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[Windbreaker (2)]

This is wonderful. Perfect ambient music. I have nothing else to say about it.

LimeDisciple responds:

Thankyou so much.

[Norato - Hearth beat]

First of all, this was very well made. Hence the five.

The kick is fine; it fits in well with the rest of the song. However, by itself -- as in the beginning -- it's way overpowering. I'm able to hear the kick's pitch pretty easily, and I don't think that should happen. After that first few seconds, though, it's not a problem.

The drops are good. Picking it back up, however, was sort of awkward. The first one, at 0:45, did well, but I feel as though you only added the drop for variety. I just expected something more. Instead, I felt that the piece was a little dead. I know it's trance. I'm not expecting some dubstep drop or a dance-like melody or anything, but I wanted something more. The second drop, at 1:30, did much better as far as serving a purpose, but that cymbal right after the drop was a little too much. It might sound better if you took the echo off it.

Besides those two things, though, I enjoyed it. Well done.

Norato responds:

ok, so the first drop I wanted to make in Tiesto style, thats why there is only lead and kick. I also know why you didnt like it, there is nothing new after the drop, and ther ALWAYS should be something new, I original wanted to make the lead in the intro sound diffeent, but thats still in progress,

Outro is missing becouse as I allready said, the song is in progress and will be released with the album.

Thanks for review and 5 stars :)

[Return]

I like from about 1:10 on. I feel like sometime before that you could have built into something. I'm not entirely sure, but it just started getting repetitive. Especially the drums. This song reminds me a bit of Sandstorm, mostly because of that chopped background synth. I guess I was waiting for a similar build because of that.

[Pressure From Below]

I really have very little to say. Overall I enjoyed it. It makes for a good loop, too, so good work with that. My only criticism is that the first higher synth -- comes in around 0:16 -- is a little too weepy for me. It sounds sickly, and I don't really feel that it fits with the rest of the song. Besides that, though, everything is good.

EmperorCharlemagne responds:

I might have added too much vibrato to that particular instrument. Ha ha, it's one of the few effects in the program I know how to use so I tend to go overboard.

Thanks for the constructive remarks, and I'm glad you liked it.

[War March]

That opening beat was pretty good. Annnd... that's about it. I wish you had done something more with it. Thrown in some real melodies with it. Really, it was an excellent start. I was excited. Then you didn't go anywhere with it, and that's disappointing. Consider taking that first 5 seconds, maybe even follow the general form of what you have (i.e., the rises and falls) and using that as a basis for a real song.

[Capitalist Pig]

Overall, this was pretty good. I thought the music was really good. I don't know whether this was your intention, but this song makes for good background music. I could see it in a montage or action scene pretty well. However, the speech part could have gone better. The speech coming in at around 2:10 took me by surprise and didn't seem to fit in. The same goes at 2:30. The end and the beginning went pretty well. Consider giving the end a bit more time to die out. Getting into 0:57 was a bit awkward, but leaving it was good. I don't think I would change it, it's just something I noticed.

Thegluestickman responds:

Thank you for the review, the criticism really helps :)
The speech at 2:10, was supposed to be a kind of prelude to the solo. It was a bit of a gamble. The speech at 2:30 was supposed the same as the beginning. But I'm glad you liked the music, and thank you for the review.

[The Earth is Blue]

I really only have one complaint. The backgrounds at 2:25-ish to 2:57 really don't line up to the speech. The speaker (by the way, who is it? What speech?) is building up to a point, and talking about a particularly dark subject at that, but the music remains relatively static right before the drop. After the drop is pretty good, though, as is before the speaker comes in. As far as that goes, I agree with Endayne -- you put the vocals in at exactly the right moment.

(Actually, after going back and listening to it, the music remains static into the drop. Consider adding something like a sweep or something. I don't know. Bring out the drama of the speech.)

[Brass And Wood]

For what it is so far, I enjoyed it. I do feel that the guitar part -- I think it's a guitar, anyway -- is a little too random and intrusive. The piano part goes well in this, and the drums are pretty good, but not exceptional. Keep it up; see where it goes.

Also, Yngvi49, I think in English what your talking about are quarter notes and eighth notes.

Romwell responds:

Thanks! I am not a guitar player. Next time I might just ask a friend instead of using a VST. As for the drums, I still have a lot to learn :)