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[Forward Modulation_0.7]

The piano feels very limited (don't know if this was intended) and seems to be holding back some melodic/harmonic exploration that the trumpet can do. I would suggest adding a change in the piano line and going on from there.

Good brass, I like the idea of dueling horns. Especially at (15-24).

Why was "Forward Modulation_0.7" chosen for the title?

dylanasinbob responds:

I am a minimalist =) the piano in this song was not intended to contain the same sweet sounding upper structures that my other work has.

Also the title was chosen based on modulation and change in general as a motif. The 0.7 is the rev number.

[Latin Rock Groove]

OH!

That bass came in it was so sexy! Awsome. =)

sorohanro responds:

the bass is always sexy ;)
thanx for review

[{SoulX} Space Dance]

Expand on the melody

hey man the melody did not take me anywhere. it simply kept repeating the same AB pattern over and over again. providing some more variations not only in patterns organization wise but also in the melody itself will help provide listeners some thing to grab on to and not tune out after the first couple of bars becuase they've heard it already.
P.S i would remove the tambourine or at least replace it with a snare. i like were its placed rythmically it just becuase of the nature of the tabourine it was way out of balance (to loud) and as a result i feel like i was getting slapped in the face. agian something softer and a bit more subtle and warmer in tone i think will provide a better groove.

DragonsoulX responds:

huh, i wonder if i have this saved...i don't think i do, but i'll keep that in mind the next time i create a song. thank for the review!!!

[AcidDance]

Mroe Variations in the melodic Line

Hey this peice was off to a great start...im likin the melody it is deifferent but it was never expanded on and taken as far as it could have been feeling very repetative aftr a certain point around 1:50 to 2:45. and that section around 1:50 to 2:45 did not feel like a variation it felt like all you did was remove the percussion and that revealed how weak the melody had gotten by that time in the song. Start by expanding the melodic line and the scores should go up.
=] potential!!!

Fuel2Fire responds:

When it was made, I was an uber newb. Audio Search Pandora_Tranquil. He did a remix of this thats pretty good, given the source material especially.

Nothing will ever be done with my music on here anymore, waste of time. But I like to see the random reviews it still gets :)

Thanks for the time to listen and crit. Appreciate it.

[Remember The Titans]

Not bad For 20 min

This is preety good. The only thing that it flaews in is just the fact that it is so repetitive, But even then this song could still be used as great back ground music for a movie seen or something. In addition the few fills that you do have don;t seem to vary enough from the orignial beat. In fact it comes of off as the same exact thing over and over agian but just through a different filter. But again this was a 20 min project. My only suggestion would be just the variance in fills to spice it up a little bit more. Great use of percussion and nice melody.

tankbusta responds:

thank you and yes by the way this will be used in a small movie i am involved with
so that explains why its so generic and linear

[Wreck The Halls]

That Was Quite Amusing

Just work on balance issues and have the melody come out a little bit clearer. Good Job. Especially for metallizing a Christmas Song

Casualty responds:

The thing is, I'm too lazy to work out the balance.

[Vyle]

Pretty Good

This peice is pretty good. your melody is really intriguing to listen to and it sounds like you know your way around a drumrythems. The only think that really stops this from recieving a higher score is i think the ballance could be adjusted a litte (ex. the hihat feels out of place) and maybe a a harder overdriven sounding guitar but that would be just my preference (The guitar that is). Good peice.

cowdog2 responds:

thanks for the feed back dood. Yea, now that you mention about the highhat, your right...it does have kind of a powerful sound. Also...I've been meaning to fix the quality of my guitar. I've been recording kind of in a ghetto way, i seriously need to get a microphone.

[Talking Asshole (Short)]

POTENTIAL!!!!!!

I did not understand the actuall beginning part and as an entirity i think it brings the whole peice down. However the rock out section was really cool. The only other problem would just be balance issues with the screaming in that they are unclear. Again its the instumental part that i actually like. Keep at it.

HahnStampfer responds:

Watch "Naked Lunch." It was pretty much a anecdote about society... great movie.

[The most awesome song]

Knowledge of your Program

It is very clear that you are not as familiar with you music software as you could be. However you've got the basics though. I think the melody has potential and the drums are playing a decent rythm. Keep trying, i think you could come up with memorable that i would like to hear some day.

DrSalvadork responds:

Wow, thanks a lot for the kind words! I can't afford a decent studio though and music really isn't what I'm good at. Still I'll probably keep doing some simple stuff like this one so that if I buy some studio like FL some day I won't have to start from square one. Also playing around with HammerHead I think is pretty fun so maybe I'll even submit something like this one again, but hopefully better.
So thanx for reviewing my simple first song and I wish you happy holidays.