I like the crisp beats at the beginning and the mysterious-sounding pads and guitar riffs shortly thereafter. The rhythm has a bit of a weird pattern of emphasis at first, but I’m getting used to it by the time the lead comes in at :47. The mix here is very quiet - you could stand to manage your volume levels a bit better, honestly. The texture sounds pretty clean, but could also be punchier with a little more compression. I love the melodies here, though, as well as the prominent hi-hats at 1:25, the descending flute line at 2:09, and other compositional details. The harmonic content/main melody got a bit repetitive after a while, and I might’ve liked to see you switch up the melody instrument or pitch range at some point. Even the variation of the main melody at 2:14 has a very similar contour. Still, the catchy beats, cool sound design, and well-balanced mix all score you a lot of credit here. Keep at it, Scott! ^_^

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.5/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
1/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
1.75/2
Instrumentation and sound design
.75/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1.25/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
.75/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
.75/1
Composite score
7.75/10

Solid structure, calm atmosphere. This is pretty olskool. Would blow down the house in the days of the Doors.

That drum loop is so familiar. I can't remember where I've first heard it.

I would say the area this song struggles is in lead writing, as well as from the first time the ... bandneon or whichever instrument for your solo is used comes in, it is virtually present through the rest of the song. I think a small flourish or two at the end of your solos' melodic lines would help push things along and really solidify repetitions.

Some experimentation with FX, transition sweeps, cymbal lines and hats and such would do well to keep things interesting. I found the lead on occasion to be a bit dry for the rest of the song but overall I think it fits. Something may be missing here, either in mixing or panning, I'm not sure.

The overall volume is quiet. Applying mastering compression or at the least gain in audacity would help quite a bit (do not allow clipping)

Otherwise, kudos for going out on a limb with this one. Keep doing what you do, and don't let anyone stop you. If you're interested in free instruments and FX, you can dig through my news posts. I post them when I get the chance.

Thanks for coming out to NGADM!

I could listen to this for hours omg.

Genre: music

What!!!!!!!!
It’s MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!

Ok no seriously what is with that?!

I absolutely love the cool game feeling!