Wow.
Love the piano work.
Seriously. That added to the very, very, quiet and atmospheric strings, makes this piece captivating.
It may be simple. But it's powerful nonetheless. Honestly- I don't know what to say about this one.
A McAwesomeBurger for you, perhaps?
I'm a bit worried this won't do well in MAC8 due to the simplicity (And the fact that Winterwind-NS, Simon-F, JoshHunsaker, SmartPoetic, and others are submitting!). Your review is very reassuring however. I like to think that I packed all mmy emotions into this one, despite it's simplistic form. I just hope that's enough.
It is great to recieve a review from a good musician here. I really enjoy some of your music!
Thanks for the review,
~Blaze
Dun dun dun...
Child killer much?
But alternativesolution is right. Not so much sorrowful, as much as sinister.
Me likey. Pizzicato with the choir feels oh so right.
But your choice of synth at 1:23... eh. It's a very abrupt change. The pizzicato synth with it doesn't work too well, there's a few sour notes. But I think you were going for that, right?
However, when you add the gated synth, that's a very nice touch.
Though I could imagine a gone-crazy robot going through town, dancing, and killing the shit out of everything without trying.
It's a fun image.
Perhaps the little evil bit of me leaks in a bit more than expected... especially with emos involved.. yeah.. sinister. It works. Maybe the theme for a guy that sneaks into an emo club with a razor-blade dispenser.
Or a robot apocalypse.. I do like that image as well.
As for the bit of sourness.. yeah.. I wanted to get a bit of dissonance going. And I meant for the change of synth to be very abrupt actually, so I'm glad that came through as it did. Then I wanted it to kinda come together in the end.
It does kinda come off with more of a horror-esque, sinister feel rather than just sadness. Perhaps someone contemplating suicide and finally deciding to off themselves at the end of the song.
Thanks for the review man!
Well written.
The atmosphere is perfect, and I heard ne'er a crackle.
I loved the pseudo-buildup at 0:30. Grabbed my attention quite well and had me eagerly awaiting more.
At :55, it comes together, slowly and nicely, with the perfect drumbeat to accentuate it.
Your choices of synth were very appropriate, and at 1:50 where you had the crisp, high piano notes, they were a welcome contrast to your intro mass-reverbed piano.
Glitch + ambient = ftw.
McAwesomeBurger for you, my friend.
An interesting choice of instruments.
Granted, while nothing really comes out and just strikes me from this song as being "the greatest thing since sliced bread EVAR oh and better than you too", it's still the level of quality I've come to expect from you.
What level is that? Masterful. The dynamics in this song add greatly to the atmosphere, and while there isn't much of a leitmotif, the atmosphere is definitely there.
Sorrowful? Yes.
Honestly, every time I listen to this, I'm reminded of Final Fantasy 2. It's strange, but it's a good comparison for it.
Oh and Emo Major Key FTW.
Bah.
A loop.
Kinda generic, and lacking in energy. I can't say as I really like it.
Well, it's DnB, that's for sure. Anyways. I'ma still fiven it.
Since you're such a nice guy...
and since the most recent song had eight reviews compared to the single one for this (and the fact that I have this video) makes this a very easy choice to review.
First off, your ability to create atmosphere in your songs is amazing.
Always has been, I've been able to listen to your songs, close my eyes, and drift off.
I suppose the only real complaint I have with this song is the lack of a dominant lead. Granted, however, the video doesn't really let you have one.
The pad from the intro is well crafted, and the combination of the arp and kicks works very well. The snare (if that's what it is) also adds to the minimalist feel I get here.
Did I ever tell you that it was your music that convinced me to buy Reason?
In any case, this song is definitely one of the more awesome on NG.
So awesome, it's awesome in McBurger form. :D
A McAwesome burger meets the Broodwhich from ATHF
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Inspiring people makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside
Very nice.
I know the exact part that you're talking about. From the first dream, I knew this game had a gripping story.
While the piano is EPICALLY AWESOME, the choir... sounds too synthy. That's the ONLY bad part I can come up with this.
Well-layered percussion, nice use of delay effects, and a very nice, well-balanced sound.
I feel that you could have a little more fun with instrument placement and panning- but that's just me. Anyways. I'm impressed. Totally didn't expect this level of awesomeness from you.
Oh, yes. Awesomeness. For such, you recieve a McAwesomeBurger award. Enjoy.
tasty tasty
True, the recording quality isn't awesome...
but it also ain't bad.
This has potential, but unfortunately is a bit repetitive without lyrics.
Something you want would be low, growly lyrics to fit with this- I think it'd be awesome.
Anyways, I love metal. I can't play the guitar, and while this isn't the most complicated, it shows that you're competent.
Is the drums drum machine or live drummer? What's your recording setup?
You could take this somewhere. :D
It's a drum machine. I'm still in the process of adding lyrics so i can get some good growls in it. All I'm using is a distortion pedal and adobe audition.
Boom tiss...
Awesome, but you need to run the kick (I think) through a highpass filter- it's giving off a little high-pitched ringing type of thing.
Either that or my headphones are dying/intentional ringing.
Nice, smooth mix. Not especially professional sounding, if I may quote Khuskan, "just a wee bit much verby verb."
I know it would probably compress the crap out of the low end, but there needs to be a more well-formed bassline/ low end on the kick.
It sounds a bit empty- I'm kind of surprised you managed to fit that kick into the mix.
The lead is awesome- all of them. Repetitive? It could be said that. No, but I'd rather say, it found something good, and stuck with it. No complaints from me there.
But the ending... Nav, why you got to be doing this to me? Why? :(
4'd and 7/10. Needs a bit o' work. :D
Aww I see you didn't like it. First off, I don't hear that high pitched thing... And it would be a lowpass filter, not a highpass to remove it. Yeah, its confusing Highpass, lowcut, lowpass, highcut.
Too much reverb? There was very little reverb actually. Just on the hat and on the lead, I think.
Yeah, I think I could make the bassline better myself, but I have no idea how to get the bottom of the kick better. It'd probably sound nice on bigger speakers.
Thanks about the leads, all are 3xOsc :P About repetitiveness... this song was designed to work in a club sort of environment, so it needs to start and end with a kick, and it doesn't matter that its repetitive so much as it is... big? I'm drawing inspiration from big trance artists here, so... I dunno.
The ending is as it should be, or a DJ could never mix it. Tell me what you would've wanted the ending to be, and I'll cut a version that way.
Thanks for the review! :)
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