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Age/Gender: 18, Male
Location: WinterSprings, FL
Job: musician, animator
"You keep learning more and more about less and less until eventually, you know everything about nothing"
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"You've got a nice piece of work here o_o"
Ok.... I liked the shuffle of the beat that started the song, it brings in a nice intro. The bell-like synth was a nice touch to the song but, it got overused through that part and dulled the experience of it. The "eh eh ehhhhh" s that dotted the intro kinda threw off the song a bit too because it didn't match the key when the pitch dropped and it thew up a question mark :\ The actual words the guy said fit in nicely tho. The saw you brought in at 1:10 was too loud for the rest of that part. It was the right synth, but just too loud. It's like it was screaming at me lol. Same with the lead at 1:30. The soft part you introduced at 2:06 was unexpected! Sounded great tho! You COMPLETELY changed the style from Hardstyle to progressive trance for just a moment that sounded so good, I found myself saying "DAMN that's good." After that tho, the next part seemed kinda empty :\ The audience was a nice effect in it, but it still sounded empty. The way came out of that with the crowd at 3:13 was excellent, hands down. It gave me goosebumps lol. From there on was basically the same as the middle of the song with some slight differences. Work a bit on the volume levels is all I can pretty much say. Even tho IN YOUR FACE is good, it can sometimes be too much.
4/5 (Great song, but it seems to get VERY repetitive as it goes on.)
10/10 (The trance style you stuck in there was awesome, and no less. It balanced out the song's chaos.)
I look forward to listening and reviewing future and past submissions with much anticipation!
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Author's Response:
Whoah thanks for the long review =) I really...Can not, see, how this in ANY way is repetitive...Really...
BUT! Thanks for the compliments, and yesh indeed somethings maybe didnt work for you =P Glad you liked it =P
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"58 channels?! musta been hell to sort through..."
First things first, I finally found a dude that makes my favorite type of techno/dance.... Now for the review:
Good news: you had my head bouncin' from beginning to end >:) The beginning was hard, had a hell of a lot of bounce to it, introduced the beat right away and you just get absorbed into it. At 0:56 the vocal stutter sounded out of place, like it was thrown in there as an experiment, made me go "What was that?". At 1:56, the 16-bit style that you stuck in there was random, but fit in the piece like something would be missing if it WASN'T in there, and the coin effect that you added on was perfect to top it off (made me laugh :3 )
5/5 (My fav style... feels like you're keeping the beat by slamming your head a wall)
10/10 (Ain't gonna bring down the point for the vocal stutter... but work on that a bit more)
Sorry for the long review. What can I say... I'm a critic >:)
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Author's Response:
Lol well the vocal stutter I actually was more lazy than anything. I had it in there originally for the demo because At that point the song ended. When I revisited it and continued I didn't forget to take it out, I was too lazy to try and figure something else to take its place.
I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for the long review!
~Envy
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It had a slow feel to it and it flowed really well. Everything just fell into place without any disruptions to that flow. At 1:43 ,when the strings came in, that was my favorite part. It had a great feel to it that fit into the song REALLY well. Now the song would sound better to me if you put a bit of "action" into it. But considering the title and how the song was built that would probably ruin it.
4/5 (you only get 5/5 if you get 10/10 o_o )
9/10 (the synth that came in at 3:08 was kinda overpowering and covered up the background too much)
If it was rated to what type of music i like it would be lower, but i rate the song not my preferences :)
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Author's Response:
Thank you for the constructiv things, i appreciate it.
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Synth is a bit too loud but the melody is great. You could have more of a background tho. the melody is kinda prominent and could be dubbed down a bit to bring in a second theme.
Good job tho : )
4/5
8/10
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Oh and the guy that reviewed above me is a dick. he fails at living and knowing good music :)
Author's Response:
Thanks for reviewing, I agree when you say the synth is a bit loud,
Im planning on fixing it up a little. Also, i agree it should have something
more in the background, maybe a pad or something, and i could make a second
synth to extend the loop, and make it a full on song. Thanks for voting.
And i agree, He fails at life. =D
-Sm1187
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alright honestly... when i first started listening to this song i thought it was going to be a dull droning song... i have vigorously assaulted myself for thinking so.
The complexity of simpleness is amazing. you have built a skyscraper of a song that looks good and has a superbly sound structure. Only every once in a while do you come across something like this. It has laid back feel that keeps you on the edge of your seat. I love it.
5/5 (for a masterpiece of a trance song)
10/10 (It never gets boring!)
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Author's Response:
Laid back feel that keeps you on the edge of your seat? Deadly, I've been trying to think of a set of words to describe this song, and you finally gave me some :)
Thanks for the review, and the appreciation of the song ;)
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The intro was amazing and caught my attention right away and was catchy. When the bass came in and the melody pulsed along with it, it created the right effect. I got kinda repetitive but since this is a demo, I HOPE it changes a little bit. I dont have much more to say as this is not the full thing, but from what I hear its going well...
I want to hear the rest of it... hurry up lol
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Author's Response:
ok ! i have better stuff to show though lol
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I don't know why you aren't know more. You produce some insane stuff. Usually i critic stuff to the pulp but i don't have anything bad to say, lol. It was excellent. The beat was catchy and the FX were perfect. I wish i could find the bass hits that you are using because it's a hell of a lot of bass and it sounds great. All of your stuff sounds great and is very well done. Do some advertising, lol.
This is one of those songs that FULLY deserve this score!
5/5
10/10
you're on my fav artist list. I wanna hear some more outta you soon :)
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Author's Response:
it's not so much the bass hits, it's the effects and mastering that gives its decadence.
i hardly ever use samples anymore
I really like in one of the reviews I layed out for this he-who-shall-not-be-named who makes cheesy ass happycore, and him calling his lack of mastering an artistic expression, and upon criticising, he then says it's that way because he doesn't use vipzone. lmfao, as if I did.
I haven't used the kick samples from there in nearly 3 years (when I was seeking out new shit back in the day before I even joined the navy), all my shit is just thrown through reverb, filters, distortion, and compression >XD
oh yeah, and actually mastered WHOOPS!!!
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it had a good slow feel to it, but something in the beginning made me cringe... i think it was the brass that started with the strings at the same time. They clashed. Didn't go together. Careful with that. The strings would be ok if they didn't have such heaviness to them... like a running elephant. Otherwise it was good... the drums sounded good too.
Work on the strings
8/10
4/5
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Author's Response:
LOL I kinda noticed that when I played it back, but decided to submit it
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Sytrus is an amasing synth if you just take the time to learn it... most people will look at it and go "...too complicated" when it isn't really. All it takes is a little patience and some imagination. Just about every effect you could want is packed into sytrus. Reverb, Cutoff, Delay, Arping, just about anything. It also helps to learn it if you jsut look at the help section for sytrus. It even supports it's own oversampling (for those who know what that does). Unison is another thing inside sytrus that can help to produce some extraordinary sounds.
So yeah you're right. Some of those presets only scratch the possibilities of Sytrus.
I am glad I heard this and happy you took the time to sit down and learn it because you time produced amazing results.
5/5
10/10
Hi Five!!
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Author's Response:
*Clap* Thanks for the review.
PS that was my high-five.
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This is great... well for what I'm thinking of...
okay... this is a great beginning of an actual song... the cymbal placement is kinda off though you should have it hit on the down beats after the silences... after the 55th second so many possibilities rushed into my head.
Go under Plugin presets>generators>Sytrus and mess with the synth strings and short synths and arps. Also Packs>dance and look at some of the stuff there.
Just think--- no wait dont think... thinking isnt for musicians! You have to feel what should come next! You left the ending just hanging there now you HAVE to do something with it. If you need any help with FL, PM me and ill be happy answer any questions.
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Author's Response:
Thank you so much :] these responses really help me out.
greets, glenn
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