Score: 7

"I like where it's going."

submission: Absortion(demo)

date: August 27, 2008

The transition at :27 is really abrupt. it builds up nice, but the energy just... disappears, it doesn't really go anywhere.

Definitely interested in where this one will go. hopefully will hang out in some of the higher reigsters at a more intense part of the song.

4/5 for being a demo.
~Qwerty

Score: 8

"Good Intro, Good Outro"

submission: Allegretto Rock

date: May 16, 2008

Middle doesn't excite me as much. Might just be the source material.

First minute is excellet at building things up. Love after that it seems to get a bit repetitive.

Score: 10

"Excellent instrumentation."

submission: Guilty

date: April 17, 2008

all the instruments, from the guitar, to the oragny/piano thing around 1:45, to the wondeful strings at the end.

the main theme is repeated a bit much, but it is pop, and it's nice hearing it in different instruments.

5/5
~Qwerty

Score: 10

"Such an amazing juxtaposition"

submission: {Hollow Man} Remastered

date: April 17, 2008

especially around the 2nd minute mark... you've got the DnB with the hard bass being kinda angry and metal, but at the same time you have the piano-sounding treble voice being all like... not happy, but perhaps longing yet optimistic?

You should do a song that has your usual strings stuff, dnb influences, ect, but also has an epic guitar solo :D

like, fuse your style with Trans-Siberian Orchestra type stuff, and you'd have the perfect blend of DnB/techno/electronica, Classical/romantic/orchestral, and Rock.

lol, then you'll have to start rapping over it :P

5/5
~Qwerty

Score: 10

"Solid Rock Ballad"

submission: Thunderbirds (New version!)

date: April 17, 2008

Feels like it would have lyrics.

So how exactly is this done with a keyboard/what keyboard do you use? I have two Yamahas that might be able to do something like this, though I don't think their guitar voices are quite that good.

5/5
~Qwerty

Score: 10

"damn well done, sir"

submission: Canon Rock!

date: April 7, 2008

Not much I can add to what's already been said.

I can however, suggest you do more! Beethoven's 5th could be quite the death metal song, and/or you could do a Queen-like medley anthem of songs like flight of the bumblebee, ode to joy, ect.

Score: 10

"I like the beeps 'n boops at 2:59"

submission: Overloaded

date: April 1, 2008

good all around... takes a bit to get going though, and it never really pulls a good punch, it's more like one long roundhouse.

...if that analogy makes any sense. but for instance, in Fairy Tales, you have the main theme alternating between the synth and bells, then both, and the You just fo-fo-fo-found it! and it's like YEAH!

nothing really like that here. Vocals work well, though.

Yeah, basically nothing really stands out. it's got a good (saw?) melody, but it isn't really utilized anywhere, except for maybe the cutoff filter at about 1:30, and that doesn't really blow me away.

The important thing is that you're making music. :D

Nothing I want you to review yet, but I might have some piano musics coming along...

5/5

~Qwerty

Score: 8

"I won't touch on the mastering"

submission: Joobles- The Deep

date: March 12, 2008

I like the transition from the ambient intro to the main synth and bells.

lot's of good composition things, hops around quickly, good pacing. You seem to like claps... I don't like them so much, but I guess they work. try finding better clap sounds. FLs percussion presets aren't very good. I haven't tried this, but I hypothesize using 3ish claps at the same time, or alternating and such, would improve it...

maybe. Dunno.

nice weird, spacy, low stuff around 3:00

okay, 4:09, claps work there. very nice.

don't overuse that deep drum hit though. I classify it as a "Hit" like orchestra hits and stuff. Generally you want to keep those for accents, not a base rythm or meoldy.

I like the piano, but it sounds out of place when it's left too much by itself.

I like how busy it gets, but you have to weigh busy-ness with mastering and levelling.

I ilke the bells at 5:55

definitely great, epic ideas. I definitely want you to post a mastered version of this. then I'd download it.

hey, look at that, good outro. :D

~Qwerty

Score: 9

"well now my old review seems obsolete."

submission: Astral Eclipse (better)

date: March 12, 2008

though, same thing about the drum fill... well, not much I can say that Anima hasn't already.

You're good at percussion, I can tell you're in drumline. i have a friend who does drumline and learns theory. he's good at like, crazy progressions and keys, and percussion is amazing.

this is definitely better than the first. again, intro and begining of the synth could be tighter. I like the tempo increase.

but yeah, I'm sure you've moved on to more songs, so not much more to say here.

~Qwerty

Score: 6

"yay for anima theory"

submission: Astral Eclipse

date: March 12, 2008

the intro is too differentiated from the beginning of the song.

the beats of the bells don't seem to line up well with the main synth. or at least they just sound conflicting.

good job on percussion. I'd suggest not having a part completely percussion. keep a pad in there with the basic chord progression. maybe with a fitler on it to subdue it, but yeah.

perc alone isn't terrible, but are you writing something for drumline or for techno?

the claps get annoying, and probably could be quieter.

As negative as this review has been, this is a decent song. could have some improvements, but it's impressive for a first song.

~Qwerty