Great.
Well, I have a policy of reviewing people who review me, so here it is. Unfortunately my review will probably not be as long or as helpful as your review, because the only thing I have to say is that this song rocks. It loops very well, too. I really don't have any suggestions for you. Hopefully one day my music will be as good as yours!
Hahaha, thank you for the kind words! It is very flattering to know that people actually look up to my music. I have always been inspired by artists such as MilkManDan, WinterWind-NS, Bosa, MaestroRage and SmartPoetic. Never did I imagine that people would say they hope their music to be as good as mine!
Thank you for the review, friend. :)
~BlazingDragon
PS. That is an awesome policy! I think I might adopt that because I like it so much. I always make sure to look at the profile of those who review me and to at least listen to their music. I have not made a conscious effort to leave reviews for them all, though.
Dig it.
I'm really digging the almost IDM twist on an otherwise piano driven track. Very reminiscent of Telefon Tel Aviv. Also reminds me somewhat of Okami.
Just heard the "glitter" effect at about 1:38 and 1:52. Beautiful.
I've never head of IDM, or Telefon Tel Aviv, unfortunately. I'll look them up. In the meantime, though, I'll take that as a compliment.
The "glitter" effect was wind chimes if believe, and is my favorite part of the song. I'm glad it fit! Thanks again for the reviews. :)
~BlazingDragon
Yet another...
This one....it makes me get inspired and makes me want to write more poetry....it like...sucks me in....like all the others...like...hypnotic....Idk how to describe it..but...keep it up!
You write poetry? That's awesome! I wish I had a talent for things of that sort, but my skills are lacking at best. :P Glad I was able to inspire you, though. Thanks for the positive input!
~BlazingDragon :D
Great!
good job, i dig it a lot!
Thanks, dude, I'm glad to know. :-)
hey dude
its me again lol. another nice song here.
I think you did a decent job with the drums. The beat was nothing amazing, but the song calls for a simple, laidback beat, which you arranged quite effectively. I didn't think the clap was a very fitting sample for the style and a snare (which you did indeed use in the second half) would be more suitable IMO. Also, when you picked up the pace of the hi-hats and made the beat seem more rushed, I didn't think it was really needed for the song, unless you were going to pick up the energy on the instruments and drastically change the course of the track. Oh, and good windchime percussion to in transitions. It's a good choice to take the crash cymbal's role.
The orchestration was carried out marvelously and sad emotions were well generated, I think it fits perfect with the title. I'm really digging the piano melodies once again, you really good with sequencing your chord progessions. Strings were well layered, and flow well in the background. Flute and the electric piano sounding instrument really help add to the mood too, and when the flute harmonizes it sounds kinda of relieving, as if someone has reached heaven. It also loops flawlessly, as I mistook the intro for the ending.
hey, ditch the FL keys. I can name three free piano sounds that will sound better off the top of my head, DSK Acoustic Keyz, 4Front Piano Module, Steinway soundfont, there's even some realistic sounding piano samples that you can load into Goldwave on blackhole12's blog (www.blackhoie12.newgrounds)
so good job here once again! the mixing could be done a tad better (mess with some panning, variating reverb levels and EQ-which I wish I could give more specific suggestions but I'm no good at this stuff) but overall this was a great piece.
Thanks so much for the extensive review and all the advice! The piano sounds you listed especially help, because I just reformatted my computer and lost pretty much all my soundfonts. That's why I had to use the FL Keys and default kick, snare, hi-hat and clap.
As you and a previous reviewer stated, I agree that the faster hi-hat part just doesn't fit. I will keep that in mind for my next work. I'm glad to know that it looped well, as I spent a lot of time trying to think how I could execute that. (I had to ditch some percussion, include the flute note and strings at the beginning, and some other stuff to make it work) I'm glad someone recognizes the work I put in to make that happen. :P
As far as mixing, I am just starting to learn how. I only have the FL Studio 8 demo, and have to make each song in one sitting (A huge pain) because I can't save projects. I just read about how to automate different aspects of a song yesterday, though, so you should hear a little more panning and such in any of my new songs from here onward. I'm a newb when it comes to EQ and mixing, though.
Thanks again for the awesome review! I seriously appreciate it. :D
~BlazingDragon