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Just a couple of notes.

I don't mind the pitch bend, but I think it's being used too often. It sounds like you're using it to isolate different sections, but I'd use something else other than that. The mixing is pretty good. The theme is pretty cool at first, but I start to lose interest around 01:30. It feels it doesn't change much style enough to keep me interested.

It's pretty though. Not quite my cup of tea, but it's pretty cool.
-Spadezer-

AeroMusic responds:

yupp sorry about that - honestly I think I shoulda uploaded 2 mins and just had it as a loop

Yeah not sure how I feel about the pitch bend aswell - I like it before the drop but maybe not in the main section
cheers for the review mate :)

Woah!

So Cool! I can hear the bass and percussion already. You should totally run with this.

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

Thanks Spadezer!!!

I don't think I'll return to this, but once I get some time I will make an even cooler electronic song for sure (with bass and percussion too XD) ;)

Wow, these zero bombers are harsh. I wouldn't have thought that they still exist here.

Anyway, my first impressions are that it seems to be a little too simple. The intro takes up half of the song too. I personally don't mind the intro, but it deserves a song that's a bit longer in my opinion (for how short this is I would get rid of the first 30 seconds, but this is only my opinion). Personally, I would have loved to see different things you could have done with the main theme. You set up a melody with a synth that works but doesn't feel quite right (can't put my thumb on why though). The build up is nice, and then once you get to the wub-wubs it feels nice. There's a little bit of brilliance here to. You're using an aggressive bass but you create a light and open feel. Now that I think of it, your style in this song is pretty similar to Blackmill. However, there's not much more than that. You do your wub-wubs and then your song just gives up on ideas and calls it good. Basically, if you haven't guessed by now, it feels too short. You could change up the rhythms, you could add a new melody to play with that could possibly play along with the first melody, you could change the chord structure, and the list is endless.

So to wrap it up a bit, your bit of Blackmill song could do more. It generally feels like there's another element needed, but the mixing is well done. Some of the synths could be reworked too. But the best part about this is the chorus. I would personally have messed around with variants of the chorus to make it longer and could possibly add depth in that way.

Still waiting to hear the next track like Future. That song got me hooked and I want to hear you make stuff like that . This song is a closer echo compared to your more recent stuff.

Be awesome, be more awesome, and repeat,
-Spadezer-

Pandasticality responds:

thanks for the tips, noted, blackmill is awesome, i like his music even tho its been quite a while since i've listened to it, this song is just one of those projects that started off with experimenting with random sounds and what not, this is what came of that, theres alot of space for improvement in this song, thank you for the review. <3
- Pandasticality

Just one thing from me. You've got your mixing down really good. Your chorus and bass synths are working perfectly with each other. It creates a feeling like listening to the chord of a professional concert band. The synths are beautiful and the bass adds the perfect foundation.

Be awesome, be more awesome, and repeat.
-Spadezer-

Geoplex responds:

Thank you very much! ^^ My mixing and mastering abilities are what I'm really striving for right now and I won't stop until I'm better than AU5

Man you got some haters here. Only 4 votes and it's less than three stars?

I get a Metroid Prime vibe. It's pretty chill and I can really see this as like an underwater area in Metroid. I really like the snare you have. It's pretty sweet for the theme you're bringing across.

Two things I hear with this that I would change. The synths you have are good, but they're not solid. I'm specifically talking about the lead synth and the little whistle at 00:54. All of the synths do their job well (especially the bells. Those are perfect). The lead synth is really cool when it's quiet and chill, but it doesn't feel right when it gets closer to full volume. The whistle, like I've said is played correctly, but it just doesn't feel right like it needs reverb or depth. The second thing I'll point out. 01:38-end just feels awkward. It's not bad but just ending with that doesn't feel like it works.

Anyway, those were my two-cents. Bottom line is it creates a sweet feel, actually does inspire some imagery. It could be a little simple, but still could use a little work either way.
-Spadezer-

Pandasticality responds:

thanks for your review, much appreciated, thnx for the tips :3
- Pandasticality

Yay the missing NGADM piece! So because I asked to hear it at least, I feel that I have to leave something at least. Just opinions but take them as you will.

I love the piano part. It's so beautiful and emotional. I can't put into words what it's doing so I'll just leave it there. The guitar you have at first is perfect. The only problem is that you lose the reverb around 01:00. I know it's intentional, but to me it seems like it doesn't fill the track enough when you do that. Ooh, I like the reverse piano (I think that's what it is) at 01:35. It's a really nice touch.

The transition at 03:00-03:13 feels a little awkward to me. It's like 'Oh, were getting quieter now.' That is the extent of my complaints, which makes me feel bad, because I really like this piece. As always, I love the chill atmospheres you create and they're so full of depth. This piece is well done and quite solid. The mixing is done pretty well for the most part.

You are an inspiring artist/composer and I'll always try to keep an ear out for your music.
-Spadezer-

johnfn responds:

It's interesting that you call this the missing NGADM piece. In fact, if you compare this to my NGADM pieces you can see I did a lot of stuff ever so slightly differently because I wasn't worrying about appeasing any judges this time. Like, I never varied the chord progression or added new sections. I definitely would have done that for NGADM. Also I am of the opinion that the mix gets quite cluttered around the climaxes, but I didn't do anything about it because I personally liked the effect... hehe

You don't like that I lost the reverb at 1:00? Heh I thought that was pretty cool... Oh well.

On the other hand I agree about 3:00. I struggled with that for a while and eventually gave up...

Thanks for the review!

Oh boy! Another song from you.

Trap is definitely not my style though, so take what I say with a grain of salt ... or whatever. Getting some of the nitpicky stuff out of the way, it sounds like the track is so loud it clips at sections like 00:58 and 01:26 to point out a couple. The section starting at 01:50 is too open IMO. It's also during this section that makes it obvious that it sound like there's an accidental note at 02:03. I hear it other times but I'm assuming that it's the same pattern of strings that played before hand. The melody is ok, but in my opinion again it doesn't flow well. It seems to go...stop...go and it's like trying to get a hyper 5-year-old to sit still during a documentary about bees (I don't know but you get what I mean right?).

The mixing is pretty sweet, except the brass. They sound like they should be louder, but the mixing otherwise sounds pretty sweet. All of the reverb you're using and the delays play out really nice. You do some nice stereo work which is something I'm really starting to appreciate/learn.

So in other words, a little work is needed and it's not my taste. BUT it's still good. I can't wait to hear your next stuff. I want more songs from you to download.
-Spadezer-

Pandasticality responds:

theres a ton of flaws in it, its my first trap song so ton of mistakes are to be made, thank you for your review.

- Pandasticality

This is pretty, but the only problem I have is the mixing. Right away I could tell that the kick is not bassy enough. As the music progressed I noticed the whole piece is like that. A lot of your frequencies are playing in the mid-frequencies and it makes it sound constrained like it's coming out of an old radio. It's a cool piece but I don't hear enough low frequencies.

Just some quick thought, just remember they're my opinions. Track sounds good though but just needs work.
-Spadezer-

8-bitheroes responds:

I must of forgot to mention, i sampled the whole thing through an old radio then added some swoosh noises with my mouth on top. :)
But yeah i agree with some of those points, but atm im still getting to know my mixing environment. Appreciate the feedback man!

I had no clue what to expect when I saw the title. Not even 30 seconds in I'm like "...Sweet!"

Pretty original and everything is so clean. With a fun theme and cleverly mixed instruments and synths, I was rockin' out to this tune the whole time through. I could almost imagine vocals going into this too.

5/5, and downloaded.
-Spadezer-

Mattashi responds:

Wow thanks Spadezer! I'm happy you enjoyed it and were rocking out xD
If you have any hidden singing talents feel free to add some vocals! :P

It ran out of piano memory after 8 minutes! I'm sorry I won't be able to listen to all of this. (LSD is fine for a nickname is it?)

But for jazz, usually the blues scale in any scale is a safe bet. You can make a lot of cool pieces in that scale, and what you have is fine from what I can tell. Especially since improve is the soul of jazz in my opinion. Jazz band was the best class in high school.

There's a good amount of emotion that shines through when you do this, and don't worry too much about how bad you are at this. First of all, you did this in one take. If I did this in one take it wouldn't sound as good as this. Secondly, especially with a solo instrument, the emotion makes half of the piece, and you've got that.

Just a few quick thoughts for ya. I enjoyed it.
-Spadezer-

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

Hahha, no , it was not the minutes of this piece itself that caused it XD
I already had about half an hour or so stored, and some of them using several intruments...
Don't worry about not listening to all of it; it's very samey the entire way through :3
LSD is a fine nickname indeed ;)

Yeah, I ran with the blues scale precicely for that reason :p
I've always liked improvising, although I was horrible at it when I first started. I'm still not very good, but I guess I'm slowly improving :)

I think that the one thing I've always had and invested into my piano paying is emotion, which I agree is one of the most improtant things.

Thanks Spadezer!

Do you like dubs? Do you like Wubs? I've got them in SPADES! Sprinkled in is some actual melodic content so you don't think I'm a hype junkie

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