Meh
The drums were really compressed and dull sounding, extremely muffled. Most of the song was extremely quiet and had one or so notes just sort of drifting in the background till a whole complete stop of sound. I think it build up a bit too slow to the climax of the song, and it ended too soon after it. Fix the drums at least, those were the biggest problem.
I tried to get the drums right, I really did. It just doesn't seem to work for me, although it's a lot better than I've had in the past.
Thanks for the review. =D
Eey, guy
The first looooong notes from the strings are very very promising.The thin little synth adds a nice, classy feeling as well. It actually made me think it would be an epic masterpiece until I read the description. Oh well, that makes SBB a little disappointed :(
I like the subtle background sounds, which are sadly too much in the background for me. Is there a harp sound back in there? Some flute things perhaps? Feels like something needs to be be more present in the piece.
I like the long cymbal thing introducing a kick, 'tis very effective for that dramatic effect. Later in the piece, the drums sound way muddy and packed though. There's a shitload of different drums going on at the same time, I think some slower, harder drums would give the track much more power than it currently provides.
Now that lead synth, kind of destroys the whole feeling. I don't like the general sound of it, way too much treble. Sounds a lot like keyboard improvising with no real direction at all. Needs a stronger, more memorable melodic theme in my opinion.
The intro with long drawn out string notes and whatnot is great. I expected it to turn into something different. I'm not so sure what it would be about though.
Perhaps it's just not my cup of tea. Or maybe it's due to the low mp3 quality. I still think there are a few general flaws with the piece anyway. I still think this track needs some work (mostly within the last half, the intro is fantastic).
I gave you the 5 anyway, your score appears to be a bit low
Hey SBB.
Thanks for the review. Seriously. Awesome. I really feel that I've achieved something I've never been able to before with the classical intro. Yes there was a harp in there, I wanted the mix to be pretty quiet and I knew it was pretty hard to hear, sorry for not bringing that out for you more. The drums, well, I used them to get that change of pace to get the song moving, but it's just repeated over and over to sink in, and I think that something harder might've lost that feeling. That's just me thinking, I could probably try what you said and it might probably be awesome, but honestly, I think they get the job done and I'm willing to lay this track to rest.
The lead synth, I'm sorry that it spoiled the song for you, but I think that building the piece up to have more classical instruments added would just be too hard on my computer and it wouldn't have that contrast between the soft classical and dominant digital. I wouldn't know where else to go with the track. Thanks for the 5, and thanks again for the reivew. It's good to hear a bit of negative/constructive criticism along with the positive reviews. Thanks for putting a lot of thought into the review, it's left me with a lot to think about.
Cheers, SBB.
:D