One thing - not a huge fan of the delay during piano solos (like 2:40).
There's a decent melody hidden in the background (during say 3:30, and then again at 4:15) but it rarely comes to the surface. I noticed this is kind of common of your songs. Don't be afraid to shove the melody in people's face :D I really like some parts of this song. The little build at 4:20 is really exciting. I think you just need a stronger instrument for that melody.
This song was like a year ago when i really sucked at melodies so of course i expected complaining XD
I'll admit though, that build is cool. I like using that synth for builds.
I thought I would drop in and review your stuff because i see you reviewing a lot and felt I could repay the favor.
That lead at 1:40 is really weird.
Dude there is no hi hat in your drums. I don't really obsess about this stuff but some people do I think.
2:30 onwards is cool but a bit sloppy. You should come back and touch it up some.
Lol at 3:27 I was like "oh crap the NG audio player is screwing up again."
hmm, there's another lead at like 4:20 on that needs more melodic work, it doesn't really seem to be saying anything to me, it's just like randomly going between different notes. I figure this is because you were doing the song in 4 and a half hours so I can't really judge.
OH PIANO OUTRO YESSS.
I think I was getting on you about writing better melodies before too. So I'm probably just driving you insane now. I'd suggest to spend a few days honing a single melody until it's really great, because that's what I've been doing... Then again I'm not that great :p Plus I understand that this was a rushed piece.
Lol i know i have no melody skills because i have almost no music theory skills. It's one of the few things im going to be practicing this summer.
I was kind of afraid of making the hihats louder because usually when i do try to make it at a comfortable volume, people complain because they are too loud. But i'll make sure if i'll ever remake this (which im not sure i will).
Also do you mean like 2:30s sounds or sloppy or just that part in general? I sort of had like no idea what to do at that part so i just did something random. My bad D:
*le gasp* how could you say that to my favorite melody? O:
Heh was kind of random though. But i feel like if i make a melody that has, i dunno how to say it, repetativeness it gets boring to me.
Maybe you should try to teach me sometime at making lead melodies because when it comes to dance music, i have not a single clue how to make them.
Hey, this is starting to sound pretty interesting. That lead that more or less dominates the first half of the song is really interesting - took some time to grow on me, but I started really liking it later on.
Some nit picks - the instruments you're using aren't really falling together so well. I think it's because you're using a ton of delay. Also, at the 1:00 mark you decide to start modulating to a major chord which I think doesn't fit the theme of your song at all - it feels like a very minor sounding song.
Anyway, nit picks aside, cool stuff. Keep it up.
I do agree with the instruments sort of soundning off, the thing is though i found that if i changed even one of the instuments, this began to sound like a dance song and not a techno song. Also that change to a major chord was done purposly for progression purposes (once the full song is released it should sound more "in place" so to speak). You also mentioned that the instuments didnt seem to fall together well. I was certain someone was going to say that so ill try to explain the best i can. My main goal with the instuments wasnt to have them fall together perfectly, i was trying to make them fell "loose" so to speak to give off an ambient sort of vibe. I really am unsure if i accomplished what i was aiming for (this is my first attempt at this style of techno) but hopefully i did enough to at least make it an enjoyable expereance. This is only the preview so i still have time to make changes before the full version is released (which im sure in will). Thanks for the insight, it is well aprieciated.
P.S. (sorry about this long responce, i just feel like i need to explain my reasonings to give a full understanding of what i was trying to accomplish :p)
Very nice. Very chill. I love the vocal sample. I would like a more prominent melody though.
This is good but it seemed like it was only just getting started by the end. I love the beat. Keep working on it.
Thanks for the feedback, I'll be continuing work on it very shortly!
Very nice. The pads from :30-1:00 (and again at 1:15) were my favorite part. The beat is fantastic - it's so strong. I don't know what else to ask of you... except maybe a melody heheheh.
Thanks! Yeah there will definitely be more variety and melody in the full song.
Dark*ish*? More like dark*est* :p
This is really cool. I'm not sure why you tossed it under misc, it sounds very industrial. I was hoping the string would drop like 6 down and hit a low note, it would make this song pure evil. But yeah this is very cool.
If you want to hear that string drop you'd have to teach me how to do it xD
This is so cool. Dude you have to develop this idea more. I love it. The drums are disturbingly organic. But everything else is great.
thanks. I will think about it
Beautiful!
That chord change that we close out on sounds a lot like Chrono Trigger, if you ever played. It's sweet.
I dunno exactly what else to say since Classical isn't really my strong suit. I feel like some of your melodies are stronger than others. The opening is really nice and the final 10-20 second phrase we close out on is pretty too. Maybe you should cut out the middle?
I don't know much about classical either. I just make music stuff then I am told to put it in a genre.
I'm out of town right now but when I get home i'll expand on this idea. Maybe i'll completely change the mood :] it will be fun to do.
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