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Reviews for "What I Am (Mans0n)"

Hell yah!

I can get down to this shit man, you're good at what you're doing man. All around pretty good track man, could be better of course. I feel it was missing a few things, but nothing to worry about as your latest tracks already do show improvements, at least in my opinion anyway. Keep it up man!

5/5

Mans0n responds:

Thanks man! good to hear

funky fresh

This song reminds me a lot of that one song you put on the jello.Huh do you remember that site.

-Audio-
Repetitive.I have heard a few pieces of your audio and they were real nice so this track surprises me.But the first minute it was making my but jiggle and I was saying "woo dance party at my house" but then after that you start to say "yawn".But near the 2 minute mark you threw in like some tv snow sound and I really digged that.after 30 secs it starts to fade away.And then returns to the same schedule.So it was nice but mix it up a little.

-Improvements-
Nothing much just make it a little less repetitive and and more instrumental stuff and not all beat bots.you did good on this audio.

[Review Request Club]

Mans0n responds:

thanks for the advice, and review! and yeah I remember the jello, lol.

Check out my new track DurpDurp.

Another somewhat generic song...

...Again, I can't really say that there's anything wrong with this track. The production is great, and the whole thing sounds like it's been made by someone who knows their way around their DAW and has been making house/trance for a long time. Like you probably already know, I don't enjoy house/progressive trance, so this review may be a bit biased, but personally I think the biggest defect in this is the same as in your other songs, the fact that it sounds so similar to any other house song. Anyway, I'll review it as I go along...

0:00 (Intro) - A pretty bland intro, to be honest, maybe you could start it with an effect or some subtle synth/melodic sound. Still, I suppose the minimal sounds and effects come in at 0:06 anyway so I don't have much to complain about. The kick sounded good, if not a slight bit lacking in bass, and the clap sounds awesome.

0:36 - Hmm... It starts getting repetitive here. I like the variation you did on the kick beat, when I first heard it I thought my computer was sticking lol.

0:52 - I'm relieved to hear a new element enter. It was getting pretty repetitive. I'm also hearing some filtered noise in the background which was a nice touch. Still, I feel that this part keeps on going for too long; the filtered noise soon dies away, and everything starts becoming repetitive again.

1:51 - Again, I'm grateful for this change. I'm not really liking the transition though, I think it sounds a bit too abrupt, although that could be just me. The synth you're using here sounds awfully generic, but it worked well and sounded cool.

The filtered noise in the background worked well here too, although I would've liked to hear it increase in volume a bit more before the song moves to the next section.

2:12 - The transition was very smooth, so nice job there. In addition, I love the sidechaining you did here, it was surely a nice touch. The melody was decent, although the song stays mostly minimal, so I can't expect too much from it. So far there's a great structure, even if it's really generic.

From here onwards till the outro there are a few subtle changes in the beat and in the melody, although the rhythm of the melody stays mostly the same, so I would've liked to see a few more rhythmic changes in the melody. It started to get a bit repetitive too...

3:10 - Here you fade the filtered noise out, which was cool, and you get ready for the outro. Unfortunately it's an extremely generic approach for an outro to a house song...

3:23 (Ending) - Not such a bad ending, but catches the listener by surprise, since it ends quite suddenly. Oh and there was too much silence at the end, in my opinion, but that's not such a big problem.

Conclusion:
It's a cool song, and after turning the volume up a little more than I would usually do and listening hard, I can see that you really know what you're doing with your DAW. There are loads of really subtle sounds here and there which I wouldn't catch on my first listen, which gives this song some replay value.

Basically, the main thing which I'll whine about would be the fact that it's so generic. The beats and sounds are typical of a house song, so's the ending and the intro, and overall it's structured like so many other generic house songs out there. To me, a song being generic is indeed a big problem, since it sounds like so many other songs, and I could just download another generic song of the same genre and enjoy it to somewhat the same extent, most of the time.

If this had more unique sounds, interesting new sections, and maybe some more non-generic variations of the beat, then I think that it would do way more good than it would do harm.

Anyway, other than the fact that it's generic (along with a few other nitpicks I mentioned such as the excessive silence at the end) I think this song is pretty much flawless. It has superb production, and has a sort of relaxing vibe to it. Not really much else to say; keep up the great work I suppose, and I hope your future submissions manage to incorporate a few more unique elements to them.
8/10
4/5

-Review Request Club-

Mans0n responds:

Thanks for the very detailed review steph! I will definitely work on the things you mentioned.

alright

it took to long for it to speed up

Mans0n responds:

thanks for the review

ehhh...

It was too slow and repetitive. Could use improvements. With some extra work this could be a good song

Mans0n responds:

Yeah your probably right.. But I was aiming for minimal progressive house so It works for me :)