Score: 7

"whoooo"

submission: DSZ - ErR0r2

date: March 19, 2008

'tis all cool. It took a damn long time before it kicked off though, almost half the song passed before any drums... and it never actually got intense. Not quite satisfactory for me, but I guess that might be where you wanted it with this experimental style. And it really could fit a horror/psycho/abstract movie under the right conditions.

A lot of random fx around- you like flanger by the way? I think you like flanger, at least it seems like you used it a whole lot on the different instruments. Cool sounds and all, I'll give you that. But I doubt I'd ever want to listen to it again ;)

Score: 4

"what"

submission: (::Atomic Blue::) GWC

date: March 13, 2008

Ok so I hear them loops as always- garageband has a terrible loop library, and anyone who has used and experimented with garageband will know pretty much all of the generic loops. You didn't use too much of the audio loops but I sure as hell recognise the midi loops, don't deny that you used a lot of them. You might have edited a lot of them, but the song is still oh so based around those overly recycled loops. They're not even in harmony- it just sounds terribly off, much like a false singer.

Stop with the loops completely already. Try reproducing some of the melodies yourself at least, if not getting on with what you'd normally do when you've been using a music program this long- composing your ideas as melodies in the sequencer. If you have a midi keyboard, use it, and if you don't, I highly suggest you get yourself one.

As for other stuff- it could need a bit higher volume altogether, drag up the master track/volume (it doesn't ever seem to reach the 0db mark), some more reverb all over the synths would do good. Maybe even a little reverb on the master track (do it subtle if you're gonna do that though). Overall this is nothing new, original or interesting at all in any way. Mostly the same loops (though edited in a minimally original way) going as the main instruments and a bit of additional synths etc that don't do much.

Score: 8

"ayee"

submission: .restless.

date: March 9, 2008

I don't think the fan noise does justice for anything else than making it sound like it's recorded with a crappy mic :)

There's a lovely little pad in the background, really adds a massive atmosphere. Beautiful sound too. Sadly it's overshadowed a bit too much by the noise. Drums sound great, well done on doing that with your mouth! It really sounds pretty realistic.

Nothing much more to comment on it, it's a very short and rather anonymous song. Good work though!

Score: 10

"Oh my... oh wow."

submission: -Imm- Cave

date: March 8, 2008

So this review might seem like it's just praising a relatively simple piece up to the skies- but it's mostly because the emotion of the song hit some memories right on the spot. It's like visiting old dreams again- and I'm not even kidding. I'm very surprised myself, I have never before thought a song could do that to me, so I don't care how much of an idiot I'm making out of myself in this review. :)

I've had this downloaded for a while- long before it hit top 1 of the week- anyway, I kinda like love it. Great subtle pad in the background, really makes the atmosphere of a light, peaceful forest (nope, not cave)- I don't think I've ever had more intense imaginations than when listening to this piece. I'm pretty sure I'll listen to this one many, many times. When sleeping, too, if there is one piece of music that could give me back the most wonderful dream I've ever had, it's got to be this one. There is not much more I can comment on this... I just think it is an absolutely amazing little piece, with incredible atmosphere.

It's the first time I've felt like crying when listening to a song for several years. For giving me that experience, it's on the very top of my favourites list- know that I'd have to absolutely love it- abnormally much- to put something up there.

<3

Score: 10

"whoooooo...."

submission: Karco - Contrast

date: March 7, 2008

Well fucking hell, those hats coming in at 00:15 sound like they want to eat me!! >:(

also hey, I remember a part of this this from that CTSG2 thing. Anyway:

THIS IS A VERY LOVELY SONG. I've listened to it for a few days, and it's been a real pleasure. I might just be mad, but I imagine it might have helped me some days, gets me going and stuff, but it might aswell have given me less time than I should have... I've been listening to this rather than working on tons of real life projects. Now that it's weekend I'll have to relax a bit, so how about I download your newest song instead >:(??

Well so it starts out with some sweet sweet sine of joy- a very nice way to start some epic trance, seen it a few times, this one time it's done very successfully. You keep using it a whole lot through the song... 'tis good, but makes it sound very much more repetitive. It works great with the bass (which couldaf been turned up a lot in my opinion).

So, drums. As I said the hats sound like they want to eat me- it's a good thing, makes the whole song sound more aggressive and energetic. I see in some parts you use the snare and kick together... you basically changed a 1-2-1-2 pattern to an 1-1-1-1 pattern ;D it's usable though, since you vary the rhythms. Drums all sound aggressive and hits hard, vewy well done. And after the kick+snare hits, it might either be the aftermath of the snare or something, or it is an incredibly weak hihat- either way, I'd like to hear that open hat between the kick and snare hits louder, I had to concentrate a lot to actually notice it.

In the end of the third minute I think... like, what kind of synth is that? The delay sound very awkward. And it sounds like there's some weird filter envelope on it. Hmmmmmmmph... Owell it's all pretty nice.

lol phased drum rush ;P

Great song once again.

much <3 from an SBB

Score: 10

"aye"

submission: Karco - Temple

date: March 7, 2008

I lolt a bit at the previous review- is A++ even a word...?!? >:(

Well anyway. Some nice piano ditty with wind in the beginning- quite a nice beginning I must say. Wind sounds great, I personally prefer windyness without much low frequencies... like, when it sounds more like blue noise (look it up in case you need to). Incredibly nice build- grainy pad starts to hurt brainz at times, ever tried de-essing it after the reverb? It might make it more pleasant listening. Various subtle pads are in the background, not too audible but enough by far to make the atmosphere of a huge landscape.

and yeah.

I like the guitar.

...

:D

So yeah, it doesn't evolve much and essentially isn't much groundbreaking or outstanding, but it's... like, sweet. Great use of the different instruments in here, I'd like to hear much more of the guitar though. I'm sure you could make hell of an awesome thang with it- experiment on different octaves etc, make me happy :)

Relatively short review for relatively short song... but everything would be covered in a nice, good "SHWEETH!!!"!

MAEK MOAR AMBIENTS PLEASE. GREAT WORK MY GOOD SIRE.

;)

Score: 8

"hey"

submission: [a] Random Abyss

date: March 5, 2008

I'm sorry for not reviewing it sooner, but now that the full version is out, I'll review this one instead ;)

Starts out with a sine-ish pad that really gives a good promise- most songs with this intro turn out incredibly catchy and fucking awesome in the end. It doesn't really kick off when it's supposed to though, the intensity change at 0:27 is barely noticeable, at 0:40 it's not much either. Might want to make the kick MUCH more louder and offensive- have the transient louder (or make one, doesn't seem like there IS much of a transient :o) and generally take it higher in the mix. It sounds a lot like a tom in the background now D:

Synths generally sound pretty good, but I have a feeling a few of em are very weak- like that supersaw ditty- I'd love to hear it much louder too. The entire mix is getting muddy from the busiest part and to the end ('bout 2:30 and out), not really anything you can do much about and I'm not sure how it couldaf been done better. But it's not perfectly perfect, or something. ^_^

Song structure is a bit weird- it almost linearly evolves in intensity. Some repetition could do good (not in the parts themselves- actually, I felt the parts themselves were a bit too long. But having some kind of chorus and verse to build around, that would certainly make it more catchy- but you decide, I assume you're not gonna make a drastic change like that:) Melodies are all original and great sounding.

Good stuff. But a bit anonymous- it doesn't really stand out much. Pretty damn good song though, great work! And sorry for not reviewing sooner.

Score: 10

"OHAI"

submission: .inside2.

date: March 4, 2008

I loved the first one- and since as you say this was made with Reason can I please has the project file :3? If you could like PM it to me or something I'd absolutely love you. I've wanted to remix it ever since I heard the original.

I'm not quite sure if I liked that sample&hold effect on the bass synth- kinda muds up the whole thing. Might just want it to have a nice cleaner sound as it had before. Drums sound great here, a bit overpowering maybe. Like the lead- or really, the Juicer II, I noticed you used quite a few presets. It's good anyway.

Vewy well!!

Score: 8

"Yap"

submission: DJ.KatMan - Rave Nation

date: March 2, 2008

It feels a little awkward in the start- very high frequencies there. Might want to play around with a filter, be it lowpass or bandpass, but just to get rid of unnecessary high frequencies. Interesting "melody" there too- but it'd be better if you had a melody there that one could hum too, it would make the song much much more catchy.

That majestetic pad thing you got later in the song is cool- I just don't like the tone of it much. Doesn't fit the rest of the song too much, but with some certain effects it might turn out spot on.

Drums aren't much more than alright, but they'd be better off if they were harder, more offensive. Now they're kinda like hip-hop drums- hard trance drums would make the song pretty damn awesome :)

It's pretty good- but it needs some more work. Mostly just adding stuff onto it, to fill it up, more meat on the bone etc etc :)

Score: 9

"Well good"

submission: [TMM43]Never Fall In Love

date: February 29, 2008

Bell start huh? Always a promising sign ;) Wasn't expecting that massive fill before the drums kicked in though. Sadly the fill is more intense than the part after it- so it's KIND OF a let down- of course nothing much as it's still in its very early parts.

Apart from a few fills it doesn't really change up much. I like the little break around the middle, but around that it's pretty much the same 4-bar loops all over, with quite a fancy little saw and that hard 4X4 beat. I'd REALLY like it to change more. I guess part of it is because of the original song, since it's a remix after all...

Great synths though. The saw is perfectly shaped up, the formant-ish chord going around sounds good, nothing more to say about it than that. And thank god it was a break from the chaotic hardstyle/hands up leads. Vox clips doesn't interest me much at all and frankly, I don't think it fits for a song this "calm".

Nothing too intense or groundbreaking or anything. But it is definitively a good song. Good job. <3