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So yes i know i havent been uploading anyting that is finshed because newgrounds i need your help with suggestions. i dont know where to go with this one.
Anyway!

Its really high powered old school hip hop beats with Opera classical music playing to the beat ... or is the beat playing to the music. YOU DECIDE.

Enjoy and please review i love this one and i really wanna make this one complete and whole for an MC out there

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Average Score: 8.6 / 10

Score: 8

"very nice."

by: wyldfyre1

date: May 12, 2009

I feel there's something lacking in this i can't really put my finger on it. However, that doesn't make this bad. Its actually rather nicely used. Did i read correctly that you used samples? Well done here. I can barely tell. Over all however you've done a pretty nice job.

Wyldfyre1

May 12, 2009

Author's Response:

LOL i know what your feeling exactly. there is something missing.. i still dont know what it is yet. The samples used were only the little wispy record scratches since i dont have turntables. i just put a bunch of effects on them and mixed them in. Everything else was played using my keyboard. the drums were a mix of programed drum machine manually putting in drum hits BUT the hi hat was chopped from a sampled beat and placed accordingly.. basically this song has a shit load of layers

thanks for the review man.. glad you enjoyed it

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Score: 10

"sweet"

by: BastardOfBodom

date: May 11, 2009

very James Bond-like

awesome work!

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Score: 9

"Nostalgia"

by: blackattackbitch

date: April 11, 2009

Rap beatz were my shit before I went all film-score, but reviewing this brings back memories hahaha

The main thing that gets me is the quality, but knowing that I personally have significant problems reaching my desired level of quality, I know how it can feel. If you're looking for good orch samples though, stop by my newspost and check out what I have posted.

The drum sequence, with the exception of the snare, is pretty sickening tho, the bass drum is perfect, imo. I could spit some crazy verses to this!

The attack on that tuba section was kinda weird tho, and when the tuba starts playing long legato, it doesn't really seem to fit. Other than that tho, the mix is pretty damn amazing!

That last trumpet sounds really weird though, not nearly as a trumpet should sound.

That pretty much sums up this review, this song is pretty freakin sweet. All in all, I'd give it an 8.6/10, which rounds up to a nine. I won't vote cuz I'd have to give it a 4, which would drop the score, but at least you got the review hahaha

If you can, can you check out my most recent song, Abbadon's Army WIP #2? I used a few techniques that are new to me, so I need some help on that one. Thanks in advance!

April 18, 2009

Author's Response:

I recently went by your news posts and RAPED THE SHIT OUT OF THEM!.. i had no idea how well something can sound with use of samples.. i feel weird using them but it is a legitimate wizardry of music.

YEAH.. last trumpet is kinda cheetos.. and chester the cheetah cant help out. Pure cheese .. i need a real trumpet played to play that line and i need to upload it.. i have a trumpet player in my band. I would have to set up a good recording rig though.. and as this song is oldschool.......... so am i .............. i jimmy rig EVERYTHING live.... duct tape.. i got ROLLS OF IT.. But anyway im completely off point.

Dude i have been checkin your stuff lately and to be honest i really think your capable of getting out there and becoming part of the advertising world. You have great samples, you have awesome structure, just get some money together from Mcslave and dope your shit out man. Ill be listening to your stuff .. you put out something worth listening to almost every 2 weeks... IMPRESSIVE!

Look at me talking about you in my review response LOL.

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Score: 10

"You're in the right path so far..."

by: war-spawn

date: April 3, 2009

The only thing that could be said that this one that others haven't said in the line of constructive criticism: Make your snare a tad bit more powerful. If you can, try to see if you could get an actual drum hit, and compress it with a slight bit of reverb. There, you should be able to have a heavier sounding drumline.

You have your entire layout down fine for a hip-hop track, so there isn't really any purpose to have 'more transition' if you intend of having an MC on this. The problem with more transition is that it may over power the MC and most people might focus on the beat more than anything.

As far as this track goes, I give a solid 10/10 for the simple fact that everything is on point for an MC to rap on this. The 'shallow strings' as Nomader pointed out aren't shallow at all. If this was to be a classical track, then I would agree with him. But since there's more to this than just strings, you can't really have your strings overpower every other instrument on here.

Kudos to you on this work of art.

REMINDER : FIX THE SNARE =P

April 18, 2009

Author's Response:

YEAH THE FUCKIN SNARE..
It was one of those things that kinda just sticks in the back of your head.. i was so concerned with just making sure the ambience was completely fulfilled i completely ignored that this is a beat oriented song.. i remember mixing it and raising the levels of the drum patterns. I didnt think they were enough..I always focus on the bass drum more than the snare.. im in a band and to jam with a bassist mean you have to give him solid bass drum... So yeah bass drum is stuck inside my personality as a musician.........
i tried old school for the first time on this one so i think i did OK..

But yeah .. the snare definitely needs to have more presence. it doesn't crack through the rhythm like an old-school song should..

The shallow string that nomader pointed out i have been working on... the only problem is i would have to put samples there instead of what i wrote.. i dont think im ready to go into the world of samples/... unless im getting paid! LOL....

I want to thank you for noticing the effort and work put into the simplicity that is this track ....

.............WOW you called it art.. so ... im ... like.... an artist? SWEEEEEEEET! HAHA

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Score: 9

"Very relaxing."

by: Fro

date: March 20, 2009

This song was actually very relaxing to listen to. I don't know how long I let it play, but I at least let it play over about 5 times while surfing around on the BBS and everything.

You can really hear the old school hip hop in this submission. I don't know what else you could really do to this submission to make it better because personally myself I rather enjoyed the way it sounded. Also, I don't know anything about music. :P

Sounds like it would be pretty good for credits of a submission. All around good song. (the reviews below me are huge D:)

~ Review Request Club ~

March 20, 2009

Author's Response:

True to your form corky. You never let me down for a review. even when the request club has seen better times.

Im very glad you enjoyed this little piece.. i guess every musician always wants to create an atmosphere or and image or even just a slight feeling when someone listened to a creation.
Im very glad i had made a placid moment for you.