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[Scooby Doo Talkbox Hardcore]

This is bad.

Really bad. But I can't resist the 10 for the nostalgia.

THANKS >:(

TB-303 responds:

Failure.

[[GF]ExTrA[GF]]

Whoa

I was expecting Electro-house, not Electro/House... as Electro-house is what's in... But this is actually Electro/House, aka house with electro elements, not house with electroclash/synthtron elements. Nope, sounds like an Electrohouse tune now, intro was deceiving.

Pretty kick ass track. Sounds up to the level of some recent electrohouse releases, notable Junkie XL's Booming Back At You, which was really, really recent. This track definitely reminds me of the title track on that album. Excellent work.

Nice vocal sample, again its reminiscent of that track. Mind telling me how to make electrohouse basses? They've been eluding me for some time! And I don't have Reason, so I can't get your banks. Sorry :'( I do have enough knowledge of synth programming to understand what you did with a screenshot of the synth,

Anyways, mixing is excellent. Is this mastered? I'm not totally sure, but the quality is good enough as it is. Great job. 10/10

[Yun+WS - Call of the Siren]

Pretty nice track here man

I'm feeling this track, unlike most of the hiphop on this site. Pretty nice piano melody, sounds eerie but cool at the same time. Really emotional, this track tells a story in its own right, and I'm feeling it in bits and pieces.

Pretty nice sounds, the drums are nice and cool, sound bitcrushed, but not much. Not liking the kick, through. I feel like it could use a bit more higher end. Snare is real nice IMO.

Kick ass track man, your hiphop is awesome. Keep it up!

YunVeroz responds:

Thanks for the constructive review, man :)

[Mind of a Child--_--]

Review I guess

I gotta say, nice use of the Action snare (I believe). I've never really been able to nail a snare with a long decay like that, and it fits nicely here. Snare could use a bit more fuzz IMO, but that's just me and my purist electronic tastes, while you as a drummer would probably feel differently.

Reese is pretty cool. Sounds a bit like Spor if I think about it. Nice weird synths... Reese is a bit filter-heavy. I'd resample, slice, and put in shit, but I bet you've already done that.

Nice track, though, I just wish that the drums would punch through the reese a bit more. Some light sidechaining should do the trick, or just duck it a bit, because I'm losing that fuzz that I love on the snare.

Overall, this track feels a bit different, as it doesn't have a LOT of energy, like I'd expect DnB tracks to have. Oh well, it was a nice listen! Some good elements here! 9/10

PERVOK responds:

"Action snare"?

[Speedy Bass (Dubstep)]

Nice... Some good music on NG

Pretty nice song you've got here!

Sick ass wobble bassline. Reminds me of some wobblestep I've heard. Really phat subbass there, vibrating the floor!

Hm, to tell you the truth, I don't think a Rap would really fit over this. You'd be forced to lose some of that awesome low bass you've got going here!

Drums are nice, pretty reverbed. Synths are really eerie, reverbed! Pretty cool shit man!

Only real problem is how its repetitive, and doesn't have too much other than that bass and the occasional stab to draw in listeners! Try adding in maybe some alternative bass tracks, or possibly some other FX. Its pretty nice for a club track, just not really a headphone type of thing!

Overall, nice job! 9/10! Would you mind checking out my most recent track, Quantum Fire? Thanks man! :)

Jimbobsthebest responds:

Thanks for the review navij11. Yeah i'm completely with you on the repetitiveness, I think i'll have to add something else to it.

It's interesting what you mentioned about the rapping. I thought it could work quite well over the top, but it would completely depend on the type of rapper.

Thanks again for the review man, i'll get on to checking the Quantum Fire out.

[==(Goodnight)==]

this song

this song fels nice at 1:30 am downloded lol i liek tis son di you make it with semimodular software like reaktor o rsynthmaker or synhesicd mr betel? thz fo randwjer my qusstion dtisis serious plz respond not jokn.

[Airborn (FullQuality)]

YAY!

Been waiting for an HQ Version of this, where the open hat can actually be heard! Thanks man, you rule!

[Rig - Ronays' Fantasy]

AWESOME

I'm totally doing something like this now! I mean, he thinks I'm you, so why not continue it?

I'll make something like that.

Rig responds:

Dooooo it. We could like, make a compilation CD.
Btw, have you heard his latest songs? He really IS a stalker.

[FattyMcpatty And LardyLarLar 3]

Jokes?

Humor about autism? That seems really tasteless. And his "matrix" powers. Sure funny. Mmhm. Funny. Ok, fine. I didn't really find this funny. It DOES seem sort of tasteless.

My main problem is technical, about the volume levels. The "radio" and "loudspeaker" effects make the voice WAY too loud, much louder than your voices. Its really irritating, and it hurts my ears.

The only part that I considered chuckling at was the Kamahameha thing, but then the noise from the "radio" made me turn the volume down in pain, so I couldn't hear your voice again.

Background music was actually fitting. Using Garageband how it's supposed to be used, for once.

Overall, volume levels and humor needed work, but the background music was nice, and really helped set the atmosphere. 7/10, and 5/5 to counteract 0-bombers.

FatKidWitAJetPak responds:

Lol, thanks. The volume levels at some parts were supposed to be like that, but it isn't fuzzy is it? Well, I am surprised you listened to this. If you think the humor is tasteless, that is your opinion. This is just something my freind and i enjoy doing. A lot seem to like them to, so we keep on making them. Thanks for the 5!

Hope to impress you some day.. lol.

[*DJ-P* Close]

Fine review

Intro is empty. Try to introduce with kick and bass. Try spending some time on the bass.

Clap rhythm was unnatural. Try using claps on 2 and 4 rather than on the offbeats. Bass sounds like boobase rather than a resonance pluck or sawtooth that is usually appropriate for trance. It seems to harmonize well, though.

The lead needs to be brought out more and moved up an octave. Its too low and too quiet. There needs to be more variety in the melody to keep interest.

The instruments are very quiet, and the painful rhythm sorta hurts. Its very, very repetitive. A good trance song has an intro that's DJ friendly, and then drops the energetic rhythm, and builds back up to an epic climax. That's the main point of trance.

Here are some good NG trance artists to learn elements from:
Pulstate (he's pro now)
Karco
Endlessnumber

They all do a great job of building up, and using the elements of trance well. Pulstate particularly excels at pretty much all elements. Karco is better at the macro arrangement, and Endlessnumber is good at melodic work and repetitive-styled arrangement. I'd advise that you check them all out to get a feel for the "point" of trance.

Just keep working and learning. You will improve. Try to learn music theory, so you know all about key and chords. Try to learn about processing drums so they are phat and punchy, and try to learn about arrangement so its like an auditory journey.

Could use some work, but good for a beginner. Synths were generally nice for someone at your level. 7/10, 5/5 (because everyone loves 5s, and everyone gets 0d).

DJ-Prodigy responds:

Thank you very much for the review and references!

I will definitely check out those artists and try and learn from them!

Thank you for all the advice!!!