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Not bad

Really not a bad fast-paced track, but it feels a bit messy at times.

The synths are good, and I think the rhythmics are good, though they might be a bit too loud and take over the track a tad at times. My biggest issue is that the track feels a bit messy at ttimes, when you sped it up all the way in the beginning, it went somewhat off-beat, and this also happened later.

Also, the loud drums are really an issue, they really do out-play the synths, which you rarely want to do. I'd love to hear more layers to the song, I do hear some ambient synths and a bass synth, but even more layering could be real good to the track.

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Raymoclaus responds:

Thanks, I'll work more on layering in future songs. Where did the song speed up? I didn't change the tempo anywhere?

[Voyage pt. I & II]

Atmospheric

A very impressive, well-composed track. Feels like you've really thought this one through and given yourself the time needed to write it down, and it really fits the name. It really is a voyage for the the listener.

The piano sounds great. The ambient synths filling in the voids sound great, buuut I believe you should find some better drum synths, at least for the bass drum. It sounds a bit hollow and muted, which doesn't fit the track. I do like the rhythmics, if you don't look at the samples.

Some nice strings as well in there. Really liked the intro, nice buildup to part 2. Ending was also pretty nice. not really a fade-out, which is good. To me.

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MakerThe responds:

I'll try with another bass drum. Thanks for the review :D

[i9incher - chiptune happiness]

funfunfun

Ah man, one of the better video game/8-bit tracks I've heard in a while. I could easily see this in a Scott Pilgrim vs the World-style game. Or in the credits. =D

Very well composed. I really like the rhythmics in it, and of course, the synths are so damn good. The high pitched buzz synth that plays the main melody through large parts of the song is well written. Drum samples are very good. I'm glad you didn't overdo the beats, often happens in tracks of this style.

Also like the bass synth that follows throughout the song, and the drop/breakdown around 2.40 or so. Really nicely done with the slowed down tune, adds another level to the track. I feel it ended a bit sudden, chopped off, maybe work on the ending a bit. Intro was neat, very 8-bit.

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i9incher responds:

thanks for the review, glad you liked it. as for the ending, it was SUPPOSE to fade out but for some reason newgrounds would not let me upload that version. so I had to upload the one before I made the fade out. kinda lame but it's whatever.

really appreciate the review and glad you liked it.

[Waiting For The Madness [WIP]]

Chills

Well, this is something I'd never expect to hear on Newgrounds. A proper, relaxed track of this sort. Gives me the chills.

The guitar is really simple, simple chords and structure is really nice and simple, which I'd say goes very well with the slowed down and calmed style of the track. I like your use of the flute and piano. Your voice is soothing, which feels sort of weird with these lyrics. Lyrics: Well written, a bit repetitive, but carries a pretty strong message, that fits the song.

You did very well in varying the track throughout, and I love the overdub and echo on the vocals. Really adds to the atmosphere.

Nice track, love it. The flutes actually somewhat reminded me of the flutes in The Beatles' Strawberry Fields Forever. Always a good thing.

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StickyRemnant responds:

Cheers, man. I appreciate that.

The verse lyrics have been written properly now so therey're not repetitive.

The 'Strawberry fields' flute is from a great little plugin called Meltron. Couldn't live without it!

Thanks for the review

[{ESTAR48} Bamboo Beating]

Impressive

I have to say that I was skeptic at first. The synth is somewhat cheesy, a very popular-sounding synth in this kind of music.

The beats instantly reminded me of hardstyle tracks, but when you added layer upon layer upon layer this sounded more and more like something with a serious, proper composition. It has some amazing variation, the melody is very steadfast and impressive, nice use of volume control as well.

Like i said, amazing variation. A problem with a lot of tracks like this is that they get stuck in a loop, this was very interesting, with buzzed bass and a blooped synth taking over around 2.20. Really like the transitions.

Drums are really nice, keeps the fast pace up and pushes the song forward. Impressive piece, all in all. I sincerely believe it deserves a better ending though, the fade-out seems like a cheap way to end such a well composed track.

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ESTAR48 responds:

thanks for your review soapbubble! im glad you enjoyed my song, well for the end, i wanted to end the song like the 80's, but i now i know i can't limit myself with my taste, i mean, if i want the song to be enjoyable for everyone, i have to make it enjoyable for everyone. thanks again for the review, these kind of reviews makes me keep my work, finally, thanks again.

[-*CaSH*- Captain van Hoorn]

A tad messy

I really do get that the rhythmics are supposed to be like that, somewhat off-beat, but I don't feel it works out completely. It might fit the theme slightly.

I can absolutely hear the pirate theme, even through all the MIDI, which actually quite impresses me. The drums aren't bad, but the samples aren't the best, you could look into that.

Could work well in the background of a rather simple pirate-themed game, I think (:

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camoshark responds:

Thanks for the review!

Yeah, I might have exagerated on the counter-rythmes, I wanted it to feel a bit spanish, I guess it didn't turn out so well...

As for the MIDI and bad samples, I'm unfortunately stuck with Reason's basic refills ATM, so I guess you'll have to endure until I can manage a budget...

Again, thanks for the review, I accept all criticism!

Cheers,
Samuel Hébert

[4'33 Remix: Jupiter's Children]

Drpmed

It's not a very bad piece, but it doesn't really have what it takes for me to give it a high score.

Thing is, this kind of music right here, so-called drone music, is pretty unoriginal in the ambient genre. I've heard a lot of it before, and I can't say this separates itself from the other drone tracks I've heard.

The texture is pretty nice, and it goes with the setting you've created. The rather simple synths sounded just fine.

Something to keep in mind for your next drone piece: It needs variation. Drone doesn't mean it should be basically the same throughout. Try to switch it up a lot more than you've done here.

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Psil0 responds:

Yeah, I was actually thinking about things like that today and how it could have been better. Thanks for the review, it was nice of you to be honest and I felt there were some helpful things you mentioned in your review.

[(Loop) Lot Awaitment]

Menu theme

I believe this could go well as a menu theme, but I'm not sure why you decided to add on a fast-paced synth towards the end. Without that it would be a good loop and it could've worked very well on a menu screen.

Those five or so seconds somewhat ruined that feel, though, which I find somewhat sad.

Retimer responds:

Hi Soupbubble,

I've just started to play around with short loops...trying to toss one out a day within 15 minutes or so, so it's just a progress; your feedback is helpful :) Thanks

[GirlStep - North Face (WIP)]

Shiet

I like how this isn't just your average, dull, dubbed-down wobbled-up dubstep. It's got elements of other genres as well, all cluttered together. And it works out pretty well.

The production isn't the best, but that is honestly the only thing I can think of that is bad. Maybe the BPM could be just a tad lower, always nice with low BPM in dubstep. The buzzed synths are fucking amazing in this piece. The rhythmics are consistent and helps bringing the track forth, but as I said, BPM could be just a tad lower during drops/after drops, and in general.

Other than that, just experiment more with it. Don't make bland shit, make stuff like this and throw in whatever you can think of to the mix.

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GirlStep responds:

My next dubstep song will have a folk rock style banjo solo. :P

[Dark Blue Crumble (WIP)]

Interesting

I believe you could've put this in the ambient genre.

It reminds me of some of the glitchier dark jazz I've heard. It's got the ambience for the dark jazz, and the glitchiness in form of quite chaotic drums. The drums, I really like. It might be chaotic, but it's never random, and it suits the track just fine.

Wasn't a big fan of the intro, sounded a bit muffled which didn't really go with the rest of the song after the buildup, the really clear piano and the drums.

It's something new, which I always like to hear. Somewhat experimental. It needs finetuning, but you should make some more tracks in this style.

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DonCarrera responds:

Odd, I spent even more time on this than my Glitchy material :/, but an 8 means its off to a pretty good start. The intro in particular was the bit that resembles the track that inspired this, "Green Crumble" the most (seriously, check it out), so I think foregoing influences and just doing my own thing may be the better course of action from now on in terms of sound.