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2016-08-25 20:35:39

Nice piano cover/Mashup! Cuts between different tracks were managed very well!

however the bass chords of the piano overpowers the main section quite a bit. My suggestion is to lower the note velocities of these sections a little bit.

I don't see any other problems with it otherwise ;D Keep it up!

Rufffy responds:

Thanks! I heightened the velocity of the bass notes as the piano was too weak, I think I might have gotten a bit carried away and started "stabbing" them out :P

Anyways, thank you for the positive review, I hope you have a good day ;w;/

Mesoamerica

2016-08-17 07:44:15

Interesting. Its pretty obvious that this was made quite quickly x) You looped the melody adding and removing different sections :P Quite a basic principle but at least it made the track somewhat interesting, otherwise looping a melody over and over is extremely boring (Ive done it before and the track didn't end well) One thing I am curious about is where you got your drum samples from, I actually quite like them and could use them in some projects of my own. speakings of which...

Your drums were a bit all over the place with no specific rhythm in mind, they're a bit too complicated. the best drum loops are actually quite simple even if its just Kick-snare-kick-snare. Drums are there to add rhythm to a track and making them too complicated can ruin a whole song.

Here's what you need to improve upon: Adding more variety to different melodies within a song (I get that this song was made very quickly but looping a melody to add duration to a track just makes it worse... just letting you know)
You need to make your drum loops a lot simpler, as stated they are supposed to define the beat or rhythm of a track and making them too complicated has consequences.

Final score: 4/10

Not bad for a track made as quickly as this. also I meant what I said about the drum samples, Id genuinely like to know where you got them from :)

GDOrBiTaL-Aquarius

2016-08-15 13:35:58

Okay! Heres my review as promised.

Alright, first of all the beginning and end sections dont fit with the middle section of the song (They sound like they belong in two completely different songs.) I get that an intro and outro are standard in a trance song but still it could at least sound in tune with the rest of the track.

Now I want to criticize the intro/outro separately. The actual melody doesn't fit in well with the background, I have a feeling that when you made it you thought it sounded cool and so forced it into the song. Its quite a big problem beginners have (I still do it myself sometimes) Also its very monotone which in turn makes it very uninteresting to listen to.

Now the build up, Honestly If I were Creating a song that's how Id start it as it would work well for the beginning of a track. the piano samples from fl keys you used are the default, its pretty obvious because it sounds a bit disgusting (In my opinion) I like your implementation of orchestral into the mix. it really adds to the ambient atmosphere of the section and I have to admit the way you re-introduced synths into the section in the build up made me feel a bit nostalgic sounding similar to something you'd hear in a hardcore-dance style track so you won me over with that too :3

Now the actual main drop of the song was quite good but i felt it was repeated too much and needed some mixing up/shortening. that is actually my only critique with that section; it was too repetitive. Otherwise I think that it was quite well made, the drums were quite solid (A little quiet, but that's my own personal tastes) and yeah, this whole section made me feel very nostalgic mainly due to your main synth choice. I also get the repetition, the cons of good 'ol copy and paste to lengthen the track, but I prefer a shorter track with more variety than a longer one that has a lot of repetition. It gets a bit boring eventually. remember: Variety > Quantity when it comes to music.

Overall, this is quite a good track. Its quite good except for a few things, but they can easily be improved upon in the future with some work. The intro and outro, its good to get a second opinion on a track as your making it because you alone are looking at it through rose tinted shades, and make sure the person you ask isnt biased and willing to give you honest feedback. the fl keys... yeah, you need to use a different piano (I Use the grand piano option, it sounds a LOT better).
and well, you really brought home the nostalgia to me on this one (I used to listen to a lot of hardcore/dance tracks when I was younger so yeah...) and as such, Id love to see you have a go at making a hardstyle/hardcore track at some point (I think it would turn out quite well)

I also saw that the previous person scouted you, personally Id really be struggling as to whether or not scout you in this situation but in the end I probably would scout you as the errors in this track are quite easily fixable in future tracks and the other sections actually sounded quite good.
I only really like to scout people who can produce decent enough music and have experience doing it. (personally, my general rule of thumb is a 3.5 star review = scout, and I like to be as critical and constructive as I can be when writing a review)

My rating: 7/10
So yeah, good job :) Looking forward to your next track

DEMON SLAYER - Preview

2016-07-27 19:17:58

Okay, review time.

The very beginning sounds fine although it is a bit sudden, and there is no evidence of structure throughout really.
after the beginning the whole thing seems to just deteriorate from there sounding more and more like random noise.
I get that the song isn't finished (and never will be since you lost the file) but even as a fragment this isn't that good... sorry, but That's what I think.

in summary: meh.

I thought Id give a quick summary as to what I think of all of your works as a whole (I listened to a varied sample of them and overall: they could be a lot better, I think that you focus on pumping out new content way too much... you should step back a bit and spend more time on each track you make, quality should always come over quantity after all. also, as a general rule of thumb I try to avoid uploading previews to NG (I used to, but not anymore) That way your listeners don't have to wade through tons of previews to get to a finished track.

Well, I hope this helps you out :)

Doublechindoge7 responds:

Well ok, I can't really say much to that. I guess the only thing I can say is, everyone keeps saying in their negative reviews that after the first part it sounds random but I don't get the problem with that. I haven't been able to stick to one single style, so I take advantage of that and kinda create between styles and combine things you wouldn't often associate together, and no-one's ever complained about that. What makes it different here? Why do people hate the unusual combinations and mixture of classical and dubstep here?

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