by

Junghwan Zero O Gravity
(Zero O Gravity)

This was a pretty good song for it's category. One thing I noticed, is that you didn't use any NOTE OFF commands, just NOTE CUT. This is one of the things that didn't make the instruments sound real enough. I had the impression that this was a jam session, so I expected the Instuments (player if you will), to sound very much like the instuments that they play. When you compose a song, think about what the instruments REALLY sound like. A trumpet doesn't just "drop it's volume level to 00", and neither does a bass. Also, you could have made a better use of the panning conrols, adding a larger feel to the song. All the pannings were positioned at center (except for the Snare every once in a while, were you did a flange). Just take advantage of the commands with Impulse Tracker and all the channels you have to play with (exept of course if you are composing music for a video game, then you want as few channels as possible). Other than that, this was a very good song for its category. This might very well be a finalist (or at least a high placer).

This song has a very strong and effective introduction. The funky bass really adds groove to the piece. Perhaps the biggest drawback is the choice of rather harsh sounding brass/lead instruments in parts. The attention to detail is excellent and the song would do well entered into a higher category. Cutting some of the notes abruptly works well in this song and in this genre and more composers should make use of this technique to add contrast to their songs. Overall an excellent piece which deserves to do well.

Needs a melody to cut in at order 7. The melody you bring in at order 11 is a solo. You need to play a head first man! Give the listener something tuneful first, then hit them with the solos. The song feels like one long solo. Might have been nice to play a more mellow idea in the middle somewhere. This would have made a nice break from the continuous chord (progression?) you have. Samples sound pretty good for a rookie. That sample you bring in underneath at order 30 (sounds like a car accelerating and changing gear) sounds really out of place. Every other sample attempts to emulate a real instrument except this one. Brass sounds good. Nice sax in orders 11-> but next one in 15 sounds bad. Perhaps you could have developed the first one more. Overall sounds OK but lacks the true shape of a real song. I really couldn'y put my finger on the song's tune. Just sounds like a bunch of solos to me.

there's alot of variation in this track, and each different bit really was a hit or miss as far as how it worked musically. the only one that really came across as ultimately pleasing to my ears was the part with the phat synth bass, as most everything drops out and the bass and drums carry the groove for a bit.. however, there are a few obvious mistakes in the tracking, as several samples are glaringly out of tune, and some of them just dont mix well.

A decent stab at funk/jazz fusion style. There are a few tuning errors, but they don't do too much damage to the tune. Percussion seems solid, fits the piece well. The ending is a bit too sudden for my liking.