Reviews for CKC - Tide

[PessimistOwl]

Review time!

So first off, let me congratulate you on making the last in the top 5 this week. While you barely made it you still did and thats something special as well. Now then without further ado, lets begin the review!

So first off, you melody was nice, it was original, the song had a good beat, length, clear sound, good ending, and a good idea overall. I can see that this took a lot of work which is a bragging right in itself. However, there are some flaws that I would like to take a look at.
The first problem is the weakness that this song has. This song, while very unique and cool sounding, still had a pretty weak sound. Maybe if you add some more instruments to it, like a bass or something you could make a vast improvement.
Next there is the fact that this song did get slightly repetative in the song. You made something cool and I can dig that, however you just stuck with it. The only thing that did not make this song as repetative as some other songs on this site is the fact that you were able to put different instruments to this making sure that you didn't just repeat the same thing over and over again, that is a pretty good substitute.

Anyway, you are very good so keep it up and I hope to hear more from you. Peace,
PO

p.s you are getting a download for this so congrats!

CKC2009 responds:

thanks for the detailed review!

like i said to the comment above i am trying to make dance songs
that would make ppl dance in a club :)

[Helth]

Hmm

Gratz on the top 5 man :)

The piano intro was OK, but the eurogate after was really bad to be honest :( i was kinda waiting for the song to build up.. it did but the intro was really anoying and didnt catch my attention that much..

The song after that is decent though.. The beat could use alot of work, it sounds like the normal FL studio samples xD

Helth
4/5

The break btw, was anoying with that gospel voice.. The only thing i really liked was the melody..

10/10 for melody
5/10 for mastering
4/10 for beat - it could be worse

Overall = 6/10

CKC2009 responds:

that eurogate was Vanguard so...it wasnt eurogate..

fair enough on the rest

im a hip hop artist not a club one..so dont i at least get a kudos for that :(

[Xorberax]

I don't see what everyone else see's...

This is just another dance song... There is nothing unique about this. It doesn't even sound mastered.
And for the love of god get rid of that gating saw... Is that a Sytrus preset I hear?

Okay now for my own opinion that doesn't count in the review score.
I hate these type of songs mostly due to the fact that every song sounds the same, kick clap kick clap, with hats between, and then a supersaw...
I have nothing against this genre, it's just that no one seems to make this unique, it's all the same Kick kick kick kick supersaw omg supersaw again...
This really does not deserve top 5, it's an alright song. It's just not "great" I hear songs that are alot better. And cmon... I listened to the whole song and there is hardly anything new throughout the ENTIRE song. It's just that same melody and composition over and over and over again with another supersaw playing random notes over the main melody and then a piano at the end which we heard already. It is all very repetitive. I think you could at least do better...

CKC2009 responds:

luckly i dont care what u think! :)

[Kr1z]

Work on the mix & originality

Pretty cool song.

Some points u need to work on:

0:18 the preset gate really kills the song for me. Presets are lame and cheap. Try to make your own synth & pattern in order to be more original and give the track more character.

0:46 the FL default snare is really recognizable and unoriginal . Try using another sample, or layer some. Also, try out some FX on the snare or hihats, like EQ, reverb or compressing.

The bass pattern was a blatant preset too. Don't just plainly use presets :/ Also try out some better patterns for that bass :/

1:43 The bridge (variation part) Imo it goes to fast into the chorus chords again. Try a chordchange or a longer monobass part.

The chords used in the refrain are the MOST common chords ever. In order to be original and get ur own style, try some other chords that are less cliched.

The overall is a tad too repeatitive, a change of chords in the bridge and shortening it a bit can fix this

The overall mix isn't too good imo. Make sure ur master volume doesnt go higher then 0 dB (check FL mixer channel). Also, make sure the individual instruments blend well together. You can make sure they do by equalizing them seperately .

I don't mean to be harsh, I'm just pointing out the technical flaws
I hope this helps and lets u improve :$

Cheers,

Kris

CKC2009 responds:

im gona cry now :(

im a HIP HOP ARTIST!!! not dance :(