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[A Smoother Groove]

That's pretty good. Just out of curiousity what is your recording setup/method if you care to share :D

Sykozealot responds:

For this one I used a Yeti Microphone to Mic my acoustic guitar and that was it for recording, as for the software i used Mixcraft 7

[Yötön Yö]

If everything was as good as your voice this would be perfect :D

[Ignorable nitpick coming up]: What kinda broke my immersion for a second is the breathy clicks on the organ in the beginning and the computer perfect timing on some of the real-sounding instruments.

Composition, flow and attention to detail very good overall. Harmonies just yasss. Also cannot help but love people who utilize good dynamics instead of just going "compressors yay!"

Keep it up :D

etherealwinds responds:

Well thank you very much for taking the time to review :D It's good to know what your experience was listening to it for the first time. I did manually go through and humanise each of the harp notes and also the strings, so none of those notes at least should be computer perfect but perhaps there was room to do push that even further!

Yeah, I find that the dynamics of a piece really help each part shine in its own space. No point cluttering up everything at the higher end of the gain just for the sake of loudness IMO! :)

[[<DJLV>] Dancefloor]

Here are just some thoughts I have. I hope I don't come off as a jerk :>

I can hear you piling on the octaves in the beginning. A nice way to provide fill when the melody goes unchanged (maybe look at stereo separation for a different feel).

I feel the mix becomes kinda cluttered around the 0:30 mark when you add a fifth(?). I feel there needs to be some balance between how loud the leading fifth is against the background for it to go smoother. Maybe pull up the background a little and lessen the reverb on the lead?

Also when the cymbals at 0:59, 1:14, 1:28 and 1:43 are heard I feel they come off very bland without anything accompanying the high treble. Maybe a bass-drum hit with the same intensity but not necessarily duration.

Otherwise an interesting track. Keep it up :D

DJLiquidVoid responds:

Thanks so much! This is some brilliant advice - I'll be sure to work on that in my next track. :^)

[Heavy Breathing, I'm on Edge]

Amazing soundscape, tad short though.

Is the white noise in the background intentional, or am I just mistaking a brush for noise? Even though it is a nice fill it just seems a little bit too pronounced.

All in all very very nice :D

phosphorusprocedure responds:

I run my guitar through a tape deck so it sounds kinda 80s. There's some noise as a result. Not too noticeable until I start stacking too many guitar lines together.

Usually I keep the tracks to a minute so they don't get boring. I'd need a bridge section to flip back and forth between, and I didn't come up with one here.

Thanks for the review. Glad you dig it.

[.stay close.]

Yusss this is amazing :D

MeatAnalogue responds:

Thanks !

[Half Hearted Melody]

Your attention to detail is exceptional. I like how this just "ticks" off into my head while the background keeps moving. I would've liked to see a longer version so that the mind can properly register the chapters.

9.5/10
:)

liljimmy2 responds:

Thank you so much! That was exactly what I was going for!

[Sick Boy]

For what punk is, I enjoy this.
:)

GraniteOverworld responds:

Heh, I only labeled it as punk cause basically none of the other tags describe this properly. Glad yuh like it ^_^

[Rusted Wonderland]

First impression of this song is pretty nice.

The development of the song advances quite comfortably for the first two minutes, then it slows down considerably. I really can't get it out of my mind that the same chord progression is clearly heard throughout the piece and it makes me feel like there is a chapter missing.
8/10

SiegWin responds:

Sorry I've been trying to work out this problem for a while
my melodies tend to repeat too much
thanks for the insight though

[Tribal]

I'd like to pride myself in thinking that I've correctly spotted the VST package you're using. Nexus? Is that correct? Ahaha, nevermind.

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I think that the melody you're using is just too uneventful to be used as a main (on its own) during the first 2 minutes, and again to the end after the small break. The progression of the song is also quite confusing. The buildup is done in such small steps of variety that the song looses any potential definitive makeup. The loss of individuality within the song structure is also accomplished somewhat by the loss of low-range rhythmic properties that could be established, for example, with a more characteristic bass-line.
In essence, the song lacks character.

I hope you find this review to be fair :)

Vasek responds:

Thanks for opinion, i realized same thing. I'm doing my best on the way of changing it and making my songs more complex. Step by step i'm also trying to stimulate my music imagination.
Anyway, thanks for review, it's very helpful!