Hm...
Well...you're probably just starting out with your music program.
I suggest adding percussion to the song, adding interesting melodies, and better synths.
There's not much to your track, so I can't really criticize much other than the fact that it's missing substance.
You'll get better with practice, take care :)
thanks. i am just getting used to fruity loops. i have only had it for 2 weeks. i will try to make it better
Not bad.
I like the flute in the intro but I'm disappointed by the automation work, it's anti-climatic if you ask me.
Work on your transitions. While the sound effects used are nice, they feel just a little bit empty.
I can barely hear the percussion.
Still, it sounds really promising, keep it up.
Pretty good.
As I already told you, this is pretty good. Odd, but good. Keep it up.
Wow.
This is beautiful :D
I really like how you used the different pads here to create the atmosphere of the track. Really simple but effective melody too. It fits the title great.
Nice job. I tried doing my own bottom-of-the-sea-esque song sometime ago, but this is a lot nicer. Keep it up~
It started more Irish and bagpipey, to be honest. Then I decided the melody was to sparse and didn't really fit the pads .. and then it turned into water. The evolution of song!
Rawr.
I accidentally closed the window and killed my review ):
Well, I'll get straight to the point instead :D Even though I'm using my cheap earbuds instead of my good headphones, the song sounds gorgeous. I really like what you did with the song. I had never heard the original until now and let me tell you, I like this version -a lot- better.
Really nice samples you're using here.The sounds in the different frequencies blend seamlessly. I'm jealous, I want your perc sounds haha.
I feel like this evokes more emotion that the original, and that's a great thing. My only problem is how short this song is. If you could expand on this someday, PM me cause I'd love to hear it.
Keep it up. I assume you did it from scratch rather than having the original midi?
From scratch, verily. I used to just sit and play the original song, like, all day and then it occurred to me I ought to make a revamp of it. Then this weekend I happened to bring home the school's MIDI keyboard .. next thing I know, I've locked myself in my room and I'm looking through synth textures and leads and whatnot. Ta-da.
The beauty of Heartbeats is the simplicity. I didn't want to over-process it. Could lose some of its pow-ah. That's why I treaded a bit carefully - but from what you said, it sounds like I did an okay job.
And yes - I have become a fan of Garageband and its drum samples.
In other news: REALLY LONG ELABORATE REPLIES TO REVIEWS ARE TRENDY.
Hm..
I absolutely loved the intro.
Expect someone to draw comparisons to the Titanic Theme somewhere down the road though :P
I'm not a fan of the War part, but the song is an excellent expression of the feelings involved and the transition from love to war was good.
The notes a bagpipe plays is very limited, so I didn't have many choices on a pretty melody with pipes. I actually didn't take inspiration from Titanic.. I heard Amazing Grace being played by bagpipes once and it made me want to do something with a Celtic style. I've just now gotten around to it.
I'm glad you liked it, and I'll be making more tracks in the future.
Wow.
This is a really beautiful composition. If you someday end up re-recording this mistake-free and with a decent mic, send me a message to my inbox.
I'd change the left channel to stereo with a free program if I were you.
Cheers.
Great song.
As one friend once told me, "there are no errors in music". It's all part of it, so don't worry about the ones you made too much. It's a live rendition after all. I find myself having to record over 100 times everytime I play something, and I still can't get it right haha.
You wanna know why this will never reach top 5 in the audio portal? -Because it's beyond good-, and people here don't give credit to good artists.
The only thing I didn't like about the song was the repetition, it got on my nerves. Doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad thing since there was a point to it. It just means I'm ADD and can't focus ;)
Great dynamics, great emotional expression, great everything. Keep it up. I'm not part of the RRC but I saw this song on it and decided to check it out.
I hope you feel like shit more often because this is great stuff. I kid, I kid.
Cheers.
Excellent song.
I really can't give you crit on this since there's absolutely nothing wrong with it to me. This is truly a masterpiece and the time you spent on it is more than evident. Your patience is worthy of admiration, I don't think I'd be able to work on a song for this long. This song would fit the Wind Waker game just fine, it's -that good-.
Great work. Added you to my favorite artists.
Thanks for the comment! :)
Just like how some people can spend close to a year creating a flash movie, it's probably the same for people who love music when they create a song. You love doing it, and that's why you're doing it. :P People do naturally tend to stay focused on things they love doing.
~Chaot!x
Very laid back.
I love the mellow sound of this track. Your samples are really good, wish I had some like those.
I can't really give you any crit since there's not much that's wrong with this. The lower end of the guitar's sound doesn't sound good though.
I have a question. How exactly do you setup your guitar/computer connection? I know you listed it on your description, but could you elaborate on that please? I just use plug in my guitar to my amp, my amp to my Lexicon box, and the box to the computer with a USB. I don't use an amp simulator.
Well, the good news is that you can have everything for free ;)
Percussion is made with Yellow Tools Independence Free, drums with Addictive Drums demo (only kick, snare, hi-hats and one crash) and for toms there is Kontakt Player Free. Bass with UVI Workstatio which is also free.
My guitar setup is much cheaper than yours, I have a fairly cheap preamp and from that I go directly in my soundcard. From there I put in my DAW all the rest of stuff (effects, amp, cabinet simulator).
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