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Hey, I know that sometimes mistakes come through, and you have to decide whether you're gunna redo the whole damn thing, or screw the mistake and publish. This has the potential to be an excellent, relaxing track. You might find that you're getting better reviews by playing with a metronome track over headphones. The composition is quite nice. You lose lot by losing the rhythm, which to me is always a do-over error.

Enjoyable, nonetheless!

-Ceevro

DjSkyFall responds:

i know but i probably should of added it wasn't a full on project, it was more of a quick inspirational work, atm I'm busy working on other tracks as well as one here on NG, so that's why i pointed out my mistakes, i hope this clears that up... but i loved your review and i will tell you this.. i will go back and re-do the song when i get the chance and fix it... Thank you!

Well orchestrated, nicely done! I really did enjoy this! A couple improvements I could suggest though:

-You need contrast in the volume. Your instruments are going at a very steady volume, and so the punch you composed isn't getting played! Time to fiddle with the levels!
-The piano, while lovely, is a bit repetitive. See if you can't get a bit more out of it by making the arpeggios have a couple 'filler' 16th notes. You're in a slow 6/8 or a fast 3/4 timing, so you can mix it up a little by having the 4th arpeggio played in double-time. It would give the piano just a little more complexity.
-Finally, keep putting stuff like this out! It was awesome!

-Ceevro

Mawnz responds:

Thanks a lot for listening and for the good feedback Ceevro!
I'm not too familiar with making orchestral. Played around with the volumes a little, but I wanted it to feel as epic as possible throughout the song so I got a little stuck and only went for minor changes :P Just dunno where I should adjust the levels T_T
As for the piano. The only little variation I put in was for the calmer part so it could probably use a little more variation apart from that!

Thanks again, much appreciated!

-Mawnz

Hell, yup!

-Ceevro

Destrayop responds:

Hell yup indeed lol

Respectable rhythm solo. Here's how you could improve it a bit: While recording, set a drum-loop to keep you in the groove. I find that click-tracks don't work for me, so I use an actual drum beat. You're speeding up/slowing down, which I think accounts for some of the lower ratings. As well, your distortion is a bit heavy, which is making it difficult to hear some of the more technical elements. I'd love to hear an acoustic version!

-Ceevro

Destrayop responds:

Thanks for the tips, man xD I've been hunting for some software to throw some drums in my tunes to give them more umph -- I've been working on different equalization settings to cut out that eardrum piercing treble that my mic just loves to amplify for some reason

Earlier acoustic version right here for ya :) http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/513540
As well as a melded version that's a bit easier on the ears http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/536490

I appreciate the review!

I agree with Diogenisis, it's close, but not quite there. I think the pace is actually very suitable, and I can certainly appreciate what kind of effort went into this. You've got good change-ups, there's certainly enough variety in the song to keep me listening.

For fun, try this: Change all your instruments to realistic-sounding midis (depending on your program, that should actually be pretty easy), then stick a crisp hi-hat in at 1/16 notes, with a regular, heavy kick with extra reverb at 1/4 notes. To pull it all together, set a bit of reverb and echo over the whole thing.

I love the composition, and agree that it would be excellent as a video game track as-is. But if you wanna claim Drum N Bass...

Keep playing!

-Ceevro

Corode responds:

Thanks, I haven't been making music much after I released this, and yeah, the genre is opinionated by lots of people as something other than D&B, but that was the first thing that came to mind. Anyways thanks for the review and feedback, and you propose a nice idea :D

Thanks

Yup. You've earned a scouting! Don't break the rules, guys! Keep doing this!

Not bad at all. I can see the nostalgia guys getting into this...I'll scout ya!

I don't know why, exactly...but this keeps me listening! It's like I need to know what's happening in the room!

sixshadowsix responds:

thank you lol i think

Screwing around with a copyrighted song isn't your creation. Yeah, I get it, you've got a speed-control. Great. Make some music now.

yobro89 responds:

Hey, this was a test.

Look, man...I'm gunna level with you here: I could do stuff with this. But what you've got so far is just incomplete. This is not a song. This is a beginning that needs to be filled-out.

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