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[Rucklo - Motion Mastered]

woot

I really liked the breathy start? Did you like record your voice doing that than FX the crap out of it?

When everything starts going, its very spoooky! Should almost be in like a SAW type movie!

OMG it just picked up, with the bass and melody I think that is. Thats freakin' awesome, its so powerful with everything in the backround!

OMG again the spin's whatever theyre called are awesome, very well done! Sounds very professional, man! Although I think it should have had some type of a low frequency bridge, instead of kind of stopping than restarting again. But it's still real good...

Again, it sounds really professional! Its awesome when the squarish lead comes in, everything just sort of fits together... I can really hear the effort flowing from this, it's awesome.

I can also tell if this had been made on my computer, i'd be at 560 cpu.

Loops pretty well too.

[Blooming]

Cool

I dont usually listen to the heavy metal section, but the whole advertisement thread review thing is in order!

But i actually liked this one!

I love the sound of the guitar, and how calm it is at the start! Its just so nice and calm and everything, than i even like it when it picks up! The only thing i'd have to say is the bass in the backround, you can really hear it distinctly, which I dont think you should be able to hear it that much, but I dont know much about heavy metal. But nice work man, this was pretty cool!

darkkloud responds:

im glad you liked it, i wrote this song when i was 13, and it was difficult for me to remember how to play it, its actually a bit longer then this, but i forgot 2 parts of the song lol, originally though it was without bass, cause my bassist....well...i fired him before i finished the song, so i decided just drums and guitar, but i added bass for this recording.

[TAA-IDMish lol]

Pretty cool

The drums were pretty well arranged, although the rolls were a bit random at times (try to stay away from random rolls, keep it to like quarter or measure rushes with the snare maybe, especially with that loop, it sounds cool.

Listen to my song Glitchcore for examples. (Although I didnt put as much "Glitch" as you did here, i used a little.

Anyways, I dont really like the bassline you used, it seemed a bit muffled and you couldnt really make out a distinct pattern.

When the strings came out, that was probably the high point for me, it made everything kind of blend together. Nice work on this one ^.^ The drums were well done, and everything. Keep it up.

5'ed

TheAmateurAnimator responds:

Thanks...I agree that I might have overdone it on the rolls. Too much of a good thing is bad.

[[GF]Neverland[GF]]

Cool

This Song has been remixed so many times my head hurts, but this was a good addition to the remix book. I like the 3x osc (thats the bass right?) I can never get the sound i want out of the 3x osc... I donno why. The crowd sample didnt really move me too much... The high pitched girl screaming that stands out in the sample you used didnt really fit in... I like just the sound of a crowd overall with no screaming, just crowd... Yknow?

The original parts you put in were really well done, I really like the crisp sound of the piece overall. And the glitch added to the vox was a real nice addition, it was awesome. Sounded very professional and was a nice break from the rest of the song, but I think after that glitch instead of fading out you should have brought just her voice from the start again back in with the "Dont make a sound blah blah" than brought in the piano solo, I think that would have been cool. But i can really feel the effort here! Nice job. 9/10 5/5

P.S. didnt like the little diddydoop thing at the end... the last few notes ^.^

GroundForce responds:

"The crowd sample didnt really move me too much... The high pitched girl screaming that stands out in the sample you used didnt really fit in... I like just the sound of a crowd overall with no screaming, just crowd... Yknow?"

yup i know what you mean.

"Dont make a sound blah blah" lol ^^

"But i can really feel the effort here! Nice job. 9/10 5/5" THX!!!!!

"P.S. didnt like the little diddydoop thing at the end... the last few notes ^.^" d^_^

[GF]

[Experament]

hmmmm

I like the use of so many different arps and such, but still a little random! Should try automation clips, they'll make everything so much smoother when you can fade and such. I really liked the trancey thing about halfway through. It was real nice... i think you should build a song off that, that would be real cool. Anywho! Nice work! Just work on those key elements of FL and you should be fine.

HiniberusDelius responds:

Okay I'll work on it, just remember I had the demo at the time so I'll have to start from scratch. Hopefully I'll make it better though when I start it again.

[TropiX]

Cool

I like the intro with all the kongos and bongos and such. It sounded very cool and such... As for your response to the last review, clipping is that fuzzy sound you get when either A. the volume is too loud
Or B. the EQ of the instruments dont match up and therefore brings that clipping sound... Compressors should do the trick, but other than that mastering really helps.
This almost sounds kinda like a Blue man group song with all the percussion, which is really well done! I absolutely love the drums. With mastering, this could be so much better... it's so relaxing and yet so exciting at the same time... Nice mix of sounds... Just work on that mastering (Try adding fruity compressors to each channel, it quiet things down a little, but will get rid of most if not all of the fuzz)

mechanoid-9 responds:

Thanks for the review and the explanation. Yeah that goddamn clipping is a problem with a lot of my fl songs and I reeeeally hate it. I usually try compressing or using an eq for the master channel with the remove super high freq preset, but they don't always work. I've also noticed that it depends on the speakers/headphones too, some of my songs sound much more clippy with my new headphones than the old one. So it might be that I don't hear any clipping when making the song but if you listen to it with more sophisticated speakers it becomes much more severe. Thanks for the advice too.

[Karco -- Troposphere --]

More ambient

I think its almost more ambient than anything else... It just gives that really ambient feel!
I recognize that arp from Vanguard no doubt, right? It was well used in this with the pads. (Which were excellent by the way)

Bringing in the drums was perfect, it gave it that awesome eery feeling, and when that bell-like synth comes in with it, ohhhh sends shivers down my spine. I can expect part two to be really exciting to accompany this. You could put them together, have this as the long calm intro, than BAM the second part comes in and knocks you out.

The only thing I didn't like about the song was at a certain point it seems the arps you had kind of collided, and would go something like:

BOOPbeeboopboop....BOOPbeeboopboop....BOOPbeeboopboop. You know what I mean? That was the only Thing I could find wrong with this, I didn't think it was repetitive in a bad sense, I feel that if it is truly ambient (which I think it is) than it has the perfect amount of repitition. DONT TURN UP THAT bell, its at the perfect volume, but perhaps another slight melody when the bell isnt playing? Almost like a counter melody, Like :

Ding doo ding doo ding <--- thats the bell

than you could do like diddly diddly dum dum

Hahaha it's so hard to explain sounds with words ^.^

Nice work! 5'ed! keep it up!

Karco responds:

Ambient? Never considered it to be that... I can see your logic but it's always sounded more like a 'trance' to me. Aah, I hate accidentally clicking on the wrong genre. :P

Yeah, I used a lot of Vanguard in this song. And I'll agree with you on the drums and bell sound, too. :)

I know what you mean with the bad arp there and the problem there is I don't know how to fix it. >_< I'll try to find a decent substitute for part two once I get to work on it. (Oh, and part two... is going to be nothing like this (enough so it's in a different genre) and everything like it at the same time. You'll see. >:) )

Huh. Surprisingly enough, I think I'm getting your idea with the dings, the doos, etc. XD I might be wrong, though... send me a PM if you feel you need to clarify. :P Thanks for the review, Envy, glad you liked it.

[Defied reality (Finished)]

Hmmm

I dont really have much to say here, but i know you put a ton of effort into this.

Its definately well... orginal and has tons of diversity..

I dont know it isnt really my style, but i know how hard you worked ^.^

You're getting better and starting to use more of FL, thats great! Expanding what you do in FL is a great way to get better... The only thing i have to say is maybe work on building more of a solid melody than off beat notes.

Keep working at it, it will come!

check out my preview: "Chaos Spectrum {preview}" When I post it, man!

HiniberusDelius responds:

Sure thanks for the positive review, I'm gonna have to stop makeing music for a bit (Due to BIG exams...) but still when I continue I'll update you. Also send me a Pm when your track comes out ^^

[API - Fabricate]

7 cause its in the contest

Bah its really good and all...

And for everyone who said they hope you win... SHHHHHHHHHHH, man no one tells me they hope I win... Well i guess thats what comes with skill ^.^

Nice work, Dont win. Dont push me out of the comptetition.

[(E-E) Roam My Heart]

Cool man

Awesome, I can really hear both your influences like OCON said. I can't really say I like the clap, it seemed a bit too loud. But I like everything else!

The snare rolls were quite abundant, but they seemed to work. Usually they seem to crowd a song with too many, but they worked here.

Unlike the first review I like the tempo change, it was a good ending. Although the song just kind of died and ended, with two notes... Maybe if the notes were placed strategically (I dont know what I'm saying) Oh well, everything sounded real cool, and almost medievilish... Nice work, man, glad to see you're back in the music business!

Everlasting-Elements responds:

Yeah man. The clap was a bit loud, but I'm getting better at it.
I dunno, but I just like the snare for some reason in this song. Usually I hate the snare and hi hat, but I got the snare. I don't remember if I put a high hat or not.
The tempo thing is something I like a lot. I just like the effect that it gives to a dramatic song, plus, it takes up seconds so a song is longer XD.
I dunno what you mean the the strategic notes, but oh well.
Thanks for the review man. I'll get to your music soon, promise.