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This piece makes me want to set furniture on fire. Hell, maybe later.
*shrugs
Anyhow, this piece really drives, but not like the average metal piece. This one more drives like a semi truck on fire plows through a trailer park. The guitar riffs are smokin' and very original (at least from what I'm used to with metal). The drums are crazy fast, but believe me, I've heard people play drums like that and it is indeed very believable.
If your other music is as amazing as this, then there's no reason you shouldn't soar to high heights as a metal musician.
Keep it up!
Author's Response:
Thanks for listening man! I know a few drummers who can play this kind of metal which is good. :)
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I would not have thought that anyone could pull off a techno-ish approach to ambient rainforest music. ... until now.
The piece is well versed, catchy, and it flows with such finesse. It almost has a slight feel of adventure while it just covers the spectrum of ambient sounds.
Very good piece and very good work. Keep it up!
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First of all, all of the percussion needs to be set in the background and a better drum sequence in the foreground. The current percussion is not good for driving, but it would be a good complement to a much more clear drum part.
Other than that, I would set the stringed instrument a tad further back into the mix. Also, add a pad in the midsection to fill the gap that's there in the sound spectrum.
Aside from that, this piece sounds like it has the potential to sound great.
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This piece works very well for any ambient horror environment. I am quite curious as to where you acquired the sounds/samples used in this. I've been greatly desiring to get the "feedback" sound that people commonly use in horror.
Not to mention, what sounded like pitch bends on scream sounds was a particularly good touch. However, I would have taken out the stab synth and left this piece to the pads assigned to it.
Author's Response:
Why is it always my oldies that gets rated high?
Well, either way, I didn't use any samples whatsoever, I just discovered how some synths sound sick when they're at a really low pitch.
Thanks for the review!
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This piece begins simple and escalates very well. It drives with the pulsing of heartpounding action, as if there was a chasing scene with a sense of desperation for the person to escape from those who wish to extinguish him.
The drums were awesome in their execution and mixing, although there were some synths that I personally would have set back a little more in the mix and less in the foreground, but it didn't appear to be a flaw -- rather, it seems to be a matter of style.
Awesome job, cornandbeans. Keep `em coming.
Author's Response:
:D thanks!
I tried a bit of compression on the song (as a whole) whereas I probably should have worked on the individual channels. You might have been hearing the sub-bass though, that tends to overpower a bit. But you're right, it is more of a style. Without it, the drums sound weak. And being that it is drum n' bass... yea. :P
Thanks for the review! :)
~cornandbeans
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Wonderfully composed and executed. You play with such finesse, and this piece flows with beauty.
Keep up the good work.
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Although it's very simple, I just really appreciate the humorous originality of the piece.
this is going in my music library.
Author's Response:
Thank you, I appreciate that :)
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This is a very simple piece, but it was obviously designed that way. It flows wonderfully, and has a relaxing spacey mood to it that very much accomplishes its purpose.
Author's Response:
Cool. Glad you like it, and that you could see into it as well as you did :D
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I know that I'm being hypocritical saying this, but the piece can do without the reverb (I'm a reverb whore, so I really can't talk). Considering what it sounds like you were trying to do here I believe it needs to be more foreground with less of the reverb.
It would be good for a chasing scene in an abstract sci-fi movie.
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I would take out the percussion in the very beginning. For starters, real percussionists don't play that fast and jumbled. Secondly, the orchestral instrument samples are not really that great (but I wouldn't nail you on that, because I understand that there's not much you can do about it).
Also, this piece sounded like it didn't really know what style it wanted to be. That is something very fundamental in a song's composition that you as the composer should consider.
I give this piece an "8" score because while I believe it could benefit from better planning and execution, it was still a very valiant effort and I can't deny that for what it is that you did a fairly good job.
Just think about those pointers.
Author's Response:
I somewhat agree with you about the bongos at the beginning, as I now somewhat regret putting them in, however, there is absolutely nothing wrong with them. It's not that jumbled, and any percussionist who considers himself a "professional" can play a rhythm that fast. The only thing that was technically "wrong" with the bongo section was how digital it sounded. Real bongos usually don't sound as good at that speed. Also, they really didn’t fit in with the rest of the song, thus my regret.
Moving on, I’d like to say that this song wasn't supposed to sound like something else. Just because something doesn't sound like a denominative doesn't mean its lame. In fact, we wouldn't be able to enjoy the liberties of modern music if it weren’t for the crazy musicians on the fore front, revolutionizing music as we know it.
Another thing to keep in mind is that I'm playing around right now, seeing what I can do with the program I’m using. I only have three weeks of experience with digital/tonal music, so in case you didn't notice with my other submissions, all I’m doing right now is playing around with different sounds and genres until I can find something that feels right for me.
Still though, I can't knock you for trying to give me some pointers. In fact, I wish more people would leave reviews like yours. However, there's still quite a bit of "review" you left out. The 8 overall was generous, but you still could have been more helpful if you explained why you gave me a 6 for clarity and diversity.
Oh, and about "planning and execution," well you see I'm a drummer. I lay down the rhythm section before I even begin to play around with the melodies, so technically planning and execution are non existent when it comes to my songs. You hit the nail on the coffin there.
Thanks for the review dude!
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