Good.
Hmmm. Once again, you seem to have an issue with the audio giving off some fuzz and crackle. Compressor, maximizer, less master.
The piece itself is well done. Very good atmosphere... But it does seem apparent that it was left largely unfinished. Perhaps if you're using Reason I could help you out a bit - personally I can hear a number of ways you could accelerate this piece into techno. Let me know if you're interested.
8.8/10, 5/5. Nice work.
Power to you, lanky21!
Right now I'm using Magix as I'm really an amateur at music making and its interface is very simple and easy to learn. As for the fuzzy crackles, I think that's largely due to the system I'm working on. The speakers aren't that great, so sometimes I hike up the volume of my sounds to get the bass or heavy beats that I want when I really shouldn't have to. Idk, I'll look into it and see if I can't get that fuzziness outta there. Thanks for the review!
Fantastic.
This is some great stuff...
You'd have a 10 from me except that the audio continued to crackle and fuzz up throughout almost the whole piece. I'm not sure what program you're using, but you should consider using a compression device as well as a maximizer if you can. Turning down your master volume is probably going to be necessary as well.
In terms of the music itself... damn. This is really nice. You've got some serious stuff going for you. I wish I could hear this without the cracking and fuzz, because it's beautiful. I can't say anything negative about it, which is rare for me.
9.4/10, 5/5, Favs. I'll DL, too, if you fix the audio up. ;D Let me know if you do that.
Power to you, lanky21!
Due to some recent trouble with my computer, my music making is offline at the moment. But I'll go through and try to get them fuzzy gremlins out of my music as soon as I can. I really hadn't noticed it until you pointed it out, but now it's all I hear dammit! Lol. Thanks for the comments man.
Chase?
I don't know about a chase, but some of your concepts here are pretty fantastic. The new piano sounds godly. And I think this is probably the shortest review I've ever written for you XD whatever - I'll make it up to you next time by trying to hit the character limit for reviews. XP
Power to you Mjattie... - and what with that unearthly piano on your side, too!
well, actually this is the sound of reason piano's, but I now have much more precise touch, because of the great piano keys XD Well, I'm happy that you don't write a super long review XD, I just find it a bit sad for you, haha... omg, don't try to hit the character limit...
power back!
Feeling it.
I don't have a whole lot to say about this one (shocker, I know).
You've nailed all the categories I look for in good music, so I can't really criticize. One thing I'd like to say though is that the vocals are extremely well used. I take it that you used the SR Gold vocals refill for that. Good choice - it's a decent refill, and it works for you here.
lol I just noticed that this actually loops not too badly XD.
Love the sounds and feel. Blew me away with the atmosphere. It's a mystery to me why you don't get more attention than you do.
Overall, a hearty 10/10, 5/5.
That's all. This review is done.
... Yes, really.
Surprise. lol
Power to you, Mjattie!
oh noes, what is this a short review??? lol... No, it's still the longest of this list. Well actually the vocals are from gmx dance vocals, not from SR. Though maybe the same vocals could be in different packs.
Well I'm also a bit disappointed that I don't get much attention but I'll get more (I hope)
And when is your new song coming out? (if you're making one)
thanks for the review here buddy ;)
Great sound!
Good stuff once again, my friend.
This one seems to have a bit of a different feel to it than your past works. The mix between the trance and (what I would call) electronic ambience is fantastic. I love the feel of the whole piece.
You're still getting better every time, Mjattie. It shows.
Sound mixing and the way they blend is next to perfect.
Flow is always one of your stronger points, and this is no exception.
General effect is outstanding.
Uniqueness is definitely apparent.
The music is appealing as always.
And thus, I really can't say much in the way of criticism.
Have you been looking at the tiny details I was talking about before? Personally it seems like you have been. I'm certainly getting an interesting vibe now that I haven't gotten from your other pieces...
Overall, great job with this one. 10/10, 5/5.
Power to you, Mjattie!
Yes I've been looking for tiny details and you were right about that: it really makes a difference.
I'm glad you liked it and that you can write so long but not give any critism (how do you do that??). XD
Well your review is nice:
It tells me every good part of my song and gives sais I progress every song, so I'll give you a 10/10 and a download for this review :)
Gr Mjattie
Very professional.
You've already heard a little bit from me on this, but I figured I'd review and put a couple new things out there. Excellent mastering work... it sounds like you might have done some work in that department in the last couple days. Sounds brilliant.
Sounds much better with the new ending. Doesn't feel out of place any more. Nice work on that.
Honestly, I would never be able to tell the difference, in terms of quality, between this and just about any of the music in this genre made by people who make a living off of it.
Just trying to think of something I can suggest for you... It's difficult, I have to say. ...I think it's at the point now where I have to get picky about the finer details.
I have absolutely no mastery in this topic at all, just as a forewarning. But it has to do with fine-tuning your patches to a level bordering on insanity. The music might sound unique and recognizable as "Mjattie's music", but the sound of the instruments and patches - their attitude, as you will - still seems generic. Getting to have that "attitude" in the sounds is something that I'm not sure I'll ever master with elecronic music, so I don't have much in the way of specifics. Just something I think you should start working towards, if you haven't already.
There's only one thing about this that I've managed to figure out. Try playing with the "expression" wheel on you NN-XT's. It took me quite some time to figure out what it actually does, because the effect is so tiny. But on the overall music, it has a massive effect. Just like a lot of the smaller details I know I have yet to discover. Experiment with things that you've ignored before, and figure out exactly what they do. Then use that to give it that final polish. (Just a tip: using the expression wheel on the NN-XT seems to use up a fair amount of CPU for some reason. So just be careful with it... btw, try experimenting with "breath control" and "aftertouch" as well.)
Don't worry at all about the criticizm. Seriously, there are only a handful of people who are any good with that, and I am certainly not one of those people XD. ...You'll probably hear more about that in upcoming reviews of mine, especially as I work on that aspect myself. You've reached the next tier of music, my friend.
10/10, 5/5, favs... Btw, I like the name ;D lol
Power to you, Mjattie!
wow, that's a buch... Really thanks!
You really know how to type XD...
The thing about the knobs on nn-xt is that I actually don't look at them XD, but I should try to work a bit more with those XD... I couldn't really hear what you did with expression in "Mountainrise" though...
I really should create my own style, you're right... But it's kinda hard to keep your own style but not seem repetitive...
Thanks man for the suggestions, small critism etc. You're really a great bud!
5/5, 10/10 for the review XD
Good concept.
But it needs some better mastering. For one thing, it has way too much sound panned to the left - I'm getting almost nothing from my right headphone, especially with the piano.
Also, the intensity just isn't there. I can hear the attempt toward proper dynamics, but a lot of the intensity of the music is being lost in the lack of mastering. The more intense parts sound too soft (which is different from too quiet, but I think the whole piece needs an extra notch of volume... I ignored that for the most part, though). Play with your mastering, maybe look up some tutorials online (youtube's AcePincter has some great ones, and he covers several different programs), and I'm sure you can turn this into something a lot better.
I really did like the music. Don't let my criticizm cover up that fact. It would be nice if you extended on this song... it seems a bit short.
Loved the use of instruments and the flow of the piece. Melodies were extremely well written, too.
Out of curiosity, what program did you use? (I use Reason 4.0, if you're wondering)
all in all, good work. 8.4/10 from me. If you were to make the changes I talked about, then you'd easily have a 9.8 or higher.
Power to you, Wajah!
Thanks for the great review. I used an old version of Garage Band for this song. I have used reason before and really enjoy it, but i haven't got the money for it yet. Again thanks for the constructive criticism.
Nice stuff.
I'm going to echo flaw1's question here: is that you playing?
Either way, it left a lasting impression. Certainly a noteworthy piece... perhaps it deserves a slightly better name, though... If I might suggest something, I think "The Way It Falls" might work for you. It's your song though, so it's up to you.
Other than that, I have nothing really new or surprising to say - great flow, feel, transitions, balance, mastering, variety... All those things you do so well are in there.
I like the jazz aspect of it. Haven't heard much jazz from you, so I wasn't entirely sure what to expect (except that it was probably going to be awesome ;) ).
Thouroughly enjoyable.
Power to you, Mjattie!
Yea that's me playing.
The name sounds actually pretty good XD, I think I'm going to edit it, thanks man! :P
Thanks for the compliments :)
Epic.
You have some pretty awesome trance here. The glitch effects are really used, and the balance between the trance synths and the strings is really nice.
Even though I'm not exactly the master of trance, I still think there's very little anyone could criticize here.
And if people don't like the intro, then I'm pretty sure they don't have a very great appreciation for music. You can't start a book in the middle because you don't want to have to read as much. It just wouldn't make sense. Same thing applies here. Intro blends nicely, too - so even more reason why only insane people would complain about it.
10/10, 5/5, DL, added to my personal techno playlist. Once again, great stuff.
Give your buddy my compliments on his work, too.
Power to you, Mjattie! ...And to your bud. ;)
Yea you're actually right about the intro's, but I'm not a very big fan of big intro's also. Though it turns pretty nice out actually.
Thanks man!!
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