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[This is NOT a Real Rave []

Sounds good

Strange. You say you are not happy with this track, yet you have a 9/10 review score after 4 reviews. So, I guess this track can't be that bad after all. ;)

I like the intro. Sounds pretty muffeled at first but gets clearer and clearer with every second until we are in the "main part" of the song.

And here it starts where I can hear why you aren't happy with the mixing. The sounds outpower each other here and a real structure is missing here.

However, the song gets a lot better again when you put in some various parts where you break up the main beat and bring some other beats in.

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LightKeeper responds:

I'm not happy with the mixing on this track. The actual composition I'm actually happy with. The intro works out pretty well, but it's the rest of the song onward that concerns me because it has potential to be brought out so much better. The structure gets covered up by some poor mixing. Glad you were able to still enjoy it though. :)

[Hardcore Demo]

Hard

The beat is pretty hardcore, so I guess you achieved you goal there. :)

At first I feared that this would be too repititve, but you threw in some nice melodies during the middle of the song.

Still it sounds a bit too generic for me.

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jxl180 responds:

Thanks for the review.

[Horatio Shades]

Not bad

This is quite good. The sound is a bit muffled, but it has it's own charm. The intro is nice and it kept me listening, waiting for the things to come.

The main riff was nice, too. But the hi-hat seems to be all over the place. At least it sounds as if it is being hit at random intervalls... at least it doesn't sound that good.

The little solo bit is awesome, but you should work on the outro, it just stops in the middle of the note.

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Sawdust responds:

Thanks for the advice, and sorry for the late response

[Preludes of Mélancolique]

Very melancholic indeed

It's amazing what kind of emotions one can create by just using a piano. I don't think any other instrument has this range of emotions.

The song is pretty good and it creates a good atmosphere and I like the slow build up of the song.

However, the recording quality is a bit low, so maybe you should try to work on that to get even better results! :)

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sarias responds:

i love the piano :) yeah the recording sucks i guess i have to cave and try again on that or beg Kore to help me :P

[Prautotype - Handz Up (Teaser)]

Different

Yep, it's different, but not necessarily bad.
The sample in the intro is a bit too long before you start adding more to it, so if a listener isn't that patience, he might just turn it off before the song really starts.

Also, the sample just goes on for too long for my liking. After about 1:20 you finally let go of that sample, but by that time I was already highly annoyed by it.

Anyway, I really like the hard drum beat you used here, it sounds awesome!

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agnryfaic responds:

Yeah I tend to do that a lot, I gotta be really careful, or something that I meant to make really short stretches out for like 2 minutes :S
Thanks for the review ;)

[Pending Explanation]

Nice, but slow. ;)

I think your friends where right. This could be a bit faster than it is now. But you achieved your goal in creating a 8-bit styled song. Not only because the instruments all sound like what you can hear on an 8 bit console, but the whole song creates a very 8-bittish atmosphere. It's hard to explain but when I started I instantly thought of 8 bit video games. :)

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Silent-G responds:

I'll try and make faster songs in the future. I'm really glad to know that I got the 8-bit style down, I wasn't quite sure, so I'm really thankful to hear that. thank you.

[extrallusionist]

Slow

This is a bit too slow for my taste. Also, there's not too much variation in this song, so it's a bit boring to listen to.

But on the other hand you submitted this in the Video Game category. As a video game tune this is all right I guess. It doesn't distract me too much from what I am doing and gives me something to listen to while I am doing it.
It could still be a bit faster in my opinion. ;)

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Silent-G responds:

thanks for the review, I've always seemed to naturally make slower songs, but I'm trying to make stuff that sounds better sped up.

[The Last Pilgrimage]

Very good

I have to agree with Coop regarding the sound of the bass. The drums are too quiet, which is really a shame for this otherwise great song.

I like how you change over from this classical tune in the beginning to a kick ass metal song, you've done a good job here.

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LightKeeper responds:

Thanks man. Like I said though, I'm planning to go back and remix this whole piece whenever I get the chance, so hopefully everything will sound much better.

I'm glad I was able to achieve the transition of classical to metal. :)

Thanks for the review Haggard. :)

[On to the Show! (short theme)]

Short themes rule!

Yes, I'm pretty much biased when it comes to themes. I LOVE themes. :)

This is a nice theme, but the melody isn't that catchy. But on the other hand it's a very enjoyable tune.
I think this should be a tad bit longer. I was just getting into the groove of this and then it was already over. Maybe just a few seconds longer will do the trick here.

The ending is nice, but the pause before it is a bit too long.

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itsameyayo responds:

Wow. I guess the general consensus is to extend it, haha :P

-Thank you for the review!

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[Skela - Groovin' to]

Takes a while to groove

The intro is quite long so it takes quite a while to start groovin'.

But when it finally starts it sounds pretty good. Reminds me a bit of Daft Punk. The lyrics are also nice, but a bit hard to understand due to the effects. But the vocals fit pretty good to the music and add a special note to it.

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Skela responds:

Thanks for the review.