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[Project 24]

I find this song to be quite enjoyable. I feel it could fit in exploring a warehouse or space station.

The synth has a great atmosphere to it. The backing synth sounds a bit like space vocals and reminds me of Mother 3. The drums also sound quite fantastic and have a smooth rhythm.

The bass is nice, would be nice to hear a bit of funk from time to time, however it sounds fine as it is.

Overall, nothing wrong with this song as far as I can tell aside from bass needing a bit more funk from time to time.

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Rinileki14 responds:

Sweet! Thanks for the review, I have an 8-bit sounding version of this song, it would fit perfectly with the space station (background/ theme/ type) game! Bass is one topic I noticed I'm always critiqued on (I'll start paying more attention to the bass. One reason may be the fact that I'm not able to work with speakers at the moment and have to judge the quality of the bass, based on the different headphones I have.... IDK, Thanks very much for the review!!

[Public Flow - [drad]]

The song has a nice flow to it.

The intro has a chaotic feel to it. Then it changes to sounding like something I would listen to on the Sega Genesis while I play a Sonic the Hedgehog. Makes me think of the pyramid levels.

The synth is nice and solid. The drums are also nice but could use work such as use of bass kicks that make the song have a better kick to it for the whole song.

The dub sounds seem rather out of place for this song as well. Very light use of them for parts like the mid way and ending would have done. As it is, the dub sounds just seem to clash with the song more than anything.

Overall, I would work on incorporating the wubs better and making a much better sounding drum rhythm.

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DRadDaDanDawg responds:

Thanks a lot :)

I agree in the sense that the first half is much more "Dubstep" than the 2nd half, and doesn't really feel like the same song throughout, (I tried using the same note patterns and chords through the whole thing but I either varied too much in that, or I changed the tone and style too much [most likely both haha])

Thanks for the review :)

[Dunhuang Blues]

The intro to the song is a nice build.

Then the song begins to get an industrial hip hop sound. The tune makes me think of someone roaming in their car blaring this loud with the bass turned up all the way.

The bass for the song in my opinion is a bit too loud for me to enjoy it.

The drums are good. The rhythm does not sound to me as if it clashes with anything. The ambient synth sounds like it is going from right to left and back which makes for a great atmosphere.

The slight use of reverse noise around 2:05 is nice. The minimoog I hear later into the song is pretty nice. I like how it gives the song a bit of electronic gaming joy to it.

Overall, very nicely done song.

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houzatosis responds:

Actually the minimoog v comes in at around 1:06, the synth at 2:05 is the ymVST, but I'm glad you liked it.

[Pulling Out A Splinter]

The classical music in the background from Ren and Stimpy makes this quite hilarious.

The voices are both very nice. The one guy is whining the whole time while the works on pulling it out. Then the splinter is pulled out and given back to them. The sound effects make this even better.

Overall, not much to say, this is hilarious.

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Laphin responds:

Haha!! Finally someone figured out the music! <3 Thanks a lot for the compliments!

[Complextro thing]

The rising in the intro was not bad. the rising reminded me of Earthbound. However, I feel the deep bass comes in a bit too so, could have waited for a pause then added it in there so it has a cleaner entrance to the song.

The drums are simple in rhythm and you get the image of a few people clapping and someone playing a drum rhythm that goes from simple to slightly off balance which makes a nice drum rhythm.

The sudden change in rhythm at 1:35 was nice and then having the deep bass enter again at that time sounds much cleaner for its entrance to the rhythm.

However, for the deep bass I could recommend that from time to time it changes for a moment, to a possible going down pace, so that the synth is going up and the bass is going down to make things interesting.

The secondary synth coming into the song was nice. Then the wubs were cleans and very lightly used making the sound smooth enough to enjoy.

Overall, I would work on the bass line, aside from that, great work.

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Yoshiii343 responds:

Somehow not responding to your review for 3 days makes me feel guilty. :/ ...And I never know how to respond to helpful reviews, so...

Thanks for the review! :3

[Start of the future]

The vocals from the start are quite different. Where did they come from anyway?

The main synth has a bouncy pattern. As the sound plays it goes back and forth between ears. The echo sound for the second synth makes the beat sound rather interesting.

The bass is nice and pounding as it combines with the bass kicks from the drums. The drums also have a nice rhythm to them.

Overall, interesting.

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[Sunshine Bunny Love]

I actually enjoy this song a lot. It seems to have that great atmosphere that belongs in a horror movie. You venture through a ravaged city looking for other survivors hoping not to come across any zombies as you are almost out of ammo.

The dark long winding synth rhythm is very nice. Then a second synth plays that doesn't make you feel comfortable roaming the city. Then a buildup and the rhythm slowly dies back down.

The piano was calming in this song as in giving a little bit of hope as the person explores the city. Then the light drums followed by echo keep the tune suspenseful.

Overall, very dark and good song.

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Blackmajiick responds:

Thanks for the review :D

I should probably work on finishing this, but I've been distracted by obstacles such as ADD and shiny things.

[SlammaGem]

The drums for this sound like marching drums. They seem to give up the vibe that this song might be potentially a song heard before a boss battle.

The bass, while it sounds nice is a bit too loud, should possibly be lowered a bit in volume so it doesn't grab the attention away from the synth.

The synth itself sounds very nice but could have used a second synth that does not rely on using Gross Beat for getting a nice rhythm into the song.

Overall, bass is slightly louder than it should be but otherwise great.

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[All Blues]

The guitar sounds great. Really like the slow rhythm it provides. Gives a relaxed atmosphere to the song.

The only thing I can recommend doing for this song is adding a bass rhythm and some light atmospheric drum sounds in the background.

Overall, very nice and relaxing song.

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[West Side North]

The beat has a very nice old school feel to it.

Song seems to remind me of some racing games I use to play on the Playstation too.

The funky upbeat synth that comes in sounds great. Only thing to recommend for it is to have it go through a quick rising beat for a moment. The bass sounds very groovy and gives the song a dance sound as well.

The drums are smooth and give the rest of the song a nice solid backbeat to go along with.

Overall, great song. Have fun making more like this one.

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