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[-=SummerStorm=- ( demo)]

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This reminds me a lot of the "X-Files" theme, heh.

To me, it sounds more like a mysterious theme, not like a summer storm. It's too quiet overall to create the image of a storm in my mind. The beat should be a lot faster and the instrument that plays the main melody should change to something that doesn't sound so "mysterious". And it should propably play an other melody. ^^

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[+Metro Station+]

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It seems to be a nice track, but it's buried underneath the loudness of the sound. It nearly blasted my speakers away and everything sounds overpowerd because of the loudness.

The loop is done perfectly, which is always a good thing for video game tracks. ^^

You should try to sort out the sound problems (lower the volume a bit) and try to get a cleaner sound. Then you have a great track.

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WritersBlock responds:

Seriously, I didn't notice the overall volume was a problem. Maybe I've just got my speakers turned a little low... but other songs on the NGAP don't seem all that quiet by comparison...
I don't know. Thanks for the review. I'm glad you like the loopablilty of the track. There was a little echo at the end, so it could have easily have sounded cut off or lose the beat at the end, but a quick cut/paste job in audacity did the trick. ;D

[{agnryfaic} Hardstyle]

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The first minute of the song is used for what seems to be a build up for the rest of the song. Very little variations in this part of the track and it just feels sorta empty, because you used only two or three different beats here.

After the break the song continues with a melody that has nothing to do with the build up of the first part. Only later on you reintroduce the hard beat from the intro.

So, just like you said in the comments, this song feels unfinished. But the basics are all right, so try to build up on them! ;)

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agnryfaic responds:

Yeah, it is kinda incomplete. I'm making the intro ''synch'' a bit more with the actual track, so don't worry about that ;). I'm having a few problems mastering though, but I'll ask some ''FL pro'' friends of mine :')

Oh well, thanks for the review ;)

[[LY] `Asylum, --]

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It's very... unusual. The structure is a bit messed up it seems, but it doesn't sound bad. Just "unusual".

The looping is done very good and I can imagine hearing this track in fighting games.
But you need to change the drums. They distract from the other instruments and they just sound that good. I think with some more straight forward drum sound this track would be better.

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[p4c-Midnight]

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A good song. I like how you put that guitar in there. I think I've never heard something like that before in a Trance song.

I also like the mixing of the song. Even though the main beat is pretty strong and loud it doesn't overpower the other melodies and everything can be heard just fine.

Only downside is that the main beat gets a little repetitive after a while. A few variations here and there sure would be a nice addition.

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p4c responds:

yeah, maybe i can add some subtle details, but im probably not going to make it change too drastically too often--then it gets chaotic. theres a tipsy balance there... so ill see.

thanks for your thoughts and im glad you liked it!

[Unfinished Symphony Pt 2]

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The intro here is different than in the first part, but it works as well (I like the intro of the first part a bit better, though).

It's nice that you use the intro melody later on in the song, too.
I also like how you slowly add more and more instruments, it builds the song up pretty nicely.

However, this song doesn't create the same dense atmosphere as the first part. The only catchy melody is the intro theme, that's not enough for me.

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Chymo responds:

Thanks for the comment. I know what you mean about it not having the same atmosphere, that's probably because the first one definately had more emotion behind it. I'm gonna make up for it with the next part.

[Unfinished Symphony Pt 1]

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A very nice intro. The melody seems somewhat familiar, but it's nevertheless very catchy.

Too bad that the background piano is so quiet, you should put that more into the foreground.
In other respects the song is good. Catchy melodies and a great structure.

The ending of the song would work better if you finished with a hold accord on the piano.

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Chymo responds:

Cheers for the comment. I'll probably revisit these and take them all to the next level. I want to have each song as good as the next, but for different. If I do come back to these, I'll take your advice. Thanks again.

[LED CIrcus - The Land Of Nod]

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The song starts off slow and a bit boring. Later on it gets better, when you throw the nice melodies in.

Sadly, the outro is a bit disappointing. I somehow expected something bigger here.

Overall, the song is nice, but needs more work on the in- and the outro.

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Chymo responds:

Thanks for reviewing again. I wanted the song to have a slow intro. I could probably work on the outro though. Sorry to disappoint. Thanks again for reviewing.

[** \Guitar Challenge - So]

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If it were up to me, you'd win the contest. And I say that without having listened to one of the other entries. It's just that you deserve to win it. ;)

So, I just listened to the backing track to get an idea of what is played by you and what was already there.
I think your playing fits really well to the track and it's nice that you used the arpeggios of the backing track for your own addition. That way the track "feels" more like it's one piece, and not made out of different recorded tracks.

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Sonofkirk responds:

Lol it's a challenge but I don't know if Sorohanro will decide of a winner ^^. I tried to catch the "neo classical" feeling of the backing track, glad to see I managed to do it : ). Thanks again for the review bro \m/

[.:HMS:. Cave Scrolling Lvl 2]

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Very nice video game-ish track. I had some kind of fighting game like "IK+" in mind, even though it should be a bit faster for that.

However, the title "Cave Scrolling" is very fitting for this track.

The drums later in the track seem to be a bit off sometimes. You should also try to replace them with some other drum beats to keep that video game-ish feeling to the track.

The loop is done quite well, but the ending is a bit louder than the beginning, so it's quite noticable where the track starts over.

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