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Well to be honest, I hate hip hop, but this doesn't sound like hip hop. I like the ambiance in this song. It's a little creepy, but in a good way. Nice work :D 9/10, 5/5
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I don't have many ambient tracks, specifically because they get tiring when you listen to them after a while. However, this song is different. Even if all the same notes were playing for a while, there was always something subtle, but still noticeable going on in the background.
The song was nice to listen to, and pleasing to the ear. Balancing was done exceptionally well, and all the channels fit well together. Great work on this!
The ending sounded great, even though all it was was fade out. It just sounded right for the song, when it doesn't sound right for so many others.
Definitely going into my music library, great job!!
Author's Response:
Wow thanks for the in depth critique and review. I did try my hardest to make all the different sounds and textures mix well together so that you could pick them out of the mix if you wanted to. Glad it was pleasing to your ears.
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I've tried tackling sytrus before, and there's just too much there I don't understand. It's a very complicated synthesizer, and I don't understand much of anything in it, except for the very basics like attack time, release time, etc.
Since I can't do much with Sytrus, I usually am forced to use the presets, with many effects to get the sound I want, and use smaller synthesizers like 3xOSC.
Anyway, I love the intro of the song. It really sounds great. I'm not as much of a fan of the tune during the slow parts. Not that it's bad, just not my taste.
You did an excellent job with the fade ins and fade outs, putting the volume of the right instruments at just the right amount, making it sound very polished. The drums were also excellent during these times.
I don't know why, but the song seemed much shorter than it was. It was over really quick, and you could have added more. But other than that, I loved the song. 5/5, 9/10, and a download. ;)
Keep making music!
Author's Response:
I suppose it felt short because each part was split up around equal length. Since the sound changed each time it made the song seem short even though its around 2min long.
The reason I didn't add more is I didn't want it to be overly repetitive and the 2Min mark seemed sufficient.
I will certainly keep making music. Thanks for the lengthy review.
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Loops well, and has a great theme to it. Would work excellent in an electronic game. Nice job!!
My only complaint would be the recorded "0" and "1". They didn't sound like you did anything to them, and I felt like you could have gotten a much more fiting sound through the use of a vocoder or phaser. It's kind of awkward when most of the main sounds fade out, and all you hear is this person saying 0011011010101000111 etc. :P
Other than that, it's a great song!
Author's Response:
well I LIKE my monotonous voice! :P
thanks for the review!
-shawn-
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I thought the beginning was way too chaotic, and that the instruments didn't blend well together.
Good song though. ;)
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I really liked the chords on the piano, they really sound great together. Then again, almost everything sounds good in a minor key ;)
I thought the song was kind of repetitive though, and would have liked to see more buildup, and some new tunes in it. Good job, though :D
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Love the drums, they fit well together.
The tune sounds great, but I was disappointed it was only a loop. I could hear this breaking down and having a sweet lead guitar playing the tune.
Reminds me of a Viper slithering, for some reason ;)
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Although the FL Guitars aren't the best sounding in the world, you made some pretty cool sounds out of them. I didn't think the tune was very catchy, though. Perhaps if you had an accompaniment playing higher notes?
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"Generic FL Channels makes it so-so"
Sorry to be the one to tell you this, but basic FL Studio channels are easy to identify. The song was pretty good, but it didn't change too much throughout. Dynamics are very important in music, varied volume levels, panning, and your song seemed to have almost none. Your instruments were either playing, or not.
Even a few effects on an instrument can make it much more enjoyable to listen to. The default drums are not very good, and by switching them alone, it would have been much better.
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I wasn't a fan of the tune, but the bass of this made it sooo much better. You also did some excellent lead ins with the percussion, which brought the score up a lot higher.
Author's Response:
Whoa, didn't think the percussion was that amazing, but I guess it did have some nice flair to it. Thanks! The bass definitely kicks it up a notch :P
-ImperfectDisciple
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