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[_-={For My Lady}=-_]

Hmmm...

Maestro be trying to be getting it on...

You can do it! :D ALL NIGHT LONG!

AWOI$EHTOIYSROIYZIRHSTRRORR

RULE TEN.

MaestroRage responds:

GOD DAMN IT SOLUS >:(!!!

She lives 1000 miles south of me, so technically you're closer to me, and so venturing out to kick your sorry ass is an easier task >:}

Rule 10 foo, rule 10!

[Chasing Blue Stars]

Trancetastic.

Well, since you wanted a review...

I'll tell you the first thing that stuck in my head after listening to the song.

at 2:30 with the slowly crescendoing lead (masterfully done) with the ping-pong delayed hats (also awesome) the bass that pops in for a second, then comes out, pops back in was a very nice touch.

And then back to the Four on the Floor beat, which works extremely well for this sort of thing.

With the main synth at 3:40 starting to play two leads, or they're close to the same synth anyways, they sound to be a bit out of tune with each other. This could be easily remedied by slightly changing one of the synths. It would sound awesome from what I can hear with the notes, but the synths hold too many competing harmonics.

The slow fade-in fade-out works perfectly for a dj-style club track.

The mastering is excellently done, nothing peaks nor is the bass section of the song extremely muddly.

Since this song is extremely awesome in all ways, why did it get a 9?

Because if I go to a club, the DJ won't miss a beat by playing this, and everybody will rock out to it. However. It's just not going to be the one that I'll be humming to myself for days afterwards...

THE SOLUTION TO THIS: VOCODED VOCALS.

Seriously. There are quite a few parts that would sound even better with that addition- namely the already awesome breakdown at 2:30. I know you set yourself a deadline, but a little extension of it for that would be awesome. :D

Speaking of awesome. This track is McAwesome, fived, and downloaded.

Note to self: Check out other songs by Imn. Masterclass skill. :D

Imn responds:

Yay, thanks for checking it out! I feel honored to have had you review one of my tracks.

The pad starting at 3:40 does not sound out of tune to me, honestly. I don't know if I will try the remedy for the problem which you have brought to my attention, but it will be considered.

As for the vocoded vocals, I think it would be worth trying. If you have any ideas as to how something like that should go for this track, please let me know; I'm not too experienced with that kind of stuff. =P

Thank you very much for the review. Glad you enjoyed the McAwesome track!

[Rig - Genesis]

RIG >:(

WHY WAS I NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT THE AWESOMENESS THAT IS THIS SONG.

I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN YOU.

The panflutes in the beginning with the rainforest sounds, very nice beginning, set the atmosphere perfectly.

Followed by the guitar, with the slowly entering low orchestra... smooth, clear, and astounding. Those strings seem to slowly gain power... and...

Pipes. God, I loves the pipes. You implement them so well.

Please tell me there's going to be a choir coming on...

oh, and there it is. Damn, I'm psychic.

Can't guess the next one... and everything drops out to add this one beautiful voice. Classy doesn't even begin to describe it. As everything coalesces back together, the viewpoint seems to zoom out from the rainforest this song started out with, and comes to the earth with the sun rising over the sphere.

Sunrise from space, few things are as beautiful.

And with the addition of a very well placed cymbal crash, the whole picture comes together, and the world is flooded with light.

Majestic, to say the least. Anything else would be selling you short.

And the final closing moments, a nice addition of a snare.

oh, rig... the ending, rig... not exactly how I expected it to end. Kind of strange. Didn't feel to me to be the best fit... The only problem is those last few notes!

If you're going to end it like that, I don't know what to say. The kind of thing I think you were trying to go for was one of those dramatic "immediate black screen" things, like they have in some movies, where they immediately cut to black and the credits.

All it needs to do is end as the same tone as the first tone you were doing the stabs in, before it changes pitch at 5:48. A few extra stabs to even out the ending.

But if that's my biggest complaint, Rig, you've not got jack shit to worry about.

Fifen't, Ten't, and McGodlyBurger't.

Rig responds:

I'm not worthy! D:

Thanks for the awesome review, man. And thanks for the burger! Man, I sure am hungry for burgers right now. You ARE psychic.
The ending isn't my best, I know...I kinda threw it in there. But I DO like the suspense in the last chord, it kinda leaves you looking for more. Which is why this song is called Genesis - it's the beginning of something epic, and it's up to you to finish the rest. lol
In any case, thanks for everything. I apologize for not being able to give you as exquisite a response as your review. I'm pathetic...haha
No, :(
lol jk

:(

You're awesome :D

[Thracian-Jazz]

Wow.

The sound quality alone left me gaping.

Then the masterful composition, and the fact that it comes together so smoothly... this is quite possibly one of the best jazz pieces I have heard in a long time.

Great work, and definitely worthy of a McPerfectBurger.

sorohanro responds:

thanx for the good mark and the nice words
well, this is made in a studio, that explain the quality ;)

and ... errr.... i'm vegetarian :))
do they have soy burgers ?

thanx for review

[Break Your Mind]

Hmm.

Well, the drums are the first problem.

For trance, there are generally a few things that always sound good. For example, the four-on-the-floor basic thrumming beat. Of course, there could be some variation from that that still leaves it with power. Change it up too much, however, and you've got kind of a powerless kick that you've got. Of course, you can just go "RAAAARGH IDM DRUMS" and who knows, you might just end up with something awesome. I mean, that's what I try to do. :D

Now. The synth. It's a good synth. But you know it's repetitive, and I know it's repetitive, so I won't be repetitive by saying it's repetitive.

I suppose it makes for interesting listening, BUT I SO TEH KNOWS YOU CAN DO BETTER. :D

DO IT. NAO.

New-Milkman responds:

Alrighty, when I feel up to it, I'll make a "full-er" version of this, with a brand new set of bassed-up kicks with some power :D

"But you know it's repetitive, and I know it's repetitive, so I won't be repetitive by saying it's repetitive." That's a bit repetitive. lolz

So I will try and do better. BUT NOT NAO. >:(

[Choclotronics 3]

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT JUST HAPPENED.

But it was damned awesome, I tell you.

It's like one of those scenes in a movie where the hero just got sniped from the rooftops and it's going all black and white with the slo-mo.

Totally badass. Ambient guitar ftw.

ChocloMan responds:

You should check out the No Pussyfooting album. NOW.
Also thanks :D

[Rucklo - Chiptune Jingle Bells]

Amazing.

Srsly. You win at life.

And I giveth you a McPerfectBurger. You definitely have got to finish this, is amazing. :D

Rucklo responds:

You gotta be fucking kidding me? A fucking McPerfect? I... I can't accept it, I'm not worthy... (maybe when/if I finnish up the song:)

[The Antagonist]

Interesting.

I really like the way this song flows, and the drums were amazing. AmyAp is a genius.

This is definitely going to go on the McBurger list 2.

Oh, and by the way, it's McAwesome. And fived.

Maahes responds:

I'll tell her you said that. :)
I can't believe I haven't responded to this review yet >:(
Thanks again!

[_-={Precious Seconds}=-_]

Fencing.

First off, Maestro, there is only one word to describe this. McGodly.

That and epic.

While I've read everyone else's reviews, it seems to me that my vision of it is entirely different.

Tick, tick, tick... both the ticks of a clock and the footsteps of two men in a large hall, walking circles around each other, probing with defensive thrusts, easily parried, as onlookers watch silently upon stone seats. The choir starts to sing, and each man's hair starts to prickle. But neither quicken their pace, keeping it in time, and not rushing it at all.

One man (2:00) begins to start an offensive- putting one man desperately fending off lunges, with one quick slash to the knee that misses by a hair's breadth. But for all the frantic stabbing and slashing, the feet still continue to move at the same steady, unhurried pace.

At (2:40) one man recieves a wound to the chest- one that he knows will end him, however, he's still on his feet. Wobbly though they may be, he continues going, for a few more desperate lunges, hoping to bring his opponent down with him.

However, it's too little, too late, as the footsteps stop, and one man collapses to the floor, and the other man stops stepping.

Time? No. Rhythmic motion- absolutely. Maestro, you never fail to amaze me.

Did I mention this was McGodly?

MaestroRage responds:

Brilliant Solus... brilliant my good man. This story takes me to quite a few places indeed. These are clearly men of professional status. Ready to die, trained, and focused to the extreme! I especially loved the 2:00 onwards section. I could imagine the scenery so well, a flurry of action and attacks. The unhurried feet seemed to add such a sense of power. Unhurried in particular caught my eye.

It ends the way it started, brilliant.

Well written Solus, I appreciate your review, thank you for dropping by, i'm glad you liked it!

[Just Begun]

Voice.

After listening to this, and Khuskan's Not Enough, I've realised something.

Voices make things sound so much better.

This is masterful, my friend- there are naught but small problems with it.

A very few small problems as well.

Maybe the echo on the voice wasn't the best type of sound you were going for.

It wasn't bad, but I feel it could do with some fixin'.

ANYWAYS, guitars- synthesized or real? Because if that's synth, GUESSWHATYURTEACHINME. >:(

And that's all. Fifent, downloaded, JOO BE FAVORITED, and 10.

OH RIGHT MCAWESOMEBURGER >:(

MilkMan-Dan responds:

Hey guy I tried to do some fixins... so perhaps it may sound better now... I reuploaded it with the fixins.

The guitar is synth... thats right... synth baby.

I got a whole wack of new software... can you tell?

Take care mate and thanks for the review.

Sincerely,
MMD