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[my random guitar outburst]

Crazed performance

You've got some mad licks, there's no doubt about that. You should look into joining a band (if you're not already in one). If you are already in a band, we'd like to hear some of the groupwork.

Ash4792 responds:

well i would love to join a band, but i'm only 14 and i live in a small town in the uk so there aren't many musicians around here. However, when i'm older i am thinking of mmoving to london or cornwall where there is more of a music influence.

PS. thanks for the great review :D

[Cold V.1.0]

Simply awesome

This piece has that very original feel to it. It's almost Silent Hill meets a modern horror movie feel, and would go great in just about any dark film of flash.

Kudos to you.

pitbulljones responds:

Thanks for the review, well im glad you feel it's original, i don't like to imitate, images of horror i see. nice that people take different things from tunes.

thanks again

[~On-yX~ Tension]

Simple but it works

It has a moving rhythm, although there's not really much to it but a synth rhythm and drums.
If I could make a recommendation, add more to this piece. Maybe layer a pad or something and add a baseline. Your synth rhythm does establish a bassline, but I think it wouldn't hurt to throw in a sub bass or something to support it.

On-yX responds:

Cool, I've got some ideas for the song now :)

[OX~ Game Over (Full)]

Good piece, though not epic

While this is a good, original, and kicking piece, it lacks substance.

What I would recommend is keeping what you have, but layering more with it, even if it has to sit in the background. There just needs to be more presence within the piece to add texture to this foreground lead you're running.

All in all, though, it's a good piece.

On-yX responds:

Aha! so thats why my songs are boooring! Thanks :D

[==(SMB3- Warp Sky)==]

Some real thought was put into this

I have to say, I don't think I've heard as interesting of a rendition as this in some time.

The mixing was flawless as well as well compressed. The composition of it was quite original, along with the use of synths to create a darkened ambience.

Great job, SBB! Keep it up!

Buoy responds:

Well glad you liked it! You're right about me putting thought into this- actually it's the only track I think I could remix well, as it's usually played in the sky (it's the music playing in the warp zone which is in the sky rite) in it's original state :D

[You Died (final)]

Nice!

This piece is not only well composed, but it's also mixed to absolute perfection.

Gotta love rock songs that are political in more ways than one. If you have an album, I'd be interested in buying it.

Keep up the good work.

Adeth responds:

Haha, yeah, it's a hate song, made kind of general so that anyone can relate. Thanks alot for the feedback, I'll get more uploaded tomorrow and the next.

[Why Emo Sucks -in just 4 hours]

Not bad, but not great

I know your thoughts on it (judging from the description), so I probably won't say anything that hasn't already occured to you.

I do, however, have to commend you for your vocal recording skills. I still haven't gotten that perfected yet. The problem in this song doesn't lie in the vocals, but in the music.

The composition's not thorough, and the guitars are nowhere near as loud and forefront as they should be. Furthermore, FL Slayer is the worst fucking VSTi ever for guitars (although I'm sure other people know worse ones).

So, twas a noble effort, but at least you recognized that it's not exactly the best work you've done.

jrayteam6 responds:

Your certainly right, and like I said, we wrote this crap in four hours, and I wrote the music in about 1, so I didnt bother trying to make the guitars sound good. I do have to disagree with you though, you can make Slayer sound good if you put some effort into it, listen to some of my other stuff - thats all slayer - but yeah, thanks for checking it out dude, I appreciate it.

[TAA--The Final Battle!]

Great Piece

I can tell the booms were peaking before they were clipped; that's not good in the realm of mixing. There are ways to EQ and compress these sounds to give them the forefront punch without compromising their sound.

Altogether, though, the composition was genius and worthy of the title "Final Battle". It really drives with a sort of battle-like madness.

Keep it up!

TheAmateurAnimator responds:

Yes, I noticed that the booms sounded a little bad--but by the time I did notice, I had already closed down my FL Studio demo >:( I've got to get some cash.

Thanks for the high score and review, though--I really appreciate it.

[My Harmonica]

Not bad

First of all, everyone's going to expect a harmonica with that title, but that's beside the point.

Anywho, the way your mixing is set up makes it feel like the synths and drums are two ballparks playing in the same song; that's not necissarily bad, it's just something that stands out. The drums have great compression applied to them, but either they should come down a bit in volume or the synths should be brought up. Not to mention a melodic synth wouldn't hurt. This piece sounds like a good body without a head.

Altogether though, you have something to work with, so I'd say keep it up!

VegetarianMeat responds:

Hah, ya, I just choose the title cause it sounded neat, and it was the first thing that came to my head when I was thinking of a name. Thanks for the review, and I agree, I really should of turned up the volume on the synth.

[Something To Remember (Stigz)]

Well composed, but vocal mixing needs work

The composition of the song is good. It's not mundane like most rap songs these days where I know I can recreate the songs and make them better in less than an hour. This actually has some creative application to it that makes me want to hear more (note that this is coming from someone who's not necissarily fond of hip hop).

The vocals are good. You have well plotted lyrics as well as rhythm, but the mixing of those vocals need work. Firstly, there's a way to rig up a fake pop filter (used to absorb the vocal punches from annunciating p's, b's and t's. Use panty hose or a sock around your microphone. Also, always double up each vocal track for volume integrity and apply some vocal compression to bring out the richness of them.

Otherwise, you have some good stuff coming through here. It's definitely got potential to be famous.

StigzMusic responds:

I really appreciate the critique. I will definately use those tips next time, or maybe go back and fix the vocals on my songs with them..

Thankyou very much.