Score: 8

"Oh hey, it's uh..."

submission: Counting Rhyme Remix/Cover

date: November 6, 2009

Hey, I like this better than your remix. See, with the piano you've got a more filled out song. The soundspace is more balanced-- I mean, don't you think so?

Still needs a little touching up, some better mastering-- which is probably related to the piano synth you used, and that's probably limited by the software you have.
But yeah, this one=I like more.

8/10
5/5

Score: 6

"Wiggety whack!"

submission: comptine d'un autre eteTechnoC

date: November 6, 2009

Hey, cool dude. Amélie. Good movie, good song too. You should try to learn it on piano, it's fun to play.

You have got to fill in the emptiness though! Add a little reverb maybe, put some basslines in there, make a more progressing beat, add some echo effects, put in some sound effects, some crashes, etc. It's just sort of blaaaaand right now. Keep practicing-- haha I just listened to the end. That struck me as funny.
Oh, add pads, too. :)
But above all keep practicing!

Make MOooOAR
5/5 6/10

Score: 5

"Good, now stop trying ot hit me and hit me."

submission: Archive

date: November 3, 2009

This is pretty cool, I see that you're using garage band-- That's one of my favorite drum loops. BUT GOODNESS don't use it for the whole song! change it up! You're doing a really good job though, you should keep practicing. I bet within a year you'll have some really good stuff up here.

uhh... okay so my real review: This is okay, I see that you have a lot of original ideas, they're fresh, but you've got to work on your composition. This piece is pretty boring after the first minute or so of material. One contributor to this is the fact that you use the same drum loop through the whole song, another thing is that you don't use your sound space to its fullest extent, you kind of stay right in the mid-range spectrum with sort of blendy synths. I don't know exactly how to put it, but everything kind of warps together after 0:24.

My supreme advice of what you should do: MAAaakkkee mOooaaarrr
Practice makes perfect. Back in '08 I was garage banding on NG too, now I'm in full swing with FL studio, compare my first and latest songs if you want a better idea. Keep working on that midi-editor thingy to make your own melodies, you're on your way.
5/10 5/5
I liked it.

Score: 9

"Hillllalarrrrrious"

submission: From Paris to Berlin RMX demo

date: November 3, 2009

Haha, I hope you don't take offense, but I think this is really funny. Good job sir!

The opening needs some work, but this is good, overall. I recommend using slightly different samples for your percussion.

ANd it also sound serious some of the time. But still silly.
...
Hahah.
5/9

Score: 0

"lies and laziness"

submission: EpicSwe - Rave Of Eternity

date: October 29, 2009

Hey dude,

This is Aftersock by DM Ashura.

If you are in fact DM Ashura I find it surprising that you didn't mention that this song was featured in DDR Universe 3, as is mentioned on HIS blog:
http://www.dmashura.com/blog/
(also check youtube for DDR Aftersock)

I'm rating this song as if it's a single garage band loop, because that's the amount of work you had to do to make it.

Quit it.

Score: 4

"kbrrroaaah"

submission: Thinking in the Rain

date: October 22, 2009

Sorry, being really familiar with garage band this comes across as really boring for me. Besides, you should try your hand at some original composition! You wouldn't believe how many times I've heard these loops.
Hundreds.
Anyway, IF you ever find the time, sit down at a piano somewhere and fool around on it. Maybe check out some of GB's built in loop editor, customize these loops and make them your own by tweaking the notes. Figure out what sounds good and what doesn't. Learn the patterns, break the mold.
The thunder sound effect isn't doing it for me either, but that's just a matter of getting a higher quality sound effect.
So Meh!
Keep at it, don't give up, but you're not... really doing it well yet.

You need practice!
4/10
4/5

Score: 9

"AAH SUCKS"

submission: Above&Beyond- Good For Me -RMX

date: October 19, 2009

HEY LISTEN TO ME PLEASE.
The introduction to this song, it's so generic. I almost forwarded past it because I've heard about a hundred songs that start out the same way as this one does. You really need to work on the hook in your introduction, because you have some really cool stuff in here. It's got a nice sound to it, it's mastered well, the instruments were well chosen, and the melodies and pads are well organized.

But your introduction sucks. Please for the love of all that is holy make it more original! What's your style? Why is your style not in the beginning of this song eh? It's like writing an essay, try to embody your song in the introduction-- if people like it, they'll listen to you explain it.
Specifics:
0:00 generic
0:14, gets better, gets generic again
0:28 from here on is the goods.
9/10
5/5
I like it.

Score: 7

"What zenla should have said."

submission: |No Place Like Home|

date: October 19, 2009

I really like the intro, everything is done very well. The buildup is nice and slow, but it gets a little boring. You could say my attention span is short, but I really think you should add something to that buildup, some sweeping sound effects, maybe a deep echoing drum, something that grabs the listener's attention. The focus of the song is way downplayed. once we get past your buildup (the silence is awkwardly long BTW) the lead pads kind of fall into the background.

Your lead is pretty cool. good mastering too. I don't know what overhaul is, but I'm impressed that it's just a triangle wave... and your ideas are fresh.... you really need to fill this out though.

That's all I can think of right now. Good ideas all around. 7/10 5/5

Keep working on this song if you haven't gotten tired of it.

Score: 8

"Cool"

submission: Implode Man

date: September 29, 2009

Hey, I actually think the drums are pretty cool, they fit they style well. You could definitely have filled the song out a little better with some pads or a bassline or something, but you definitely have a pretty good thing here.

I don't know... 8/10 seems right to me.
5/5!

You should draw a picture of implode man.

Score: 8

"A pair missing, in title and song!"

submission: 1,3,4,5 (Numbers/Mirror Image)

date: September 22, 2009

Hey, this track isn't bad. You have a nice beat, your synths are nice and balanced, your mastering isn't bad at all, and your vocals parts are well arranged. As far as execution you've got a little work to do, I think. As vocalists you guys are pretty good, but I think you need to have a better interface between voice and technology. You have a really cool synth backdrop, a nice base for cool vocals, but when you add the warped vocals (Do I hear autotune too?) it sort of takes out the organic aspect of your voices that I think would really add a lot to the song. I'm not saying you shouldn't do anything with them, but maybe not quite so much.
I haven't heard the original, so maybe I'll check it out.
Overall, you've got a cool composition here! Sing with more emotion and let your voices command the song!
8-5