A touch of the cinematic, particularly in the intro & a bit where you pulled the drums out..A lot going on and I hear some thoughtful composing...it might surprise you, but the outro with just the piano and that nice synth pad was the part I liked best...all round well done though....good job....Ed
Hey man, just wanted to give you some support, because personally I really like this song! I like the sounds you used, they're kind of old school and fun! Keep trying with FL and I'm sure you'll get to like it!
Hey, thanks very much, and sorry I haven't been to your page in awhile. Yeah, FL, I realize there are some good tutorials on YouTube, but there are so many, and it's a bit painstaking when I have to keep pausing and clicking between FL and the video. I'm trying to play around with it, but there's so much to play around with! -lol- Thanks again.
yeah so i'm later than I anticipated with my review.. lol
Initial thoughts - this isn't house music. A house beat is a four to the floor beat.. this follows a different pattern.
To the melodies: They are actually good. It reminds of a song that I can't put a name to right now. Lady Gaga??
The sound choices however, are pretty poor. They don't really complement the beat or the overall tone of the track. They would benefit from some change ups...
The drums as well - they sound like FL studio stock samples... I have a pretty strong dislike for them. You should investigate "vengeance" sample packs.. If you don't have the money, they can be "aquired" if you know where to look.
If I was to give this a rating out of 10.. Right now I would give this track a 6 (10 being professional).. you need to do more work dude :)
Still learning FL. Not my favorite program so far. Drums have been my weak point for awhile now, ever since I stopped throwing premade loops together.
Something different with sound choice was intentional. Was trying to go for something that didn't sound so...generic. My mistake.
It's always been the case that the more I like a track, the worse it's received, and the more I'm not too thrilled about it, the more people like it. I was hoping that wouldn't be the case this time, but oh well.
I like the melodies. If i was to give some advice i would say to use a fruity compressor, EQUO, and BASS Boost in fl studio. Also throw in some hi hats and cymbals or percs just to give it a little bounce. Also an important part of any electro house song involves sidechaining which gives your synths a little pumping sound against the kick. you can find a link on youtube for sidechaining in fl i would give you the link but looperman rules wont allow it. so ya, hope that helps!
Ah sorry man, I didn't see this before the site went down. I'm glad you like it, and yeah, I guess I'll be opening everything for download after I get done typing this reply. Hope you still decide to use it when weather permits going back out.
I actually think the beat is a bit weak, but that's been a problem with most of the stuff I do on this software, so I'm really not going to sweat it right now.
sick breakdown ar 1:40ish, reminded me of daft punk in Tron. Like Derezzed or something. Maybe go for some drums in the intro or some sampling, maybe some cool vocals. I could probaly help you out if ya need something, or just try and go for a shorter, more fastly progressing intro.
Nice job man, keep it up
-Dan
I need to make the drums thicker overall, but I purposely went for a more ominous intro. And yeah, I think I was listening to alot of "Tron: Legacy" soundtrack around the time I did this one.
Thanks for the review. Glad you liked it.
Techno Jawz! Yeah, I can hear a faint kick in this track. You might try setting your drums at a level of -5 or -6 db and then run it through a limiter. This should prevent the drums from clipping and also give it a bit of punchyness. If your are getting conflicts with the bass and the kick you can change the EQ levels on one or the other to offset the frequencies so that there is not an issue. Over all the composition and arrangement of this track sounds pretty good. The overall track volume level could be turned up some. You could even limit the master volume so that the track plays at a proper volume with out clipping. I know this is a lengthy review, but I hope it helps you to some degree. Good luck with this track. I'm looking forward to hearing a new update to this track.
This one...just keeps haunting me. I've messed with EQ, and I may again, but it's also messing with volume that screws me up. We'll see...for now, I'm working on new stuff and letting people enjoy the synths from this one.
I like how you laid out the scene for this track. It helps to understand the mood of the two parts of this song. The first part being sad and retrospective, and then a nice transition into the action part of the track. This reminds me of some music that I use to hear on some of the SuperNES Games. I don't know if I would touch the EQ on this track that much if any. The second half of this track has a victorious sound to it. Nice emotions that you conveyed through this song.
Thanks, man. This was one of two songs that stemmed from an unusual idea. This one has been well-received so far, but I'm not sure the other one would be as liked. This is my "What if I did '80s cop drama?" The other is "How 'bout a song where a kid gets bored in church?" That one even has iPod clicks.
This is definitely a chill out track. I really like the sparkle the lead synth has. The synths have an 80's sound, almost like a Roland Juno Synthesizer. The String pads are quite nice. You could also classify this track maybe as Electro. It is very reminiscent of early Depche Mode.
I guess I could, but "electro" makes me think "robotic" for some reason. I would actually classify it as "ambient groove," but I didn't have that option here. Another one of my favorites, though.
Sweet! I Think its good to remember where you came from. It's great that you are sharing your early creations. It does have a certain grittiness to it. I like the early acid sound that this song has.
That's pretty cool that you did this while in High school. I've used eJay to make music also and have used eJay samples. This track builds up nicely. It has a lot of nice sci-fi sounds to it. All though it doesn't have the normal beat structure for most trance It seems to work nicely for what you were doing. You could call this style Sci-Trance.
I don't know how far back high school was, but for a first whack at trance, pretty cool. I like the pace after 'it's earth'. I does have a sci fi feel too it like usdeneens said, and reminded me of the movie Black Hole. The vocal sounded like the little robot that fought Maximillion. I like how it builds intensity, getting closer to the event horizon.
The bass drum is coming through, but I think its being perceived as part of the baseline. Just like in my track, the bassline sounded more like a drum sound.
Maybe try panning the bass a bit to one side and the drums to the other.
I had a similar problem with a track of mine, but it was with the bass, not the drums. People kept saying how it needed a baseline and I kept replying, but it does.
Aaaggghhh it has drums! I'll figure out how to bring it out. It used to be louder, but I didn't like the way everything else sounded, and now, for some reason, I'm just having a hard time balancing it.
Glad the song itself is good, though, drums notwithstanding.
Eh, percussion is my weakness, especially when I'm playing from scratch, so "stronger percussion" really isn't too negative. I noticed the beat was quieter on this new version, but I was halfway into bed; I can tweak that later.
Some of my intros run long, yeah, and then sometimes I just don't really have one. They sometimes do that because not all my songs are about getting people on the floor, but are for just telling a story or creating an experience. (I was also listening to too much "Tron: Legacy" at the time...)
Glad you liked it otherwise.
P.S. I remember now. The kick kept putting the volume in the red, so I kept having to turn it down. What I think I'll do is turn down everything else and bring up the volume of the song in another DAW. Could've sworn I tried that, though, at some point...like I said, I've done multiple edits on this.
sweet track! the beggining was frightfully amazing and this really does sound nice and old skool and the Saw Synth Lead was used nicely to express the 90s or 80s house kind of sound. nice work man!
Great sound.. The bass was shaking the light above my station.
I'm guessing that around 1:40, you go after the Bas*ard that killed your partner.. I agree with cody about the imagery.. I can almost see your angry face popping the trunk on your car, revealing a cache of scary weapons and a Kevlar vest.
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I'm glad you used my house beat :)
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Initial thoughts - this isn't house music. A house beat is a four to the floor beat.. this follows a different pattern.
To the melodies: They are actually good. It reminds of a song that I can't put a name to right now. Lady Gaga??
The sound choices however, are pretty poor. They don't really complement the beat or the overall tone of the track. They would benefit from some change ups...
The drums as well - they sound like FL studio stock samples... I have a pretty strong dislike for them. You should investigate "vengeance" sample packs.. If you don't have the money, they can be "aquired" if you know where to look.
If I was to give this a rating out of 10.. Right now I would give this track a 6 (10 being professional).. you need to do more work dude :)
Still learning FL. Not my favorite program so far. Drums have been my weak point for awhile now, ever since I stopped throwing premade loops together.
Something different with sound choice was intentional. Was trying to go for something that didn't sound so...generic. My mistake.
It's always been the case that the more I like a track, the worse it's received, and the more I'm not too thrilled about it, the more people like it. I was hoping that wouldn't be the case this time, but oh well.
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Put it on repeat and longboard to this song for hours.
Im not kidding.
Im gonna check out your other stuff to see if its the same. Make a whole list.
..............just saw a cant download this...
Rude...you got my longboard sesh excited...
Cheers
Kenny Lee
Cheers.
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That was really some nice work.
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I actually think the beat is a bit weak, but that's been a problem with most of the stuff I do on this software, so I'm really not going to sweat it right now.
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Nice job man, keep it up
-Dan
Thanks for the review. Glad you liked it.
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Keep up the hard work!
Töddj
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This song is about a decade old.
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Maybe try panning the bass a bit to one side and the drums to the other.
John
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I feel your pain :-)
John
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Faved
John
Glad the song itself is good, though, drums notwithstanding.
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You have allot of synths, which are quite nice but they need something with them, be it drums or erm I don't know. They just sound abit alone haha..
Sorry if it wasn't a too positive review...
Some of my intros run long, yeah, and then sometimes I just don't really have one. They sometimes do that because not all my songs are about getting people on the floor, but are for just telling a story or creating an experience. (I was also listening to too much "Tron: Legacy" at the time...)
Glad you liked it otherwise.
P.S. I remember now. The kick kept putting the volume in the red, so I kept having to turn it down. What I think I'll do is turn down everything else and bring up the volume of the song in another DAW. Could've sworn I tried that, though, at some point...like I said, I've done multiple edits on this.
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I'm guessing that around 1:40, you go after the Bas*ard that killed your partner.. I agree with cody about the imagery.. I can almost see your angry face popping the trunk on your car, revealing a cache of scary weapons and a Kevlar vest.
cinematic indeed..
Toby
And I never pictured the weapons in the trunk, but that's very cool. Thanks alot!
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