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[[DX] Inspiration]

Decent work.

For the most part I really like the drum beats and strings. I honestly think it would have been better if you added vocals though :p

The leads you chose are okay, but i notice that this song is kinda off key in some spots...

Here's what I suggest:
- This seems a bit busy, and the drum beats sound a bit generic
- The melody is pretty repetitive, and this song could use some dynamics
- The drums don't sound to great when everything breaks away, and they are heard by them-self for that couple seconds
-Honestly this track seems like it was done pretty fast, and lazily. (Really take time on a song, and work on it for more than a day if you're really feeling inspired.

Keep at it buddy!
~Dj Sonik

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dx5231 responds:

Yeah, I made this song pretty quickly, I started this in one day and finished on the next one, because whenever I take too long to make a track, I usually get bored of it. Since I actually wanted to make something after this long time without procrastinating A LOT, I tried to do it fast. What a lazy fuck I am.

Yeah I know how simple the drums are, I should've worked better on that. And lol yeah I don't know what I was thinking when I made the song break away totally with only the drums being played.

And well, I have some problems with making the songs non-repetitive. Well, I guess I should actually rap over the next song I make. Now, I just gotta get a decent mic, and write some decent rhymes.

[(ESTAR48) Mirrored Memories]

Chill

I'm getting down to this, but I'm also realizing this piece is rather minimal. Hip-hop generally tends to be kind of in-your-face, one way or another. The piano melody seems like it works pretty well, and I see where you were going with the strings...

If I could make a couple suggestions though:
- I definitely think that the drums need more here; Hip-Hop is built around a hard-hitting drum-beat, phat bass-line, and great vocals.
- The drums realllllly need some attention, and the mixing could use some fine tuning as well.

Overall; not a bad submission, but this definitely needs a few changes before I can really classify it as an EPIC piece.

Keep at it though, you're not too far off!
~Dj Sonik

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ESTAR48 responds:

thanks for your advice, yeah i know my song could be better, im new in this genre so i have to expand my skills in this, im just exploring, its new to me, but i really appreciate you like this, and yeah im thinking on putting some rap verses and some vocals ;)

[PianoStep (*demo*)]

Woahhh, I didn't see that coming!

I really enjoyed how this song starts out rather simple, but grows into somthing rad as fckkk. The build-up is powerful, and really gets the overall hype of everything flowing well! The drop is hands down amazing, and I love everything about it (besides the sudden cutoff).

Things I would have done differently:
- The piano sample at the beginning is a bit cheezy sounding
- The vocals get drowned out pretty bad at the climax of the build up
- omg finish it; right when it gets good... it ends :L

Great work in progress, but I want moar!
~Dj Sonik

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[Antiskill- Balearic Dreams]

Really enjoyed this song for the ambient aspects

The string samples really seemed to complete the beginning melody of the song really well. I surrounding ambiance, and rain samples really gave me a melancholy feeling. I can almost visualize a dark city shrouded in grey clouds, and dark auras.

The driving trance beat really took me by surprise in this song, I was rather impressed by the dynamic elements of this tune! I also really enjoyed the addition of the flute in this as well, very nice.

Things I would change:
- This tune is great, but kind of repetitive; I really found myself wanting something different around 6 minutes in. The changes to the melody were subtle, but I started to feel like the point was starting to get lost. (work on creating that great gradual build up, but try not to forget the payoff :P)
- I would have loved to hear more percs, hits w/ delay, and more complicated rhythms as well

Overall; there are some great aspects to this song, and some not so great ones...
Just try to work out those kinks, and you've got an amazing piece of work here :D

~Dj Sonik

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YakovlevArt responds:

yeah i know what you mean. When i produced this I was just letting go and naturally making a track that i thought felt nice. I know what your talking about "after 6 mins" I really could have done more.I guess I was so entranced by the melody and samples I was afraid to change...
I'll definitely take your advise into consideration.
Thanks a lot for the review!

[Samurai Warrior]

Have to agree with Haggard here

This is a great piece, but it doesn't remind me of Samurai Warriors but nice anyway :p. This really reminds me of over-field/ battle music for a game like Zelda. I instantly picture a warrior riding his horse across the plains as sundown begins to blanket an endless field of green, beautiful :].

I really enjoyed the orchestral samples in this piece, they really seemed to give off a sense of Urgency/ Gradual Progression; simply great work :)

Things to look at:
- Some of the samples you used seemed to be a little cheesy sounding; I wasn't in love with all of the string samples you chose, but the song still works.
- The percussion in this was a tad minimal for my taste
- If you really want to nail that Oriental sound; Research Pentatonic scales, and look for some realistic sounding Japanese instrument samples :)

Overall... Great effort!

~Dj Sonik

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BenTibbetts responds:

All right--thank you for the review. I will work on building my collection of sample libraries and consider your advice. :)

[[It's Alive!]]

Pretty dope!

I really loved the electro-housy feel that you captured with this song, and right in time for halloween! :D The patterns, effects, and drums are all really killer in this piece! The vocal work was very well done, and I think you did very well capturing that hard-hitting house feel. using that Frankenstein groan as a sample in the break was a dope idea! :]

Things I would have done differently:
- Although I loved the patterns you wrote out, I don't completely agree with all of the sample choices you made for the electro break. (Not necessarily a bad thing)
- The leads you used seem to be a tad muddy, some good eq work could clean this up nicely!

Overall, greatttt work dude! :D
~Dj Sonik

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[A&b - You Got To Go (miii Rmx)]

Interesting take on the original.

I liked the overall ambiance of this track, and the breakbeats were definitely very chill. The samples you chose were very nice, and airy. The vocals stayed in sync with everything very well, and the string samples in the background were also a nice touch.

Things I would focus on more:
- The vocals seemed to be bogged down by the surrounding instruments in some spots
- That main snare hit seemed to bug me a tad
- The sample feedback gets a little out of hand @ 3:10 and rings out pretty loudly for the next 20 seconds; I get what you were going for and I like it... but eq that feedback down a tad, and try to make it a bit more of a background noise
- The bells at the end of the song are pretty generic sounding (layer, layer, layer)

Overall though, good effort.
~Dj Sonik

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MobiusIII responds:

Thanks for the constructive criticism. Glad you took the time to check it out!

[<MWA> - Undercover]

Creative!

The intro sounded very progressive, and I really enjoyed how unique it was! The scattered voices and soft synths really took me away, well done. :D Honestly this reminded me of something by The Mars Volta up until the drums came in.

I was really impressed by the build/ break around 1:17 though, bringing the voices back into dominance before the break was absolutely superb! The following "airy" break was also something to be noted as well, really great stuff.

The leads really topped this piece off; I was really reminded of old school video games around 2:30-3:00 though, really amazing ambiance.

Overall, there's not too much I would change about this peice; maybe just some changes to the drums...

Great work my friend!
~Dj Sonik

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mjattie responds:

Hey DJ Sonik,

I'm glad you like the different elements you like :) and I agree that the drums are a bit repetitive and could use some help.

thanks for the review

[Skydive (Unfinnished clip)]

Smooth :p

The piano sounds, synths, and effects all sound pretty nice here. The drums could use a bit more "Umph" for this kind of house music, but I still dug the overall feel of everything. The bass-line came in at just the right time, and really helped breathe some life into this track. The bell-like samples also sound pretty nice here, but the melody that they follow seems like a bit much (makes things sound a tad busy)

Things I would focus more on:
- I noticed that you didn't use many perc instruments, and the overall ambiance of this piece seemed to be a bit stale (Moar percs with delay/ Side-chaining)
- This piece sounds a tad busy in a couple spots due to the lack of side-chaining; Don't be afraid to make your drum samples a little more dominant :)

Overall, great effort bro!
~Dj Sonik

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[Insan - Monster In The Mirror]

Dark sounding :o

The intro was different,but I really enjoyed the rather "Dark-sounding" samples that you used for this piece. The melodies in this also complemented the overall ambiance of the track very well.

This song reminded me a lot of the music from the "Haunted Mansion" level in Super Mario 64; The subtle creepy undertones, dark samples, and distant sounding drums made for a really great (creepy sounding) song!

Overall; great effort!

~Dj Sonik

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Insanctuary responds:

Thankyou. I'm always in it for a mixing sanity along with insanity.