Reviews for Spiriax: Second Ocean

[MaestroRage]

Quite impressive!

I've been listening to this track for nearly an hour straight. It's a very top mix track i'll give it that.

The mastering and equalizing of everything seems top notch, nothing is abrasive on the ears, and everything flows smoothly.

The percussional works were cliche, but in all honesty it's close to impossible to create percussional genius, everythings been done so i'm not going to hold that against you.

Nice build ups/break downs.

The synths were well picked.

Sometimes I felt the song was a little too high in treble, not enough bass, but that could just be personal preference.

In any case, great work Spiriax, very enjoyable track. Easily a 5/5 from me. Keep up the good fight!

Spiriax responds:

Ooh, I'm glad you really liked it! Thanks!

Yeah I tried to master things well, but those darn kicks and basses, it might sound a little weird on the treble/bass part. =P
It might be personal preference but there were one more guy that agreed with you so I'd definitely say we got a problem there. =)
As a minor excuse I'd also like to tell you that I'm more used to the psy/goa way of trance. But that doesn't mean anything really, hehe.

Again, glad you like. About synths and things being out of place.. I thought that guitar in the middle of the song might not have fitted very well with the rest but since I thought it sounded cool, I kept it. xD That's also why I put another synth together with the guitar so that it would still maintain the sound of the song a little more.

Yeah you're right, it's too hard to be original with percussion and that everything has been done before, but it's not possible to be a little unique with it... although it wasn't in this song.
And the snare with most loudness sounds like an ass-slap. xD

I just noticed that you were a really good artist, and it feels nice to get a review from you. (And everyone else of course!)

Thank you very much!
Also I'll be pleased to keep you updated with more songs!
/ Spiriax

[IGPX]

Interesting....

Nice intro! Has a oceanic feel to it, and the bass....way to loud at first...try to build the bass slowly during the song.

I agree with the other dude...the bass is way too low and the treble...well...is a wee bit to high.

The name of the song doesn't suit or fit the song itself...change the name to something like (The Rise of The Storm)

Keep working on it and you might get famous like Dimrain47 and BOUNC3.

Signed by your friend, IGPX

Spiriax responds:

Thanks!

I wanted to put some strings in it and since it sounded very oceanic, the name for the song was chosen. It might not have been the best name though, you're right. And if I wanted it to have any "water-ish" in the name, it could've been "Rise of the Tidal Wave" or something. =P
Although "Rise of the... " and names like that might not be the most original. But the song name was wrong nevertheless, I realize that.

Yes, the kick and bass may be out of place a bit, and I've got some issues about mastering and how stuff are supposed to sound. But I mostly make goa/psy and stuff like that, and I wanted this to be a little different so if things are out of place I won't be surprised. (Maybe that's just too much of an excuse. >_<)

When I play the song I think personally that there's nothing wrong with the bass or kick but we all have different experiences and tastes, although I know something came out wrong since you both guys told me. =)

Yes, I will definitely! I want people to use my stuff in their flashes! So I will keep submitting until someone does that!

Thank you so much for your review and for the criticism! You can never progress further without criticism. 8)

See ya!
/ Spiriax

[Neon-Crepth]

nice to see another goa fan on the portal!!

man. you have no idea... there are like no goa songs that i've heard on the portal. you're getting the idea of it down but like others were saying its more about a loud driving bass. and i think you should have added more sfx. Slower transitions and break measures are also what make goa so awesome... but since it wasn't goa alone that you were going for it's cool. still i think adding those things could have made it less repetitive.
5/5 great job. im going to post a song similar to this in a few weeks. if it occurs to you, go check it out.

-crepth

Spiriax responds:

Thanks man!

At first, I aimed at "commercial trance", the Tiesto-like trance or what you'd call it, but I really can't break out from my goa / psy-habits so it gets a little like that. Then I decided that it very well could be a mix instead.
I also agree that this song has some flaws, but I'm just glad it was featured at the frontpage. What a shock!

Of course I will! Thanks crepth.

[ramare]

hmm, good

pretty well done, and laid back, if you keep it up, you may get better, or make a song with your current skill that ends up even MORE awesome, right?
8 out of ten assorted color neon rave stix.
P.S. hay my vote got you .01 score, with 5 being max, that's pretty good.

Spiriax responds:

Yes, a certain amount of chill was intended to be in this song. =)

Yeah, at least in terms of picking intruments and mastering it, but it will probably have similar melodies anyway. xD Gotta break my pattern!

More rave sticks?! Me likes!

Thank you!

[PoptartOverlord]

Sounds professional!

This sounds like it could be in a game, to be honest.

Spiriax responds:

Thanks. ^^