Score: 8
"A mixture of New-Age Goodness"
date: September 26, 2009
This is a great loop, just my style of music right here. The synthetic elements you use are superb, the synthesized bell parts and reverbery plucked strings, oldstyle sampled hip hop drums, organic cello for the bass tones, and the authentic sounding violin are a perfect and innovative combination. Great drum groove and the bell melodies flow real smooth.
Only reason why I am giving you an 8, its the length. Like the many reviewers below, it would be great if you would expand on this, and give this loop a good 45 seconds that is deserves or even better yet produce this track into a full fledged beauty. Now it probably gets a tad irritating when people say "make it longer" without really giving you any ideas.
The lower bass area: Sub potentially could use a litte more oomph, layer the kick drum with a sub sample I'd say or add a slight EQ boost in that area. You could probably throw a funky bassline under the sustained cello tones without clogging up the mix as well; I think a plucked Upright bass or a clean electric bass riff would work great.
The bell melodies could always be expanded upon, subtlety add in more on top of the ones you have, perhaps tweak the bell sound you have now to get a new instrument in the track, and pan both of the synthesized bell instruments different directions.
I like the vibrato effect on the violin, but 1 note? Keep the minimalist approach in that regard, but even just adding two or three notes you can make a very simple yet effective melodical line carried on for a minute.
Add to your loop by the process of, subtraction. Take out the drums in transitions, use a different loop or slice up different patterns for multiple sections. Use a less complex hi-hat line in the verse. Don't use the synthetic plucked string until you reach the chorus section to make it stand out a bit from the verse parts.
Just some ideas! Keep it up, this loop is fire, I also commend you on the sleek graphics in your flashes.
September 26, 2009
Author's Response:
Wow, what a review!
I'm glad you liked this loop. It's one of my favorites too, as well as my older brother's.
It really does get annoying when people tell me to make it longer without even a single suggestion. Thanks for the advice and suggestions for expanding this. I would have to find and download the cello, violin, and drums all over again to remake this, but it would be worth it, I think.
The only problem with making this a full song is probably a silly one, but it's a reason none the less; if I tried making this into a full song, I wouldn't enjoy making it. The idea is stale, and building on it would make a stale song. To really enjoy making a song, I have to have a fresh idea that I can shape and basically do whatever with. Who knows though, I might actually try to make this into a full song.
Anyways, thanks a bunch for your review. Always nice to hear from you :D
