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[G. -Force- Trance (Mans0n)]

I can dig that sidechanging!

Faulty labled as a loop?

It is a generic trance track, but I gotta say, original trance tracks are pretty rare nowadays. At least on NG.

The song lacks a build-up. Well, it lacks intro and outro. What you have for an outro is just the melody fading out while the rhythmic section stays, which seems like a lazy way out. Doesn't sound too good. The intro is fairly non-existant, unless you see the first part of the song as an intro.

After the pause, I'd at first want you to put bass in there the minute it started, but with that ridiculously awesome side-changing, I prefer it the way it is.

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Mans0n responds:

thanks for the review man, this was a just something i made to test out some new samples I got

[.: As Your Lies Burn :.]

Fun, generic metal

This is absolutely some fun music, but it is sorta repetitive and generic. I see you are aware of this.

It does sound a lot like metalcore, but at times the guitar, both lead and backing, gets a bit sloppy. The drums also get repetitive due to lack of change in the rhythm, which could be accomplished by adding a breakdown, or something like that. I was half expecting a breakdown when your song stopped midway. seeing as the guitars didn't stop abruptly, it felt like, as Haggard put it, you forgot the rest of the song.

I hope you'll finish this one, because I'd be interested in seeing the final piece. This one's quite catchy.

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leopapitas responds:

Haha thanks. It is something pretty metalcore-esque, but it is very repetitive. I had been considering adding a breakdown in the middle, but back then I didn't like breakdowns that much, lately, I've fallen in love with breakdowns hehe It's not that I forgot, it was meant to be like that, but now that you guys put it that way, it does cut the mood of the song. I guess you guys have given me quite some motivation and probably will start working on it this week as I have quite a lot of free time. I might also change the song drastically, except for the main riff, that stays lol Thanks for cheking it and for the kind words. (: Peace.

[Natural Waves )>}-{'/]

Humm

I'm not sure how I feel about this track.

The intro is pretty cool, I really like it, but then again, I'm a fan of ambience.

When the song comes in, the intro hasn't really built up to it, it feels rather detached. I'm glad you used parts of the intro again, or it could've sounded like two completely different songs.

You don't lack variety and the song doesn't get boring, except for on the rhythmic part of things, as the drums in the back rarely change when in use.

The sounds used after 2.20 and a bit before fit well with the name of the song, but I don't see how the sounds used before this go as much with the "Natural" part.

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Phyortek responds:

thanks for teh review!

I'm not too good at naming my songs.
I have about 40 on NG so i ran out of ideas :-p

(EDIT : I have about 103 on NG)

[Robot EKG]

Oh man, that's neat

I recently found out that I actually am quite fond of the glitchy genre. There's so much interesting music to be found there.

This being a short track, there's not much that can be said about it. First thing would be to make a longer on. Seeing as this isn't marked as a loop (though it could very well pass as one, even though it would quickly get repetitive), and rather a song, you should add some more to it. Make it last for at least a minute.

The robotic feel you wanted can be heard quite easily. Gotta say I agree with Stargenx that the sounds towards the end doesn't really fit with the rest of the song. The bloops. I guess that's the right word. They don't feel as robotic.

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AccountableMasses responds:

yeah, but did this one as random as possible. Usually have trouble creating tracks past 30 seconds.

[DurpDurp (Mans0n)]

Holy crap

That was sick, dude.

It's hard to review works of perfection. Of course it's not perfect, I'm sure, but I can't find anything to complain on.

The most normal complaints, like mixing not being A+, bad samples being used or unoriginality and lack of variations, you've got your bases covered on them.

By using different synths, samples and varying the melody, not drastically, but enough to keep the listener entertained and captivated, you got an absolutely fantastic House track. The bass compliments the melody so perfectly.

Sure, there is some lack of variation around the two minute mark, but this sounds like just... awesome House music. After the halfway mark, the song changes quite drastically, making it easier for you to carry the tune without repeating yourself. just by changing out some sounds.

Damn 0-bombers. This is a 4+ track.

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Mans0n responds:

Ah I totally agree with you! and thanks for the kind review man!

[A new day is rising(WIP)]

I guess it... serves it purpose, almost.

As hardstyle, parts of this song do just fine. Other parts... not so much.

The intro is extremely good, and an ambient song with that same cold feel to it could've ended up really good. However, when the hardstyle factor of the song comes in, you should've dropped that intro completely.

The clap is really poor and cheesy, and should either be left out, or have a better sound to it. The bass and wooshes you've got are really good for hardstyle, but this song doesn't really sound a lot like hardstyle.

When you then try to re-use the intro music throughout the rest of the song, the two genres, ambient and hardstyle, completely clash and make a chaotic tune, not in a good way. Even when it's just the bass and the ambient, it sounds horrible.

The kick should be replaced as well, it's way too sharp.

Lastly, the track is extremely repetitive. It changes very little throughout the song, and even though you try to get some variation in by adding the ambience on top, it doesn't really work out, because you're pretty much just re-using the sound from the beginning of the song.

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jpgregorio responds:

thx, i'll work on it the best i can. :)

[<MWA>Your Answer]

Sounds profesionally made

Wow, this is truly a great track.

It starts out a bit slow, for a House track, I mean. But, when the second segment of the song starts, you get the feel that the entire song is just growing, throughout the song, into an awesome House track.

The different sounds used in the background are what keeps the song going. By this I mean the melodies used. Only thing that bothers me is the repetitive nature of the song, throughout the entire song the rhythmic section is largely unchanged, and the main melodic line is the same through large parts of the song. Then again, that changes up quite a lot after a minute or so.

Use more variety in the rhythmic section. All I can complain about.

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mjattie responds:

hmmmmm, I think almost all house music has a slow intro and this one itn't even that slow :P Almost every deadmau5 track begins with only a kick and snare. so... I guess you're right about the rythmic section, but well.... dunno what to add. Different rythms, or different sounds? I think it's quite full.

I thank you for the review.

[[Zurge] UK Dreams]

Awesome track.

Wow. I can't believe you almost had 7 minutes without it being too repetitive.

I disagree with 4 minutes being enough. It's probably much easier to make something four minutes, and you'd be taking a risk by makign it longer, because techno music can easily become VERY repetitive.

Pretty much every part has it's own instruments playing different melodies. Or not so different melodies, but just playing the melodies with different sounds. This makes sure you don't get an unoriginal and repetitive sound. The transitions between the different parts were also really good, and never felt out-of-place.

This doesn't sound a lot like hardcore, but after reading Stargenx' review (wanted to see why he only gave it 7/10), I see from your response that UK Hardcore is quite different, so I wont take any points from that.

The only issue I had was that there were some minor parts that didn't fit in completely with the entire song, but these are such minor things that you needn't worry much about them. What comes after the transition on 2.15 sounds abit out of place. But that might just be the genre, no?

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Dj-Zurge responds:

Yeah, 7 mins can get risky, but we were going for professional length, and alot of UK Hardcore songs are around this.

Thanks, we worked hard on keeping variety and smoothness.

UK Hardcore is a modern style of Happy Hardcore, with a less childish feel and supersaw leads.

Nah, the stuff after 2:15 is just some stuff that I (Surge) randomly made. I showed it to Zerest (account partner), and we agreed that it would add a bit more variety to the song.

Thanks for the review!

-Surge

[DiscoSex(WiP)]

Interesting

I saw your response to my review about this song, so I decided to check it out!

Now, this is a very well-made song. The voice samples you used are mixed very well, and in accordance with the synths used, it made up a really good melodic line for the song. The bass was also good, and seeing as this is such a short track, you don't really need to worry about it being repetitive.

Only thing I could ask for would be something more in the rhythmic section, more than the thudding bass. and possibly it being longer, but it loops so well now that I thought the song was a lot longer than it really is.

[2.Death By Shit Injection]

Hardcoar

Still think this sounds a lot like something Anal Cunt could've made.

As with the other song you requested reviewed, the volume level is a big issue. Sure, if you want hardcore, the vocal is what you want people to hear the most, but in this case, everything is too quiet, including vocals.

Speaking of the vocals, you need to decide what you're going for. Whether it's growling or screaming, because right now, you're in between. You should spend some time practising growling, because I guess that's what you wanted.

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BlackTurds2010 responds:

Maybe I should use compressors...

As for the vocals.. We do what we feel is right for the song.