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[fly Swatter [RM]]

I wasn't feelin it man.

I appreciate the attempt, man, but i just dont think this is the path for you. You have talent, just explore different areas, and apply it elsewhere. Nice shot man!

[Moving On by 5U8L1M1N4L]

very promicing!!!

I LOVE THE PIANO LOOP MAN, very catchy. ur just gunna wanna look at some volume and velocity changes, manly velocity. this is to make the track sound more accousticly made, and less robotic. ik its done with synthesizers, but adding some effects like reverb and stuff, will make it sound more pleasing to the ear, but you have a knack for creating melodies, man, keep it up!

5U8L1M1N4L responds:

thanks man, ya when I play this song live on an acoustic piano it sounds a lot nicer. I definitely need to clean this up a little and add a little something to it. Thanks for listening

[-| Drop |-]

getting there!

EPIC INTRO! I LOVE IT. maybe add another lead earlier?
maybe some square waves?
thats what i was feeling.
or a detuned saw. but i loved that pad creeping up from underneath. you really need to have pads carry your bottom, unless you have reverb on a lot of your synths to give it depth. pads are good if youre not that great with effects. but i liked that whole 8 bit thing! that was cute.
...the only thing that sorta pissed me off was the outtro. its not just u bro, so many people are getting bad at concluding their songs. i hope im not one of those people!! but you've gotta take more time planning the conclusions of your song. otherwise, people will be like wtf is this guy doing, but to me, a musician, it kinda means the same thing + it leaves me thinking that this guy was like SCREW IT IM DONE!
i mean the song had too many great elements to not be concluded properly.
work on it man, you have a lot of potential!

[P.h.Dill - Dreams]

oh boy, here come the 4/4 drums! this gon' be good

i like every thing but the part where the synth comes in. you could have given some epic intro man! everything was leading up to an epic part. if there were vocals, that intro would have been epic, but there werent, so you've gotta start different than that man. i mean, you had the 4/4 beat goin and everything, i thought, mannn, this guy isnt gunna disappoint, but you kinda did. dont worry, you'll get better. and the cut off....really?
i mean, you could have ended it with some epic steampunk effect, man, everything was building up to that. or maybe a reverse steampunk after a steampunk?
yeah, that would be AWESOME. DO THAT. DO THAT. RIGHT NOW. IDC WHERE YOU ARE. JUST DO IT. or i will :)
jk, man, good luck.
you have so much potential!

Thebigdill responds:

Hey thanks a lot man... i really don't know what you mean by steampunk..?

However this is not finished, i only worked on this for a few hours :)

i think i will be working on it much longer, sorry to disapoint you, i should have put WIP.

Thanks for the review XD

[Sonic Drowning in METAL]

i like the idea,

but come on man, this is not really considered a song. more in the loop category.
it was kinda painful on the ears. and dont say thats what metal sounds like, cuz its not.

DruoxtheShredder responds:

Looks like someone drowned too much in Sonic 1.

[Tasty Feeling]

1 REALLY MINOR THING, AND YOU'LL BE THERE!

everything was there, just not the guitar.
change the amp settings a bit, and you'll have it perfect.

gnrbl responds:

I forgot the amp settings I used for the original recording, but I know what you're talking about. The tone could use a little pre-production tweaking.

[Abridged]

ugh, i did my best listening to the whole thing

you really gotta work on your intros, man.
that intro was terrible. and music's not all about effects either, you need to start out with a melody that carries out through the whole song, otherwise people arent gunna wanna keep listening to it.
i used to think the same as you, "if i change themes a lot, and change the melody a ton, its gunna make the song a lot a greater, but really, it totally kills it.
Why do you think orchestral music isnt as popular as it was in the classic period?
(ps, im in several orchestras, so i know what im talking about)
its because people couldnt grasp on to a main beat. it kept changing up and the theme got different throughout the song, like a story. back in the day that was great, but nowadays, simplistic with a lot of depth can get you far. but just dont make it too simple. and believe me, i know what im talking about, i hear from fellow musicians all the time about how i have great intonation and i know how to add serious depth to tracks. check a few of mine out, idk if they'll help you, but they should give you a little basis on what you need. maybe try a little reverb?

but i can see potential.

the song repeated, and im hearing those annoying tempo increaces again...
god, please dont make that mistake again. i mean, maybe if you used a different synth for that part sure, but i couldnt really grasp on to melody at that part yet, so please dont use stupid effects like that too early before ppl can even predict what the next notes will sound like.
stupid mistake, but im sure you'll get better in time.
i see something in you, you just gotta change up your style a bit.

5kyLight responds:

Hey,
This was my first attempt at a genre like this, obviously it's not gonna be perfect. Looking back on it, I agree with you about the tempo changes. It was a stupid idea. However, the whole "change melodies a lot" thing is everything in this genre. The whole point is to start out with an intro, drop down to just the melody, build up again, and then at the climax of the build you bring in a big bassline with pounding drums. Then it drops back down to the part from the beginning to keep the song from slipping into monotony, then builds and brings back the lead bass until the song ends. That's how electro works, so sorry if it's not your style of music :P
If you listen to one of the ambient tracks I made, they are "simplistic with a lot of depth". The thing is, that's just not what you're aiming for when you're trying to make a good electro track. Thanks for reviewing with your opinion but I guess you just don't listen to this kind of music very much. :P

[Cyprus (SkyLight Remix)]

lmao, browser based audio tool

come on man!
no excuse!
you should at least have fruityloops or something!
you should really wait until you get something good before u just start posting stuff on here.
i didnt start posting until i had work that made it into a 4.5 catagory right away.
anyways, man, i hope you get what you need, cuz from what i hear in this track, you have potential.

5kyLight responds:

I agree. The thing is, I used to use Reason 5.0 on my Mac laptop but then it crashed and I lost everything, so until I get a new one I'm gonna be just using Audiotool :P

[Metal Curse]

meh

there wasnt enough substance.

[Red Sky 2011]

meh, could have been better.

i liked the change in velocity. but thats not just what the musics about.
you've gotta have depth, otherwise its boring.
consider using the upper register. and you really couldnt cut out the music that first time, there was barily enough holding me on to keep listening as it was, so the fact that it stopped made it worse.
youve gotta put more in there man.