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[It`s a Dream( Deejay DeeZ RMX)]

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Sounds too generic for me. And I have a dislike for exactly that kind of female vocals that you used here. ^^

The song itself is also quite generic, a few breaks here and there from the main beat would be really helpful. Also, the ending seems to be cut off. The last note doesn't appear to be played fully and the song already starts over. A few more seconds at the end should help here. ;)

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DeejayDeeZ responds:

Yeah, I like theese kind of vocal samples^^

Generic, sure. Anyways, a main beat break is a good idea. it would fit to make it less repitive.

The ending tune was just something i made in the end :P

[<TheMayo>HiScore]

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I started listening to this without reading the description or looking at the genre of the track. I instantly thought that this was a video game track. Well, I wasn't totally wrong with that as this was in fact inspired by video game-ish sounds.

It sounds indeed very much like the good old 8bit music we all enjoyed on the NES and other 8bit machines. Only the clapping sound is a bit annoying. It just seems to be overused in too many tracks. Maybe you can change it to a different sound. I think it would help the song to get even better.

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TheMayo responds:

hmm...i can kinda see where ur coming from
but i really dnt kno wat other sounds wud sound ok
thnx for the input

[Circle of Flight]

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"Circle of floating" would be a better title, I guess. The track seems to be a bit too slow to resemble "flight".

Anyway, the track is very nice. I like how the instruments work together. The piano creates a very light atmosphere while the synth sounds create the image of floating before the inner eye.

Completed is the track by the drums. They fit perfectly together with the piano and the synth.

Only downside is that there seems to be no real climax in this song. But on the other hand, this is labled as "ambient" and maybe it just doesn't need a climax at all...

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WritersBlock responds:

Thanks man. Yeah, as I mentioned in another response, the tempo is slower to represent the openness and the seemingly slow feeling of flight, as my interpretation, of course. Thanks for the compliments, I'm really glad you like it.

[RES - I Don't Care]

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The beat in the intro is a bit too generic for my taste. Luckily you build the song up pretty quickly, so we get something else to listen to.

The melodies you use in the song sound pretty nice, but sometimes we can hear what appears to be some static sounds (from 00:35 to 00:50 for example).

I like that you have so many breaks from the main beat. This makes the song very diversified and the main beat gets boring pretty fast. You should try to change it during the song to a more complex beat.

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Swerve responds:

See comment below about beat. I KNOW hahaha.
Thanks for pointing out the mixing errors, I'm working on my mixing:)
And I am glad you like the breaks, I threw them in because I like parts where the beat isn't playing.. I don't know, they sound more melodic at times, in my opinion.

Thanks for the review!

-RES

[+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 ;)

[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.