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So yeah, it's 2.30 am while submitting this. i was gonna go to bed but i figured i'd record something for kicks as i havn't recorded and submitted anything for over a year now.

this ones a nice little orchestral ambient piece. problem is, the sounds/instruments are the cubase 5 default ones so theyre not that great. the ones i bought haven't arrived yet and i've been holding off but, i decided "screw it. i'll make music anyway."

tell me what you think and where i could improve :)

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Average Score: 9.0 / 10

Score: 8

"Good score material"

by: Dr-Thallium

date: October 24, 2009

Its amazing how some facets of minimalism are still ringing true today. The running motives still maintain the tonal center, and your attention to the mix blends very nicely. The only thing I would say to look for while pursuing this avenue would be to maybe try and transfer the melodic motive you set up in the string section to different instruments between the strings. That will not only lengthen the piece as a whole, but add some nice color variation in your sound.

Perhaps even small variation in the performance of your melody would also be a big benefit to you. Nothing would satisfy more than the set up you put in place, and then wander off a little by changing the rhythms slightly, only to return to the ending. Nothing too drastic in approach, just enhancing what you already have.

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Score: 9

"I want to give it a 9.5"

by: johnny22314

date: October 24, 2009

Excellent!!!!! Again, not exactly classical, but I will let that slide

Only problem? I feel the intro drags on a bit TOO much, but the middle point is quite good. Also, the volume is fine for the bass drums in the beginning, you don't want them to be over-powering and drown out the other parts of the music.

This is a great piece, keep this up, you have talen!

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Score: 9

"hmm"

by: magic585

date: October 24, 2009

pretty cool, but not exactly classical music. i mean, you have the string section, but you also have electronic beats, synths, and that atmospheric noise stuff. no big deal, but this is probably more of a "miscellaneous" song for future reference. also, the big bass notes in the first minutes needed to be more pronounced. good job all around.