Score: 10

"Best loop I've heard :D"

submission: API - Fabricate

date: March 24, 2007

I've got to say, this sounds fucking awesome. Awesome beat, love the synth. Great sounds.

I've been listening to it over and over. That could be why it's such a good loop. It's like a really repetitive song that doesn't get old. Btw, nice job on the loop - can barely hear where it cuts, if at all.

I can imagine the song being continued, though. I hear similarities to some other music (like Prodigy).

You're right about it being hard to classify. I don't really see it as industrial though; it sounds more like techno or DnB to me.

Amazing shit.

Score: 7

"Some nice sounds."

submission: JotM

date: March 18, 2007

To be honest, I really dislike Slayer. It just usually doesn't sound very good; it's too raw, especially without any effects.

If you're going to use Slayer, try to alter it as much as you can. If you really work at it, you can get some unique sounds with it (though you had some nice stuff going on with the alternating instruments and delay at points).

The same goes for your other instruments. Try to add effects to them to make them more distinct and different. You'll see that a world of possibility opens up with effects :)

Try to stay away from using the FL default drums, too. Especially if you're not going to alter them. There are some better FL drum samples, but you should really try to make some samples for yourself or find free ones on the net.

My favorite sound in this piece was the stringy pad that came in at the beginning. It has a very beautiful, soft feel to it.

Overall, not a bad piece at all, but with some touching up on effects, it could be awesome. I still think it kind of worked though, since it's a video game track.

You get a five for support :) Keep working at it. You've got good potential.

Score: 9

"Nicely done."

submission: SR - Metal Riff :FHR:

date: February 28, 2007

The guitar sounds great. I had some trouble with the drums though; they weren't clear enough for me, I found the kick to be too quiet at times(keep in mind that I have shitty speakers - it could be my bad).

I don't listen to much metal, but the music was quite good. Nice job :D

Score: 7

"Nice synths."

submission: 3 AM Trip

date: February 7, 2007

I loved your synths, but I felt like some instruments could have used some tweaking; mainly the piano. I can't quite put my finger on what it is about the piano that didn't work for me - it just sounded too fake I guess.

I liked your chords because they were not typical at all. Actually, they were quite strange.

I thought you could have used some heavier drums at points. It really might have added a nice effect.

Nice sound effects, too. Good job overall.

Score: 9

"Woah..."

submission: The Wolves (Intro)

date: January 5, 2007

Love all the effects and sounds... really nice dark sound.

You really know how to create an atmosphere, which is crucial to the Ambient genre.

One thing that could maybe use some improvement on (and even then, it's not that bad as is) is the drums. They're just a tad bit too generic and plain sounding. The reverb on them sounds great, but maybe they could use some variation or a little complication.

This song makes me thing of NIN's "Something I Can Never Have," or another of their earlier works. It's not so much about the melodies, but the effects and sounds have a similar quality to them; the drums are slightly reminiscent as well because I believe a drum machine was used on several of their tracks.

Another area that could be worked on is the overall structure of the song. It all sounds great, but there's not really any basic form to it. Just different parts put together. I feel like it could go on a lot longer too.

I'm going to assume it's supposed to be short because it's an intro (as stated in the title). I hope that it really is only an intro because I'd love to hear it go on.

Great stuff here. Keep it up.

P.S. I listened to "To The Grave." Some great vocals. A lot of potential there; you've got talent.

Score: 10

"Woah - well done."

submission: (E-E) Pirate's Gigue (KH RMX)

date: December 27, 2006

Awesome submission. Everything seems to be really well balanced, and it's a nice original mix; you didn't just remake the song, you changed it.

I'm sure I've heard this one before because my brother has the game. You can hear that it's a song from KH, but it still sounds very unique.

Nice job. The only thing you could have MAYBE done is added a little more variation to the beat once in a while, but I think the song is fine as is. I don't know the original very well either, so perhaps you were just trying to keep a similar beat.

Either way, great track :D

Score: 9

"Cool sounds."

submission: What's Cookin Doc?

date: December 20, 2006

I loved the deepness to your kick. Actually, I really liked the way your drums sounded overall; they weren't too generic.

The synths had nice atmospheric qualities to them too. My only beef is that some of them don't blend with each other as well as they could. What I mean by that is some of them are more clear than others, so it sounded strange at times. I still loved all the sounds independently though.

Good melodies going on, but at some points they sounded slightly cluttered when working off each other (not too much, though). Still a very nice tune.

Very easy to listen to. Nice and soft :) Keep it up.

Score: 7

"Good stuff."

submission: Reach Out

date: December 18, 2006

I really like this beat. It's got a lot of potential.

Your biggest problem is length. This thing's too short! I'm sure you could make it longer. This felt like it was just a beginning. You could continue it and progressively add heavier sounds to it until it reaches a dance climax.

I loved the sounds, really phat stuff. Great melody going on.

I didn't really like the "Reach Out" vocal, because it sounded a little too cheesy and slightly out of place.

You should work on this one. I think if you put more time into it, it could be amazing.

Great job :)

Score: 7

"Not bad at all."

submission: (E-E) Crying For Love[Hurting]

date: December 17, 2006

The reason I gave originality a low score is because you didn't write this song and aren't the first person to cover/remix it.

I like the melodies, but it feels like the song never really goes anywhere. I have problems with buildup and anticipation as well, and it just leaves the listener disappointed.

In my opinion, the lead should have been louder for a more dramatic effect, because that's where the real emotion is.

Overall a nice piece here, but with a little more work and change (dynamics, etc.), it could be awesome.

Score: 7

"Really not my style."

submission: Sanjay and Jwala

date: December 9, 2006

Interesting vocals, and an overall decent song, but it's not really my kind of music; I can't really get into it.

The vocals might have had a bit too much reverb in my opinion. They weren't distinct enough.

I actually do enjoy Indian music, but I prefer more old, raw, typical Indian music without the extra instruments and with more typical notes. I love sitars. By the way, you can correct me if I'm wrong and this IS typical Indian music, because I don't know much about the culture and its music, just what I've heard.

This sounded to me kind of like a family-type Christmas song. Not really my thing at all.

However, it sounded like you put some effort into it, so I'll give it a 5 for support. Voting based on my opinion alone wouldn't be completely fair anyway, because I didn't enjoy it and don't enjoy this kind of thing.