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[Kaleidocinema]

Very long

-It's quite understandable for the bit-rate to be low with the sheer length of this song. Try limiting your work to somewhere between 3-5 minutes so you don't have to worry about bit-rate and can upload higher quality tracks.

-It's a bit too frenetic and fast paced overall through the song. There weren't enough breaks or additional slow elements to balance out the drums.

-Even with that aspect I did like how eerie it felt in the later stages of the song. It has potential to have a flash video made for it if someone took the time to build around it.

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shizeet responds:

Yeah, normally I don't compose stuff nearly this long. But I also rarely set time limits for most of my stuff - just keep on going until I feel it's fairly finished heh. The criticism about lack of breaks and such is understandable; I did want to have some less groove driven, slower parts, but the program I used for this is rather "gridlocked" so it's kind of hard to do that convincingly without recording it live. Thanks for the review.

[Mother.]

Well

-I think you did a really sweet thing for your mother. Mom's do a lot of work and they need some appreciation every now and then.

-Nice melody that is very light and heart warming. There is much variety as far as keys used which is good since it makes it more enjoyable to listen to.

-It would sound much better if it was mastered in an audio program. Not sure which key of the piano it was but it sounded a little off to me. Other than that it's simple and doesn't need anything changed as far as song make-up.

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Calamaistr responds:

No idea how to master but lately ive been tampering around a bit with reverb, cant say i like it though so i wont use it more often but atleast ive been trying to get a bit better at FL again i guess.

Thanks for the review.

[[dB] Isolation]

Well

-It's hard to judge trance since it tends to have a continuous melody overall. I liked how you incorporated cymbals at key points in the song. It's an underused instrument that only can help add more of a dynamic kick to everything else that you are doing.

-I'd still like to point out that it is very repetitive in the melody. Try changing it up. It will only make the song more memorable if it has twists and turns that nobody expects. Undertones maybe (I personally like this sort of touch). It's subtle but it can dramatically change how a song can play through your mind.

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Decibel responds:

Thanks for your input, I will get to work as soon as possible :D

[Mass FX]

Miscellaneous

-It really isn't true techno so I would think of it more as just a miscellaneous song. It mixes and matches elements from a couple different genres so it's hard to classify.

-Very nice build-up by increasing the volume while keeping primarily the same beat and melody throughout. Brought about by the fade at about a minute to bring it back to where it was at the start. I felt it gave it a dimension of change. It allowed you to bring it back at a much higher level than it was at before.

-The ending was just dragged out too long for it to be a loop. I would suggest cropping off un-needed parts of songs in the future.

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KieranNG responds:

It's Acid Techno.

[Fulfillment Part 1]

Yes

-First song that I have listened to today with actual effort that really shows. The intro just pumps and gets into your face. At :47 the piano only helped with this even more.

-Nice pace having it go up and then go right back down. I felt it gave it a nice tempo that felt a little progressive.

-The solo felt a little underdone and could of had some undertones or a follow up of the same notes in the background.

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WizMystery responds:

Thanks for your review!

I'll always put effort into my submissions, otherwise I'd feel there wouldn't be a point in making them :P

There are actually undertones in the background, but with little mixing skills I couldn't bring them up without them taking over the other instruments. I'll have to learn mixing from scratch, or use multiple project files per track.

[requiem fo' a dream DNB RMX]

Ehh :(

-Honestly this remix had a lot wrong with it. I know how difficult it is to remix a song with that much already going on at once. The intro clashes a bit to begin with and doesn't get alleveated too much when the actuall drum and bass elements begin.

-At times the violin seems a bit off and sounds like it needs tuning. The cause could be from having used a slightly different note. I'm not entirely sure though.

-Overall the song seemed too cluttered and had a tad too much repetitiveness for it to sound good to me.

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jpgregorio responds:

thx, the "Violin"(it was strings :P) melody was from a midi, i tried not using it but i not really good at remaking melodies by hearing them. it was just a thing i did for fun, so it obviously was gonna be like that, if i actually put time in it (like i did in the "power of drum&bass") it would probably be better. well bye now.

[dubstep wip]

Well

-The wobble in the short loop had a nice reverberating touch to it where it doubled over. It complimented the kick of the drum nicely.

-It comes in nice with the first six seconds of audio but the break in between wobbles sounds a bit awkward to me and could of benefitted from a different drum combination.

-The abrupt end makes it seem like you just left it and never came back to it. I usually don't like work that isn't finished. If you ever get the time to you should.

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SessileNomad responds:

i had never worked on a wobble before, so i decided to throw it up here for input on it, generally my wips have a lot more work on them :)

[Deep in the <3 of Us (instr)]

Well

-I think you did a nice job overall of mixing things up as far as the pace goes. Many different chord combinations, subtle use of the drums, finger snaps, and slight static( I liked it even if it might not of been intentional).

-It came in a bit light for me though. I think the guitar could of been brought in a little earlier.

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MarkArandjus responds:

The static was intentional, I just felt like it would bring some warmth to the sound :)
Thanks for reviewing!

[Our Nova Pt. 2]

Pt.2>Pt.1

-This is one great example of when slower is better. It brings everything out in full swing.

-I really enjoy the deeper tones that you added to the same melody. It gives me the impression of a whistling wind coming through. Brushing your troubles away and as you say "start anew".

-In my opinion it is much better than the first installment since it gives you a little time to relax and listen to the song rather than trying to keep up with the song.

-I honestly couldn't find anything that had an issue in this one. It's very versatile too for the fact that it will work for a lot of things which makes it very likely to be used in other people's work.

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DJ-Chilvan responds:

Thanks! This is one of the reviews I've been looking for! I totally agree, I like this one way more than part one, but the majority of NG thinks otherwise for some reason. Yea, I love the melody here. It's actually not the same, but its similar, using the same note sequences (like D, C#, then A; G, F#, then D; and my favorite, A, G then F#). Also, both songs are in D major. In this song, I arpeggiated the melody so it has more rhythm and spice.
Yea, I know you had no issue with this one. That's what I've been wanting to hear. I tried my absolute best, to make this my best song yet. And it is. But its kinda odd how part one is doing a lot better than this one.
Yes, hopefully this would be used in other people's work! If you know of anyone who is willing to have any of my songs in their work, just persuade them to!

Thanks for the nice review!