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[The Gates of Violence]

k..

first off, guitar is amazing, and i like the riffs and vocal consepts, I wont bother about talking about whats good, because you slready know

problems

the main issue for me is the crash. I dont like it, i am not sure what it is, i think its something between its delayed attach and its weird frequency change, but it annoys me, you need a different one.

guitar needs stronger high end eqing when there is no vocals, keep song more powerful ingeneral, especially in slow riff trhoguh 3:20

vocasls need more chorus, and a HELL of alot more compression (well, make an exciter, have a second channel for the vocals, have it only eq'd high, and put on rediculous amoounts of compression, it will make the vocals stand out more

um, thats the only issues, I really liked the rest of the drum samples you used, and good job

Extar responds:

First off thanks for the detailed review I don't usually get in-depth ones like this. Secondly, some of the points you bring up sound like mastering issues which I have little to no experience with so you'll have to bear with me.
With the crash I'm just using what's available on my drum machine, and I'm not entirely aware about any bizarre frequency changes.
With the vocals all that I put on them is reverb, no other effects mostly because I don't particularly know which ones help. Same with the guitar, what is there is coming straight out of the amp.
Anyway, thanks for the review and what not.

[Open My Tomb]

well, only one thing

I know you guys ight not agree because it would make it sound not quite as badass

but you really need to boost the EQ of the vocals at aboiut 3khz
or at least the reverb, it just seems too muddled inside the guitar, not everything can fit in 300hz

aside from that?

more compression
maybe a bit more chorus

do you guys have a virtual tube amp? run a bit of the screaming vocals through that and it will work wonders

[Nav - Perfection (v. 2)]

WELL...

i know you know alot about music, so i expect something well mixed, so all i have in reveiw is personal oppinion about sound choices

overall, sounds like a pretty nice chill breakdown, reminds me of the music for super mario 64 once you beat a level, and it is all laid back,
but 2 things really REALLY ate at me during the song

1. the regae drum fill thingie you used at 1:25 3 times in a row, that was just awful, i mean come one, i expect better from you

2. that kick. MY GOD that kick pissed me off, it is like a pulse, in which the second half is louder than the first, like, that is something a compresser couldnt even accedentally do. it just, throws the beat so far off, but not enough off to be sincipated, it just fucks everything up, I HATE IT. if it werent such an awesome song the rest of the way through, (by the way i love that ride, whered you get it, snares pretty dope too) but yeh, kick needs to get second half cut off, god damn

Nav responds:

Ok, both of those issues have been brought up! Thanks for clarifying them though, I didn't really understand from the other reviews. I'll get rid of that fill, it was sampled from a Reggae song... I guess you didn't like it.

I dunno what's wrong with the kick, but I'll replace it. You see, the whole break was taken from the same source, a James Brown song. I'll be sure to replace the kick when (if?) I update the song.

Thanks for the review! :)

[Earthbones]

well

most parts are pretty awesome, i like the giant gong/cymbol you use, except for the exiting hit, sounded weird

um, the synth part of your lead bass has a bit of annoyiong distortion in it

the choir has a weird sounding attack, making them sound more than just fake

the increase tempo deal really added effect, but when you got into about 1:13 , it just got way too busy for about 10 seconds, then was good again

overall good job

[Unlike]

wha

it doesnt sound like you recorded that audio, or made that track, they both sound too rediiculously pro, and if you did, then i want acid 5 and cool edit 2, fuck FL and Audacity

and why is there distortion on perfectly good voice tracks?
the choppinh thing was cool, but got repeditive

pookicker responds:

Hahaa, I've been using ACID and Cool Edit for 6 years on and off so, I hope it sounds pro!

I used distortion on the vocals because the clarity of our voices actually hurt the aggressive tone of the song. I'm stuck on sample chopping mixed with MIDI. I don't know why.

Thanks for the positive review!

[Ageless -DEMO-]

well

on the 3rd and 5th notes in your little set, there was a lwish not that sounded off key, and kinda hurt.
drums and stuff come in way too late, and sound too stock
try layering drums, like having 2 different claps play at once
and maybe with a snare
and 2 different kicks
i like your second riff you had, but things still need to build more, you need a stronger bass, if that was supposed to be a bass, and for the tempo and tone of the song, you might want it to seem slightly faster, so maybe a hi hat between the kicks
you dafinately have the right idea with this song in my oppinion, it just needs more to complete it

keep up the good work

SkatingIsGenetic responds:

Ok thanks!

Sorry it took me so long to review XD.

But when, or if, I finish this, I'll make sure I take your words into consideration.

[Remix of Sk8er Boy!!!]

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you do realise one of the rules about audio portal is you arent allowed sampling copyrited songs for your own song... this is just taking another song.... to bad there isnt any easy way to report this

[Rig - Darnell Theme]

nice

i like that grungy bass, and all the background trebly things

the triplet parts make it sound sligthly arabic
whats the funny horn at 12-13 seconds?

and the main instrument, cant tell what the hell it is, hidden behind to many things, but it works really well

Rig responds:

That's an accordion. I wanted to go for the "insane clown" sorta feel :P
Thanks for the review! :D

[Spk*) - Lol I Maked Beat ^^]

...my god

this song is amazing

what the hell is that acidy dropy noise that you used for the lead

Spikrodd responds:

THat is an overdriven sub kick. You take that sample, then send it thru a SVF x2 filter, set the MODx to bout 50 percent, MODy to whatever you wish. Then set the pitch so it slowly decreases pitch.

:D!!

[SpK*) - :: Inside//Out ::]

hahaha

are where are most of the samples from? i recognise the computer error one, the breakbeat drums one, and one that i dont know how to explain

though you did make it all sound cool together, you should have at least made it pretend to be a song by have an instrument play with it, maybe a midi guitar

keep up the ... good work