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christmas-ey pad synth is well too loud and i think it's making the already uber-compressed mix sound a bit messy. questionable percussion arrangement too, but this is well funny so... you know what disregard the last two comments :P
christmas hardstyle... awesome.
I'm not sure which pad synth you mean, nor am I really sure what you mean about the percussion, but thanks for the 10 anyways =D
I'm glad you liked it.
atmospheric
I've been playing Dark Chronicle lately (called Dark Cloud 2 in the states) and the first half is very much like that soundtrack. I like the introduction of the synth, but the accordion gives it quite a unique touch.
Surely not a real accordion though? A decent soundfont but not a real recording of accordion noodlage? Mix was too bass heavy imo, I'd say roll off the low frequencies on the pads at about 80Hz... You could probably compress the accordion a bit or fix the velocity of the notes in your sequencer if it is indeed an accordion soundfont.
nice composition overall :)
bitchin'
your flow is pretty sweeeet. that laugh at the start... i think it could be processed more, a bit of delay and a little reverb and pull the volume down a bit.
In the first verse I think the input gain of the microphone was too high cause it sounds like input clipping. the rest of the song is fine though, well recorded.
What sort of microphone are you using?
the beat isn't bad but a bit simple for my taste (i like more fast kickdrum action). i think the chorus could do with more crunchy, distorted sounds or more epic strings.
the end is very ominous. nice work.
the laugh at the start is a "signiture" if you will like sheeks caw noise or dmx crowl. there are no effects on it. yes i agree the gain was up a little high. blah. i fixed it for the rest of the song. i use an AKG perception 200 mic with a tubepre preamp. beat isnt mine so i cant really do anything about it. thanks for the review!
hrrmmm
you probably could've used less synthesized sounds for the strings and what not.
instead of running all those harmonic parts on piano sounds you should use a variety of instruments with a strong attack like pizzicato strings, harps etc.
you should get into composing original pieces too. it's very satisfying :)
not a bad effort.
As far as the strings go, it's pretty much the way my music program works. I tried to be somewhat flexible, but I'm actually not very knowledgeable with classical music. I worked with what I had (or what I knew, rather), but thanks for the review.
oh yes
the string and horn section do seem to take the spotlight too much in parts. the piano part could do with being a lot more dynamic and brighter.
the rolling timpani is a very nice touch. very subtle (Y)
the second half... was almost exactly the same as the first. you probably could've expanded on the theme a bit more with some flowing melodic sections.
nice work anyway.
ehhh
i thought it would actually be 8 bit. the drums are definitely not 8 bit and it's definitely not adhering to 4 note polyphony. That's not why you get a 7 instead of a 10 though.
i think you could afford to bring the volume on some instruments down. the kick drum sounds like its clipping when it rolls and follows the snare. a lot of the synths seem to be playing at maxed volume. seeing as it's not _truly_ 8 bit you can take some more liberties with dynamics and composition.
the melodic/harmonic structure is quite sound. the stereo image of the drums is quite nice, too.
lol eff 4 note polyphony. It's cool that you know what you're talking about, but I should've been less hasty with the description, I realize the drums are full sampled goodness, but I was just messing with an 8-bit waveform editor for all the synths, fun plugin, got to make my own waves and etc... As for the volume you're probably right, I mixed the song on headphones at a low volume, so I kinda expected that to happen.
nice to get a review from someone who knows whatsup though, thanks!
hey cool
its a great song and your choice of instruments was good. the mix is kind of sub-standard for most of it though. I'd go through and turn some things down or maybe even take them out just to give the track some space.
I think a kick drum sample with more punch and click would be better for this.
conscirpted to the loudness wars?
goooood remix. sounds like its quite overcompressed beyond that push pull effect. you didnt use a one of those mastering suite presets did you?
i'm listening on laptop speakers though so that might be the problem :) good remix otherwise.
Thanks, never use mastering presets (can't really...)
very nice
i feel like an asshole for critiquing something so heartfelt but i think this would have been a bit more interesting to listen to with a larger range in terms of both dynamics and pitch (this last bit is a welcome change).
There's a part after the triplets in the left hand that sort of gets lost and sounds a bit messy. for one take though thats acceptable and the fact that this is all on the fly is quite a feat. i'd like to transcribe this myself, maybe :)
Hey your not an asshole... critique is perfectly acceptable. I mean I could have gone through the midi score and digitally fixed all the errors in a matter of minutes... but I really really don't like doing that... it's just a peeve.
As for the range and dynamics... thats the price I pay for doing it with my eyes closed. Moving up and down a keyboard is considerably harder in that respect... but your right... it sure could use more range... I'll note that for future piano pieces.
Transcribe away btw... I won't be able to read it but someone else might.
Take care and thanks for the review.
MMD
used to put a lot of music on here and then i stopped but maybe i will start doing that again one day hehe
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