Niiice...
Great song; it would have had the full 10 if the levels were spot on, but I found the piano a bit overbearing at times; maybe just a personal taste thing, but I thought it might have been a bit better if the piano had taken a back seat at some point. Still, flawless melodies and I like how you picked your moments for the big beats behind the piano and strings.
On the whole: one awesome track.
A longer review than you can shake your fist at!
Oh those slow blues... if i were allowed to promote drinking on this website, I would be very tempted to do so right now... but i'm not, so I won't.
You know, since you bring up electronically made music, I'm of a dual mind on the subject. On the one hand, I've played 12 years of piano and 7 years of guitar, and on the other hand i'm an avid enthusiast of electronic music-making.
That being said, I respect the emotion that gets put into a recorded performance as opposed to one that's gradually "built" on a computer. There's a certain satisfaction that I think is deliveredfrom hearing a person put their own emotion into a piece of music.
On the other hand, I'm not limited to the instruments that I can play and perform with myself when I compose on a computer. In that sense, I can achieve things by building a piece that I couldn't arrange without synths. Although I admit that it removes me a bit from my music when I build as opposed to playing it.
Personally I'm working on a few tracks where I'll be arranging the synths around pieces i've written for guitar or piano. You might consider trying it yourself, could be interesting if you pumped something electronic and well-syncopated...
Well, I've always loved my guitar, I don't know if I could go for computer made music. But you know, never say never hehe
It was great stuff
I have an idea for you; take it or leave it. I think you shoulda add a section somewhere in the middle where you make the same transition to minor that you make at the very end, transition back to major quietly and then go for the strong ending... it's right after the 2:00 mark that i'm thinkin you could put this in... if you do it, i wanna hear it. you'll get the 10 from me for sure.
Not bad...
... you really got that whole Robert Johnson thing down. You're going to have to submit your version of the crossroads... which in fact i want to remix myself... but enough about me... if you ever do submit a version of the crossroads, see if you can't get a truer sound from the recording equipment, it's kind of faint on this track.
I recorded this like that on purpose, trying to sound like those old delta blues recordings. Sure things, I'll do a version of crossroads, I did "Walking blues" some time ago.
Thanks listening
It's Terrible...
THAT THEY DONT HAVE AN 11 FOR ME TO RATE THIS WITH!
Nah, seriously, this thing was a great listen from start to finish. I felt that the piano really stood up well on its own from the start. I liked the dramatic finish on it, too. Still, it's a shame you don't have some guitar and an upright bass in there with you.
Too many hits can give you an OD.
That hit is waaay to big to stick in between the low notes of the piano; it was hard to hear what the piano was doing over it. Also, I thought you could have used a more pronounced bass. Maybe French Horn (in sytrus) could have added some low brass to the piano section... I rated this mostly on merit of its beginning. I really liked the intro and the first part of the main theme.
It's too bad you can't save it in the FL8 demo, or you could have reworked that piano//hits section a bit better.
Ah! I'm glad you liked the intro, and thank you so much for reviewing it; that's exactly what a composer needs, constructive criticism! :D
I'll try and improve my with extra layers, such as the ones you suggested, then. I work in a mildly progressive style, and it's still evolving, so hopefully I can refine it further.
Now that I listen to it again, the hits... Get really annoying. >_>
Pretty repetitive...
That synth you used for the melody was just really annoying after about 30 seconds. You should have put another section in after your intro before going back to it full blast. See if you can find a softer synth to bridge the intro and chorus together.
That might help you cut down on the repetitiveness and demarcate the sections of the song more...
Mo' meat on 'er bones
I felt like this needed a bigger climax where you put in break at 1:25. Also, I thought the fuzz bass was a little too heavy for the synth you chose to carry the melody. I'd use a louder, slightly detuned one if I were going to suggest something to try with it... maybe with 2 channels...
Otherwise, I liked the way you faded from the intro into the main melody. And it was a nice touch using the pad in the background and bringing it in as part of the melody and the beat.
SO WELL DONE
I hope you make tops all time with this one. The themes blend really seemlessly together. Great contrasts between them, and I really liked the horns and clarinet. I would only suggest tweaking the levels on the tympany; it gets a bit loud at times. Barring that, I think this is the most epic track I've heard.
And I had actually turned down the timpani on specific occasions too...I probably should have turned down the whole channel rather than just individual notes.
Thanks for the advice!
A bit too laid back...
I kinda felt like this track should have had a heavier bass behind it; the strings and weak bass kinda make me think of something you'd hear in the background at a Hooka joint...
Maybe the track gets more intense later, but I won't know 'till I hear the whole thing... keep workin' her bro...
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