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[[S:C] Avoider 2.0]

Nice, but doesn't loop too well

The rhythm here is very nice. It's amazing what you created here even though the song is not even a minute long.
I found myself instantly moving to the music, which is always a good sign, heh.

Too bad this doesn't loop too well. The change over from the end to the beginning of the song is just too noticeable.

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SymbolCymbal responds:

yeah i wasn't even paying much attention to the ending and beginning and how it would mesh. Its funny whenever your making a loop like this, after a while it sounds fine. But to listen to it for the first time anyone can completely hear that it doesn't loop well.
Im glad it got you moving though.

Thank you very much for the review

[[dj-Jo] Conundrum {AP}]

Generic sounds, but good song

The intro doesn't sound that good. Much too generic sounds that you used there. So I was positively surprised when the song went on what you created with those generic sounds.

You have some very nice melodies in here and the background beat is nice as well. Also, the build up of the song is done in a very good way. It starts off with only the drum beat, then slowly more and more things are added until the "full" song can be heard. Too bad that the song ends so abrupt. At first I thought the song had stopped playing for some strange reasong, but then I heard the intro again... so yeah, the song should be a bit longer and you have to work on the outro.
Maybe taking away the instruments slowly (kind of an "reversed intro") could work here.

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[First Musings - v2]

Very relaxing

As others have already stated, this is indeed very relaxing. Just the kind of song I needed right now. I'm a bit ill (a cold again) and have just been a little upset over silly things. That isn't exactly what I need to get rid of my cold, so a little relaxing stuff to sip my tea to is much better for my health. ^^

I like the intro of this song. The deep and short tones set a pretty nice atmosphere already. When then the higher instruments set in it all sounds very nice and indeed a bit comical, as Oyajitchi-sama has stated in his review.

Too bad the song is so short, but as this is work in progress I guess you will add more to this later.

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loansindi responds:

Thanks for the review. I do hope to work on the length of this piece.

[The Essence of Time]

Starts off slow, gets better

First of all, why do you want to put this in a genre so desperatly? Why this stereotyped thinking? Just create your own "Genre" and be happy. :P

The intro is very slow and a tad bit boring, to be honest. After the very first riff I hoped it would continue like this, but instead the song slows down after the opening piano solo, which was a bit disappointing for me. Also the flute there at 0:25 sounds a bit strange.

But after 32 seconds when the song picks up it gets a lot better. I really like the rhythm you create in this part, it reminds me a little bit of the soundtrack for "Requiem for a dream".
Also, the strange sounding flute fits in very nice there with the other instruments.

Too bad the outro is so bland, it let's the nice song down a bit.

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Step responds:

Wow, that's some nice criticism :). You're not the only one to complain about that outro, and about that intro too. I've already got them fixed, and will update the song when the all the members review me. Thanks for such a great review! :D.

[Windows Wars]

Another thing a mac can't do

Or at least I've never heard a song made entirely with Mac OS sounds. XD
Also, quite a lot of Windows Songs to review lately, I think this is the 3rd one in about 3 weeks? -.-

Anyway, this is a really nice song and it's amazing that you managed to create such a nice beat plus some very nice melodies with only windows sounds. Towards the end it gets all a bit hectic and pretty loud (at around 3:50), but the "question-answer-game" after that is just priceless!

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Step responds:

Yup, same here XD. Yeah, Windows songs are the latest trend :P. I was never good with melodies, but these took me really long and I'm glad they came out OK. There are some really catchy melodies in here which I was tempted to use in other songs of mine, but thought against it :P. That Question-Answer thing didn't come out as well as planned, but it's still kinda cool anyway. Might update it soon. By the way, Hectic is my middle name XP.

[~BH~ Aurora Theory]

Nice melodies

You have some very nice melodies in here. Very catchy and they never get boring, even on the fifth playthrough of the song.

I also like that you added some varity to the song by taking a break from the main beat during the middle of the song.

Only thing I didn't like that much was the outro. The song kind of just ends there, which sounds a bit strange. But sadly I have no idea how you could improve this. Fade outs are overdone and don't sound better than what you did here. And adding another part for the outro might ruin the nice and happy atmosphere the song creates.

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ErikMcClure responds:

Thanks, a pity about the outro :c

[LB + Song of Storms Remix]

Good

I don't know the original, but I guess it's from one of the many Zelda games, right?

Anyway, I think this sounds pretty awesome. Especially the strings together with the piano create a very nice atmosphere. Together with the added rain and storm effects I get the feeling that I'm sitting in my warm home with a cup of hot chocolate (or tea) while outside it is storming and raining (which it has a lot in the last few days where I live ^^).

Oh, and I wouldn't bother with reviewing my audio submissions, they aren't very good at all (and one of them is a "cover" of John Cages "4'33"", so there can't be heard anything in the first place. ^^).

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Lublub194 responds:

Haha. Exactly what I was going for! Thanks good sir :)

P.S. Hot chocolate is so much better then tea :P

I will review your audio. Simply because I can :D

Thanks for the review man!

-Lubz

[PPC2 - The Earth Is At An End]

Nice atmosphere

This song creates a really nice atmosphere, but the quality of the sound is rather low, so it's very hard to understand anything in this song.

Yet, the atmosphere created by the instruments and the effects on the vocals are really nice, it is very relaxing and at the same time a bit creepy.

So yeah, all this song needs is a better sound quality and I'm sure I would rate this 9 or even 10. But sadly I can only give this a 7 for atmosphere and effort.

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[At The Mountain Top]

Very experimental indeed

In the intro I felt I was more like in a forest then on a mountain. Later on I asked myself where this mountain was supposed to be? I came to the conclusion that it can't be in this world, but more like in the netherworld. Or was it because I was playing Diablo II at the same time I was listening to this?

Anyway, I felt this song was very fitting to what I saw on the screen: Demons in the netherworld, the ground cracking beneath my feet, souls suffering endlessly because of the sins they commited in their lives...

Great song!

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Monkeydelic responds:

Thanks :)

I love that game, and can see how it fits the mood of this song.

Thanks for the review :)

Namaste.

[.:The Final Battle:.]

Was expecting something different

Now, this is a nice song. I like the melodies and the simple but effective drum pattern. I just was expecting a more... fast paced and agressive track maybe. Because the title says "final battle". Your song sounds right now as if this was on a party after the very first battle. ^^
So yeah, spice this song up a bit.

The outro is pretty nice with this little solo at the end.

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GronmonSE responds:

I guess I could have added more stuff and made the climax stronger.

Thanks for the review. It was just a quickie to be honest :P