by

Chris SoundGod
(SoundGod)

Sorry, but since this tune focuses more on single instrument arrangements, I will have to nitpick. First, the piano is too loud. Second, the flute-like sample is also a bit loud and a bit synthetic (and I still don't like flutes that much :). The tempo swing works great with the tune. It almost sounds like it was transcribed from sheet music but I'm _sure_ that if it was the artist wrote it. ;)

Your choice of instruments was really good, until Order 13. After that, the guitar (or at least sounded like one) sounded a bit wierd. Those two samples didn't fit in with the other acoustic samples you used. Also, the song seemed to be reapeating the same idea over and over (more specifically the chord progression), except at Order 29. That was interesting, however it could have been improved. I think a key change might have been a good idea. Changing the drum beat more often might have also imporved the song. Overall, this song was good, but there is just somethings that could have been improved. Good Job.

Very smooth piece. You choosed a suitable set of instruments and composed a music, which fits into games like Transport Tycoon :) If I don't count this fact, I can say, this is an original song, a lot of work put into the samples, their quality is not the highest, but it is much easier to produce high quality synth buzzes than orchestral or such these acoustic ones, many people don't realize... A slight mistake, don't played that hornish flute at low tones, gets very noisy and out of tune.

Ahh the swing feel. I'm surprised at how this worked out, actually. The lack of use of an abrasive bass drum makes the feel for this song SO excellent. It brings me back to memories of the jazz combo in high school. Nice little jazz combo thing, that's for sure. Not a whole lot of this going around the scene. Very well put together and represented. The song flows through each of its sections very well. (no bass solo?) Everyony has their chance to show off and the group is well represented. I guess it's hard to listen to this WITHOUT visioning a small combo thing going on. It's got a good form for that. So we have a decent drumthing going on here. The fills were kinda recycled, tho. When the ride cymbal comes in, feel free to get a little more busy with things, add a little variety. The tracking of the leads is very well done with some very nice stuff going on for the sound. (but where's the bass solo!??! (: ) The samples themselves sound kinda muddy in ways, but they all fit together for what's going on. Some of the instruments that were meant to sound real still sound kinda fake at least as far as the horn instruments go. That's a hard one to call since horn instruments are tough to get going, but even the clarinet sounded somewhat fake. Allow for a larger range. The piano was great.

Due to the lack of time I have left for this piece because of a severe homework load, I can only briefly comment here. This song shows masterful composing, but lacks originality and pizzaz that would keep the listener focused to the piece. I found that I lost interest half-way through, there was just too much of the same thing, even though it was very well done.

The rhodes is too loud--it's supposed to be backup, and it sounds louder than the lead (piano). The rhythm section is less than inspiring, but at least it's subtle, and it's not too generic. You use some great lead samples, yes, but you use too many of them, frankly. :) This style of music doesn't lend itself too well to so many leads (and so diverse). This wasn't exactly an -original- piece, though it's choice of leads was, so I gave you an mild score in originality. I gave you a much higher score in Form, for the flawless flow of the piece, but not too high, since the opening is basically nonexistant and the ending was a bit generic. Your highest score was in technique, for the obvious skill you have in writing leads. The only flaw I could find in the leads, in fact, was that the different samples were all played pretty much the same way. A few changes in style, but it would have helped your piece out if you'd made them vary a bit more in their -musical- technique, and not just rhythmic. Another good score in Samples: they were all very clean and the leads were quite cool... But I had to mark down somewhere for the use of too many leads (don't worry--not much). :\ Overall this is a good, clean piece, which I certainly wish I had the skill to write myself. :)

Nice jazzy piece with good lead instruments chords. It is obvious how difficult it is to write a good piece of music like this so full marks to the author there. The only qualm I have with this song is the way the guitar is muffled or filtered. It does fit in with the tune, but in some places (especially in when the notes are high pitched) it sounds bad. Other than this, this piece is very well written and really flows. Very impressive.

There is one thing about the whole sound of your mix. It sounds somehow jerky, low-pass filtered and muted. That is not necessarily 100% bad, because for this kind of music it is just torelable. Unfortunately almost all things here are cliches, and not even very well executed. Still, this tune manages to sound unlike anything I have heard, and in the tracking world that must be respected.