(Note - I review pretty harshly, so don't take a low score personally! I don't vote harshly.)
This is really awesome. My one complaint is that the mix is quite cluttered in places (0:36 for example, and the horns at :45 aren't nearly as crisp as they should be), it sounds like you may have tossed too much reverb on your instruments (?).
It's short but it shows a lot of potential. Keep it up. And maybe hit me back with a review if you have the time?
(Note - I review pretty harshly, so don't take a low score personally! I don't vote harshly.)
The mixing and mastering is spot on. Great work. The main reason that I docked points was because the song has essentially no melody. It could be a personal taste thing, but I really really like to hear a good melody, and I feel like a song is lacking without one. It's like a story without a plot. It's possible to accomplish, but difficult.
Anyway like I said the actual sound design etc is really good, so keep it up. I scouted you for the audio portal.
Thank you for taking the time to listen and review!
(Note - I review pretty harshly, so don't take a low score personally! I don't vote harshly.)
At 2:11 you introduce an instrument that sounds out of tune. Be careful.
Like I said I review pretty harshly. That's because I don't really understand what it means if someone reviews like 100 songs and the lowest score they give is a 7. Are they really that in love with every song they hear? 4/10 isn't like "I hate this song", I consider 5 to be an average song. But anyways...
This song shows potential but it's going to need a lot of work to really make it shine. It's really based around just two riffs over its entire 4 minute duration, which makes me feel that it doesn't really justify its time with constant interest. (This is not a hard and fast rule, but it's something to keep in mind.) It starts feeling quite repetitive even early on. This is easy to fix though. Make some new melodies. ;-) There's an easier fix too, but it'll only help a little: Toss some filters over your melodies, make the timbre of the sounds constantly changing, etc.
On the other hand I do enjoy your work with synthesis. I noticed on your user page that you had been working with massive - keep it up, I can hear that you've been practicing :-)
Feel free to hit me back with a review if you have the time. I scouted you for the AP, so good luck!
Thanks man and I totally get it. Like I said this is my second song ever and I need as much critics is
As possible so I can get moving and make better productions
Ok the synths at :55 were WAY too loud. Caught me offguard.
I was really enjoying it up until that point though. I also like the synthy melody, once I managed to get a hold of it.
Sounds like you have way too many good ideas and not enough time. Liked it, but liked 'delicate cow' more ;-)
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Wooowww there are some good melodies in here. Properly fleshed out this could be a 9 or 10.
Song was 0-bombed I see. That's the problem with kids these days, can't recognize the difference between a beautiful melody and good production.
Love the one from :55 to 1:20 or so (the one with the C-B-A baseline).
And then at 1:28-44 there's another really great one.
And then at 1:55-2:12 there's probably the best one :O
The outro melody is really good too.
I'll probably follow along on piano later today to see how you did some of this pretty stuff.
If anything I feel like the name is underselling it, it makes the song sound like some cheap nature documentary. This goes beyond cows, this is the story of NATURE. Of the earth and things that live on it.
Definitely the best thing I've heard from you. Wonderful!
This is actually just part of the whole thing I was working on. I'll go ahead and upload it later since you enjoyed it. Thanks for listening. xP
6/10 song, 11/10 improv.
Thanks for posting this, it gives some really intriguing insight into your musical thought process. I improvise a lot, so this is really pushing me into practicing harder, because I don't think I'm quite as competent on the keys.
Just to make you (annoyingly?) aware of your own tendencies- you really love that VI-VII-i progression, don't you ;-)
I also hear vi-V-IV-III a lot. I think you know that because I heard you swap out III for II once, which is one of those things you do when you know you're over using a progression. It was interesting but probably impossible to actually use in a song. :P
I have to overuse progressions in my improvs because I need a stable default to fall back on when I have no idea what i'm doing. If you had access to some of my other improvisations, you would realize i'm actually falling back on several common melodic ideas too, not just chord progressions.
(Note - I review pretty harshly, so don't take a low score personally! I don't vote harshly.)
It's alright, but for some reason or another the melody isn't really clicking with me. I guess I can't blame you for that though, since it's not your melody ;-).
I think part of the reason it's not clicking is because the bass in this song is not very strong, so I don't have anything to anchor myself to. Since you've heard the original a lot, you probably fill in the bassline with your mind, but since i've never heard the original, I can't, which takes away from the melody.
I have a suggestion - through most of the song I'm hearing this super energetic drum loop with crazy fast high hats. I would suggest to save that loop for the most emotive parts of the song, to give them an extra umph.
Anyway, good song, nice cover!
Note: Noted.
Also thanks for the review since I literally do not know how to respond to useful reviews adskjadjkad
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The bass isn't very strong because 1) I thought the bass frequencies/notes might clash with the melody, and 2) the bass sounded terrible (the synth, I mean)
Those aren't high hats, they're actually tambourines but close enough
(Note - I review pretty harshly, so don't take a low score personally! I don't vote harshly.)
I don't listen to a LOT of hip hop, but I think I listen to enough to be able to judge. (I really like A Tribe Called Quest if that gives me any credence ;P) Your flow is pretty decent actually, it'll need a little bit of work, but it's pretty good. I think you should give the beat a bigger presence though, since the beat is a really crucial aspect of hiphop.
And finally I have a bone to pick with your lyrics, which need some work. I'd suggest a little more care with your rhymes - girlfriend/end or hope/throat is kinda silly :P. Word choice could improve -"your life will quickly end" is a little clunky. I also think the topic could be improved.
I just saw on audio advertisements that this was your first rap track. It's a pretty great first try! Your flow is actually really good for a first time through. Keep it up!
I still read audio advertisements... occasionally.
I like your melodies. They seem a little overcomplicated but they are pretty unique. But I'm going to have to be a little blunt: this song isn't really doing it for me. It seems to wander to and fro without a defined climax. Aside from the melody that I like (at :14 for instance) it feels a bit disorganized. You might want to play around with tension and release (buildup and climax) in future songs to see if you can organize your songs better.
Anyway keep up the good melody work! They're the hardest part. :P Good luck!
Thank-you for the review, sorry you didn't dig the organization- I find it to be quite clever. If you want build up and climax, please listen to more of my songs- I like to keep a variety.
This is a really great song. I love the progression. The whole thing sounds crystal clear.
You don't seem like you're fully committed to the dubstep part of the song. I'm fine with that, since I'm not the biggest dubstep fan, but I think the song would have improved if you would have fully committed to bringing out the dubstep parts, or just removing them entirely.
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