MC6 Round 1 Results - Ruth

 
"Ruth"
(m6i-ruth.zip)

by

Daniel Multivac
(Multivac)


This song competed in the intermediate division of Music Contest 6, where it ranked in block 2.

Judge: North ,DTravis

Great intro. the piano is well done, but its melody sounds familiar. I must compliment the sample selection. All are crips and clean, especially the percussion and strings. the piano tends to be repetative, but not excessivly.

Judge: Szmajda ,Joshua

Panbrellos get really annoying, consider using some fixed pan positions. Also, solos should be set to the middle of the stereo field, not jumping around. Musically the song was decent. The Piano line did repeat a little too much, though. Too short as well. the fadeout at the end and the length point out that this song was rushed through in order to meet the deadline. Better luck next time.

Judge: Tanase ,Adrian

Ballad-like tune, maybe written for a girl...:). Nice panning, nice volume slides. Super nice samples, drum set very cool(echoed drums), the bass+drums very well completed by the piano and the other leads. Sounds as good as Clayderman stuff (pretty pro). Overall, smooth, nice tune.

Judge: Reed ,Ben

Panning is too extreme on the strings, but barring that, this song has a nice melodic quality and decent structure. The transition into order 4 is well-placed and well-executed. The bass complements the piano well, and isn't too overbearing. The thing that makes this song above average is the attention to detail, the overall structure is simple, but the details are constantly changing, and the song suprises me in just the right amount (nice transitional chord change near the end of order 10) to keep me interested. Sample set is kind of basic, but it's hard to get a "realistic" set of piano samples, so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. ;) The fadeout at the end is kind of generic, but common among orchestral pieces. In all, nothing spectacular, but a good song that keeps my interest.