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[Electrofying Bass Sequence]

hard bass all the way

Cool man, you're pulling out some rad tricks here. The time bending really worked great, and I love some of those snare stutters.
Nice filtering on the drums when the second part starts. Gnarly leads man, you've made a really phat, powerful sound layering up the synths like that. Really good!
Look forward to hearing more!
Nice vocoder line too...couldnt quite make it out! Spill the beans?
Is it the title of the track + something else?
The only complaint I have is that I recognise the drum loop. Maybe drop your own phat kick on top, could work?
Anyway, once again..a fine job!

Father-of-Death responds:

Yes it is the drum loop but i sliced it to make my own beat... so it's not the preset drum loop...

The Robot guy says: Electrofying Bass Sequence Engaged

then he says in the middle: Bass

then in the end: sequence Complete

thansk so much for your awsome intelegent review!!!! =D much apreciated!!!

[Ancient Technology]

flavor

Ok, I'm digging parts of this song. For example, when the plucked melody relaxes a little bit and plays some nice phrases. I'm really not a fan of when it plays continuously. Good chunky bass and there's some groovy fx in there, nice, you brought in a synth flute or something. Hmmm..I'm sure there's a more original plucked sound you can use!
Some of the percussion was a little bit random. Overall, its a cool tune! Just go easy on the plucks. Just the synth flute playing alone for a bit would sound cool I reckon.
Keep going! ;)

EchozAurora responds:

The synth flute is actually the reverb fantasy preset on the Echoz Quad Osc, you might check it out if you like it, there is a link in my sig.
In retrospect, I see what you mean with the pluck sound. I might see if there is something I can plug in there, I've got an old Plucked preset that would sound a lot smoother.
As for the random percussion, that was the kind of effect I was going for, but a little panning would probably make it a lot better.
Thanks for the review! I'll try to go and check out more of your stuff later.

[Echoz- Assault]

tasty

Cool man, I can dig it. That kick is tight as hell.
I love the glitchy hi hats.
Very nice vocal messing, hehe for the cheesy trumpet. It could have been a legitimate hard techno track without that.
Oh, you're giving us the whole damn solo :)

I hungered for some bass a bit. Other than that, a fine job!

EchozAurora responds:

I might actually go back and rework it, its been sitting on my computer for a while, and I just got bored and decided to do something with it. (the trumpet thing was on a huge sample disc I bought, just threw it in for kicks) It might turn into a solid DnB someday, but.. I'll just see what people say about it for now. Thanks for the review!

[Double Dub]

a tasty dish

Good to hear you knocking out some fresh tunes.
This is some really off the wall listening, but it holds together. That 3 note synth motif is gold, nice wavery lo-fi quality. Would have loved to hear it ramp up at the end backed up by some insane breakbeats.
So many letters! I enjoy a lot of the effects you've got in there, its got kind of a middle/eastern - hip-hop kind of vibe. Definitely some tasty effects in there, I like the space/reverb effect in the beatless interlude. You seem to crank up the depth for an instant, nice.
Kind of abstract, but an enjoyable listen.

How didja get the voices?

Laiderdaiv responds:

Eh, it's several months old..
but...YES! The synth! I routed it's LFO to a rotery button to achieve that. IT'S SO FUCKING FUN!

Yet another track I didn't get to perfect. I saved this old copy for my brother because a group of us had it all stuck in our heads all day.
It started out as a project for a MIDI class I was taking in College. I ended up adding a bunch of stupid effects and instruments to meet the project requirements. I prefer this rough version, so decided to upload it.

I got the voices from my
*google* Blue Snowball mic.

I record in Sound Forge via USB, save the full recording, and then continue by making individual samples of all the letters. Finally, I create a new NN-XT in Reason3 and import all of the samples on the keyboard. Then after allll that crap putting each individual letter on each key... I get Recycle. Then all I gotta do is create a .rex track with the unedited vocals. Horray!

If you do that, still import it into an NN-XT for more control.

I had an LFO CV routed to the pan, probably an AUX scream, and reverb as well.

[Farther Away]

tasty to the max

man, this is a cool little track once it gets into full swing. Your melodies are really well done and are totally video game worthy. Powerful bass to start, I have to say I wasn't such a huge fan of the phat synth that drifted in and out, it was a little bit distracting. It sounds cool, maybe just once every 4 bars or something, to drift into the next section?
The beat carries everything along well, you've got those snare patterns totally down, but I wanted it louder! But i guess you wanted it to be a bit laid back, so its understandable.
I probably enjoyed the second half the best with those cool 'chip' melodies. Supported very well with that chord progression. Nice!
Hmmm...seems to be a little bit of a surprise for the listener after the fadeout ;)
Keep going dude.

caffeinerush responds:

Thanks for the detailed review! I agree with the synth, sounds like a good idea.

lol, I just noticed that at the end. Never again! ;)

[~{ Sorrow }~]

on the right track

Dude, the chord progression you've got and the melodic ideas are all very good. But the lead sound, like in some of your others, is just way too, well, obnoxious and loud! Especially for a slower song, I think something a bit more mellow and sweet would suit.
Just fix that up, and this would be an enjoyable chilled track. Maybe spice up the bassline a little while you're at it. :)
Unleash the power man!

DSMagnum responds:

I always seem to have problems with leads. That's normally why I make a lot of DNB tracks using basses as the leads. :P I'll have to work on making better leads for my songs.

Thanks for reviewing!

[21st Century Seclusion]

ooh

I listened to this at least 4 or 5 times while I was surfin' the net. A lot of nice integration of different ideas and cool percussive elements...Music for a meditative savage, like me!
It sounds good to me, but perhaps the kick could use a bit of steroid injection. Other than that, I have to compliment you on some rather fine synth usage!
Glad to be the first one to review this. Keep pushin' ;)

Laiderdaiv responds:

Thanks and I agree on the kick.

I've had alot of trouble with my computer over 2006, and I've lost a lot of my work in the process of shitty backups and etc.. Only way i was able to save this was I burned it onto a CD to see what it sounded like in my car speakers.

[DJ RISE- Belguim]

expert

Wow, sounds totally pro man. I enjoyed this heaps. It was expertly put together.
Extremely well done!

DJ-RISE responds:

XD Why thankyou!

LOL. It took me about three/four hours to make this song.

I used Z3ta+ for the Trance lead and chords at the start. The drum samples are from the VEC2 pack and the bassline is made with the Arturia Mnimoog. All sequencing and FX were done in FL Studio.

I'm hoping to do more tracks like this. More of the Anthem/Hand Up! style Trance.

Thanks for your review. XD

This is the first time I've gotten aq review like that. XD

Thanks. Ciao.

[{Trance Loop}]

great trance track!

By all means, make it a complete track. I dig the filter sweep into the first section. Very cool beats, the clap and hats are just right in my mind. The kick is cool, personally, I prefer something a bit rougher, but it works just fine. Cool high melody, maybe a second backup one in the mid frequencies to fill out the mix a bit?
The bass gives good driving energy. I know I'm an annoying reviewer :) but I get the feeling that if you replaced each bass note with 2 of half the length. Like <kick>(duh-duh><kick><duh-duh> it might suit better? hmm...just a guess! Dont listen to me! Its just that the offbeat bassline has been done a zillion times...you cant go wrong with it though.
Anyway, its got potential! Expand!

DaGrahamCraka responds:

thank you! it feels good to have a good review from such a good artist :D

[Tar(155 bpm)]

cool

You've got some cool 303 like bass sounds like that, and they sound nice and lively. So congratz on the effort to automate and filter etc..
Some cool swirling synths in there.
The only complaint would be the percussion is a little bit 'cheap', especially that snare sample...its been heard too many times! Update the kit a bit, and you'll be happier too ;)
Nice one!

broadside responds:

thanks for the review and the listen.
ill work on making my drum samples sound a little more interesting