Score: 5

"Very bland"

submission: Love At The Disco

date: December 12, 2009

There's nothing backing the whole track up. The bass isn't really a bass, it seems like an alternate part and it never changes and the melody is kind of random. Work on forming your song structure so it's actually fixed around something. The mixng is pretty good but it needs a bit of low end and you need some sort of progression. I can see you as a musician with a lot of potential, you just need to work out these little quarks and you'll be a lot better and then you can focus on the technical aspect of music making. Get the compositional part down first.

Score: 10

"Very nice"

submission: section_160

date: December 8, 2009

Reminds me a lot of The Mars Volta's music really and a lot of other experimental and prog bands. I always love the stuff you produce. It's kind of inspirational and it gives you something new from everything else to listen to.

Score: 8

"Starts out nicely.."

submission: Fredgy - Spatial Mind

date: October 17, 2009

The song starts out nicely, just like any other house song, then slowly builds to its own. I like the melodies in there, but around the second half of the song everything seems to get a little repetitive. If you decide to revisit this song, go back on that second half and see what you can do with it.

Score: 7

"Very full of potential."

submission: Variations In D Harmonic Minor

date: September 26, 2009

There's a lot of potential here. I could see this as an intro to a more energetic piece a 4 minute intro is rather epic when you think about it. :P But if you want to continue or add onto this I would say go for it. Spice it up a little, the best parts are definitely with the strings so I can imagine what you could do with "a bit more."

Score: 10

"Very nice sound"

submission: ecology_for_the_underground

date: September 26, 2009

I have to say there's a lot of good things going on here. The many effects used are brilliant, especially the mix of delays and how clean how everything. Right from the beginning I could tell this song was going to be good because it had a dynamic intro that allowed for progression. What really gave me chills was the 40 seconds in, that part is a brilliant mix of acoustic sounds and drums what you're doing with the crashes there is very subtle but very appropriate.

Awesome song, keep up the work.

Score: 10

"True Ambience"

submission: Likeness_of_slow

date: September 26, 2009

I don't know what else to say. This is true ambiance with a variety of sounds and with a defined silence. I listened to this and didn't even realize it was on after about fifteen minutes just because of how naturally it blends in with whatever you're doing and how relaxed it can make you. I truly love this.

Score: 8

"Nice"

submission: NRS-Metaljonus

date: September 23, 2009

Not really a big fan of long drawn out guitar intros but they work. You've got some real progressive stuff going on here and I can really hear the influences in this work. On the mixing end, I think the leads could have been raised a bit because they seemed a bit drowned out for me. One thing that bothered me as well was the transition to 3:06. It seemed kind of like it just changed and wasn't thought out, but I guess that's why this is just some rough shit.

As far as drums, they seemed pretty well written. You do a lot with EZ drummer to make the drums seem more authentic and its noticable by the high quality outcome of the song.

There's really a lot of good things coming out of this song, good job.

Score: 8

"Pretty good"

submission: Cast From the Stars

date: September 6, 2009

There are some bits that are a little repetitive or that feel a lil drawn out, like in the beginning. But overall I liked this song. 1:46 especially where everything begins to climax and the synth solo starts shortly after. This is pretty good for trance because it isn't really the generic trance song most artists usually pump out. Good job.

Score: 8

"Pretty good"

submission: Digital Worlds

date: September 6, 2009

This is a good example of what can be produced in just the demo of FL. I loved the melodies in there and the relaxation of the song. While listening to it I did think it reminded me of Mirror's Edge's theme song. If you haven't heard it yet you should go listen to it.

Now, for some critique. I don't know how this song sounds on your system and whatever you used to mix it with (speakers, head phones, ect.) but on mine the drums sound a little bit quiet. This seems like a song where when the drums are playing during the main parts of the track they should really be up in your face. That kick especially, otherwise it feels as if the song loses a lot of power.

Another thing is in the beginning. There's a weird overtone going on with the bass that sort of rattles the speakers, and not in a good way. You might want to, if you can, go back and EQ those frequencies that are causing this out. Other then that, I believe this was an excellent and beautiful track.

Score: 7

"I'm just going to reiterate"

submission: Sadness & Sorrow (Piano)

date: August 25, 2009

I have to agree with a lot of what other people have said. Like darkriku12 I think dynamics would have been a helpful tool. Everything seems to be at one level the entire time. I think the few slow downs that there were helped a little bit but overall it feels mechanical and almost soulless. That's what gives the most sadness out of anything.

A few tweaks to the dynamics would really show a lot of change. Decrescendos or crescendos will work almost anywhere in piano solos as it is a dynamic way of filtering dynamics. I wrote a song called Silent Nights and I added dynamics to the beginning only and they are very noticable if you listen to them. It will do a great deal of change to the song. I did notice a few here and there, so I'll give you credit on it. I think this song has potential for improvement.

Overall I thought it was a very beautiful piece that does capture the emotions of sadness and sorrow.