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[Swift Judgment]

Good melody and arrangement.

You definitely have skill in classical music. It would take me ages to make something like this because it is not my style, which makes me a little bit jealous. I've always wanted to make Classical songs like these :P

The only issues I have with this is your mix. In the master channel, perhaps you should try adding some reverb and add some compression to your main instruments to make this track sound really good. Look up online for professional sound fonts. The ones you used sounds a bit too video game-ish to me.

Overall though, really nice work. I'm looking forward for more of your songs, so please send me a link in a PM whenever you upload your latest one. Keep up the good work man.

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Cimba responds:

Will do =) thanks for reviewing

[Hell's Corridors]

More like Purgatory rather than hell :P

The sound you created captures more of a mystic type of place, like how somebody is lost trying to find there way out of the mysterious maze. It does not have that much of a dark and scarey sound to be honest. If I were to think of a genre for hell, I would definitely think of a Heavy Metal / screamo song.

The main melody is kind of random as well. It does not really have a strong structure within it and to me the way this track is arranged, it seems like you rushed it. There were certain notes that sounded oddly strange, but I guess that's what makes this song seem mysterious. The percussion could use less pounding drums as well. It does not fit with the ambient sound you made, so I would consider that next time if you create a song something similar to this.

Try harder next time. This is a good start, so you are in the right path. Keep up the good work.

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mikkim responds:

This was not meant to be dark, because this is not the traditional image of hell... why don't people understand that?

Also, why is it that in a song that it is meant to be oddly strange, you take points away from it being oddly strange?

So really, the only problem is that the drums might be abit too pounding, but it isn't in my opinion... but yeah, that could be what you think of the drums.

[.:Blue Rondo a la Turk:.]

Nice MIDI Composing.

MIDI's are generally frowned upon here, but since you composed the MIDI only by ear, that's fucking fantastic.

Who cares if it's repetitive, it's Jazz. Repetitive arrangements are there for solos and free-form jazz improvisation. Next time SeeD, don't make a review based on only opinions like that. It makes you sound ignorant.

The only real issue I have is that the melody instruments need to be more in the foreground and the bass in the background. Throughout listening to most of the song, I felt like I was only listening to the bass. Not a huge issue, but keep that in mind next time when you're making your MIDI's.

I have to agree, this is a really great Jazz song. It's variation combined with repetitive arrangement is pure genius. The melodies are brilliant and the percussion fits with everything else really well. Is this the most complex song you've notated? If so, my hats off to you. If not, I want to see how good you are on notating a complicated piece. Keep at it.

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camoshark responds:

Wow, you're actually right! I really thought I had mixed it about correctly, but now that you mention it, the theme is totally overpowered by the bass line. I'll be sure to arrange that for my future pieces.

I'm really flattered that you liked the transcription! If you want to see more complexe stuff, I've done three more, each with their qualities and defaults:

I'de suggest The Jazz Police, by Gordon Goodwin, but it's only a minute and a half long ;

I'de suggest Night in Tunisia, but the arrangement, is poorly rendered with MIDI sounds ;

I'de suggest Du ar der finaste jaag vet, but it's a hip-hop song and therefor, not much of a challenge.

Pick wichever you like(preferably all three ;) ), and tell what you think of it!

Thanks for the review!

Cheers

[Ladybird Girl (DEMO)]

Very amature.

Basic chord progressions and poor recording but you stated that you have no real program what so ever, so I understand that. If you put some investment into a better mic and an actual music program, you could great some nice stuff with this song.

The arrangement is pretty solid and kept me interested throughout the whole song. I would suggest however is a stronger bridge because you it sounds like you only have a verse and a chorus. That's only a suggestion though, it sounds fine as it is if you don't want to change anything.

The guitar playing sounded a bit weak. There were some parts where it seemed you were struggling to play. It sounds like you hesitated sometimes if that makes it any clearer. Your singing is alright. You should get some singing lessons if you want to become better.

Overall, good start. Keep practicing and you'll get there overtime. If you want, I have a program that I could master / EQ your song better. All I'll need is just wav file of each instrument. I also can put in some drums and a bass to add a finishing touch to your songs. You don't have to, but you said you don't really have any good equipment so I could help you out until you get some. Send me a message if you are interested.

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Ryanson responds:

I'm interested, if not for this song (my first and funnily enough my best recorded) then with the songs I'mma do for my EP. I'm scared to ask though haha. But here I am, responding to your review. Hope one of us gets to the other soon lol.

Thanks for the review!

[WTF House WIP]

Wouldn't call this dnb.

It has too much of a House beat and there aren't a lot of dnb elements in here. Speaking of the beat, the percussion seems too lack some punch. Perhaps add some stronger compression on them will help.

The track does seem to lack energy throughout the song, I'm not really sure what it is, but it just does. It may just be because of the weak mastering, or maybe you just need to have some more FXs placed in the background.

The bassline is sick, though it lacks some actual bass. Again, compression / EQing would solve this problem. The synths are alright as well, but they definitely get repetitive, maybe that's why it lacks energy? I'm really not sure what it is, but something seems to be missing in here.

The whole track seems to have a Halloween sound to me. If you work hard enough on it, you should submit it to the halloween contest ;) Overall, this has a good style and it has great potential. Keep at it.

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mjattie responds:

hmm weak mastering... I'm not very good at mastering... The middle part is a bit boring I know. Almost every instrument has compression already xD But when I upload the finished version it should be better mastered.

About the genre: I put it in house, but it has some DnB elements, that's all I said. xD

[MIII - Flash Frozen]

Better remixes than most.

This is certainly a better remix than most out there on NG. No artist I've heard of made an eerie track out of the Ice Cap melody. For some reason, it sounds really good.

A couple comments I have to make. The sort of square synth you have does not really fit in the song I think. Perhaps maybe a stronger saw pad since that is suppose to be the main synth playing during those parts? The beat is alright, though I would prefer a more repetitive rhythm playing in this song. It's all up to you really.

Good remix overall though, this is what I'd actually call a remix. Most others just make a midi rip and place it over a 4/4 beat. You didn't in this one, so props to you. Keep up the good work.

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MobiusIII responds:

Thanks for the review! I was going for a kind of 'haunted ice-cave' vibe, so its great that you got that effect. As for the square synths...maybe ill reexamine what I'm trying to do there, so that's some good criticism. Glad you enjoyed it!

-MobiusIII

[Poem (PRE)]

Hmm... this seems more Misc. than classical to me.

This song tells a good story here. Even though it sounds a bit cheesy, I could listen to this if I want to try and relax. Sure, you could use better sound fonts with your strings and pianos, but it sounds alright as it is. The main melody sounds great though.

I think a more glitchy type of IDM beat would sound better than just a regular beat. It seems to me that you are trying to mix a relaxing orchestral piece to a diverse drum song, which is why I would think a glitchy IDM beat would sound better with this. It's fine as it is, but I thought I'd just throw that out there for a suggestion.

Yes, this is definitely not an ear bleeding song. Though this could have some better mastering, perhaps adding some main reverb to the track and EQ the highs and lows, but it's alright as it is. I usually don't listen to this type of music all that much, so it was quite difficult for me to give you a constructive criticism review :P Anyways, good song overall. Keep up the good work.

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TheUprising1 responds:

Thanks for the Review!
And I know what you mean, the "cheesy" part is exactly what was bugging me - my music usually doesn't have that.

About better sound fonts, I don't think that's possible - It's EWQL Symphonic Orchestra, which is about the best program out there for orchestral sounds. I think I just need to learn how to use it properly, which I'm doing right now, lol.

About the glitchy IDM beat.. I will see what I can do. It's gonna be difficult though, I don't want to give away too much about the story this song tells for me, but the drums right now were supposed to symbolize a refreshing rain that washes away all worries (very cheesy, I guess) and that might be difficult to do with IDM drums.

Mastering needs some work, you're definitely right on that one xD But I'm getting there. I'm gonna join the school of audio engineering at the beginning of next year and will remaster all my songs then.

Overall, thanks for the constructive criticism! It really helps.

- TheUprising

[Random Exercise In Comple]

Not bad.

For an amateur techno producer, this is quite good. Nothing is too repetitive. It sounds like you've done a song like JasonC, another fruity loops producer, he had some projects in FL 5.

This song has so much potential, you have no idea. All you really need to do is clear up the mix, add better synths, add some bass and possibly add different chord progression/arrangements to really make this a good song.

Nice work for just a practice run, this could really be made into something awesome. Send me a link in a PM when you have more stuff up, I'm looking forward for more of your stuff :)

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BAZmotherfucker responds:

Thanks Review Request Club!

[cmb - bmf.2187 (rave meltdown)]

Interesting.

Don't listen to what julius33 wrote, this is fine drum and bass. This has a nice rhythm, cool dark sound and a none repetitive arrangement unlike some drum and bass songs.

Only a few issues I have with this is that it can be a bit more faster. The tempo you chose sounds like it's dragging, wanting to go faster but the tempo would not allow it. Average dnb tempo for DJing is 175bpm... so if it is slower than that you should try it out at that speed.

Also, I find the kick to have too much power in it. I had to turn my monitors down because it was punching through it hard. Lastly I think you should change the 4/4 kick rhythm in the last bit of this track... it just does not sound very good with the rest of the track and that made me think you rushed it at the end.

I usually don't listen to this type of dnb ( I listen to liquid funk ) , but you got a great track here for this genre. Keep at it.

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cheesemonkeybill responds:

thank you.

dont turn your monitors down,

bump that shiiiiiit!!

[The ultimate roamer - TTC CHG]

Classical with a Jazz influence?

I think that pretty much sums up the whole song, but it sounds more like a video game tune too. I could see this in like a story line part of a Mario vs Luigi game or a sound track in some version of Sim city. Really good stuff.

There could be a bit more high end instruments in my opinion, unless you purposely made it so that it would have a dark and mysterious sound. If so, you captured it perfectly.

When you had the small little piano solo playing half way in, I wanted to hear a longer solo than that. It got a bit repetitive when it went back from the solo to the main chorus, but I guess I can't complain because I make repetitive stuff. :P

What impressed me about this sound track was your percussion. Very diverse man, there aren't a lot of stuff like this here on newgrounds.

Awesome tune overall dude. Keep working at it.

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Calamaistr responds:

cant keep working at it cause the album is already finished and on cds heh :þ
Anyway, yes its meant as dark afterall its based on the storylines chapter added.
Lastly, it also was a remix of a much older track i made on console, fitting.