Score: 10

"Bangin'"

submission: -[ Panic! ]-

date: December 21, 2006

Lol, a full length DSM song is 1.5 minutes ;-)

This track absolutely pwns all your others by leik 13 times.

Awesome song, I have not many complaints except for the quality. Obviously you have GB so you are restricted from making too good a song, but you make the best of the crap that you have. When life gives you a lemon, make music.

There was also a bit of clipping throughout the song. Turn down the master a tad bit to fix that easily ;)

5/5 BEST EVAR!!!1
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Score: 8

"better"

submission: Silencer V2 [WIP]

date: December 18, 2006

Well, I can certainly hear where you improved the song from the last draft.
-The guitar is still yucky. You made a few improvements, but I still don't like it.
+The bass stayed the same, really. Still a plus.
-The drumbeat wasn't diverse enough.
_-=HERE's A TIP FOR YA=-_
At one point the snare drum plays on 2 and 4, and on the 8th and 10th 16th notes. Those 8th and 10th should be played on a quieter "ghost" snare.
_-=END TIP=-_
+The samples were better. They were still lacking IMO, but they were better.
-I can still hear a lot of unwanted distortion going on. Turn down the volume, man! Smooth out the frequencies to get rid of the annoying clipping sound.
+Melody still good ;-)

4/5 Keep working at it!
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Score: 3

"Oh my god D:"

submission: SpK*) - Doureng

date: December 18, 2006

This sounds like a very bad remix of Blood Sugar. Oh wait - it is! ROFL.

Soo here's my points:

Drums: the bg percussion was OK, but the kick and snare were awful. The kick was way too long and boomy. Find something more short and punchy. The snare was bad, too. It sounded like a brush hit sample. I could also barely hear it in the mix. Put some higher frequencies on it, also.

Bass: There were a few bass sounds. There was a a really low distorted one, which was kind of annoying. Then there's a higher, more percussive bass. That's a good bassline, you just need more sustain on the bass, and more high end harmonics.

Synth: I could barely hear it or any of its high frequencies. Turn it up and distort it a tad bit more, and you'll have a pretty good lead.

You really butchered Blood Sugar, good job xD

2/5 I know I sound harsh, but the meaner I get, the better the review :D
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Score: 10

"Bangin'"

submission: -[ Hard Techno Loop ]-

date: December 17, 2006

Now THAT's some hardcore techno right there ;-)

5/5
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Score: 10

"OMGROXXORZ!!!"

submission: Simple beat..

date: December 17, 2006

lol, jk.

-Use better samples! Those were just generic FL drums. MAEK IT KEWL PLX
-Omg, it doesn't even loop right?
+Nice beat ;-)

2/5 lolcock
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PS Nice profile pic xD

Score: 6

"D: omg"

submission: Silencer

date: December 17, 2006

I have some criticisms for you:
-I've heard that guitar sound WAY too many times. It is a really bad set of guitar samples IMO. Try making a synth that sounds better.
+The bass was pretty good. You got a lot of low frequencies out of it.
+The drum beat was good, but if I was playing that over and over again I would get pretty tired (and bored). Change the drum line every so often to keep diversity on your side.
-Your drum samples are really bad. Try layering different snares on top of each other, and putting more high frequencies (4-6kHz) on the snare. The kick needs some changes as well.
-There seemed to be a lot of clipping and distortion. Turn everything down in the mix to get a better overall sound.
+I like the melody.

So basically, the song is pretty good, but what's playing the song sounds pretty bad (except for the bass).

But seriously, that guitar is pretty awful.

3/5 I hope this helps in your final draft!
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Score: 8

"Reviewing as it plays:"

submission: {dj-N} The Next Phase

date: December 17, 2006

I see you started out with some of your signature trance samples. They kinda throw you off a bit, but it isn't too bad.

Just the bass playing in the intro is too empty and one-dimensional. You should've put some sort of atmospheric effect in there to keep it diverse.

That drum beat is pretty awesome!

The bass is pretty good, but here are some possible improvements:
-Tweak the bass a little more to make it more interesting than pure waveform. It sounds a little plain in DnB. See if you can crank out some super-low frequencies, too.
-The bassline was OK for a general progression, but it got a little boring after a while.

You had nice samples throughout the song. They might have been a little loud in the mix, though.

Same with the string things. They sounded really cool, but were too loud.

This track needs some progression in it! Make a bridge for it or something. It's just too boring!!1

5/5 For your first DnB!
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Score: 10

"Great theme music!"

submission: Rucklo - Hewitt Themesong

date: December 13, 2006

I must say, you hit the nail right on the head with this song. I can totally imagine this in a game!
The openness of the track make it a perfect backdrop for a cartoon-style flash production.

Some of the samples were low in quality, but for once, I think that might have made the song sound even cooler overall, especially as a theme!

The drums could have used more diverse accents, but it doesn't stand out too much.

Great stereo work, also!

5/5 lghfglfghfjg yay
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Score: 7

"Eh"

submission: In the army(fixed)

date: December 11, 2006

Well, there's not much to talk about with this little loop, so I'll try to elaborate as much as possible.

The drum line was pretty cool, very military-style as the name suggests. There was WAAAY too much reverb on it though. The reverb was a good idea for an effect, but it's a little extreme in this song.

I guess this would make a good flash loop.

3/5 Sorry it took me a while to get back to you!
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Score: 8

"OKAY"

submission: {Sunlight}

date: December 10, 2006

This will take a while.

Intro: nice syncopation and delayed arpeggios, it keeps my brain running in circles trying to find the beat. Then it builds up some more with big boomy hits, snare rolls, and reverse cymbals. This makes an amazingly dramatic buildup, good job! Very diverse.

Main/repeated part: this is where the song starts to lose me. I think the bass could be a tad bit louder, but it's probably just me. The drums are pretty good, but they seem to be lacking some high frequencies. I'll talk about that later.
I like the background arp, it's always cool to have one of those keeping the rhythm.
I think the main synth is way too overpowering and loud. It has a lot of high in it, possibly too much. It's like trying to listen to music while flying at 120 MPH in an open-air car. It kinda blows everything else out of the mix.

Bridge: LOLCOCK, SLAPBASS!!! Totally awesome.
The piano and arp keep the original feel of the song, even in the bridge.

FUCK IT, I LIED. IT'S DRUM AND BASS.

Oh, sry, I got distracted by the luring and seducing powers of Pendulum. Back to the song.

EDN: there isn't much progression after the bridge, aside from the short breaks here and there. You could've done something more interesting there. I like the ending, though.

Wierd stuff: there seems to be some sort of effect that you use in all of your songs that make them sound very low-quality. It sounds like it could be LP-filtering, compression, or some other wierd sort of Fruity Loops processing. It takes some of the key frequencies out of the instruments, and makes them sound, well, crappy. Drums and bass seem to be most affected by this effect.
This may be something intentional, but personally I don't think it's a very good sound. It makes your songs very unique, but draws away from their quality.

/rave

4/5 lol make me a dnb!
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