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LONG REVIEW FOR SHORT SONG! LOLZ!!!

There are some things here that could work really well if redone. I understand the track was only done out of boredom but you could probably take it a little further. Have you heard Geier Solar? Because it sounds to me like the bass/rhythm your going for is inspired by that, though it's just a far fetched hunch that's probably very wrong. lol.

In any-case, I'd say that this track needs a little more time. The bass drum sounds awful, and the snare could be a little fuller. The cymbals are a little too splashy. I'd recommend sticking to a 16th-32nd note hi hat rhythm. Avoid crashes unless you're going for a more hardcore song. They might be thin, but they're very much there and I don't enjoy them. The synth pad thing playing the 16th notes sounds great. The bass doesn't sound bad, but I think there's something going on that's taking away from that... not sure.

Really, go onto myspace music and search Geier. He'll be the second guy on there. I don't know why, but his track just reminds me of a more complete version of this track. Like, if you could refine your sound, I think you could one day be as good as that. Mind you, he also used to be a New grounds regular ;)

For the track, I'm giving you an 8 for the following reasons...

-This was clearly not you at your creative max. A track made purely out of boredom is a track that doesn't accurately represent the skill level of the creator.

-Some of the elements in the track don't work to accent other elements. It all just falls in and becomes a messy sound.

-The drums. They sound bad.

-This track is very creative. I swear, it's almost as if some of the things I don't like about this track, also become some of things I do like about this track after having listened to it loop like 500 times :P

-The pads/synths/ whatever is the atmosphere behind the bass sounds great.

-I love that morphing bass! RAWR!

Hmm, downloaded, reviewed and a five to off set those low votes. Keep making tracks, keep experimenting. Also keep in mind that I do actually listen to you, so I know what you sound like in your creative prime. I have about 8 tracks of yours in my iTunes. I have a feeling that you'll be gold one day.

[Rig - Omg Dance Your Pants Off]

AReeee

wtf are you doing up at this hour!? You should be in teh bed getting some z's mister\!!

Hot damn, didn't know you could do tracks like this. Should have known better though :P

It's very dancy, kind of trancy, very fancy. I like it man! RAWR! Oh, go check out the photoshop I did of you and chron in the bbs ;)

Rig responds:

Lol, I WAS in bed. Yay for laptops!
Yeah, I was playing with Nexus and came up with this. Didn't take me as long as I thought it would...Nexus makes it pretty easy to bang out songs like this. lol. Thanks for the review!

Oh, and that pic is scary o_O

[-(Flying High)-]

mra

Well, there are a lot of great things going on here. My only gripe would be that the equalizing doesn't sound even in a few spots (and by that, I mean that my ears get a little blown.) The spots are few, but they're there. I think it's the of the chrechendoing swoops. Dunno. I'd have to listen to this again when I'm not so tired. If you respond to this review, I can guarantee that i'll listen to this again. For now, you get a 4 and a smily face :)

dittyboppoo responds:

=) Yay smiley face!

[Yummy Muffin ft. Cyril]

haha!

That was so fucking awesome. I'm not even going to bother doing my own screaming, version, this one was too perfect. His scream has some serious length too. I usually blow my load quick. I really wish I could play this on my radio show, but the word fuck is used :(

Rig responds:

I'll send you a censored version if you want :D
Thanks for offering to scream, btw!

[Rig - Our Secret]

taffyness

I've been waiting for this to come around for a while now. I must say, it was worth the wait. Right from the start, everything sounds perfect. The mix is spot on, all over. The voice at the begining fore shadows the watery intro. The pads are chilly and fine. The intro could almost be an ambient submission by itself. When the beat breaks in with the sub bass, everything begins to size up a bit. It's mentaly arousing.

The rhythm gets crazier and we get treated to some jazzy melodies. Excelent break down, and the hardcore comes in. Sounds like hot sass. I swear, this is a treat.

There's absolutly nothing wrong with this track in my opinion. It's fucking awesome. Good luck in the mac, though you really don't need it in my opinion. If I was a judge, you'd be my first bet, followed by corn and AC. That is, if their submissions count as new. (Even if their tracks are extensions or remixes, I think their tracks are too good to go by with a degraded score, but thats just my opinion.) RAWR!

Rig responds:

Cnb never got his stuff in on time, so I'm good in that regard. Thanks for the review and the vote of confidence - I'll need it :D

[SexuallyTransmittedInteligence]

George Bush. lol.

Ok, I held of writing a review until I could really take this song in. I downloaded it back in september and I'm still istening to it. The mix is perfect.

The drums are funky with some nice snare variations. The pads are quite sassy. They hold a nice undertone to the entire song. The lead that comes up front at around the one minute mark is so sassy. It's like it's trying so hard to be something more than it is. It's like a mix of happy and sad at the same time. The voice samples were great. George Bush? haha. Fucking A. Well placed. I actually didn't realize it was him until recently.

Sick song man, absolutly sick. So sick...It's getting me sick. I need a cure. A sexually transmitted cure (sleep with me?)

[Human Error (4min28sec)]

hmmmm.

YAY! DRUNK REVIEW!

You're lucky. I don't normaly review shit when i'm drunk. But i'll make an exception. I remember hearing the rough version of this track a hell of a while ago. I thought it was pretty solid back then. To be perfectly honest, I kind of liked the older version better. It might be because of familiarity, but it's honestly really hard to tell the deference between the two without listening to the old track.

If there's something this track is missing, It might be a heavy bass line. That sub is really tight melodicly, but it just doesn't varry alot. It's always there and it never really stands out. It just kind of sits in the back. The piano melodies are good, but for the most part, they sound excatly as they did in the original version.

The effected rhythms are fun. They're out of the norm, but as far as electronica will take them, thy're not too complex. The melody rhythms were also really predictable. Despite knowing the orignal track, I still felt like I could tell waht was going to happen next. Also, that fade out could have lasted a bit longer. What I do, is, I like to fade out at a less perdictable time. Lets say, mid bar. I think it sounds a bit better that way.

The mix was awesome. Everything came in great. The piano, sounded great. The vox was perfect. The drums were great. There was so much to like about this track. The only thing I hold against it is that I've heard it before. I know you were planning a full version since you're preview thing, but I really felt like all I got was an extended version with nothing new. I'm sorry if that comes off wrong. I loved that track. It deserves a sick score, but I feel as if the preview acomplished more than the final version hoped to sew up.

Oh. I'm sorry if this review sucked. I'm fucking waist ed. I'd pray that you hit me back up with at least a waisted review. I tried so hard to keep it comprehendible ;D

[Sonata of Stars -r]

WEEE

Oh yessss. I love that piano. I have a question regarding that. Do you sample, record, or build your piano melodies. They always sound really good. Too good ;)

There's that classic rhythm build. Ohhhh, nice hi hat rhythm. Fancy taffy. Ar, I was wondering where megaman came in, and here it is! 1:48. Right there. lol.

This is really good stuff. It has a slightly different vibe then most your other tracks, but theres still rawrthaas in there. Rock on man!

Rawrthaas responds:

I build the piano melodies. I use a VST called Edirol Orchestra for the piano itself.

[SysRq-Existing/Breathing]

kitty porn!

arrr! The melodies here were really tight. I liked that windy sounding pad. It held the back nicely and created some pretty solid atmospere. The bass was tight. I think you could have crechendoed the strings in a little better. The rhythm was a little too distorted and scratchy for me, you might have been better off using something a little less fuzzy.

The drums came in out of nowhere. I could have used a slight build in. Maybe a nice little hi hat rhythm a measure or two before the entrance with a drum fill would have sexed it up a bit. The synth that came in a little later also kind of came in out of nowhere, though the melody itself was allright. Actualy, the way it harmonizes/contrasts with the other melody was ace. I'd tap that melody ;)

The fade out was called for, but I think it could have dechrechendoed a bit longer. Over all, I really liked it. There wasn't alot wrong here. It was all just small stuff. Really ace track man. Good luck with the comp!

SysRq00 responds:

Really? I was debating about how long I should have let that decrescendo go for at the end. Something to think about in the future.

I see what you're saying about the drums, that probably would sound really cool. And the strings were only re included at the last minute, I couldn't make up my mind about whether or not I wanted them there. Probably could have crescendoed em in there to make it sound nicer. Good points.

Thanks so much for the review! =D

[Detecori II]

rawr

If you're attempting dnb, the first thing i'd recomend is avoiding a four to the floor. Unless you're working a build up. You're missing a snare rhythm. The samples were good, but they were thrown about pretty liberaly.

There are some good elements going on here, but I really think the majority of the bad here was simply the drums. You might be able to salvage this and turn it into an ok dnb with a better rhythm, and a more prominent bass line. One more thing that kind of got to me was how repetitive the track was.

The voice recordings/samples were nice, and the mix came through pretty clear. Because the song was pretty much the same all the way through, it looped predictably perfectly.

I'm sure that if you gave it a second try you'd probably improve a lot. Good luck with the comp!