Score: 7

"just smooth the edges"

submission: [dj-Jo] Color of Excitement

date: August 28, 2009

using fades will keep the sweet background buzz from overpowering (except on the beats you want it to, of course). and tweaking the properties of those synths to make each track stand out in it's own way. then even when they all hit the same beat, they build instead of cancelling out.
and more voice so the transition feels natural. a fadein for the jump tracks would fill out a few more seconds and let you showcase each track in it's own few beats before putting it all together.
kudos!

Score: 8

"closing in on pretty perfect, bro! :)"

submission: Madness train mix remix

date: April 21, 2009

you know what the end could use? fading to bring tracks in and out every few beats, then bring them all in for 4 near the very end and 4 getting louder -right- before the end. that would clear up much of the business. and you could definitely smooth out the rest of the song with this focus, but it doesn't necessarily need it.
you did a great job voluming in the tracks, but if you drop some down while bringing one or two to the front at a time, this song'll feel much better to listen to.

kuuuudos!

Score: 10

"layered like a cake...Sweet!"

submission: [Psycho Pathic g-R]

date: November 28, 2008

a simple WOW could do, but I so love words I've got to splurge a little-
the craftsmanship is apparent in this piece, how the melody moves smoothly from track to track and each FX gets some background time; This is how music should be made! Thank you for stepping up the club genre and raising the bar---ever onwards and upwards, ha.

Score: 10

"sooo..."

submission: I'm Raving B0UNC3 REMIX

date: July 2, 2008

I had this on my mp3 player in my pocket walking through a department store and the original song started playing -- I went crazy finding this before the instore radio would end. and ... it was about the happiest I've been in a long time (around strangers).
LOVE the skippy feeling; like a smooth glitch. and KUDOS for the perfect loop.

Score: 10

"very fun listening"

submission: Time For Change PLSTTE

date: July 2, 2008

I love the buzzbuild ~ :50, and the damp fxt :45 and you've done a great job at getting the depth pulse feeling out there.
As far as finishing, some tricks I know you can pull off are:
>if it's slightly faster then a backbeat/sometimes-offbeat bassline would fit ;
>the clear surprise 1:30 really doesn't sound quite right unless it opens up into maybe a smooth siren chorus (like...2:40 in NGAP 83548, which this reminds me of) or just open up in general for a bit ;
>as much as you can do to seperate the 'real' instruments with clarity will also allow other sounds to blend the way this vocal and buzzbazz seem to ;
>--still listening on loop, and again the 1:30 build really has to go somewhere. maybe it's the spot where we figure out the rest of that lyriclady's words :P ;
> I feel that (on the listener's side) It's best to have each sound in it's own 'spot'--where the sounds don't beat at the exact same time as each other--, and the build does pretty exactly that. When 2 tracks would beat at the same time, you can go back from the point they'd collide to fade out/down the first track or write the instrument to exclude the layered beats. If the tracks soudn cool together, I'd go with the second option and write the incoming track to have the desired sound. I don't know if you're thinking like that already or not, but if you aren't, doing so will instantly pump clarity by about 100%. Makes sure your sounds -never- get garbled.

<> and all's left to say is congraphutations on the sign and keep your sound sounding so good!

Score: 7

""it's the music that we choose""

submission: Melodic Harmony

date: June 29, 2008

I could hear those lyrics the entire time, ha. now I'm all waiting for you to remix that like this. if the second melody measure stayed the same and the background changes, it'd pick up a kicky feel just like that other song. this is nice on it's own, very smooth.

Score: 8

"showcases talents, mis-matching though"

submission: Drenalic

date: June 29, 2008

the instruments could each use a little treatment to dull or grey out a little. the hollow fx were perfect, though. The fx without a stretch i think are what don't fit.
but claves and didgeridoo? I'd like to hear more of that.
as the song goes on it seems to lose the intended feel; re-listen and download value goes down.

Score: 8

"pro/con"

submission: Cornwall Scissors

date: June 29, 2008

:22 section was nice, although the added fx :35 were a little cheesed. the breakbeat 1:00 is a good transition. the layered synth vroOOom sounds better clear. I forget where I heard it before, but the original clarity kicked up. the ending is nice, bouncy claps. is there a combo fct to get the snare buzz as a constant rather than timing them so close together? they snare buzz is nice but it cancels out fx just like static.

Score: 10

"absorbing inDEED."

submission: =[O]= Promise [Trance]

date: June 29, 2008

the overlapping trackfades have kept this song on my mp3list for a long long time. Personally, I use it for workouts and technical martial arts training. I'll name 4 moves 1,2,3, and 4, practice thinking them out through the club portion and when the voice kicks in try to keep up with it. You could make custom tracks for XMA show competitions! Keep doin' it.

Score: 9

"feels floaty"

submission: =[O]= Ecstasy

date: June 29, 2008

loved the offbeat snare fading in and out.
the last half is a nice melody, but it did feel a little too bare. beginning is looping again, though, and that's just solid.
the 0nly con I pick is the second half doesn't feel fleshy. the beat gets too pulse'y. maybe a little stepped frantic track would give the ears something to follow.
it's a great leadout tunnel effect, but maybe the offbeat drum could kick out every other repeat, so that track has a complex fade as well.