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[Moving On Stereo (House Mix)]

so generic

same old chord progression... EVERYONE uses the I iii vi vii.. Is this intentionally written in F Lydian? sooo generic

kirja100 responds:

Thank you!

[DJ Babokon - Our Sunset]

pretty good mate

firstly, tune your samples. kick and claps sound like they are playing C. change them to fit your key signature.
EQ the kick lower. sounds like you've raised it on 120hz? boost it at 45-65.
Also you're melodies are pretty good i guess. They need some 5k frequencies though, TOO many mid frequencies :/. makes it sound so bland. keep chords at mid, you dont usually need them to stand out as such.

well that's my 2 cents.

DJ-Babokon responds:

Alright, thanks for the tips, I'll be sure to do so in later songs. :D
Oh, there was plenty of high frequency, BTW.

[Billy has AIDS (instrumental)]

haha..

These are all nexus presets :'(.
One of the ones you used is the "Broken Saw" Arpeggio.
no effects or anything, just a plain old preset

Bacon92 responds:

Well, I did indeed use that one specific preset, some of the others were made by myself using PoiZone, such as the second lead synth and the LFO bass.

[OF19:98]

You're other song was better..

I guess, it kind of sounds like video game music(not that i'd know much about video game music). Doesn't sound much like a hardstyle song though because you picked C major again then stuck on mainly major notes. I don't know if that was the feel you were going for but if it was I can't criticise for it. I really don't know much about DnB but I know the beat you used was a pretty common beat in the genre so that was alright.

The little breakdown thing you got going at ~3:00 was alittle empty compared to the rest of your song, maybe you could of added a sustained reverb on one of your previous sounds to carry on to fill in the empty space. Maybe even a quite pad to go in there instead to compliment it.

The main melody isn't too bad, but after awhile it does get alittle bit annoying, I think it would be good with a counter-melody.

2 kicks, 1 snare and 1 hi-hat sample? could have made that alittle more interesting, although some songs do use very minimal samples sometimes so you don't lose points for that.

Only 2 bass lines. Which also isn't a bad thing, BUT your bass lines were BORING and generic, plain and simple. I didn't hear a single variation in your basslines so that was pretty disappointing. One thing I do know about DnB is that they commonly have elaborate bass lines.

No variation in dynamics. Start was loud, middle was loud and the end was loud. Everything seemed to be loud. all the time. And if it wasn't loud it was either silent or extremely quite. Because of this you're song didnt build or get very exciting towards the end, it just got more boring.

3:56, that was sounding like one awesome pitch increase but then you put it at the wrong pitch! You should have put it up in intervals of 6 tones higher or another note that would compliment it(example: a note that makes up a chord with it).

All in all it sounds a bit rushed and not much thought put into it. I liked you're other song better than this because it sounded more thought out and more interesting. Straight away when I listened to this I got the vibe that it was just a bunch of nexus sample with some knobs being tweaked and automated.

SuperMechaCow responds:

Like I said, I wanted hardstyle or DnB and got neither.

Definitely not C Major, though.

And the pitch increase goes up exactly one octave. I don't know why it sounds so weird. Maybe the knob was like 0.001% off. Of course when you have a knob the size of an eraser that goes four octaves in either direction it's hard to be exact, lol.

I do agree with you about the drums and the end of the buildup. I've spiced up the drums since, but I can't get the part at 3:00 to sound right no matter what I do. I think I'm gonna give up and just insert sound clips of elephants having sex there.

Ironically, this song had a lot more complex behind-the-scene stuff and more thought put into it.

[Becomings]

Since you so kindly reviewed one of my tracks...

First of all, straight off the bat, TUNE YOUR KICK DRUM! What is it with amateurs and picking random un-tuned kick drum samples.

Secondly how about you equalise that lead sound you have, it's clashing with your other mid frequencies making it so you cant hear it very well.

Thirdly, I don't know what you were thinking with that interlude bit? I mean, by itself it sounds pretty good but it didn't match the song at all? It sounded like it was written in a different scale, it didn't fit the previous part of the song melodically or rhythmically.
And lastly, don't be lazy and re-use verses and choruses, yes I heard it at the end. We already heard the start AT THE START, we don't want to hear it again at the end, take something away from it or add something to it to keep it interesting, maybe a counter-melody?

SuperMechaCow responds:

1: The kick drum is tuned and tuned the way I like it. Although, I think it goes out of key for just a bit in one of the parts. Trust me, I went through about 150 samples before I found that one, then it got transposed, pitch corrected, EQ'd and filtered.

2: The lead sound is just plain loud in general ans does need to be fixed.

3. If you'll notice, the whole song changes key several times. It's stupid, but I knew I was doing it. And if you listen to anything other than techno you'll find that repeating rhythms and melodies is actually quite normal (unless you're Dragonforce or a grindcore band). I composed rock/metal for a few years before I got into techno, so most of my songs are built like a rock song. In fact, I'm having my buddy who's a metal vocalist do up some vox for this track. That's part of the reason why this is such a short song, or at least compared to things like my Japalapo track, which is about 32 minutes long.

But thanks for the constructive criticism and not "ZOMG U GAVE ME A BAD REVIEW THEREFORE YOUR SONG IS DOGSHIT!!!!11"

[Data Load]

Pretty good

Pretty much a good song, pretty decent and generally nice sounding. Although, that extremely high pitched lead distinctively panning is quite annoying and ear piercing. Turn the treble down on the EQ or take it down a few tones, or even an octave or two. The Vocal was alittle bit cheesy but it was good haha, it did the job. Pretty good what you have so far though, should definitely continue it.

Edwin47 responds:

You're right, I'll modify that earkiller sound a bit. Concerning the vocal, I used the standard "go", you can hear it in a lot of songs.

Thanks for the review!

UPDATE : Annoying sound fixed, it will be included with the next release of the song.

UPDATE 2 : You can now hear the new release.

[=PowerOfPleasure= [RMX]]

Pretty Nice

I liked it, it was very well done.

Btw, the scale consisting of the notes C,D,E,F#,G,A,B(G) is G major. E major consists of 4 accidentals(F#,C#,G#,D#).

Daydream-Anatomy responds:

hm...neat, i dont' knwo much about proper names, just the first note's E.

While making it I just thought C major, but instead of F use F# XD

Thank you:3
I'm glad you liked it.

[Recharge]

Very good!

I must say I 100% agree with 'thefrug,' such a good song, but such a shame its cut off so soon. In my opinion i think that you get to the climax right at the end and then it just stops, the thing i like to hear in trance music is that insanely awesome melody at the climax and then a long outro so you can reflect on what you've just heard.

alvys18 responds:

Thank you dude!!!! I cut it there because it was intended to be just a demo of the long track....but you are right i should have made a longer outro...yeah man thanks!!

[Paper Lighter - Enteroar]

hmm

I don't know what all these guys are on about, they're being too picky lol.. Sure, the transitions are a little different sounding and you don't have a crash hot bassline, but it is still a great track. The soft drums were a plus for me, even though im into a strong kick and loud snare with plenty of reverb, it definitely blended in well with the song. Unlike all these recently submitted tracks made all generally with the same principles, this song kind of steps out of the box abit, it's so unpredictable and unique, awesome. definite 5/5.

Enteroar responds:

Thanks man! You got what I was trying to do! finally :') -tear-
~Enteroar

[DJS - Daskeladden (Demo)]

pretty good stuff

It's pretty sick but one of the notes in your melody(near the end of it) is out, it's in the minor wile the rest of the melody is in the major. change that and its a definite 10. And one other thing, that vocal at :12 should be taken out - three reasons, it's not yours, it kinda sounds silly with the song AND you already have your bassline and bass drum going before it says it, it's like asking for salt for your already salted chips. lol, good job.

DJS1207 responds:

sorry but even if all my other notes are in major, the notes a put in minor fit in the melody. Sounds good to me