Score: 9

"Nice juxtaposition."

submission: SysRq-Every Light In the World

date: October 5, 2008

the piano against the light but still dnbish beat works out nicely, especially with the random ambient sounds going off.

Excellent break at 2:24

Hypnotic. The ending could be fancier, but it's almost better being more humble and simple.

5/5
~Qwerty

Score: 9

"Optimistic."

submission: Cast Off~! (W-I-P)

date: October 5, 2008

very optimistic up to 1:15, after that it gets more serious, perhaps tragedy strikes.

is this supposed to be for an actual game, or is it just that kind of song?

Not to sure on the outro, but it does it's job.

Sounding good!
~Qwerty

Score: 10

"Lovely. Absoloutely Lovely."

submission: Midnight Blue (RPGish)

date: October 5, 2008

I can't quite place what game this sounds like it's from, besides generic Final fantasy, of course i've only played through FF1 and FF9. :\

Drums worked very well. I like the strings holding their own around 2:00

EQ seems fine. It's a lot easier with quieter songs, because it's a lot easier to avoid clipping. The Bass could perhaps be louder in 2:40ish. Maybe even just throw it down an octave. seems okay the way it is, too, though.

Love them bells.

It loops practically seamlessly. it would probably be a bad outro if it were just a song, but I'm sure you could easily write a solo bell outro if you wanted to.

5/5
~Qwerty

Score: 10

"Excellent mood setting"

submission: End of the Universe

date: October 5, 2008

it's perfect for the end of your album. the part you listen to after you've fallen asleep halfway through. :P

One thing that isn't necessarily, bad, but that I do notice alot in your music is that thing seem to follow the same patterns quite a lot. Like the piano in the beginning for instance.

I do love the use of the slayer (or whatever is doing the main riffs in the second half), even though again, it follows the same basic pattern.

For the outro, I normally don't like just straight fades, but because of the repetition and arpegiating, and the placement in the album, it works quite well.

5/5
~Qwerty

Score: 8

"Interesting"

submission: Milky Way Blues 8-Bit Edition

date: October 5, 2008

Nice version. I prefer the original of course, but this is nice, and this kind of thing is a great exercise. much different from your usual work, as far as voicing goes.

before the bass comes in, for that first measure, it sounds like it could be a hip hop beat. :P

5/5
~Qwerty

Score: 9

"good and solid"

submission: Intro/Title Screen O.M.E.G.A.

date: October 5, 2008

could use some leveling. At least the drums seem to be causing clipping.

Other than that, it's very solid, albeit a bit much like most of your songs on Journey To The Cosmos. Having an identifiable sound is good, but don't be afraid to try different things.

Of course, this is just the intro/title, I"m sure we'll get more varied themes for boss fights, love themes, comic relief, and minigame sections :P

5/5
~Qwerty

Score: 9

"Truly does encapsulate your music."

submission: Love Outside of Sirius A

date: October 5, 2008

I like your bass work, It's an interesting combination of ambient stuff with the plucky thing, and the slayer, which you use very effectively.

One suggestion I have though is definitely look into different soundfonts. I'm not sure how many you use, but the voices sound like mostly things that come with FL. Which is fine, but especially for drums, you want to move away from the FPC.

The outro leaves much to be desired, but I'm really picky about outros, and they aren't easy.

5/5
~Qwerty

Score: 9

"Nice and Funky"

submission: Mystical Spongee Groove

date: September 18, 2008

So I'm really good at not showing up on the internet for a while. X(

but this is very good. How much did the gorilla cost? The one grunting :P

5/5
~Qwerty

Score: 7

"Doesn't seem to be much clipping"

submission: Climb The Wall (Full Length)

date: September 13, 2008

but then again it's very quiet. Some of the perc seems to take over at this volume, because it's at a higher frequency. As far as over-doing it it seems good and varied.

I gotta say though, working with just MIDI seems kind of limiting to me. I've not done much with it myself, but I'm fairly certain programs like Fruity Loops, Acid, Reason, and so on give you more options, if not just in the effects department.

the writing of it looks fine, but it doesn't really 'sound' good. I guess.

~Qwerty

Score: 9

"I like the beat!"

submission: Crash Course.

date: September 12, 2008

This is a nice varied piece. Definitely like the acoustic parts. I like how it has a little strings, a little techno, and the rock guitar. Outro is very well written. could be a bit smoother.

~Qwerty