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[power of Drum&Bass.V2]

Nice song but still room for improvement

The voices are really cool and they fit pretty good to the song. However, I think you also should add some voices during the middle parts of the song, this would make it even better.

The melodies are pretty loud, they nearly drown out the background beat from time to time, so I think you should turn down the volume on the melodies a tad bit.

Also the song gets a bit repetitive towards the end and a bit overloaded. I'm not too happy with that instrument that sets in at 2:29. It sounds good at first because it adds something new to the song and breaks up the repetitiveness a bit, but it plays for too long in my opinion. Especially when the melodies play at full power again it all becomes a bit too much.

Overall the song is nice, but it needs a bit more work here and there.

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jpgregorio responds:

thanks, that instrument was put in there to break the repetitiveness. i'll just keep making improvements, bye.

[Black New Hole (WIP)]

Creepy atmosphere

The atmosphere the song creates is very creepy. Just like if I run through a haunted house at night. It's just that I feel a bit uneasy even though I know there's nothing going to happen. Great work on that part.

However, I think the song is a bit too slow overall. It just takes a bit too long until something is happening in the song, maybe you could shorten a few parts here and there to make the song even more interesting.

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[p4c-Maleficence [Short Mix] HQ]

Good mix of genres

The mixing of genres is pretty nice in this song. It's a bit weird at first how fast it changes sometimes, but it really grew on me while I listened to this song.

The clapping sound is a bit annoying, though. It doesn't really fit in the song (maybe you should try and use a snare drum) and it's overused anyway.

My favorite part is when we can hear that piano playing a melody and then the awesome deep bass sets in right after that (at around 0:50 for example).

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p4c responds:

yeah i wasnt feelin the clapping during the harpsichord sections and i wasnt sure what sound id use to replace it with, though perhaps eliminating the clap for the whole song might work out? ill try it. and as for changing pretty often, each section was cut down pretty short for the purposes of making teh song short, so that probably contributed to the hectic feel of the song. regardless, im glad you liked it and ill probably be expanding this into a full length track to pitch out to the records ;) thanks for enjoyin the song!

[Luminous_Odyssey [Box-Killa]]

Good but gets repetitive

The beats and melodies are pretty good but towards the end the song gets a bit repetitive.

Also the fade during the song sounds a bit misplaced in my opinion. Maybe a sudden break and a few seconds of silce would sound better here.

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[M stosy (mystic field)]

Nice

A very calm song, I can imagine hearing this in an RPG and there in various scenes. Could be town music, or the background music for a story sequence where something sad is happening (like a character leaving the party or something).

I really like about this song that it creates so much and so different images in my mind, really nice work! :)

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Calamaistr responds:

Im suprised you guys like the electronic instrumentation, didnt expect as much positive scores for this track seeing as its not a very popular style to go with synth bips usually, its 'my style though and ill keep doing it hehe.

Dont know if it fits anything 'sad. I think it could fit with a homecoming scene for some village or something though :)

Thanks once again for the review. :)

[[dj-Jo] Battery Life]

Good song

I like the pace of the song. It's not too fast but fast enough to fit in fighting games and get the adrenaline of the player pumping.

I also like that the melodies and the drums work so well together. Sometimes I think the melodies should stand out a bit more, but overall the mixing is done pretty good.

Then I like the "quieter" part during the middle. It keeps the song from getting boring and also gives the listener a chance to catch some breath, heh.

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dj-Jo responds:

Thanks for the review Haggard!
Always helpful!

And yeah, I've been working on my mastering skills recently
and it really pays off!

[Lighteyed]

Good song

I didn't like the artificial guitar sounds in the intro too much, but luckily the song gets a lot better after the intro.
The drums here are pretty good, they offer a very nice beat plus they go along very well with the other instruments, which is always a big plus.

I also liked the various melodies in the song. Seeing as the song is nearly 7 minutes long I was afraid at first that it may be too repetitive. But I'm glad that you managed to keep any repetitions out of the song by various melodies and changes to the main beat.
The break you added is also a nice thing, it cuts the song into halves, which sounds very interesting.
It's nice that you used some elements from the first half of the song in the second half.

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Sawdust responds:

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. As for the synth guitar sounds, well it's very intentionally artificial, this is an electronic piece after all, so a "real" guitar would be out of place. There needs to be a level of like, artificiality there. I'm so happy you liked the piece though, thanks!