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[Guitar Vs. Piano 1.2 rmk]

Warn the ears of your listeners next time. Haha. That guitar is quite shrill, and annoyingly so, since I know it is just emulated. Maybe put a limiter on any frequencies above 15000, more or less. The drums are kind of dull and left unappreciated. The guitar just stays relatively the same all the way throughout the intro. Man, definitely need better drums, though. Start EQing your instruments a little more. The piano was alright. I wasn't impressed with it. I'm intrinsically unimpressed with the tune overall. It's just not much of a battle, in my opinion. They're more-so complementing each other in a way. Though, actually, toward the end, that's when I'm imagining more of a battle. I can see the dance going on, and that's pretty cool. So, overall, I'm not very satisfied listening through it, and I think it needs more work. Pay attention to the notes you're putting down, and pay attention to the production quality of your music. Remember, treat it like art, not just like some goal you're trying to get out of the way. Make this more of a journey!

Kaeo

lantaren responds:

I was trying to replicate goukisan's guitar Vs. Piano 1.2 as closely as possible, including the shrill guitar, and drum samples. I know it's not the best rendition ever, but I consider it to be a fairly good representation of how the song goes (being that every part is 1:1 with the original, including length) Yeah, I just honestly did not expect to be criticized so heavily on the composition part of this (being that I did 0 of that-it is 100% the original song, I changed nothing)

[Spirit of Distant Lands 2]

Alright, I like what you did here. Not my taste, but it's good music. The only thing about it is that it sounds so hollow. I'm thinking you should boost the bass of the hums a little bit. This would go great with some actual singing vocals, and then perhaps you'd have some light drums kick in around the 2:25 mark with a giant chorus that lasts for a long time. Leave that ending effect for after that chorus, and you have yourself a more complete song. Just thoughts. I like it, keep it up.

Kaeo

HypnoSophistication responds:

The bass-thing is probably a good idea. But even as a drummer, I'm keeping this drum-clean.
Thanks for the feedback!

---HypnoSophistication

[Plateau]

So, I like your patterns as well as the transitions. The pattern placement is pretty decent, and you have a good understanding of how Dance/House music is composed. Only thing lacking is in how the genres sound, which seems to be more of a skill-related issue rather than a talent-related issue. The transitions would be a little better with maybe a bit more reverb time. Extend those cymbals out, and maybe make sure there's a little more going on in the higher end of the frequency chart. I like the energy in the song, but there just isn't enough of it going on. Your kicks should be deeper, there should be a little more bass in the instruments overall, and like I said, get some high frequencies in there to push the tension. Increase your production quality by layering instruments together and using reverb where you think is best. Just don't overdo it. A little goes a long way. Anyways, I was able to listen through the entire song without once feeling it was unpleasant. It just doesn't stick out. Overall, a well-put-together but hollow and uninspired sound. Feel the energy of the music itself more! =D Keep it up!

Kaeo

tomdink responds:

I think I understand pretty well what your saying, thanks for the review!!

[Jingle Bells?]

The intro is a little too long for my taste. We all know what "Jingle Bells" sounds like. Though, to be honest, a few of the notes are incorrectly placed, but I wouldn't dock points for that, seeing as it doesn't have to be exact. =P The kick is punchy and good, and I like the lead synth. The backup synths are kind of weak, but I'd have to say the weakest part of this song is the bass that you're using. This sounds like very kiddy-like dance music, which is fine for Christmas music, but... I think I've heard way too many Christmas songs with this kind of sound. More originality!

Kaeo

Xsalvaz responds:

Well thank you very much for your review! I knew that some of the notes were incorrectly placed, but I spent like 2 hours on this at most, so I didn't really care to change it haha. I need more backup synths, mostly because this song doesn't really have any. Thanks!
~X

[bbkin]

Alright, I already subtracted a point for the beginning being so loud and so abrupt. I understand what you're trying to convey here in this song. It's supposed to be heavy, I get it. But, you don't need to overdo it so much. The grungy instruments are pretty sweet, actually. I like the heaviness in the song, but I think changes are in order. Some of the levels need adjusting, and I think you need to pan some things more so that the soundstage is a lot bigger. Too much focus toward the center for too much of the time, in my opinion. Although, I really liked that effect of whatever that distorted instrument was panning in the outsides near the end. That was good. The drumbeat was pretty kickass, but I think it was drowned out by the other instruments a bit too much. Also, add some more bass and make it deep. Maybe do some sub drops! That'd be wicked with this. Give the listener a break every now and then, if possible, to kind of accentuate when the track is actually playing. Anyways, keep it up!

Kaeo

rrool responds:

i will work on that, thanks.

[8Bit DKC2 Arctic Abyss]

Huge respect to you for creating this. Very nice work, my friend! It isn't always on point, but it definitely captured the main essence of the song. It is nearly an exact. Very pleasant, and will always be one of my favorites from DKC2. Thanks for sharing!

Kaeo

VolcansMusic responds:

Thank You!~
Merry Early Christmas. :DD