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[Techno Trance Ride]

okee dokee

Here it goes.
I'll start with what I liked: the melodies were very nice.
Now what to improve on: Correct me if I'm wrong but you were using premade arps and gate sequences for the melodies. Try making your own and if you have trouble listen to some and derive your own from that...but if you did make them, then good for you! Also, the drums were off beat as hell in the beginning during the gated part. Make sure you have your timing correct for all your instruments. Also the sub was decent, but the snare at the end was just bad sounding and overall the drums were bland. Try jazzing them up a bit with a filter or using a multiband compressor. Also think about adding some cymbals too. An easy and widely used beat is a 4 on the floor kick or sub with a snare or clap on the off beat. Then use a closed and open hi hat to get a ta ta ts ta ta ts sound...where the ta is the closed hi hat and the ts is the open.
Anway keep playing around with the program and I'm sure you'll get the hang of it.
for now...
6/10
3/5

keep composing!

Lanni responds:

No i wasnt using pre made arps. But thanks for the comment, ill use your advice and keep working on it :).

cheers

[Ideal]

Hmm...not bad

I will agree with you, for a first attempt this turned out decently, however, there are a few things about it I didn't like.
Firstly, the drums during the slow part seemed off beat, and not like off a half step, but like a 7/16th so it sounded awkward.
Secondly, equalization and mastering! There were parts where sound just overflowed and it sounded trashy. It literally sounded like a bunch of trash cans fell down next to me during the snare fill.
Finally, it seemed as if it lacked direction, but that's just my taste, perhaps that's how you meant it to be.
Oh and the sub wasn't to booming, you could have def turned it up more. Try using the multiband compressor and adjust the gain on the lower end or the overdrive and adjust the preamp a little.
Anyway good job though. Keep it up!
7/10
4/5

Ignyte responds:

heerz for the great response man, i will agree with you withall of that, it was only really slapped together to work out how to use it as it was only my first time.

[<<<<plebtastic>>>>]

Sweet dealio

this is definitely plebtastic
tasty like chow mein on a peanut butter sandwich
if your catching my drift

StuDo responds:

thx, so basically it bordering good, I shall spenda week on it, n repost with much better mix.

[Summer]

I like it a lot

excellent job with the panning parts by the way.
definitely sounds like an opening song for something.
I don't think I would call this happyhardcore...more like happy-sunshine-club-pop.
lol I dunno but I like the song, it has a very positive energy to it.

Blakren responds:

Yeah, the panning was a first time thing for me so I'm glad it worked out for you : ) Btw yeah, it had to have lots of positive energy, cause I really think I'm falling for someone XD Even when we don't even see eachother that much : P.

[HSFL]

ok...i think this has potential

Let us start with the good...
I liked the melody a lot, it was very infectious and that's probably the most important thing.
Lets move on to what I didn't like...
The bass-its boring, just the same dubby sounding bass over and over again, and if your going for hardstyle you may want to use a more darker, aggressive bass. If you are using FL consider using the multiband compresser and adjusting the low and mid gain to get a more distorted sound.
The drums-well its only a kick...where is the snare and cymbals...use blast beats in hardstyle to get a really hard beat. What I mean by that is use a simple 4 on the floor beat and make the kick, snare, and open high hat hit all at the same time. I would also recommend using a less punchy kick and a more clubby or trance sounding kick. A nice deep, slightly distorted kick.
At 1:43ish the melody and rhythm and bass accompanying it are not in the same key and it leads to a very unpleasant sound. To dissonant compared to the rest of the song. Try to keep it in the same key.
Oh and while I do like the melody, it repeats a lot! Either shorten the song or diversify it.
One question, are you using an FL studio demo. If so why not "sample" the real version. It's very easy to acquire *cough* isohunt.com *cough*
I used to only use the demo of FL and it was very frustrating to not be able to save songs so that I could continue working on them later.
Anyway, take what I said into account if you care too and I think you may come out with a really nice song.
Hope this helps.
7/10
4/5

Shanyz responds:

thanks.. im sorta new to the program, im watching videos and exploring the program still, but i will really take that into consideration :P

[Awesome (DEMO)]

Mmmm...

Very plain...and boring. It's very boring and sounds a bit hollow. Some percussion would help this out, but overall the song sounds like its not just lacking inspiration, but direction. Needs to be jazzed up a bit, so use what you have and add some percussion and try to find a common direction with what you have to push the song in a certain direction so it doesn't sound like a bunch of riffs you wrote thrown together in a random fashion.
5/10
3/5

jakofyer responds:

Yeah, that's what I mean, its hard for me to keep this song going somewhere... And I know what you mean by the percussion, but again I haven't finished so I haven't added in the percussion track. And if by "Jazzed up a bit" you mean fix up the sounds, again I know what you mean. I'm new to Fl Studio and I'm just getting used to the controls... I appreciate your review, Thanks.

[Resting On Ice]

On a PSP

That's freaking sweet. Anyway, a very simplistic song, not to much variation, but it worked in your favor in this case. It was a very relaxing and pleasant song to take in. I liked it a lot.
8/10
5/5...woo first vote!

steeburkel responds:

Thanks a lot! Glad you liked it.

[:XQ: Hip-Hop Beat]

Alrighty...

Lemme start with saying I loved the melodies. Fantastic violin melody and I loved the echo voices. A bit synthy, yet I like that. The beat was a bit simplistic for my tastes however. I would recommend not just looping the same pattern over and over again, give it a little variety. After that I would say just making this longer, build off of what you have here to make a full length song.
7/10
4/5

XeroQ responds:

Thanks for the feedback! As you can see I mostly make trance so this was a new experience for me. Took me awile to learn how to make a nice hip-hop beat. I guess im still stuck with repetative trance in my head :P

[Jungle Run]

Hmmm

Something about the marimba...
When I think of the jungle I think of marimba, but it seemed a bit disharmonic or detuned or perhaps it was just the progression of the notes that didn't sit well with me. Anyway, on a good note, the percussion was fantastically executed. Good job.
8/10
4/5

Step responds:

Yeah you're right, it does seem a little off now that you mentioned it. Glad you enjoyed all the percussion, and thanks for the review :).

[The 10½ Heroes -Remix 2-]

Good video gamey feel

And good job with the equalizing. However overall it was a bit random at times, and by that I mean the melody jumped around a bit and I believe it even changed keys at one point. Good job though, it just needed a bit more structure for my tastes.
7/10
4/5

Step responds:

Yeah, you're completely right about that. A sytrus synth of mine was set in the wrong pitch and played in A Major :\. Thanks for the review! :)