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[Hymn of the Fallen]

Astronomically Good

....Ever listened to a song and found that it is so good that it sends a chill down your spine? Not many songs do that for me, but "Hymn of The Fallen" did.

This is absolutely amazing, fair play. The melodies and harmonies in this are absolutely spot on, really create and set a mood and atmosphere. Fantastic selection of orchestral instruments, everything seemed to fit together perfectly without it sounding too cluttered. I couldn't really find any faults with this at all, it's just...beautiful.

Nice one :]

SuperTonic64 responds:

:O

Thank you so much! ^_^ This song has a lot of personal meaning to me, and I'm glad you like it. :)

Anywho, I admire your work and I really appreciate your praise! :O I play "Starlight Zone" often when I just relax and listen to music--great song, and a great artist. ;)

Anywho, thanks for the review! ^_^
~Smartpoetic :)

[RR - Techno Angel]

A nice start, but could do with some adjustment

This is quite a nice tune, i surely would not call it techno - I believe a better subgenre for this would be "Deep House" ;)

When you said "relaxing pad" - you weren't lying, the pad is really really beautiful and dreamy, but the synth "craving for attention" absolutely drowns it out. The synth does actually go leaving the pad and bass at their own devices, but its just the same pad and bass riff looped a fair few times. Now i know techno music is quite reliant on repetition, but perhaps you could've added a little something to freshen it up. The synth does return back at the end, and the same problem still remains - drowning out the pads. The bass actually fills in quite nicely, and i noticed you aren't afraid to use full range of the notes in a bassline which is good! Another slight gripe was the drum pattens, which were awfully basic, kicks every bar and claps every 2 bars and so on. If you don't want to change this arrangement, add some extra hi-hats, percussion instruments or even a loop ontop to give it some flair.

Also if your having trouble with instruments drowning out other instruments, as well as playing with the volume of each instrument, try using Compression and Mastering - it works wonders.

Best of luck, and check out my stuff if you fancy some more trance & techno music.

~FDM.

DJRaveR responds:

Wow, thanks for the review. Ok, lets start form the top shall we :P.

All I do is make this music with what I know in FL so I don't really know the genres and all, but thats for the head up.

Well, anyway, I rush through my audiosreally fast, even I don't know what happens sometimes, but drowning out the rest of the instraments was not my intention.

Ok, repitition happens for a few reasons, one is because I only spend a few hours on a audio, and also I am not that exprienced with FL. FYI the clap is not the basic, it actually has a little spacing :P.

And yes, the bass does fill in nicely, just like its supposed to.

I also use compression, I'll have to look into mastering.

Thanks for all the tips (its been hard replying :P) I'll check your stuff as well and thanks for this massive review.

[Sonic 1 - Green Hill]

A very techy edge on a VG-Classic

Nice stuff.

Nice how you've propelled the tempo up high - gives it a "happy-hardcore-like" sound.

The instrumental section is very inventive in the middle. Nice choice of sounds. Some sounds are a tad clashy, but apart from that, it's very good.

~FDM

PaulyBFromDa303 responds:

Thanx dude. I love yur stuff. Well the thing is, I had some struggles with the volume, one goes up then another dominates, but that domination is a bad thing, so thats what i got lol.

[The first of ADT]

Bloody Awful

I assume you mass downloaded this to get it double-platinum right?

The rhythm was all over the place and it had no sense of structure. AND YOU SAY THE BARNEY BUNCH HAVE NO TALENT.

Hypocrite.

ADT responds:

Thank you for the review I was trying to find out who has been clicking on the download for my music over and over I should have guessed it was a barney bunch member. wow you really have no life if your willing to try that hard.

[GAL PROECT!!! (Renewed)]

This is sweeeeeeet!

Absolutely love the piano and guitar riffs on this piece. Wouldn't really class it as hiphop as such, but nevertheless, it's an awesome track!

Great work! :)

BeatyB responds:

thanks alot man! i just didnt know how to class this track

[Gay thrash]

ROFL

Funniest thing i've heard all day

Well done my good man =D

mr-Ex-noob responds:

thx i dont know what to say..... realy i dont ... what should i say......um.......LOTS OF CATS!!!

[Goodies]

Good Hiphop Remix!

Yeah, i'm liking this. You've got the drum beat and bassline spot on.

My only criticism is that on the sine synth and the other synth you used didn't match up to the original tune. Take a listen to the song, and play around with the notes in the melody, it takes trial and error until you get it perfect! I can see you put a lot of effort into this and it's definetly one of your better hiphop remakes.

Keep it up! :-)

Lova-Gurl responds:

thanks

[_-_Sonic Ice Cap Remix_-_]

A good start

But it needs a bit more variety. It's slightly on the repetitive side. I take it you use FL Studio to make your music. Experiment with the synths, there's thousands of different dials to tweak with each one, try messing around with each synth, and you can get some unique sounds of it - which adds to the variety of the piece. Don't just use the default sounds or basic sounds! The song is okay, it's got potential - work at it. You'll get there :-)

Lova-Gurl responds:

ok

[_-_Candy Land_-_]

Very Nice!

Very Nice trance song. A bit on the repetative side, but other than that, sounds magical! :) Keep it up!

Lova-Gurl responds:

thx