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[[collusion-synthetic_city]]

Are You Signed?

Really, are you signed? This is some high quality stuff here, and you can tell. It feels really clean, but I don't think the reese was gritty enough. Drums are excellent, though.

What software do you use use? Well, nice song, but if you want to go pro, there are still a few things you need to do... Also, are there full versions of your demo tracks? If so, where can I get them?

v150r responds:

no, im not. but the oedema maybe rlsed soon on a netlabel.
i use reason (3 and 4), some vst-s with midi keyboard. some of my musics are fully mastered, few tracks got minimal eq, and the least unmastered.
yes, i want to go pro, i tried various programs (cubase, fruity, sonar, ableton live, etc) but these are too chaotic for me, and my config does not enough for these applications.
some of my tracks are "never completed".
full tracks? contact me by mail, and we talk on msn or something. [[e-mail]]
(sry for my terrible english)

[Closet Monster--_--]

Review

Good... Needs some work.

I like the snare texture, I've made snares like it, but yours really emphasized the punchiness. The reese, however, was lacking. I've found that Reason can make insane reeses, that sound so warm, its unbelievable... This reese wasn't really good. It didn't have that professional sound, like your snare has.

The kick needs more volume, and that saw lead equates to fail. Feels like Jump Up =\ YES THAT IS A BAD THING!

Well, nice try, better than many, you will probably get in the lower top 10 or 15.

PERVOK responds:

The kick is actually too loud. Any louder and the song would crap out whenever the kick hit.

And the so-called "Jump up" influence that you think my song has is actually a Melody (omg, I know). I'm sorry, but I like songs with a melody and not just a funky bassline.

Nice to see that you appreciate a song that tries something new ;)

[The Happy Piano!]

Review

Ok, I need to at once give criticism.

First off, if you are going to make a piano only piece, make it on a real piano. Synth piano sounds so fake, especially if it is FL Keys with no effects over it.

Now, about the melody, aside from synths. The melody was not good. It jumped around a lot, didn't flow, and had no base. Piano only pieces are supposed to be flowing pieces, with as much bass keys as treble keys. When we hear piano in Music Theory class, it is always deep and smooth, moving and full of emotion... This was just a bunch of random chords repeated, with no structure, so a lot didn't fit.

If you are going to do a piano only song, learn some theory, and record it on a real one. Stick with synths. This gives me a headache =\

[[GF]SmalltownBoy[GF]]

YAY MORE GROUNDFORCE!!

Woo! First review! Anyways, lets listen.

Opens up sounding a bit like Mr. Armin van Buuren, whom I respect very much. Thats one weird dist synth though!

Ok, upper synth kicks in. Nice melody as, always. Ok, filter automation. A bit too much rez there, but there's nothing you can do about that.

Ok, cool fill, and suddenly, it BREAKS into... nothing. Man, there needs to be alot more tension there, like Lost-in-Translation. That was like a perfect song.

Ok, a second build... Its going up. Fill again, sounds like a trance synth coming. Pitchbend up, again, I don't feel the tension and release. Of course, melodies are nice, but the builds were really lacking in this one.

And we're back to that weird synth, and the same kick bass.

Ok, nice song. It needs better builds/breaks. Overall, the synths and mixing were excellent, but I really wasn't feeling the builds,

Also, where have you been?

10/10 for submitting!

GroundForce responds:

Wohoo! nice review!! ^^

hmm you don't like the builds??...yeah me too lol as i said i am very lazy XD i did this song in like 2 days ^^ wasn't myself expecting too much...

"Also, where have you been?"

my notebook got broken-down so i wasn't able to make music... but NOW i'm back ^^

thank you navij11 for this AWESOME review!! (maybe i will overwork the "builds" i'm currently working on another track)

thx² [GF]

[Khuskan: Outside (Absolut Fin)]

Insane...

You are a god.

[Clear Cut -Dark Mix-Remastered]

Listening...

Ok, that synth that comes in the beginning is cool. The one with the pitchbend or rez. The drum rhythm keeps progressing, its hard to tell where the parts are added on... Creepy.

That bass doesn't fit. Try using something else. The synth that came in at 1:00 was really loud. Try to turn it down a bit. Its all dominating the drums. I like the saw bass that comes in later. The drums need to be louder.

The melodic work is ok, not great. It made a somewhat good atmosphere, but nothing amazing. The harmonies weren't really there, I wasn't feeling them.

Overall, this is an ok song. It doesn't really go anywhere though, so I need to take off for that. ok, 7/10. I wouldn't mind it if you checked out my newest song, Overload.

[Rave From The Grave! Remix]

Better

Nice work getting the kick out in front.

Try not to use the preset kick. Its painfully obvious. I can send you some VEC samples if you need them.

Needs some more work. Some of the harmonies didn't mesh well. Spooky doesn't mean offkey. Try keeping to that minor key the whole time.

Overall, nice for NG.

DJ-Roulette responds:

Thanks for the Review Im still tweeking it and i do want to master it so i think i will ask for help >.< and yeah i will hit you up on that VEC =D

[=[O]= Mindless [Club Mix]]

Ah Sir Ocon

Club mix, eh? I shall evaluate as such.

Typical beginning, predictable. Kick stops, and some weird sidechaining thing happens. Sounds a bit like Benassi, in how the sidechain worked.

Clap sample keeps changing, and the kick should be a bit stronger... I know its bad practice, but a multiband comp on the master bus would help firm up the kick.

The bass wasn't really motivating, or driving, making it somewhat unfeasible for a club. Unless I'm missing like 10 dbs in sub, which I seriously doubt I am, I think the kick needs to be bigger.

Ok, I'm halfway in now, and it has failed to materialize into a main theme, as most club mixes do. Club mixes should not keep the partiers guessing, rather, through the use of repetition and simple techniques, they should keep the dance floor moving, without changing everything up.

Ohh, generic trance synth! Where's the bass below that :'(? Ok, that build felt a bit weak, some advice would be to make the kick wanted... Like, don't use the kick, and slowly introduce it, then have this MAJOR build and finally BUM BUM BUM BUM kick. It club mixes, builds really should not happen. You should just drop the action for a few bars, then bring it back again.

As a song intended to please listeners and Newgrounds, it is great! As for use in a club... Not so. Overall, it was a good song, listening here in my room not in some club somewhere. I fail to hear it in a club, though. At least it loops well!

Overall, I liked it, it lacks a main theme. It shouldn't need to develop for a club mix, it should just be there. Whatever, nice job, 9/10!

0con responds:

I don't have a sub-woofer, so I have to base everything on how it sounds with my headphones. I personally think it would fit a club, but I appreciate your opinion none the less.

I have listened to this a few times now, and I realize a few things I should have done to make the song flow more and have a better sound at some parts, but I seriously do NOT feel like working on this one anymore, so I am not going to =P

Besides that this was topping my cpu, and that is absolutely NO fun to work with.

Thanks for the review man ;)

OCON

[Rig - 3:34]

Awesome...

Make it longer, please!

Rig responds:

It was hard enough getting it to be THIS long - I doubt I'll be able to create a longer version. :|

[NES-Style: Eye of the Tiger]

AWESOME

Dude, you rule! This is so cool!!

I liked the original, but this is really nice!

Did you use a midi, or did you play it yourself?

Its good to see you posting music! I liked your old stuff, and you must've improved a lot since then!