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TOO Loud!! The samples are so ramped up and playing all at the same time that the mixing is freaking out and distorting. A typical dance tune, a little too typical though. Rez samples are way too loud and panning could be better. Also with all dance tunes, there needs to be a break, where the listener can rest before getting back into it. This tune has one break which is too far into the song, and needs to be longer. Somewhere in the middle of the tune would be ideal. The general panning is closer to mono than stereo. Only a few samples save this from being completely mono. Just be careful about entering dance into a competition, it is often very hard to get a good response as it lacks the expressiveness other genres allow, so one must work harder at this style to put in what is missing. Some samples may have had too much sustain muddying up the midrange of the tune. Also around patterns there seems to be a clash between the bass and the chords, but this too could be from the sustain problem. Most likely is the kick drum sample which has an echo which may conflict with the bass.

This was a song with a pure dance style to it. The artist was creative, but had the desire to unload some patterns with loud intruments making the song sound bad. The song sounded much better when it wasn't cluttered. The other problem was the constant and never changing chord progression that went through the whole song. One more thing, the artist should keep from repeating any patterns and have each pattern change one way or another other than the use of vocals or sound EFX samples. One last thing, even though the pig squel added a bit of comic relief to the song it would have been better off without it. Especially, when you're entering a song into a big competition. Comedy is nice when it's subtle. If not, people will begin to laugh "at" your song instead of "with" it.

some people would definitely not like this type of song. fortunatly, i thought it was catchy, at least for novelty purposes. only original due to wierdness. form: well, typical sound. typical structure. very cartoon. would recieve good airplay on children's radio. technique: nice breaks, nice transistions. but i wouldn't listen to it twice. hee hee.. sound is actually very clean and managed. you have obvious tracking skill, but your psychological problems seem to take over. samples: 35, a nice size. unfortunatly, all 8-bit. the "preferably at high-volume" sample was a little tired, but the pig squeeling was a nice touch. i hated the acid samples. the tune was nice, and deserved better/more fluid acid samples than you used.

I'd turn it up more but I've got earphones on... Happy techno tune, but not too badly done. The vocal samples are kind of funny, but the female vocal toward the beginning got a little annoying after a while. The chord progression stays the same for the first minute or so (C G F) then changes (C F G), and later becomes just C major. Samples are not bad, and as far as style goes, this is original. But your chord progressions are very generic. You did a good job with the drums, but the song is a little lacking in the form department. Also good manipulation of the samples.

It's a nice upbeat tune, somewhat typical of that sort of song rhythm. Got repetitive after a while. Ending could use a fade over an extended period of time; could have been less abrupt. Samples were interesting, pig was nicely used, but the overall effect was something too familiar; not original enough.

The panning in this song tends to get a bit extreme, especially with the rezzes and the claps later on. eaaarrrggghhh mindless doubling of channels is a bad thing, and I don't want to have to type in the reason AGAIN, so if you really care, look at the comments I've done for other songs. :) Gets too repetetive near the end.... That all said, it's an enjoyable song and one of the better rookies. (Disclaimer: Emergency Vote!)

Ehh...umm.. lots of channels. I'm not quite convinced they're all really needed, and personally I'm not a fan of that flanging effect either (not to mention this type of music, but that's irrelevant, or is it?). Other than that, in the field of technique, the author is up there with many of the intermediate entries I've judged this year. Sample quality is also unusually high for this category, but the choice of them could hardly be more predictable. As far as musical content goes, there's just as much of it here as in any scooter or aqua track.. so hey, with the right equipment, the author could probably become a one hit wonder in his own right. Or put out three albums a year with tracks with names like "how much is the chicken". Am I getting sidetracked here? Uhh, nice use of panning.

I have one major recommendation for this rookie... Quit making XM's, start composing in commercial studios, and get very, very rich ;) ... Anyway. Technically spoken the song is not really what it should be. It SOUNDS ok, but the composer has a tendancy to use too long samples. The overall quality of the samples can be improved I think. An interesting thing is, that it really sounds bad on a GUS in native mode on all major players, because the volume is set too high. The sound gets REALLY distorted. For the rest of it, well... Nearly flawless I'd say. Expect for that the Global volume is not reset when the module loops. And I hate that.