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Synth strings at 1:30 are just too loud, they're messing with the melody (which is good).

The melody line that starts at 0:43 is really wonderful. The rest of the song is kinda messy. Still I really like that melody, you should expand on it. Also I like the ending with the added reverb, that was a nice idea.

KrrMaim responds:

Melodies in Major are so foreign for me XD

the reverb ending is a super spacey piano synth I made. I'm glad you thought it was a nice idea.

I really like the idea of composing based on story ideas. I think I'm going to try that for my next song. This is a good song and it plays well to your strengths. I like the crushed vocal samples, they're a nice touch. Creepy :3

This is fun, but right now it's a giant mess of ideas. You should pull out the good ones and add some dynamics and stuff. I'd like to hear the result.

6 stars -> its current status. You could make it much better though!

KrrMaim responds:

unfortunately I won't be finishing anything for a while since I don't have speakers. I still make unpolished stuff with my headphones though.

They're all good ideas imo ;d

Man what is that piano at 2:30. I have been looking for a piano like that. Is it nexus?

At 5:40 if I'm going to be a little picky I'd say that the mastering is a little messed up, the lead isn't loud enough.

On the other hand I know you really like unique leads and I thought that your choice was good here. To be fair I don't listen to a lot of trance, but I haven't heard anything too similar, so nice work.

I don't know how I feel about the weird diminished-like chord at 2:11, at first I thought it was completely wrong but now I just think it's a little weird. >:P

I liked this one. Melodies are improving. If you brought out the melody in the last section I would probably give this a 9.

ArcaneSoul responds:

Yeah, i overall liked the mastering in general but the end could of been fixed up a little.

Also are you talking about the last bar in the chord progression? Because i am kind of picking up on something weird in that too. I think i might go back and change it a little to my liking. And 2:30 is nexus piano. I just used izotope to bring it out more and sound more fuller.

Intriguing song but even after looping it like 10 times I find it hard to keep track of the wandering melody. I really like the vibrato on the synth though. Too many quarter notes are bad for your health - varying the length of notes help maintain interest :) other than that it's cool for what it does.

I have to give this one a 5/5. Some of the best handling of piano I have ever heard.

That was good, although I dunno if you had enough ideas to justify a 6 minute running time. If you trimmed it down I bet it would have a bigger impact. But maybe I'm nit picking. Your mastering has gotten really good. I can still hear the old ArcaneSoul melodies though ;-)

The build at 1:22 was an interesting choice. It's almost unsettling.

Thanks for the courtesy review. This is good, nice melody work. My big comments are nit picks, like I think that the lead could be brought down an octave. In a few places the melody could be smoothed out - I mean, it's trying to express a simple idea in a complicated way.

Although you put this under Misc I feel like it wouldn't be out of place at all in a chill video game. Maybe a farm scene or something like that.

I've been listening to a lot of Yasunori Mitsuda recently, and this music seems a little reminiscent of him. If you like this sort of stuff, check out this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOSrWG JBL34 The guy was a master.

KrrMaim responds:

Yasunori Mitsuda! I started paying attention to that guy back when I played Shadow Hearts: Covenant. Good stuff.

You should check out Jeremy Soule if you haven't listened to his stuff. The consistency of which he releases brilliant work blows me away.

You know, something that I see very often in your music is that you really stick to the higher ranges. Like just listening at 3:14... the drums are up high. The vocals are high. The pads are high (well, that's where they're supposed to be). Even the bass isn't really properly low, it's one of the highest bases I've ever heard. If you wanna write really epic soundscapes, you gotta use that whole spectrum you have!

Anyway this is a good song and the vox are very well handled. Big fan of that little glitch that happens towards the end of the vocal melody.

ArcaneSoul responds:

hehe true ive always been a fan of high stuff but that is mostly because i dont liek doing that. If i have the pads down a little tho, then like they are a little too bassy and mud out the mix. Get what im saying? When its higher, it sounds a little more clearer.

Its mostly just a quirk though for me.

This review is going to be very similar to my last one, so you should go read that one first (it was on your 2nd most recent song).

I feel like even though this is strictly speaking a new genre, this song really follows your other song's template almost exactly. We start out with a chord progression and then eventually we have a single melody that goes on top of it that doesn't really say anything new. As usual I think your sounds are all very good but it needs a bit more. Whether that is chord progression interest or melodic interest is up to you.

I would also encourage you to try mixing up how you arrange your songs. Instead of buildup->melody why not try verse/chorus/verse/chorus or something weird like starting with the big part first?

ForeverBound responds:

Okay i'm gonna think about that but i'm not gonna mess much with the arrangement of my songs ;)

i always forget to respond to PMs. its not because i hate you, just because i forgot!!!

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