I love the mood and instruments - all those effects with the machinery and metal tools add a lot to the piece. The amount of variation is incredible! I love the structure and transitions. It makes me think of tired-looking, rusty robots working in a busy factory. Amazing work! :D Engaging melodies, cool instruments, well-defined mood, dynamic contrast - you did it all! You just earned yourself a fan, Step! :D Outstanding job! ;D
Reviews for "Automation"
Step responds:
Yesss, that's what I love to hear! Thanks a lot; I'm particularly happy that you like the variation and the dynamic contrast, two things I'm very careful of in my tracks!
Also thanks for favouriting me :3. I'm very glad you enjoyed this.
It is a ripoff of Mechanical Anima hahahahaha I think it's even in the same key signature or very close to it. But since there's a lack of this kind of music here I think it's still very welcome. Still professionally done. There is definitely a rich underline of percussive noise here, but the melodies also take over in a sense. I can't say I hear anything really counterpoint as each phrase sort of lets way for the others in an order with instruments working together in one melody at a time, but definitely good harmony work and complex instrumentation. I wish I could do the same. Especially with such perfect production construction where no crevice is left empty. Great work!
Step responds:
Yeah man, after three attempts at trying to make a cave/lab theme I said "screw this" and ripped off a Newgrounds track haha. Although joking aside, I did admittedly borrow a lot of ideas from that track! Mostly the whole "machine + orchestral instruments" idea and some percussive ideas (and a few notes off one of the melodies unintentionally!). His track blows mine out of the water though.
Aw man, I really tried to add a bit of counterpoint in this. It's one thing I have always been very bad at (my songs are usually structured as one melody in the foreground and then everything else supporting it). But maybe I just have the wrong idea of how to make counterpoint :P.
Thanks for your help in this track, and for this review!
be careful with buzzing and crackling sounds.. Especially if they are repeating as often as that some people might not llike it. I had bad comments wth it in the past. Good song but people wouldn't actualy download it and listen repeatedly bedafuse it has tooo many of those ambient effects
Step responds:
Whoops! I wanted to make it sound like a labortatory/factory was constantly at work, but maybe I went a bit overboard x_x.
Anyway, it works fine for the game so I guess that's at least a plus. Thanks for the honest criticism man, it's what helps my music improve!
Very nice piece.
I see myself playing Fable when listening to this. Beautifully orchestrated.
Step responds:
Thanks! I'm happy you enjoyed it.
love hearing such fantastic compositions. It inspires me and gives me perspective that i have much to learn. Thank you for sharing!
Step responds:
We all have much to learn and I get the same feeling when I listen to music I enjoy!
Thanks for leaving a review.