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[The last supper (v3)]

This is a really nice piece that contains really nice melodic pitches, has a good tempo, nice rhythm, and dynamics were overall good. The intro was very nicely done, and i loved how the drums kicked in at 0:37. It was very nice to listen to, and the musical blend here is very nicely done. The guitar was a nice touch to the end.

I only identified a few flaws in which i thought could be perfected a bit:

When using that organ synth in 1:44, the pitch was really high, and kinda hard to listen to for the first 10-20 seconds afterwords, but the synth got bearable when other synths kicked in at 2:18. Also, a few notes in between these time periods didn't make to much sense, in terms of dynamics; you had a few high notes, then a few low notes, and then high again.

The song, at times, sounded "monotonous" when the tune was repeated over and over again. Sure, you used different synths with the same notes, but the tune is so overused, that the song sounds boring.

Also, at 2:44, the pitch was a bit too high, and kinda hrt my ears, so tune it down a bit.

3:21, the transition could be worked on a bit.

So really, the summary here is that i hate the part from 1:44 to 3:21, everything else had a nice musical blend and had good pitches and all. I think you need to make the pieces melodically consistent throughout the piece, as some places really didn't work out so well with one another in making sense in terms of musical melody. All in all, you did a pretty good job, and I enjoyed this piece.

MaartenC responds:

Thanks for your review mate. I'll take a good look at it. I also found that the pitch at the first climax was a tad too high, though it's quite hard to fix that. FL Studio kinda gets stuck at that point.

[FizMuz - Aurora [WIP]]

that is a nice song there, but the sudden drop in bass on 0:14 was a bit rough, and should be a more gentle touch or transition to the sound, but otherwise this song holds a good anticipation from me.

empire00 responds:

well this is wip so I'll probly make a decent intro :))

[CrS - Blitzkrieg [Pre]]

I thought this was a nice piece, but i thought you could tone the tempo down just a tad bit, i mean you could work on the tempo being 120, assuming this is at 216.

i liked the buildup and that transition from 0:22 was a nice touch to it. from 0:33, that string instrument was a nice additional touch to it as well.

Otherwise, this was an ok piece, i just think you could work on the melody more or the actual dynamics of these instruments to make more sence in my opinion.

KrisKrosNL responds:

Tempo here is 180 BPM, almost all my old submissions are 180 BPM. 120 BPM is not for Drum N Bass -- that's more suited for Dubstep. And I tried 120 BPM a few times before -- I could only end up with Trance-ish songs, which is not what I'm skilled at.

My mixing is shite. I could add some melodies, but then I would come to the problem of having their frequencies work in harmony, and I suck at that.

Thanks for the review.

[It's Complicated...]

cut the beat to 120-140 and i think it will be fine
otherwise the tuning and sounds are nice.

TastyTeo responds:

I wanted it that fast to be a mindblowing melody. the tuning is not good the beat is not loud enough :D Thanks for the review.

[GEMINIjU -Indecisive Ways]

i felt that the intro was a bit weak and didnt really match the song very well, and didnt really go with the tune. however, the song later on got better and (i think) from 1:20 it got better.
I feel like this song was like many sounds just jammed together, and not much has been put into this, for the transitions weren't that good....
otherwise this is a good song, just a bit rough on the edges....

[C23 - Empire of Hatred]

it was a nice buildup at 1:01, but the tempo all the sudden went fast and the song kinda went down afterwards.... i think you should slow down a it on the drums and the sounds kinda i guess clash to each other....
however, you did good with the sounds in 2:13, with the main music, but the problem with it is that it had all these other sounds coming in to override this main theme... and made the music a bit downgraded on what it should be....

KrisKrosNL responds:

I think your review is complete bullshit.

Those points which you found 'good' are the worst parts of the song IMO, and those 'flaws' are intended - it's supposed to be there.

This isn't fast at all (190 BPM). Do you even know the default speed for D&B, which is 180 BPM? The beats here aren't too fast. There are songs over 200 BPM, 220 BPM, etc. and they still sound good.

The main theme was supposed to be drowned by new melodies as time progressed. Otherwise, repetition will dominate and make the song boring.

I worked one fucking month on this. If you're planning to be a fucktard with little to no constructive criticism, then GTFO and refrain from reviewing. You don't qualify as an audio reviewer, especially on D&B terms. Learn to appreciate music that's out of your comfort zone, and if you can't do that, then don't listen to it.

Your review is completely opinion-based; you view it your way, but others view it their way, and no-one's view is universal.

[Rypejakten 2013]

Great song as usual! loved the beat, rhythm, and dynamics. the sounds are superb and i loved the melody.
just wondering, what happened to the vocals of this song? are you going to upload that version of this song here?

keosni391 responds:

Don't think so. Didn't like the vocals! :)

[Recursive Glee]

This is a great song! i loved the beat and melody in the song, but really, the intro was WEAK!
first off, the intro didnt really fit it''s tune with the song very well, i think, and i think even the instrument was off i think. otherwise, this song is amazing/
Great job!

[Chilled 1]

History here.....
the first song on NG ever....
amazing

[C23 - Obedience]

I dont like that violin(?) in the song. i felt like it messed the rhythm up.

Otherwise, nothing else, everything is alright... i just think you could add, you could say, intensity or such into music. i dont know if you do this, but i think you should play with actual instruments, and if you are, play with them even more, and learn the dynamics and theory in music, because i feel like your songs are ominous. However, i must remember that you have a bit of a crappy computer.

Im that kinda guy who loves either melodic pieces such from Tchaikovsky, or music with LOTS of variation, and i feel like it lack those elements.

But it was a nice loop though, and it did loop nearly perfectly.

Good job.

KrisKrosNL responds:

First, I have no skill in playing with actual instruments. Second, there's no way to record the instrument plays onto my laptop. If you're talking about running VSTi's that sound almost the same as real-life instruments, then that's impossible as well, since only one VSTi will perma-crash my laptop.

It's hilarious that I only get reviews from you regulars on my work that is the least developed. I only worked for a mere 57 minutes on this, which isn't anything.