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[-TD- Time Revolting (ROUGH)]

It's really great, there are some mixing issues though, I loved the post drop part starting at 1:13, the portamento lead melody is so catchy!
1. The arrangement is great, no problem there.
2. the mixing is quiet off, too much clashing at drop, but yeah know that it's quiet old track but I still want to drop a review xD

Thanks for the help!

Triented responds:

Whew! That IS an old track! I was but a wee little child when I made this! I appreciate the review bud! (:

[Mass Neurosis]

I'm not good at new wave and stuff, but there are many things off in this track. First one is the mixing, your sharp kick like thing which starts around 10sec is little loud and irritating for me. The drums addition at 28sec was satisfying though. again, a lot of clashing sharp noises around the drop around 1:04 and 1:29.

AliceMako responds:

I cite inspirations in the tags, doubt this could pass for synthwave proper hence i posted it in techno as opposed to new wave.

At ten seconds in the lead starts, it's a grime one and there's no kick involved yet. I'm not entirely sure how this particular quality reflects on the balance of the mix as a whole since i wanted said instrument to sound gritty and abrasive, imo i may have done a bit too much to tame it in fact as it's rather more wide and loud prior to compression and eq cuts. Perhaps that's not at all what you meant though, i don't know.

Harshness and clashes i'm just going to file under stylistic choices as i'm rather pleased with them and while i fully appreciate these elements can annoy some listeners, they're certainly free and welcome to voice their disapproval, that's unfortunately not my problem since i can neither please everyone nor do i ever plan to.

Anyhoo, sorry you had a bad time and thanks for listening.

[forever]

Loved the transitions, they're smooth as butter.
Buildup's, ahh, I'm speechless, they're perfect.
the chord progression's are great, synths are amazing too!
The middle breakdown section was one i loved the most, that flanger effect fits greatly in it.
wobbles in the end, and ping pong delay were again awesome.
I couldn't find a single thing bad in this,its pure beast!

Keep it up!

Sequenced responds:

thx

[Journey]

For the genre, I guess you should put it in video game. As everyone said in earlier reviews, the lead sounds repetitive, you should've varied it a bit throughout the song. The arp sounds great! Some parts of the song sound a bit empty to me, like there should've been little atmosphere with pads. I loved the breakdown part of the song.

I'm not that good with reviews, but hope this helped you.

PixelEaterMusic responds:

This helps a lot! It seems the inly area where my music lacks is in the music theory area, making melodies and bass and all that. Once i get better at that Ill be golden. And now that you mention it, it probably couldve used a more present pad sound.

[Fusillade (WIP)]

Not bad, it looks like most of this is made from pre-made loops (sorry if I'm wrong).
Before starting to make a song, make sure you have the overall idea of the genre, like the arrangement, beat comp and stuff.
The melodies are good though. Kick here is lacking some body or maybe replace it with a better kick, the snare hits right on the spot and it's just lacking some slight reverb. the wobble bass is good, you can also use various wobble basses to keep the listener hooked up, just changing lfo time of one bass all over the song doesn't sound good.
Pretty decent track overall, but you can do better.

Cheers~

HorribleSongs responds:

Thanks for the feedback, I will work on applying your suggestions.
Also, no pre-made loops or ARPs were used, actually.

[AIM - Space Dash]

Nailed it! woww, can't criticize this

demon1000 responds:

Thanks! Really worked hard on this one...

[Super Fish!2.0]

some constructive criticism, don't get it wrong.
I heard most of your uploads and I really don't understand what are you trying to achieve in those. I mean stick to a certain path while writing a track, the tracks you make wander everywhere(If that makes sense). I mean if you're trying to do a DnB, listen to as many DnB songs as you can, look for its tutorials on youtube/google (Doesn't actually matter which DAW you're using or watching tutorial of because you're just gonna understand the flow).
Coming to this song, as most of your other pieces, this too has many empty spaces. Maybe get a good synth working in background. As usual it has some weird instrumentation, I liked the beat though. You can do a lot better if you tried making a real song rather than these having a feel hallucinations. :P

Cheers~!

Yeelp responds:

Looking at the content of your review that specifically addresses this song, I appreciate the suggestions - I never looked at the song in such a way that would allow me to say it had too many empty spaces. So I'll work on that.

As for the rest of the content directed towards all of my songs, I've sent you a PM with an explanation. It's pretty long so I felt it would be better than writing all about it here.

[AIM - Chaotic Fight]

The start was kinda dry, but maybe its just me. The celli are perfect to me, what made me to write this review is the beat which kicked in and reminded me of waterflame, looks like you were trying to imitate his style. Many would deny it, but I personally loved the weird combo of four to the floor with orchestral instruments.
I'm not at all good with orchestral but I guess some parts of staccato might need work, I personally feel that they can become more catchy. Really enjoyed the song, great piece.

Cheers~!

TheMusicalGhost responds:

Thanks for the review. Yeah I knew I should've added something in the beginning. I didn't knew I've done this waterflame's style, maybe it was coincidental idk.

I'm glad you enjoyed this song ^^

[The Outsider]

The part after 1:57 is the turning point, those dark pads sound great! Everything is better.
This song clearly shows your improvement from a year ago to now. You might try remastering the whole song with some changes at the start so it flows into well.

Cheers!

Yeelp responds:

Agreed! remastering (even remixing) is definitely on my to do list! There were plenty of things I wanted to add to the song to give it a more creepy vibe but had to scrap because it just didn't sound that good. Maybe I'll have an opportunity to throw them in for real. Maybe not.

I got it! I'll remaster the first half now, and the second half a year from now. Poifect! XD
Or maybe not...

Anyway, thanks so much for the review!
-Yeelp

[Winter Breeze]

Everything seems decent here, those crazy hats get together with the beat well, the only thing that bothered me the most is the background lead. It seems too deep and 'helpless'. You could try filling in some mid-high frequency instruments to support the lead. The wobbles were nice, great placement of FX. Loved those wind chimes. Again those wobbles at 2:42 are good.
Pretty good track overall, Keep it up!

Hallow responds:

Yeah, I don't really like this synth as a lead anymore.
I probably should have added more stuff in the mid-highs outside of the drops, as I agree, there isn't much support for the lead.