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[*Burnin' Love* // ZeRo BaSs]

Gah! Took me by surprise again. =D

In most of your recent songs, you have a buildup and then the melody which kicks off with a vocal of some kind. It's a style I can't get enough of every time - it's great to see - pardon, hear - a new song of yours.

This is an amazing song - the melody is amazing and I didn't even notice your percussion under it. Hold on, let me go through the song again. XD Yeah, that's some really good percussion you've got going there.

My only problem with this song was that it was too short... waaay too short. Otherwise, however, you did a perfect job on this one. =D Love that style of yours. =P

Ah, and while I'm at it, I'd really enjoy a review from one of my favorite artists. Any chance you could review my audio (especially my two most recent) sometime? I'd definitely appreciate it. =)

ZeRo-BaSs responds:

eyy Karco!
yes the percussions of this song are extremely complex..as you can hear they are a mix of Drums and 2 heavy Sub-bass

Thanks for the review!

[The Odyssey v2 !]

Gah.... XD

You submitted your new song right as I was reviewing your original one. Well, I guess I have to review this one now, huh? XD

It seems you've changed your percussion in the beginning. You've added another harmony, too - it's nothing short of perfect as far as what I'd ask for.

You have that same, awesome melody there. Sweetness. I love it. =D Ooh, and you've added to it! I think I liked it without that extra bit, but it's still really, really good.

Sheer awesomeness, I tell you. You've done a great job with this song. (The one flaw, I think, is the part where you take out all but the drums, add the harmonies one by one, and then add the melody. But it's still a great song.)

I have nothing to suggest, save try remaking it when you're a lot better at this - if it's this good now, imagine it then! =D

I want to remix it even more now. XD

Drumr345 responds:

Yeah...It was kind of weird...I sent my first version in and thought...well that one sucked. =D So I was going to wait a little bit but thought AH why not submit this one now.

Yeah sure you can definately remix this...I love the chord progressions XD

Let me know when you're done I'm looking forward to hearing it!

[The Odyssey]

Lots better than I expected. (Which is good. =P)

I'll just head right into the review, ok? :)

It starts out a little suddenly. If I'm right about the feeling I think you're trying to give with this song, you might want to make the notes of the low orchestral strings overlap each other so they don't sound so sharp.

I recognize a lot of instruments in this from FL. Is that what you use? Hm.

You've done a really good job with this song of yours - I like the melody a lot, too. No guarantees yet, but are you okay if I remix it or something? Send me a PM if you're ok with it, ok? :)

Oh, and one more thing - if you have the spare time, I'd appreciate it if you checked out my latest work - highlights are Dark Storms at Sea and Project -Aster-. Thanks again. :)

[Beginnings]

Nice for your first.

Hah, you're about at the skill level I was at when I started. :) (And that was no less than two weeks ago. Hah.) Well, let's look at your song.

It starts out nicely - there's a bit of an empty spot, though. I don't know what about it makes the song empty, it just is. I had this problem, too with my first songs. Hmmm.

Overall this song is relatively nice-sounding - good for your first. One problem with it is that empty spot in the beginning that comes right after the cymbal - you lose the rhythm and the buildup of the song - if you want to keep the listener's head bobbing, you don't want to do that. It's somewhat bland, though, in structure, melody, instruments, etc. You might want to work on your originality and consistency in the song.

The orchestral parts are nice, though half-baked - you also use the cymbal a little too much, in my opinion. Work on that. I suggest you remake this when you get better. It would be nice to see a remake of your first song after a lot of significant progress, right? :)

Well, hope I helped with this review. Work consistently and you'll get good at this.

Ah, while I'm at it... why don't you review some of my songs in your spare time? Especially look at Dark Storms at Sea and Project -Aster-. I'd appreciate it. :)

Attasuke responds:

ty =D! Yeah, now going over it I wish I hadn't put that pause in there.. and the cymbals O_O yeah deffinately gonna remix this one

[Dvision X - Trippy]

Yeah, it's trippy.

That's one funky melody you've got there. =P Endless-sounding, I like it. =)

Two things you need to work on - the quality doesn't sound very good, you might want to work on that. Also, it just cuts off in the end - you might want to give it an actual ending.

Other than those problems, you've really made a great song. Why don't you review my songs if you have the time? =)

[Intergalactic Raid]

Good song. =)

Well, let's look at your song. It starts out too loud, I have to tell you that. In the part right after the introduction, your sound quality virtually exploded, and while it's bad throughout the rest of the song that's the part where it's at its worst. The guitar that comes in later in the song is a little loud and annoying, and cuts off a little too sharply, too.

Everything else in this song, however, is genius. You chose your instruments well, I have no criticism for your percussion, and you've done a fairly good job on melodies and harmonies in this song. One rare quality this song has is that there's no melody, but rather a lot of harmonies that sound really good together. Unless that pad playing in the back is your melody. But that's just a four-note pattern, right?

Great song overall - more songs like this are a great idea. Go ahead and send me a PM if you ever submit a song and want me to review it. =)

BreedCrasher responds:

Thanks for the very good review! The reason why it becomes a bit loud and to hardcore bumpy is because Magix somehow cant handle when its to many files, seemingly as I had maybe one or two soundfiles to many... I'll try my best on the next one then without to many soundfiles.

[Samurai X - Starless (RemAke)]

Hah. Reviewed before verification. XD

Hah, I bet this review's a surprise for you - you're still waiting for verification, aren't you? I remember when I was. =P You know, you can vote on your own songs... unless you don't believe in that, go ahead and vote 5 on it.

Thanks for reviewing my audio - I've decided to repay you with a review for you, so here you go. =)

Well, let's see - you've got good melodies, though maybe you should smooth it out where the strings are "plucked." Seems a little loud there, in my opinion. But that aside, you've got melodies and instruments for it down perfectly in this song. Harmonies are well-chosen as well, so I really have next to no criticism for this song, which means I think it's great. =)

Hah, I can't tell if it continued or started again just now. XD

Hmm, is this the first thing you've made with FL? Because it's good by standards for first songs here. Better than my first song, hah. =P

Given you improve with each song (it wouldn't make sense if you didn't) more songs like this are a good idea, though you might want to try delving in other styles as well. I'd like to see what you can do with other genres. =)

Wayne responds:

lol wow, this did suprise me. Thank you very much for the positive reviews and advise! ^_^

[Yoshi's Island Boss Battl]

This one's good.

This is good - I can imagine this actually playing in the game in place of its original. The problem is, I can imagine it like that a little too well - from what I remember from the original song, this isn't very different.

I like what you've set up in the beginning of the song with the drums, and I can easily imagine you following through into a breakbeat remix, though you didn't. What I don't like is how it ends - is this supposed to be a loop or what? I'm more for real endings, even if it means simply fading out rather than cutting off like you did.

All faults aside, though, you've done a fairly good job on this. If you're planning to submit another remix anytime in the near future, consider it reviewed. :)

Buoy responds:

Eh.... how long is it since you played the original? If it's that unoriginal from your side I guess its long ago.

Blah, endings wtf

Thanks for the review.

[Shaman--_--(3:49)]

A good song that could be better.

This is sounding like a great song, overall - though there are a few things in it that bug me. Firstly, the introduction seemed somewhat repetitive, though the part after that compensates for it when everything comes in.

You stick with the same 7-note pattern throughout the entire song with very little variation in it, and while the other parts of the song (say, the drums and the harmonies - great variation there) partially make up for it, this song could have been a lot more and I don't think you do that justice.

Finally, in the ending you just fade it out - it seems you didn't put very much effort into it.

Maybe this is just how the song is supposed to be and I'm just not one for this kind of song - but I'm simply giving my opinion here.

Ah, and another thing - I've been getting a lot of positive feedback on my latest song, Dark Storms at Sea, but next to no criticism - I'd appreciate it if you gave me your two cents. Thanks a lot.

[DJ RISE- Belguim]

Seems I've really got to listen to that song!

I need to start by saying thanks for the review - I felt like reviewing another of your songs, so here you go. :)

This song is pretty good, though it lacks in diversity - is this another semi-house song or something? Bleh, I'm bad with genres. =P

I don't really have a problem with this song at all other than the diversity - it's good, though it's not exactly the style of music I'd listen to. You've done a fairly good job with this song overall, though. Given you improve with each song, (it wouldn't make sense if you didn't, hah =P) more songs like this are a good idea. :)

DJ-RISE responds:

This song is pure Trance. Through and through. LOL.

This track is more Anthem-orientated. And I am relatively new to producing Trance. So my abilities are still maturing. I also don't have an arsenal of samples and synths at my disposal.

So I basically try to make whatever
I have work.

In doing so I also tend to veer away from my original idea and make a track of a completely different genre. LOL.

I am quite proud of this track. It came out exactly how I heard it in my head during pre-production.

I also intend to make more tracks like this, each time trying to expand my creative ability. After all new genres are being forged all the time. Old genres are being reshaped. Music is a living breathing thing. LOL. And I intend to live and breath with it.

ROFL. All that and I HAVN'T drunk that bottle of Vodka yet.........Hmm......LMAO.

Thanks for the review. I have to go now....The Vodka is calling me.