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[KgZ RD2010- Super Rocket Punch]

Wonderful :)

I love this remix. Haven't checked out the original mix yet but this is really nice. Gorgeous melody and really uplifting sound when it reaches the higher notes. I love the pace too.

I love that particularly simple transition at 0:27 too.

Would love to play a game with a track like this in it.

Keep it up ;D

KgZ responds:

Wow, thank you man =)

[AF+T888 - Lightspeed (DM Edit)]

Great song but...

Climax please? It seemed like it was building up to something but it never did. I was disappointed by that.

And as someone else mentioned, the drums need to come forth a little more, but you're working on that already.

Keep it up.

aliaspharow responds:

Well sorry theres no ambient/trance section! you guys just dont know how to enjoy a great song

[Castlevania 2-Bloody Tears]

Well let's see....

Since I know what the midi for this song looks like, I can safely say you just got the original midi and just replace the channels with your preset synths. i tried doing a remix of this song myself once but I ditched the project. Feel free to correct me of course.

Now, actual crit. I don't see what you've done to make the original song better. Add drums, spice things up y'know? The overall mastering is too flat too. Boost that bass a couple notches, boost your middle frequencies, add more synths if it helps. What program you using?

I checked out your profile. You're young and all you're doing are "remixes". That's cool, I started out that way too. My first remix was a Zelda one, it was nothing special but I got better with crit. Take this crit and learn from it. You'll get better with practice. Most importantly, take your time with stuff and give it your best.

Good luck. Check out my stuff sometime, preferably a song called A New Lifev2 :)

jmerk800 responds:

Constructive criticism accepted. your bull crap not accepted. first out of 30 songs only 6 are remixes, can you count? thats not a whole lot. Second, I started from a midi as a guide this isnt all a midi and this is the only song Ive done that with. third, I hear this everyday dont act like your telling me life changing advice, and fourth why would I check out your stuff after the amount of respect shown from you. which is almost none.

[More Badass Than You]

Pretty bitchin'.

I love the simple riffs. They're pretty meaty and effective.

I can't really give you any crit other than the fact that the song is too short and it would need vocals to shine on its own since there's no melody carrying the song.

I like the synths you used here. It reminded me of Mission Impossible for some reason, despite being entirely different.

If you could make this longer and add some vocals, it's be REALLY good.

Keep it up. Got a question for you though. Why in the world would you need 14 layers of guitar?

SantaBro responds:

Can't sing, don't know anyone who can, so that sucks :) I think there is indeed a melody there- the riff. I think that'll be the most recognizable part of the song, even if I put something melodic in there. I can make it longer though.

As for the layers of guitar... It's to get a huge tone basically. Same reason you use a choir or an ensemble. I like to record the main riff 4-8 times, pan each layer a bit differently, send them through different guitar amplifiers and stuff. This time I went with 8. Creates a nice thick and punchy sound but it's hard work. Then I went a bit overboard and added an additional four layers of the same riff one octave above. And then in the last half of the song I added two more layers for the "solo" kinda part.

Thanks much for the review.

["Midnight"]

This is beautiful.

Reminds of a couple japanese soundtracks I have. I -might- make a cover of remix of this, but I doubt it'll be this good.

Keep it up :)

[[dj-Jo] Battery Life]

Good song.

Proper EDM structure? IN MY NEWGROUNDS? HOW DARE YOU?

That being said, I like the progression. Like the previous reviewer, my hopes weren't too high at first because of the simple intro. The structure's decent and you keep changing the song every now and then. However, you're repeating the same melody for over 2 minutes, could have played around more with that.

I was a little disappointed by the ending. I was sort of expecting a climax with a new melody after the airy break to be honest.

Still, nice melodies, good synths used, including those saws. While the beats are decent, I wasn't a big fan on your hats and snares, but the kick was great. They lacked some power to me.

All in all, a well-rounded song. GL in the NGADM.

dj-Jo responds:

Thanks for the luck lol

And I was kinda debating about how the end of the song, but I decided to just end it "ambiently" lol

[DJSS - Breathe]

Very nice!

Really soothing ambient track you got here. My only problem with it is the beat. It's too loud and harsh. I think your kick has too much reverb, tone it down. The hi hat sounds too loud at some points too.

That and the whole 1:21 to 1:38. It keeps the mood of the song entirely.

I like the strings too.

Great intro, brilliant ending. If you fix the beat and that part I mentioned, I'd love this song. 3 out of 5 for now but I'm voting 4 to raise your score, keep it up :D

[Solar Epoch (Final Mix)]

Pretty interesting.

I love the melodies (specially the main one) and the progression, along with the upbeat tempo the song has. Pretty good drum beats.

I have one question... Are those real guitars? At times it sounds like they're real, other times, they sound like synth guitars, mainly because of the mechanical way in which the notes are played and the lack of dynamics for the most parts.

Clear that up for me ;)

Great song, keep it up.

Sawdust responds:

Well I do play guitar actually, so I write the melodies down on a real guitar, but since I don't have a nice stereo cable that I can plug into my pc and record properly, I use a samplebased guitar vst, and write the notes I wrote on my guitar on the pc. So yeah, I am using a synth guitar. The lack of dynamics and stuff is because of that.

Thanks.