by

Joshua Halberd
(Halberd)

Nice song, a bit of an unexpected ending though. I think the Instrument 2 chords could start a little earlier so they fade in by the start of the bar, not a few rows in. NNA's are used well on the strings though. Using a left and right pan on the same instrument with no delays is no different from center (aka boring) panning. The chords could be done well with spacial panning, ie. Channel 3/17 at x30, Ch 4/18 at x80 and Ch 5/19 at xD0. Also panning on Inst 7 (sample 10) is good. As the judging scale says 65. Well above average. With a little work, this could be much better. ;)

Need a better sound F-X sample, the one that's played in the beginning, twice. Great ambient soundscape held together by a smooth beat. Melody comes in at the right time. The guitar could have been better. The bass bubbles have a weird sounding note at 2:39. Ending needed better juice, but maybe it's just the ambient style. Sounds great with headphones! (but then again, doesn't everything). Good piece! Good luck!

A nice song. Surely it's one of these which will remain on my HD after MC6 ends, as it's really enjoyable to listen to it. Though, there are some problems with it: It still lacks something like a tension curve, and the choice of samples could be better when it comes to the lead and power chord guitar sounds. But apart from this, it's a nice arranged tune with good, not-so-overused chord progressions and well-chosen melodies.

Good opening, I like the chord changes. Nice use of cresendos and decresendos, and good use of panning. It seems to die out rather quickly and unexpectedly though. I hear lots of repetitiveness in this song, maybe you shouldn't repeat each section as much or make a little change the second time around. The ending is lacking. You should go somewhere at the end of your song, not just end it with a clap. This song had me with high expectations in the opening, but soon my interest was lost in the repetiveness. I can see this song making good background music, though.

Nice variations, somewhat repetitive. Flowed nicely, some nice building in the piece. interesting background. Overall, a piece that's ok, but one that needs to be a little less repetitive.

Good samples, pretty nice use of effects, all in all a good effort, at least from the tracking aspect of things. Musically, there isn't a whole lot happening to keep the listener interested, and the repeating chord progression starts getting on my nerves after a while. I liked the drum track(s), except for the "jerky" quality in the beginning, but using an oboe (or whatever) for the lead sounded a bit out of place. Also, tweaking the volume envelope for that particular instrument might have been a good idea, I found the volume after note off a bit high for nna's. On the other hand, the bass line, in all its simplicity, is just right for the job. Ends a bit abruptly. To sum it up, the author seems to know his tools, but needs more song to work on.