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[Hit and Run]

Here is your review

0:00 - 0:23 I like your mellow chord instrument. May just need a tad more reverb but nice job. As for the sub bass...well I think you need another less "subby" bass so I can hear it better especially when that new lead fades in.

0:23 - 0:52 The lead and accompanying instruments sound rushed. Lack of a better word: poor samples. The composition is unique but at the same time quite disorganized/messy. Were you using sidechaining on the kicks? Not a good idea when you have kicks going rapidly as in 0:35 - 0:52.

0:52 -end Better here with the bass but the other instruments again play some ackward composition. Originality is good, but originality while staying catchy is an art. There is no easy way to get better at this. Just need the inspiration.

I know things have changed from the old NG days when 4mb was the max limit for songs. This forced the producers of that time to work hard on their mastering. I can tell from the quality of instruments you used that you uploaded a very high quality version of your song. Practice to make your song sound good at poor quality. This will help you work out the mastering and even the mixing concerns. Best of luck in your future songs. Keep with the originality...just a little more organized and tighter instruments. 5/5

[Acid WIP]

Hi,

Not sure how your song took a score beating so fast, but I will 5/5 so that others can see your song and perhaps give you more comments.

As a WIP, I suggest you take away the crowd fx. Any song that needs a artificial crowd just to fill a song is a problem.

Secondly, your not going to get far with using generic techno syncs and bass pattern. I think you should have submitted your WIP when it was more complete because I can't really say much for a song that plays the same note over and over again.

As a final word of advice, try to be different to stand out. NG is a great place to improve your skills. If you want to impress the kids and young teens, keep doing what your doing, but if you want to get the older teens and adults (I might add they also have the money if you decide to become a paid producer and DJ) you need to play around with your music program a bit more. GL with your future songs.

Atom608 responds:

Thanks for the advice. This is more of just a mixing test and your right about the genric techno synths. I am getting boerd of that my self. Im trying to find a new style, I went from Basshunter style to, Acid. Happy hardcore, and im just trying to find somthing im happy in. And my yotube channel has tons more videos and lots of them are 3 min songs. Thanks for the advice :D

[Hang Loose 2013]

There are a lot of good things about this song so to save time I will only mention of the issues...but still nice job with this.

I'm not sure about your lyrics. Sounds a bit cheesy. Eg. Hang loose if you're still awake? Hang loose if your going for yeah yeah? On the flip side, good job with the vocals. The voice actually doesn't sound like a chipmunk.

1:50 I am not a fan of your instrument choice. Little messy to me. Fortunately it gets better at 2:05.

What happened at the end of the song when the vocals are all gone? Just didn't feel as exciting anymore. You have to admit the clash at the very end of the song is not the best.

Am I the only one who felt the kick sounds were good enough? I use bose headphones so maybe my headphones are faulty.

Overall one of the better songs here and vocals is always a bonus. All the criticism I gave you (which I hope is constructive) are minor details i know you can fix. So if there is any real criticism I have to say is that the song lacks originality aside from the vocals and if you ever intend to go further (as in making money) you need to make yourself unique. However, if not, keep doing what your doing. Nothing wrong with making a unoriginal tune that sounds good. Free site free music. 5/5

keosni391 responds:

The lyrics doesn't make much sense because he was just improvising + he is from Norway. He has some pretty expensive gear so no wonder why it's good quality. Overall i'm not so happy how this turned out, because I never felt I got the sound I was looking for. As with the end the melody doesn't blend much in.

I'm already aware of the issues with this songs, and I also know I can improve myself ^^ I got over 1 million views overall on my youtube channels but I never get critism like this one. So that's why i'm posting here on newgrounds =) Also i'm pretty happy with my upcoming song and think it will beat this one easy :3

[Stereo Love {Full Remake}]

3 years ago it was zerobass that took all the top spots in the dance section. I guess its you now. Here are my thoughts.

Old classic tune I loved many years ago. I will say its not quite as good as the original, but I will compliment you on the bass and chordal instrument.

0:33 the lead instrument was a bit of a disappointment. For me this instrument took away that heavenly feel. Maybe it needs more reverb. Also the background percussion accompanying the claps sounds muffled. Not sure if you were doing that on purpose, but it took away the tight/clean feel to the song.

1:12 Good job on the ethnic instrument. I know it has been used in house music from the professionals before, however, I still like the change from all the serious hardcore instruments the dance music section portrays. Dance is not trance.

Overall the female voice is good like the original. However, at 1:35 the guy sounds like he is whispering. Kind of creeps me out. Kudos for making a happy song even if it is just a remix. There is a difference from the teen happy hardcore and a happy song and since I like the latter much better, 5/5

Bye for now

kirja100 responds:

Thanks!

[The Forever]

Hi,

Have not listened to your other stuff, but if this is your best song ever, your on the right track. Here are my thoughts.

I'm only guessing here, but once you made that bass, it feels like you just didn't put much attention into the accompanying instruments. A little more work on the production of those other instruments along with mastering will help. Kudos on the bass though.

The song is quite repetitive for a dance song. Again, just guessing here but that bass may have influenced you to rush this song as you (or both of you) thought the bass was good enough alone to keep the song exciting throughout regardless of the repetitiveness. That definitely works as I have heard in professionally made songs, but is a bad recipe to finish a song quickly when it could have been so much more.

Overall, good energy in this song. Work a bit more on the use of your resources as a 8mb song that only last 3:30 mins shows a misuse of resources. I know you guys can do so much more. You put a lot of effort in the bass....now put it in the other instruments as well as more intriguing composition and we got "the best song of your life". I know you guys are capable. Best of luck in 2013.

Bye for now

[Rarestep]

I'm guessing you want me to review your latest submission. I'm sure you made other stuff more recent than this July song. Here are my thoughts.

I do not know what rarestep is. Rarity whining = dubstep or rarestep? Its not the most rare dub step I have heard. The vocals sound like a add on or filler. Does not have a real reason to be in the song.

I like your heaven pads idea, just need to rework on them more as it lacks presence in the song. Same can be said about your fx sounds.

There is not much input I can give you since I am not a common dub step listener. However, I have heard some of skrillex (did I spell right?) music and the instruments all sound more clearer than yours. If you can make all your instruments sound as clear as your drums (which I am guessing are presets with all the mastering predone too) then you really are on the right step towards making high quality stuff. I don't mind the composition, only the repetition but you can ignore this remark as I'm abnormally tough towards genre that are supposed to repeat. Best of luck in the new year.
Bye for now

[Happy New Year! from Aero]

Happy new year. I can see you must have not mastered your track. 6.7 mb for a 3 min song sounds quite disproportionate. Anyway, here is what I think.

I like your cymbals fx in the beginning. I like your bass, but not so much the...violin sweep? I like happy music so your bells are the highlight of this song for me. I have to critique about the bass pattern though. Everyone knows and uses this pattern. Normally, i do not mind it in a small section of the song, but the entire song is a bit repetitive...yes I know your probably thinking chilled house is supposed to repeat, but at least the ones I heard change the lead up more to bring a feeling of diversity despite the bass being the same.

Overall nice job. Ending may need a more confirmed finished. Maybe one more note to finish it off. Good luck with your WIP and best to you in 2013. At least the world has not ended yet.
Bye for now

[Break It Down [SB]]

Hi,

Happy new year to you as well.

Here are my thoughts:

Intro:
Not so concerned with the beginning beat, but the build up is a little too slow...acceptable for trance music, dance not so much. I'm not a fan of the guy yelling ??? before he says "break it down". Other than that, good use of fx sounds.

0:56-1:23
I don't see that typical bass pattern as a bad thing if used in small parts of the song which you do nicely before the next transition.

1:23-1:50
I can see what you were trying to do with the offbeat drums. Good idea to keep things interesting. That lead instrument could use a bit of work. Sounds too happy hardcore young teen music. If your are a young teen then ignore me...but as you listen to more club electronic music you will agree with me.

1:50-2:32
Perhaps this is where I cannot comment on fairly as many like the triplet pattern, but I'm not a huge fan because it is like an excuse to use the exact same pattern as you did in 1:23 part with just triplets added on.

The rest of your song loops which I'm not saying is bad, but not something I need to critique again.
Overall, good song. You mix genre together which is a great move on your part. Best of luck in the future.

ShadowBeatzInc responds:

Wow. I appreciate the detailed critique. Did not expect that, thank you. I'll definitely take it all into consideration.

(Would have been nice to know the one synth sounded like a happy hardcore synth a year ago when I was trying to dabble in that genre XD)

[Hell Song]

I remember listening to this a while back in a combo compilation of guilty gear xx. What happened to sum 41? Anyway, the vocals on your version is not as good as the original. Other than that, everything sounds pretty similar. However, you did mention you did this as a quick project. So my only critique is to do more for your future remixing projects because usually remixes you can tell a difference in instruments used, perhaps a added intro, or a combination with other music artists. Best of luck in the future.

AJSarah responds:

sum 41 got dted by other good bands and their ranks went down because of the new songs that peoples were hearing. their band also had some awful fights like stress,so their bands broke apart.

[{GBD} Shadow Of The Moon]

Review

Hi Dooby,

So this feels more like a horror movie scene rather than your typical dance like electronic music. I would say up to 0:40 the song brings a great atmosphere. I like those deep kicks. Sound like your heartbeat pounding. However, at 0:40 the new percussion doesn't match very well with this horror scene. I think you should have lowered the upper frequencies of that percussion. Make it more gloomy sounding.

1:19 not sure about the claps. Now we are dancing in a horror film? I like the background sounds and few fx you have. I particularly like the transition at 2:00.

2:26 I highly recommend you to filter cut or eq better the high pitch instrument. Its quite screechy. Oh, a familiar instrument at 2:53. Your flute again. You really like this instrument. There are a few off key moments, but the panning is well done.

It gets a bit chaotic when all the bells, fx, pads, booming kick, and shifting drums come in. Might need to be mixed better.

6:07 It becomes really noticeable. That "bouncing" effect you put on that bell solo gets my attention. My music synthesizer "sculpture" also has the ability to make any instrument have that bouncing effect. It seems like your music program has some similar features to that of logic 8. I never hear that effect used in any FL songs.

Overall, I'm thinking ambient rather than trance music. It doesn't matter though. No one cares about the correct genre placement on NG. Your songs all have this strange style. I recommend that you listen to Invisibleobserver's account. Here it is:

http://invisibleobserver.newgrounds.c om/

He makes some strange music too like you. 5/5 and 9/10 review
Bye for now