Score: 5

"Needs more variation"

submission: -(Brown-Bit-Broken-Pieces)-

date: December 6, 2009

Seriously, this gets very annoying after one run through - there is so little variation, that it really does show and it needs to get a new lease of life. Perhaps think of additional material to add to the piece, in the form of either additional instruments, or additional parts of the track, by actually creating new material.

In short, there is so little to this track, that it's 20 seconds (generous estimate) looped constantly.

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Score: 8

"Nice work"

submission: Calavera's Demo Reel

date: December 6, 2009

While I'm not a fan of the traditional voice acting reel, there is some good work here and you can certainly hear that you mean business, with your vocal work.

Some of the writing is very good, though I would like to see that extrapolated, giving people a chance to see if you could produce something completely - perhaps give us a radio commercial or two, but it's down to sorting out what you think you need and then producing the voices to match, which is the easy bit for someone like you ;)

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Score: 8

"Show us the lyrics"

submission: Luck So Lame

date: December 6, 2009

Not a bad track, but I would like to see the lyrics written down, so that I cna see what you're trying to sing - I get a little lost from time to time with them.

The track has good pace and the setup is nice, although I would suggest a little more work on mastering, as sometimes, there is a sense of static around the bass drum notes and some of the singing has a little hiss or fuzz around the higher notes. Perhaps a pop-guard would help in this regard, just to make it crisp and sound like it's been produced in a studio.

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Score: 9

"Good sounding"

submission: SN| Riptide Projection |SN

date: December 6, 2009

I think that you've got a good sense of direction with this piece - it really does go places, without actually having a sense of travelling at all. The whole piece just seems to be a nice loop that encompasses additional instruments and parts to the original beat, but it could do with having a little more in that variation, just to make it sound like it belongs with the rest of the tune, in all honesty.

The secondary melody is good, but it just seems too far detached from the main beat and melody. I think that it could possibly be blended with those two parts better, as opposed to a straight swap.

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Score: 8

"Hmm, a good 8-bit tune"

submission: lost to us aeons ago - TTC1

date: December 6, 2009

A nice track that to me seems like it's designed more for Legend of Zelda, than anything else. I like the way that you've added some bass to this piece, which certainly conveys a sense of urgency and foreboding at the same time.

A nice loop, it seems to convey all of the same parts that you expect from this sort of track. Very versatile and hopefully it will see some use when it comes to the budding flash artists that complete movies or games of their own of this ilk.

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Score: 2

"Well, it's a no from me."

submission: [MC Crispy] - World in Flames

date: December 6, 2009

Sorry, but you might have talent. If you do, I couldn't tell, as you need to start by improving the quality of the vocals to match the beat that you've used, which is awesome.

I think that there are two things that you need to concentrate on first, in order to get ahead here:

1) Microphone. You might need to get a better one, because this sounds awful in quality. Decent microphones don't cost too much these days, so go out and get one that you can wire up to the computer, before trying again.

2) Recording program. Download something like Audacity and get used to the equalisation properties of that program, because you can take away some of the background interference. Edit out the first few seconds and the last couple of seconds, because the sound of you dicking around with the mic is awful.

3) Take the mic further from your mouth. Short of getting a pop-filter for the mic, you might just want to go and get yourself sorted with a decent position for recording from. The mic is a sensitive piece of equipment and it doesn't need to be in your in your mouth. Possibly turn down the mic sensitivity.

4) Writing - it's not the best rap that I've heard - try setting the beat closer to the beat of the backing track, as it would help you a lot - you don't pause enough between verses and choruses, so the track doesn't come through.

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Score: 8

"Interesting vocal effect"

submission: Not a Stalker

date: December 6, 2009

I like this song, it's got a certain Weird Al quality about it - possible akin to 'Melanie', the song about how he stalked a girl. Still, this is good it its own right, especially where you've gone to the lengths of making it sound like it's being recorded really quickly and it's being done by an amateur, as he's unlikely to be a pro doing a song like this.

I'm not sure about the vocal sound effect that you've used - it reminds me of certain vocal effects from songs like "One more time", where it sounds like the sound oscillates up and down notes, as if the vocal cords are being played like a harpsichord.

Keep writing this stuff, it's really funny.

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Score: 8

"Mellow trance - what's going on?!"

submission: Ambrosia - Jxl180

date: December 6, 2009

I always thought that Trance had to be 'in your face' and pumping all the way to the centre of your chest, so that it set your very soul on fire, allowing people to get so engrossed in the music, that they couldn't help but move to it. This just seems a little too relaxed for that vision of the genre for me.

Still, that said, it's a good track and as a result, there is certainly something that keeps me here, listening to it. The way that the beat keeps pushing on, albeit quietly is well worked and as a result, the tune is very pleasing to the ears.

I think that there could be something done with a solo, possibly that scale that plays in the background in the closest part of the track you have to a solo at present - go to town with that and hit us with a well developed tune that takes people's breaths away.

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Score: 9

"Nicely done"

submission: Zircon-Just Hold On (PdG MIX)

date: December 6, 2009

A well made remix of reasonable proportions, that I'd like to see developed further. This is the sort of track that could make it to a Trance album - there's a good potential here, but I think it requires a tad more bass, just to hammer home that killer beat, which clubbers tend to thrive on.

I think that this is one of the more mellow track of this particular genre, where you get the impression that you could quite happily listen to it over and over again for a good long while.

While this track doesn't really lack a solo, it could do with making that long bridge between the intro and verse 1 into something else, or locating the solo later in the track, for more effect. Perhaps consider shortening the bridge to compensate, thus giving a longer chance to portray something different.

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Score: 8

"Not bad"

submission: You're dead to me.

date: December 6, 2009

The piece certainly conveys a deep sense of emotion, which has been brought on by an alternative twist to World War II I think that it could have been finished better - leave a slight pause, because on NG, it loops and just goes from "You're Dead to Me", straight into the robotic "RECORDING" voice.

I think that you've got some vocal talent here, but from one piece, it's hard to really get the feeling of whether or not this is just because you're good at using your own voice, or not, as the case may be. I'll have to listen to more, to make a detailed surmise.

Well written, well delivered and a chilling account of death, betrayal and grief.

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