound of the synthe I'm sure Karco went over that. I'm not a very technical guy but I review by what I hear next in my head. If you do what I hear then your in heading the right direction.

At about 56 seconds you let me down man. :( I was honesty hoping for high energy peak for the first half of the song. You had the build but not the release I was looking for.

Well we continue on from there and don't have too much variation till about half way mark of the song. Your drums don't seem to change much. As it is common in Trance to have pretty basic patterns I'm sure you could of livened them up and made them a bit more complex. It might help to add more body to the song.

It's missing a few elements to be outstanding. A few pads to add to the frequency range could of helped. A song you can feel through out you is a great way to know if your making a good song.

The overall structure could use some work to make builds and peaks apparent. You used transition VeC samples that usually go to a higher energy but you used them to transition to lower energy at parts. While its a good idea its miss leading in some cases.

Overall your getting better but still need to work on the sound and structure.

Score: 9

"I'll be Honest"

submission: (NUB)The Fire

date: August 8, 2008

I was never a big fan of chip tunes till I started watching your live shows and listening to your music. At first I thought this was another one of your great chiptunes but then it evolved into something more at the end. Which made me sad because it was so short. The peak of the song I think could of used more focus because I'll be honest with you it gave me a great feeling of freedom. (Not many songs on newgrounds do that for me).

The overall idea of the song is great and the drums are amazing as usual. You introduce that awesome bass halfway through the song but its not too noticeable at first. It then makes it's introduction with full force at 3:30 and the amount of emotional expression is amazing but I only wish it lasted longer.

I can only hope to achieve the quality of your songs in the future and will use your songs as a goal to reach. Best of luck man and give me a message when another live show goes up.

Score: 9

"Very nice tribute"

submission: ReMotion Remastered

date: July 10, 2008

I have to say the intro was magnificent and has your style and choice of sounds. While the song is staying true to the original I think you could of done more justice and mixed it up and made it your own even more.

It sounded like your background arp was a preset from either vanguard or Sytrus I can't remember. The less people may notice these things the better off you are sound wise.

Overall it's a good tribute not too much new was brought to the table but over all good.

Score: 8

"So much Phaser."

submission: Birthplace Remix (Mastered)

date: July 9, 2008

Still not the song that makes me go "Wow this rocks".

You start of and your hihats have a noticeable phaser on them. The phaser stays through out the song and I don't think it really added to the song. So after the fair intro of phasing hihats and the likes we get to the first synthe.

Your first synthe isn't bad. You have a synthesized string type pad and a bass. The pad sounds aight but maybe a little attack to it could make it seem less instant. The bass sounded good but almost filtered through a low pass filter.

Around 2:50 an ARP enters it sounds fine. It's almost hard to notice at first till you solo it out and bring in a plucked type synthe. You then build up but your kick has so little power it doesn't seem much like a peak. The phaser which still bothers me is going stronger then the kick of this song.

Well it seems I'm at the outro and the peak was somewhat a let down. You synthe selection is good but you don't have a loud airy sound yet. Like Karco tells you usually your not filling the frequencies. This song feels really confined to its frequencies and missing the good airy trance feel.

Your kick could use some help too. It sounds kind of pitiful in this song. It's a good kick but its just not adding enough to the song.

All in all its still not a song I want to show everyone and marvel about. It's a good song but its not giving me the "holy crap I need to show people this feel". Keep trying and you'll get a winner from me.

Score: 10

"Week of the 8 Minute+Ers"

submission: Airless (Original Mix)

date: July 2, 2008

Seems like everyone is submitting 8 Minute plus songs. While I'm trying to drift away from Trance to start a different genre I'll give you my opinion before I stop listening to Trance as often as I do now.

Lets start with the beginning your kick is dominating to say the least. It's a good kick but it sounds too strong for the song. Other then that you bring in everything in a nice progressive style. You have a way of blending melody and beat that is incredibly enjoyable to listen to.

Yeah 3 months + shows, you've worked on this for a long time and it sounds great.

3:30 Your kick comes back in strong as ever but just sounds dry and well "Airless" but not in a Trance-ish way I would think of. I'm not sure how to describe the kind of kick I could hear for lack of technical knowledge. Your kick has boom and punch but it doesn't feel like its spreading through out me and putting me into a Trance.

Your drum beat and loops are simply perfect for this song. They flow through out the song and I wish I had the skill to integrate such nice beats into my songs.

I have nothing else to comment on, the whole song was well... "Breathtaking" and a great piece.
Your skills will take you places thats a fact. Can't wait to hear more.

Score: 9

"Interesting Mix"

submission: -Air and Rain-

date: July 2, 2008

I always enjoy listening to songs where people mix genres. Some people can do it better then others and you did a good job here.

The amount of instrument variation in the intro could be a bit better. The piano sounds great but maybe a pad or some strings could back it up along with the rain and thunder. Not much to say till the drums.

Your choice of drums is more Trance oriented which is fine. I also liked drums in ambient but the drums I would of gone with probably would have been deeper and a bit slower. Thats just a personal preference though on my part.

Overall a strong song that could use a little more body.

Score: 8

"Add some reverb and delay."

submission: The Rise (P3)

date: June 23, 2008

The song right now is very dry. Your samples can sound good but your synthes need to also. If you want to improve the quality of the song and make it more Trancey add Reverb and Delay to your synthes and to some of your samples. You will achieve a more favorable sound.

The panning on the synthe is aight but there really isn't much going on so it is really noticeable and almost annoying on headphones. Being a preview it's going to need work so those are a few of the things you could probably improve on.

Good luck.

Score: 9

"Heres your review :D"

submission: /M: Twilight To Mydnite

date: June 16, 2008

I save my 10s for real shock value but you have a quality song that I 5 each chance I get. So lets start this review and see if I can find anything.

Aight so you start us off with a nice drum beat. Some synthes to accompany them. It seems like you set a dark atmosphere for the first 35 seconds of the song. After 35 you break off to something a bit more happier. I have to admit I wasn't sure where you were taking this.

The intro was done well but didn't completely draw me into the song. Maybe a tighter drum line or intro melody could have brought me in.

The break at 35 to 1:36 lasts longer then your intro and builds up to the melody. Seems like the introduction of the song doesn't really have any melody wise or synthe wise. Not that big of a deal though and doesn't take away from the song just could flow a little better.

Your build up was good, the melody seemed to float in my head as I listened to it. Your transition to it was superb and right on. Not much to say till about 2:00.

At 2:00 you fade the lead out and then transition to the next part. The fade out of the lead probably could of been accompanied better or happened a bit quicker. If your going to fade out I usually tend to just hand over the melody to another synthe or a new melody will fade in. The flow of the transition wasn't as good as your others in the song.

From here on out the song flowed and your outro was good. This song will take you places thats for sure.

9/10
5/5
Looking forward to more.

Score: 8

"Hmmm"

submission: Tone

date: June 14, 2008

Well since I'm not the most knowledgeable of some of the other genres I decided to give your Trance song a review.

You started off with a pretty cheesy sounding drum line. Sounded like I was listening to a workout video or a Wii commercial. Thats aight if thats what your going for. Nothing wrong with it just didn't sound like I was in for a Trance song.

About 1:00 or so we hit a synthe. Trance has long drum builds, you got that down but the style of drums needs some work. A Four to the Floor kick is a pretty basic thing in Trance. I've been told that Trance is not only about the melody all the time but the beat too. You have a beat but your melody doesn't really shine. I think the strong points and why some people like Trance is the build up to an epic release.

2:20 you have a low pass synthe filtering in or something. Then you add another lead on top that. Around 2:50 it sounds like this lead is getting louder every few seconds. Not sure if you tried that kinda confused me.

-Hope I'm not coming off as a jerk just trying to give some pointers.

Another thing about Trance is Reverb is a must along with some delay. A good Trance will make a 6 minute song seem like it was only 2. The longer the song the harder it is to keep your listener interested. If you achieve an airy light weight feeling with Trance you will give the listener a pleasurable song to enjoy.

Most synthe you use will have reverb along with some samples. Trance you can never have enough reverb but remember not to overdo the settings and blur everything.

-Suggestions - Keep a strong beat and a pumping lead to interest the listener early on and keep them interested.

-Things I liked - Your style is unique and if you add more Trance elements to it you could come up with something really different then what is out there now.

Hope this helps! If you have any questions feel free to ask I'll try to answer ASAP.
8/10
5/5

Hope I didn't come across as mean.

Score: 9

"An Inteserting DnB song"

submission: +C+ Perpetual Entropy

date: June 11, 2008

I'll try the best I can to give you a good lengthy review. I'm not the greatest at DnB but I suppose I do know some.

Intro - You have my attention with the panning Synthe. Good job here it keeps me listening.

:30 - Around here you move to a more bass driven melody. It's a little weird to listen to and I'll admit I'm not sure if I'm into it. You continue with this melody for sometime maybe some more introduction of synthes could of helped.

1:06 - You enter some beep like structures I like them it sounds cool. You probably could of added them earlier on and helped keep my interest. The "beeps" fade and a new lead enters. At this point the lead sounds like it might be clipping and or distorting a bit.

1:44 Our lead seems to have gone away and we're back to the bass. It's bit of an empty zone nothing really attention grabbing.

2:10 (The Outro) - Sounds like a whole new song is going to start with some heavy reese basses and a great beat but it seems like were done. This song could be extended if you wanted to.

Things I liked! It's unique and keeps a good beat. Sounds very original too haven't heard anything like it yet. The intro is awesome too. :D

Things you could improve on; Repetition wasn't that bad but introducing different things couldn't do any harm. The song could use a lead that lasts a tad longer then the current. Your end sounds like it could go into something else.

9/10
5/5
Best of Luck.