I really like the portamento sounds you used, and all the ambient sounds, too! I think there should be a bit more bass line sounds, though. Othere than that, great song! :)
Reviews for "Veva"
Onefin responds:
Hey, thanks for coming back! Appreciate the effort ;)
Two lines may still get you criticized for not writing a proper review, though. You could expand further by explaining, say, why you liked the portamento sounds or what part of the piece you feel could especially use more bassline. :)
I am more of a structual person, if you may not have noticed :3
I absolutely love the forest feeling I get from this, and if that's what you were going for congrats!
The beginning is amazing, setting the atmosphere and tone of the piece, with that immense reverb and calming synths, then adding some of that background ear candy. Then the melodies kick in, and it just gets better. I hear a slight tempo change in the buildup, and then the drop is just amazing. Like, have no words for it. Seriously. The key changes are a little weird, but pretty easy. The melody instruments are also a little too video-game like, but that's personal preference. Then the ending is just PERFECT. Ending with what we began with. Amazing, indeed.
I think the only gripe I have for this one is that some of the mixing IS a little whack, with the melody maybe being a little too loud. But other than that, good job!
Mixing: 3/5
Melodies: 5/5
Structure: 5/5
Final Result: 4.5/5
Onefin responds:
Thanks for the R4R! I always get skipped, so I'm used to it.
Forest is not what I was going for, but I don't really know what I was going for XD I like to leave my tracks up to interpretation most of the time
I'm addicted to reverb, and don't plan to go to rehab anytime soon. That's the end of it lol
I like key changes, but they never end up being good. Maybe I just suck. I don't know
I don't know about you, but I like thin, lean instruments, so sometimes that ends up in me going complete chiptune on some synths. So yeah
I suck at mixing lol I tried to fix it and Gragon helped me but in the end it just takes more practice
Oh yes.
Onefin responds:
Oh.
1nf1n1ty - Veva:
The Good:
-The effect processing of this is off the charts. There's a ton of background ear candy which is absolutely fantastic.
-Around 1:36, this song reminds me a ton of an artist called Chrome Sparks - if you haven't heard them, LISTEN TO THEM. They're fantastic... which says what I think about this section here.
-Excellent tempo adjusting around 2:45. It makes for a fantastic transition to the end.
-The reversed arpeggios around 1 minute onwards are absolutely wonderful. They sound quite beautiful and make for a very unique texture.
The Not-So-Good:
-In the middle climactic section, there are a few mixing blips which could be improved. There's a bit *too* much going on. Try reducing the db level of all your instruments to around 80% prior to the final mixdown and master.
-It seems like there's a little bit too much ear candy throughout this. Even if you want this much, try having fewer samples in the piece as SFX.
-As an overall organization suggestion, I might suggest having a smaller climax earlier in the piece, or extending the piece by about a minute or so to have a final climax (even if it's a smaller one for the end of the piece). That would help conclude it slightly better, not that the ending in this is poor.
The Result: 8.8/10
This piece clearly has a lot of work into it. It's good. The comments for improvements are really all I can think of - not much else to say. I think that you have a very refined style, but you can improve it quite a bit from here too, which is awesome!
Onefin responds:
Hey! Decided to take a walk back through here and noticed I never left something in response.
That's a bit odd, as well, because of all of the judges who could have examined my work, I was the most excited about hearing your opinions. I feel like a lot of your work is in the same sort of vein as part of what I was trying to accomplish in this piece.
Anyway, let's have a look. I listened to some stuff by Chrome Sparks and I definitely liked what I heard, although I didn't end up seeing an explicit connection. I remember making those reverse arps - I was all like, "Let's try rendering this melody into a wav file lul" and then I ended up speeding it up and playing it backwards somehow :P
Mixing is always an issue with me in the climactic sections of my music. I do basically no final mixdown or mastering with any of my music because in my experience, anything I try to do just doesn't end up sounding good. And it seems in my efforts to include a ton of ear candy, I included too much :P
TL said the same thing about the organization, which I had originally planned for, but the sections didn't quite end up how they were originally meant to be.
Hey, thanks for such a kind review! Especially coming from you, the praise is appreciated, and the criticism appreciated as well. <3
Yay! You made a ambient song! Ambient songs are my favorite type of style. I wanna download it soon. Really awesome song. ;)
Onefin responds:
Oh, I should turn on downloads! Right now! Thanks for reminding me :P