Reviews for [IMD]~Voltage

[TiGeR]

Oh well.

Where have I heard this song before? ... Oh, hey! Maybe it's just the fact that 85% of the Trance songs sound EXACTLY like this one?

What I am trying to say, this song lacks creativity. What you've done is basically taking the most typical bass line (which progress through the same 4 notes over and over and over again), added some lead synth which even have a couple notes that are off tune and make head hurt :( and then put some drums and couple of effects and such in it. Don't be afraid of creativity. It's not going to bite you, you know ;).

And about the mastering: as a couple of ppl already mentioned, the bass completely kills the sound at certain parts of the song, which after a while really gets on one's nerves.

Sorry if I sound harsh, but I know you can do much better than this. You have something nice going on in my opinion, but you're not there yet. Don't give up ;D

Cheers
~TiGeR

IceMasterDlux responds:

It's dance! Trance is that Tiesto stuff that people listen to while they're high. That's OK, that's another topic for another time! I do agree that the bassline is overused, but does that make this song not good? Not at all. The bassline gets used so much because it's classic, it's cool, and it's what makes so many dance songs awesome. And, if you listened to my other songs, you'd see that I hardly use that bassline these days. My musis is actually quite creative, so no need to worry about that department. The lead synth you said has some off notes? No, it doesn't. Perhaps you have bad speakers or something, but the notes definately aren't off. Also, you said that this song is just a bassline, lead, effects, and drums. Well, no problem there, because that's what every electronic song ever made is! You just phrased it to sound negative. I think I see what you mean about mastering, this one was an experiment in the mastering department. Anyhow, thanks for the review! God bless you, man!
!IceMasterDlux ><>

[hecstasy]

Very well executed

It was something that slowly, softly made you daydream, but thats just the one. Mostly the beat was the only thing to stand out. I think that could've been improved by, whats supposed to be, the main music a little bit louder. Besides that small fact, it was amazingly great and wonderful. I really appreciate how you newgrounds people put together this wonderful music unscathed by any vocals. 5/5, so i wouldn't be upset about my little suggestion. have a good day :3

IceMasterDlux responds:

Thank you very much! I totally agree with you. I should have made this song louder and what-not. Thanks so much for your kind words, they are encouraging! I'm glad you like it. God bless!
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[westoin4]

Its good...but not perfect

First of all, this is one of those songs which prove that you don't need base for a good song. Secondly, this is not what most would hear here. The sound is just something that I find unique, in a good way. But the reason why you get 9 out of 10 instead of 10 out of 10 is because one of your melodies plays twice for about 40 seconds each...kind of repetitive.

IceMasterDlux responds:

Thanks for the review! I'm glad to hear what you have to say. I'll have to watch for repetitiveness in the future. Thanks a lot for the good score, man! God bless!
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[WilhelmTheVampire]

Impressive

I actually enjoyed listening to this more than I thought I would. It's got a lot of what I like in a song. The dynamics and beats in the background changed often, making it fun to listen to, and certainly not boring. The instruments sounded very nice together and the piano at the beginning and end was a great touch. And the swooshing sound at the very end finished it off excellently.

All I can say about this that I thought was a bit lacking was some kind of bass. In the middle of the song I heard it, and I thought it was the strongest part for that reason. After the piano at the beginning and before the piano at the end, I felt like it would have sounded better with a bass because it was pretty treble-heavy.

Overall, very nice work. You make me appreciate this kind of music.

IceMasterDlux responds:

Very well written! I agree with everything you said. It makes me very happy to have someone analyze my song so accurately. The bass is lacking, I was experimenting with this one on some new techniques, some of them worked out better than others. Thank you so much for your amazing and well-thought out review! It really encourages me greatly. God bless, my friend!
!IceMasterDlux ><>

[Drakedragon]

why do, i? have to put somthing here. ;P

give me somthing to fight. :P Enjoyable.

IceMasterDlux responds:

Thanks man! Glad you like it! God bless!
!IceMasterDlux ><>