Age/Gender: 25, Male
Location: UK
Job: Game Music Dev NFD
I hate when people just use loops, instead of putting the effort in to make something original. I make my own stuff, check it out. I used to use FL but now use CUBASE
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"don't know the origional... but..."
This is quite cool. I really like the whole tune, the way it feels... from a production perspective i might say that the synth is possibley a lil loud... the flute sounding instrument gets lost a little bit behind everything in places, the guitar sounds spot on, this track however is missing one thing.. a beat... even if the origional didn't have one i think this would sound great with a beat layed down behind it.
However i don't think my opinoin can be completly valid over this tune, not knowning the origonal, you may have done it justice, you may have insulted it. Either way i liked it!
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The main thing you notice about this song either the samples or the tune has been exported at a very low quality, as the high end sounds like its underwater.
The samples u have used all seem straight out of FL, and are a touch annoying, but the idea is alright.
The tune doesn't seem to have a direction, it doesn't build up or go anywhere, and is also rather short.
You need to work on your production, and devolp this idea some more, as well as get the levels sorted. Keep it up!
Author's Response:
Yeh I know its my converter, I use lame but it goes through another program and it never reaches 100% so if u cn give me the name of good free convereter that would be great.
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sounds like you just too the track right out the game as aposed to re-crating it yourself...
coulda done something a bit interesting like REMIXING it a bit.. but honestly it does sound like you just cut the track out the game
It wasn't bad but not exactly a NEW EXCITING ORIGIONAL piece of work now was it?
Author's Response:
Well, it didn't have to be a NEW EXCITING ORIGI-O-NAL piecw of work, now, did it?
I have never played the game, but found the score, and replicated it as accurately as possible. If you beleive that I ripped this from the game, then that indicates to me that I did a very good job. So there. XP
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Wow, now i have heard alot of these castle crasher themes, I must say they are all really good, but this one is definitly in the top 3, if not the best.
The only thing that knocks down this tracks score is the fact that its short, too short, and its end seems more than a little abrupt.
Excellent work though
Author's Response:
Thanks!
The thing is about the ending, that it's meant to loop, as heard when playing it on NG instead of downloading. And about the length, that is purely for size reasons, as Tom/Behemoth most likely wouldn't want to use very long songs.
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The kicks powerful, but ur whole drum kit and sounds sound straight out of fruityloops.
Your actual idea is sound, i really dig it, but the levels sound a bit off, synth and high hats too loud, snare sounds possibly a bit too quiet, though that could be cos everything else seemed to loud...
Realy liked the sound of the stringy pads thinking about it.. they had the cleanest sound out of everything
as for the bass... I do like arped bass like that but it needed more low end, the only real BASS coming trhough my speakers wass of fthe kick drum...
Keep it up though, and let me know when you have a new track
Author's Response:
Thanks for the review. I was beginning to think that you might not do it.
I don't think that the FL samples are *quite* as bad as you make them out, but there is something to be said for finding other sounds so my music sounds different from other people. I do have other samples that I have been using for my other songs, which do sound better.
So balance basically you didn't like. I can work on that.
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The only complains i really have about it is that you kick doesn't seem to have any power in the lower frequencies, and ur bass isn't that powerful either.. can't really say much else other than good tune. Keep up the good work and inform me of further releases.
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Wow this sounds so real, you are either using east west or have an orchestra behind ya. I am stunned, i usually have so much to say but you got real tallent, amazing, keep it up!
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This is an average track but nothing really stands out in particular. The main synth is okay if a little dry, but could evolve, even some chorus/flanging and a bit of reverb or delay coul dmake it better.
Your drums don't stand out at all.. you definitly need to boost the volume of them and maybe not use FL presets.. also.. wheres the snare? (I like some of the paterns you made though) Effective use of crashes, though possibley a bit too much at the end.
The harmony sounds kinda cool.. you do need some real bass in there, just a simple sine bass giving the track a bit more depth woul dbe cool.
Nice try, keep plugging away at it and I am sure that you will finally get something that stands out of the crowed.
Author's Response:
Thanks for the review.
I agree that I should probably move away from FL presets :P It's just that most SF2 files are 50+ mb and i'm low on internet credit. Heh...
Once I can find some good soundfonts then I'll have another crack at this song and maybe make my own. v Thanks for all the great tips.
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Dug the guitar playing man, had alot of emotion behind it.
The drums coulda had a bit more variation and been more solid, I actually liked the keybored, kinda soothing in its own way.
There is alot of clipping/popping on the track, i think the recording needs to be alot better and you need to sort out your overall production but the tune in itself is pretty cool
Author's Response:
Yeah, I know the drums could have been more varied,
but like I said in the description - it's a drum machine, and I
hate programming those things.
I actually have no idea where the noise interferences came from.
You're right though, a little more mixing and mastering could
have taken care of alot of small annoyances.
Didn't bother though. It wasn't a serious effort
for a great song either way.
Think of it more as something I did cause I was bored.
You make alot of valid points, and I agree
with most of them though, so I appreciate
your review. Thanks.
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Nicely done, has a sorta industrial vibe to it.. instro is a bit long but effective use of white noise.
I think your synth work is too high in the mix an your drums are too low in the mix. Your kick could do with more of a thud to it and the snare could have a bit more of a snap.. like the snare in the action break.. maybe not right away but build into it.
The quote sounds spot on, I really dig this track, needs a bit of tightening up imho but very good so far
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