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great job, fantastic piano synth, assuming this isnt recorded :)

very nice!
i dont really have any critisism to add to that hehe..

keep it up

MarkySpark responds:

Thanks for liking the song. It's just me on the piano feeling a little sad. Everything I do is played live, sometimes 2 Tracks.

[C-rock]

ugh

comon man, slayer? really? you need a better electric guitar ;) the rest of the song is pretty decent, some lyrics would add value ofcourse..

well good luck!

trashcanman responds:

do you know a good electric guitar plugin for FL?, I've been looking for one for ages

[Anastassia]

why is this space here? no one reads the summary..

wow, front page huh? nicely done, really. Youre really becoming quite the star here on newgrounds :p

anyhoo, for the song, great! i like the guitarsolo/chord progression at 1.54. there isnt really anthing wrong with this song, its the best its composer allowed it to be!

You'd do well in the classical genre, ever considered scoring a symphonie?

well, cya around

merlin responds:

Thanks so much for going out of your way to review this! I was ecstatic to see this on the front page, especially for a song from '08. I've had 3 songs on the front page of NG or the AP in the last two weeks. It's really more than I could ask for.

A symphony is definitely something I could consider. In almost all of my songs, I have a completely symphonic part, because I always love the sound of strings.

Thank you so much, again!

Regards,
merlin

[Clear Your Eyes]

oooo

pretty good, but the beginning was a little stagnant, and i believe i heard one or two false notes at .48 (which comes back as a loop thoughout the song)

i liked the speedup of the piano at 2.04, it really adds dynamics.

in general id consider throwing in a dominating instrument besides the pianos, to balance out the heavy background
i like the atmoshpere in this song, unique

good job, keep it up

giovanni808 responds:

The false notes are on purpose :) I think it gives a nice touch.

[meditation (lavender dub)]

hmmmmmm

good song, i feel the vibe, but you might wanna throw in more background noises, a high pitch bell, a drop of water falling, anything like that.

whats always soothing is humming. adding different layers of pitch makes the song fuller, thus easier on the ears

thats it, keep it up

oddfellowfloyd responds:

...thank you for the constructive criticism, mate! I can always rework this again, and give it another go.

Check out Apex Twin's "Stone In Focus". Great meditiative track, sparse, but so very full and grand. :)

[Torngaea(I can't wait forever)]

here we go

right, ill just be taking notes as i go.

first thing up, i find the melody a little too stale in the beginning, even for drum and bass. not interesting enough in a way. This isnt really something you can change anymore, but thats what this song needs to be introduced to the pro's..
Next time though, i'd go with a wider range of chords.

I really like the classical aspect, but the last switch on 3.40 (with the brass synth introduced) was not the best choice one could make, id go for a more natural sound there.

finnally, the bass is too heavy, (first up on .40, when you hold one bass note, its annoying, id concider taking a lower note, one that doesnt have that overdrive sound (im not sure how to put this)

Great song, the mixed genre thing is an aspect more and more aspiring artist experiment with, yours is defenitely one that turned out succesfull. Keep it up

if you need some good ol' fashioned criticism on your future works of art, just lemme know
Thats all folks!

merlin responds:

Your reviews are always my favorite. I love how you always offer great advice for improvement, but in a constructive way. It really does help a lot. It's definitely a fine balance of giving and taking when composing a song, and you really give me a view of the bigger picture, and I'm really grateful for that. You've definitely given me some things to consider! Thank you!

[Oney Is Gay For PaperBat]

dude..

nice

PaperBat responds:

Nope, you gotta make fun of him

[Long Distance (alien sounds)]

mmm

i like the sound, but it could use some more drums and perc.. the raw feel is kinda there, but i think you can do even better :)

i think an alien just landed here hehe

Shan83 responds:

oh yes...after 2 years I can definitely say "I could have made it better" ;)
but...you know,, first compositions always lack of depth and complexity :P
thank you for the vote!!
x

[Disillusion (Final)]

mmm

the violins have a very slow attack, it kinda kills the song for me, especially when the violins play faster. id decrease the attack

1.20 the song lacks depth and seem to take on a completely different ambience opposing the song, not a very succesfull solo.

in general its not bad, has a nice feel to it! keep the above in mind though

SuperFlonic responds:

I can only agree with that. I couldn't figure out how to adjust the attack on GPO. Would be great if I could get some assistance.

[Sitting Here]

mmmm

nice intro, lyrics are terrible. the woozy voice really fits in with the ambiance..

could use a little more melody, since your voice isnt the best filler. not bad throwing in the second octave voice, thats a nice touch.

not bad

giovanni808 responds:

i got the idea from my crazy wristwatch :) Lyrics doesn't really make any sense.