Score: 9

"HMm.."

by: Typhlanar

date: July 8, 2008

I wasnt so sure about th beggining, maybe put a string or something in there to take up the space. I like the synth and melody you used, It sounds really good! The drumms are pretty good. Keep it up!

Score: 10

"Not bad =]"

by: Dj-Brand0

date: July 8, 2008

The use of sounds is good, can hear a wide variety. Although there is many sounds going it's still quiet and slow. Makes it a very relaxing trance song to listen to. The pads were great xD.

I think the lead up to the main melody is too long. I didn't see much progression from the start until about 0:56 when a tune came in.

When the melody came in it was great. I think the bass could have been raised about 3:50 when the melody kicked in. The synths you used with the melody sounded great together.

Really not much to say about the outro.. much faster finish compared to the start. Transitions were fine.

Good work ;) Keep it up
5/5 10/10

Score: 10

"Half Asleep :P"

by: Sialys

date: July 7, 2008

Haha, four hour nap. :3

I loved the intro of this, the percussion sounded great! Very well mixed and blended and such. Nothing was over powering.

Then the synths came in, I can't believe you made those in 3xOSC man. Very, very good job on that.

I agree with Karco on that drop-off transition to the pad. It's just too quiet for too long. It leads people to believe that the song's over, even though there's a time ticker. Thing.. :P

Uhmmm, I love when the pad came in... Sounded great. And uh. Yeah.

I got nothin' else..

GREAT JOB once again buddy!!
Lookin' forward to your other originals. =D
5/5

Score: 9

"Pretty Sick"

by: fosterCHILD16

date: July 7, 2008

Very nice song, i like the strong back beat in the first half of the song. The synths you threw in were a nice touch too. I wouldve liked maybe a little more done with them. How you used them made them pretty trippy and made me anxious to see how they would develop but they didnt seem to. Still they're pretty good.
The break you threw in is pretty nice too, just a little bit too sudden. Maybe a little fade out would work? Eh sounds fine how you have it though.
I like the strong lead synth in the second half. The variety in the side synths is nice too.
The DnB fade out is pretty chill too, nice calm way to end the song, though maybe a bit too drawn out for a trance song.
One thing i might have changed is right before the outro, when you have the drums pounding the snare, right after the crash throw in a really high energy synth along with what you had going, you know go out with a bang haha (well still fade out but yeah...haha)

still very nice song.

peace
-fosterchild

Score: 8

"Not bad. :)"

by: Karco

date: July 6, 2008

First off, if you're having a hard time mixing because of CPU usage, a slower way (but better in a few senses) is to export a full-quality (192 kbps) MP3, "blindly" change volumes or EQ based on the sound of the MP3, and export again until it sounds good. That's what I did with my PoE remix. ;D

Drums sound nice - really nice, actually, I don't recognize a thing. :O The phased-sounding effect makes the song a bit annoying to listen to, but it's no big deal at all - perhaps turning down the mix knob might have helped. :P Of course, if that whole thing's just one raw loop, I'd be pretty disappointed in you. >:( Most of my typical criticisms for drums don't apply here, they sound pretty well-chosen and well mixed.

Your bass sounds ok, but it's really quiet. I'd recommend turning it up a bit, or EQing it, so it's more present. As is I can barely hear it. D:

Your other synths play now and then (like in Midway, I believe), but for the most part aren't there, giving the song an empty feel. They sound great, but they're just not there enough. I'd recommend another consistent synth on top of the bass, while the other synths keep doing what they're doing, which is really original - you're developing your own style really quickly here. :D I can't tell if they're presets or not, but if they are... >:( If they're not, though, great job.

The transition into the breakdown sounds kinda sudden - ok, you built up, but there's the kick/crash hit and the song drops to zero volume. That pad you fade in later on? Try fading it from a bit higher than zero, just so the song isn't empty for those few seconds there. ;) Your next synth is ok, I heard some crackling as it came in (turn down resonance/Q?) but it fits well enough. Perhaps you might have wanted to EQ it some for some extra presence?

Breaks are nice, the snare sounds quiet to me and the kick sounds loud to me. :\

Your buildup seems short, with little effort. I'd have made it a bit more dramatic than that, considering it's the main buildup of the song. ;D

The peak is nice. What I'd work on at this point is an overall presence and richness of sound - filling the frequencies, basically. Right now, your song feels really thin and empty-sounding compared to the typical song you'd hear on TranceFM. Perhaps you should choose your filler synths better - they're almost all playing in the treble ranges, after all.

Outro is nice, pretty standard. No comments here, though it would have been nice for you to spice it up (and the transitions all around) perhaps with some more creative drum transitions for extra listening pleasure. ;D

You're getting there. ;) Keep it up.