Score: 9
"I like to listen to music loud"
date: February 22, 2008
maybe too loud, cuz that lead synth was killing my ears...
Its better now, turned it down haha. The piano patches you used( I believe I heard electric and acoustic) seemed a tad out of place with the grainy distorted lead, but the melody they played was very pretty and complimented the arp well. I wish the string pad was louder, was really digging the sound of it, barely audible though. strings should really make a song more full. At 1:39 when the electric piano came in for the first time, I think percussion should have come in at the same time, just a basic kick beat. Something to add some flow and built up. Drums variated swell. The melody should be more active at the end of the piece, during the climax. Ended wayyyyy too abruptly for the build it had. I know you liked the effect at the end( twas very cool) but you could have implemented it better.
None the less, a very intresting entertaining piece you got here. Keep it up.
February 22, 2008
Author's Response:
thanks for the critique. it helps to get some second opinions on this stuff - considering I usually am concentrating on just one or two elements at a time instead of taking lots of time to step back and take a look at the big picture.
I think my computer also froze and lost one of my original piano sections and that pissed me off so much i couldn't think straight for like half an hour. i don't know why composing can be difficult and upsetting and yet so satisfying at the same time.