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[~Crazy Bass 2012~]

this song has gotten more downloads than i've gotten listens to any of my songs.
about 1500 was the higest for me, and you top that by 400.
thats impressive. i like the repetitive catchy beat too :)
Good job.

keosni391 responds:

Thanks man! :)

[Konax - Transformers]

s'not really pro.
you really gotta work on that piano line in the beginning. work with the velocity on each notes, otherwise, it sounds too computer-ish. it could even use some reverb.
and you might wanna look at editing the drum line too. there's definitely some room for high hats.

the strings were a little rough, but when ur starting out, its always hard getting nice sounding strings.

good first post, though :)
ill be sure to check out your stuff in the future.

[My dog's name is Pancakes]

See, you don't need to be a music production genius to make a fantastic song!
I really dig the simplicity. that's what gets people into it at the beginning. Moreover, you kinda start out with a "verse" type melody in the beginning. What i mean by that is simple; if you simply take the melody you chose and put words in place of the synth (as if someone was singing that line) you'd probably end up doing one verse of the entire song.
So what I think you could do to make everything sound even better is to take that "verse" loop, and after a few loops of that, maybe kick into a "chorus" type loop. Since i've already explained what I meant by "verse" loop, you could probably infer what I mean by "chorus" loop as well :) you smart guy.
anyway, great job on the song, and keep me posted for new ones.
definitely check out some of mine, too. I appreciate all the support I get from everybody on newgrounds. There what got me 3 best tracks ever :)

Keep it fresh
-Live Carbon

Barrellaj responds:

lol I love you

[Through Thin Air]

I like it man :)
I feel pretty lazy right now, so i probably won't be giving you a full in depth review, but what i will tell you is:
-I saw you try to take advantage of that reverse clap, and while it sounds cool, there is much more "wow" when only used a few times. im not saying only include one or two claps, but you do need one after every single clap. this starts to lose its "wow" factor, and makes it regular, and nothing special(almost on the brink of annoying, but not quite)

-you can't ride one melody for 3:27. listen to some other songs and see how they go about, with bridges, change ups, key changes, and everything in between. I'm still learning more about that day after day, and it really helps me out in my music. variety is good!

-the song ends quite abruptly. songs need to have some kind of indicator for the listener, to let them know the song will be ending. this can be done with the cliché fading out, some variation in synth work (some extra notes here or there, or a quick change up with some notes in the melody), and so on and so forth. Those are just a few ideas, however.

But, I really enjoy your work, so keep treking man!
I'll see if I can check out any of your newer stuff, and see what you've came up with since this.

[Overdrive]

mcnibs96
Rated 3 / 5 stars
KillinMyFriends
Rated 2.5 / 5 stars
7DannyBoy7
Rated 2.5 / 5 stars
This is just an example list of people that have no idea what they're talking about.
You really rocked it here.
There's really no limit to what you can do with music, and not enough categories to classify everything in.
You don't judge based on where it fits in a musical genre, but you judge it based on whether it was dope or not, and this, my friend, was absolute dope.

aaronmusslewhite responds:

Lol thanks for your support. Those kind of comments were inevitable with it becoming any kind of popular. Some people wanna hang on to the older sound, that's fine, it's just not really my style. Glad you and most people seem to like it tho, thanks!

[The Duo that Traveled]

u might wanna work on those guitar vsti's or whatever you use to give it a more realistic, but you did a very good job with the drums. the only thing i could say is you could have given the high hat a little more work in blending. but otherwise a nice job.

Jade-the-X9ian responds:

Thanks! ^_^

I'll practise using the gituare programme more, then. That really helps.

[Feinei - Moral High Horse]

I thought it was pretty good; it was a pretty solid, basic beat to start you out at the get go.
Take the knowledge you have already, and apply some more variation to the loops, otherwise, its not really a song, more of a loop.
Make some of your own drum fillers, bass drops, melodic patterns, other types of variation; it's absolutely limitless!
I see that you already have talent, and trust me, from experience, im not the best, im no expert, i've been doing this for years and im no where near perfection, but i do know that it does take years to get where I am.
However, I'm straying from the point. What I would recommend for someone in your position in sequencing would be looking at automation and different kinds of envelopes. They work differently for every kind of sequencing program on the market, so you know what to do! Use the trusty interwebs and look up things like automation, or envelopes. It will definitely change the way you look at, approach, and do your sequencing. It will give you so many more options you couldn't get without them. It definitely helps when your making transitions, bridges, and verses, so that you don't lose the rhythm and beat of the song while going from one idea to the next; it allows everything to blend into one continuous story!

I hope you take a look at some of these things and apply them to what you're already doing, because you've already shown you have so much potential! I look forward to hearing your tracks in the future :)

-Live Carbon

Feinei responds:

Thank you for the opinion, it is noted and I will look into it.
You're also spot on that I have difficulty with transitions, it's basically the one part of every song that gives me trouble.

[inspired by air]

NEEDS EXPANSION!

i like the progression, but you gotta add something to it!
its like you forced your godsend child to come out prematurely, and this caused him to be a stillborn.
theres so much more you can do with this line, if you expanded it even further, you could make a full length song. you need some bass, and everything. it'd be a pretty good club/house/dance track.

[Stencils - Believe]

i like it.

:) i really like the dedication of this song.
to amp it up, you can put in a bit of background noise so it doesnt get dry.
otherwise, good job :)
chord progression was well chosen.
stay strong.

SteNcils responds:

Thank you, that really, really does mean a lot (:

[Eric Freeman - See You Around]

Bass. More Bass.

This song is a great song by itself, it really, really needs a bass line though..
if you just include that, it would have so much more potential.