Score: 9
"Cool."
date: September 25, 2008
Listening. Nice intro. I can see it in a music video. Like the fade in from white. Expecting hiphop, but it went into relaxing rhodes house instead! WTF?! Lol, I think I like this better than hiphop.
Lessee, comments, comments. Voice sounds somewhat chorused during the chorus, and I don't really like that effect... feels a tough to wobbly.
Ah, there's my hiphop... 1:40. I don't like hiphop, but it's alright in this setting.
Ok normal piano? What the hell? :P I like. Cool soloing. Only problem is that it's panned far to the right, which offsets the balance a touch. You could solve that by panning the vox slightly left, to balance it out. Or you could just center the solo.
One last negative comment before the positives: Mixing sounds a touch off to me. Could use a bit more bass, and maybe a bit less treble for a touch of warmth.
Now, positives. I really like the bare bones section at 0:30. I'm really partial to well played rhodes, even if they are panned oddly.
The bass, even though it's really simple, is also nice, and I love that pitchbend on it! Fits perfectly. Used well to create tension and release.
I can't say I've heard the original, so I can't compare in that respect, but it seems that you used a lot of the source. Sounds quite professional, like a pop remix of it. I approve.
Just a note: If it's signed to Warner, don't expect me to buy it! :P
Anyway, I hope this review helps. Mind checking out my most recent track: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/liste n/174208
Thanks! :D
9/10, because we're not perfect, are we? and 5/5
September 27, 2008
Author's Response:
haha you know it! the house is where its at :D
yeah, the chorus isn't chorus'd, carey's original already had an effect like that and i jst split it into two channels and panned them to extreme sides to make room for the main vox, so teh wobblyness mgiht just be her voice hehe. or maybe not.
ive also had trouble balancing panning since i don't use headfones or monitors or anything so i can probably fix that if i sat down with one of those :) but yeah, ill take the mixing advice into consideration.
finally, don't worry--its signed to the universal music group haha
thanks so much for the thorough review! stuiff like this really helps, il see ur stuff in a sec.