Reviews for MH16: Racing The Sun

[blackattackbitch]

Rock...damn.....

I know I'm gonna mess up something in this review because I don't know anything about Rock. It's the one genre I've never experimented with or even bothered to listen to often. (Or even occasionally lol)

But this song feels like it's missing something. It might be because most of the song is the bass and guitar. And furthermore, the guitar's short notes make the song sound kind of empty.

And the guitar does sound a bit weird, maybe more FX on it, that's a good way to get a nice-sounding guitar, especially if you're using FL Slayer.

I'm gonna leave it at that because, like I said, I'm stupid when it comes to rock music. But I can't leave without saying what's good about this song:

Acoustic guitar and the sections surrounding it. That was nice as hell, probably my favorite part of the song.

Drums, as always. Aside from the compressor messing with the snare roll a bit, they were perfect.

That cool effect with the bassline. I have no idea how you did that, but it sounds pretty cool.

Whew, it's late. I'm headin out. Peace!

FairSquare responds:

Lol, you don't HAVE to review if you think you can't say anything helpful :P
Not that you didn't say anything helpful though, the advice you gave is actually very helpful :-)
And i don't use FL Slayer, i use Nexus. FL Slayer is... well... not really usable for me :P
Thanks for the review! :D

[DarkRider2000]

sorry for the two day, delay :P

honestly I don't see the problem that those guys see, this deserves a ten!!! the rhythm and melody you have here kick ass, its way better than many of the rock stuff, and its totally video-gamish, so if any of the flash producers in ng have gray matter in their heads, they will use this ;)
and who says guitar have to sound realistic?, sometimes the unrealism creates a nice effect like here is shown ;)
the only problem I can see the sound by the end could use some volume handling and less attack(more smooth)
I'm glad you found another style you make nice tunes ;3, now improve the progression on this, you got all the song almost at the start(ups I found another problem XD ) just keep it up dude, till the next music of yours :D

FairSquare responds:

Thanks, i really like the melody too and i don't say often that i like someting i made.
Also, i really hopes this get used in a flash. So far my only songs that are used are ''Quest'' and ''Hopes And Dreams''.
Don't look at the flash that Hopes And Dreams is in though, it's terrible! XD
Thanks for the review and i'll PM you when my next song is out :-)

MH16

[Marks-a-lot]

Here's What I Got...

Although I found the song's progressions and structure spot on I felt the the voice of that guitar to be quite off at times. Not to say it doesn't sound good...It just doesn't sound to realistic i guess is the term that I am looking for. but I really liked the guitar effect that you started up at around 1:40 or so. lol, that one kid said it was a saxophone. Don't listen to that kid either, you can make general rock songs. I think it is actually better to write in multiple genres, it gives you different perspectives and ways to write and approach your music. The drums sounded pretty good, I can't really get my opinion right now though because it is like 4:15 in the morning where I am and I don't want to turn up the volume, but I listened to this earlier. I think that this title definitely suits the music and style. I would almost post this in the video game genre. Hmmm, lets see how could we make that distorted guitar sound more realistic...what did you use first of all to write the guitar? If it was fl slayer you are going to have a tough time making a realistic guitar, not to say it can't be done be it would be very hard to get a good guitar sound in there. You are probably going to want to add a little more sustain and release to make it sound better and a cut for when you have the "chicki-chicki" palm mute things. A shit load of FX helps too, the acoustic guitar doesn't sound half bad though! Nice job with that. I can hear the bass fine, another thing that vishnunamboodiripad obviously can't hear correctly. damn! I don't know if there is a pad but some pads would add a lot to this song (my volume is to low to pick up the pads if there are any, sorry.) Well, you certainly have come a long way since the first time I reviewed one of your songs. I think that your sound production needs to get better for this genre, but both of us know that when it comes to classical you pretty much have everything in the bag. great job and keep up the good work!

5/5 And I'm spent,
-[V]-

FairSquare responds:

Well, i used Nexus for the guitar.
And i'm really happy that you liked the structure of the song, because that is what i'm trying to work on and chord progressions too.
Oh, and a question to you, why are you awake at 4:15 in the morning? :P
Thanks for the advices in this review and thanks for the review overall. I really appreciate it :-)

MH16

[zenodio]

Awesome man!

I experimented with Rock, tried some Rock stuff in FL. And i'm getting really into it, this is amazing dude. I'll PM you when my Rock song is up here :D

FairSquare responds:

Thanks!
And i really want to hear your rock song, so PM me indeed :-)

[Thesexpixel]

Great, but...

As a rock song, it wasn't very good, but as a song in general, it was a GREAT. Rock is a genre I always listen to, and I know a lot about it. I mean I didn't hear base, and like, at around 2:00, you had a saxophone. I mean, a saxophone would work if you put it in the right place, but it just doesn't work well, at ALL at the place you put it in. Its really hard to explain exactly why its not a really good rock song, its just not. You're better with drums and normal classical instruments. Rock isn't your style. You're still a great artist, but its not your style. But still, its not a bad song, but its not a great rock song.

Still, great job though!
-Vishnu-

FairSquare responds:

A saxophone? Did i use a saxophone? XD That was just another guitar, i wouldn't dare to put a saxophone in a rock song :P
But thanks for the critical review and i just wanted to try some Rock out :P
And i listen to a lot of rock too, so i understand what you mean.
Thanks for the review :D