Very enjoyable
On a tech side of things, when the real beat comes in, I think you could tweak the drums to give them a little bit more oomph: they sound a bit shallow as they are now.
Still, I really liked the composition as well the sounds you use (the choir sounds great!), and this is a really good piece in my book!
If it's coming from you Charlemagne then Im truely thankful! Imake sure to look out for the drums next time. Thanks again bro, stay in touch!
needs polish
Here are my tips for the vocals:
-train your voice to hold out a note for a bit longer. Any longer than a few beats, it goes all over the place pitch-wise.
-the back up singer needs to stay on harmony. This takes a lot of practice, but I can't recommend it enough.
I'd also make the drums sound a little more full and louder, but at the same time not let the guitars drown out the voice. Halfway through it was getting pretty hard to hear any of the lyrics.
This is alright, but it's not quite there yet. Keep on working on it!
Just the kind of review I'm looking for!
I could change the settings on EZDrummer to dry for the drums to make it sounds more full, and probably the only way to prevent the guitars from drowning out the vocals would be to continue practicing singing and get it right, that way simply singing should be loud enough to keep the level above the guitars.
Backup singer was me. I didn't listen to the song enough to get a good grip on the harmonies so I improvised, and that's why they're off.
And in order to hold the note longer, especially the high and low notes, just keep singing at that pitch and I'll get it?
Thanks for the useful tips!
interesting melding
certainly never heard of a Kirby Hearts song before. Hearing it... it DOES kinda work.
This is a really solid and fun-to-listen-to track. I listened to it a good few times on loop. The sounds are pretty good and the arrangement is pretty nice.
good job!
I'm glad you liked the song!
It does its job
I mean, of course it's not the next big thing in the world of chiptune, but it doesn't grate the ears and it doesn't sound bad.
I like the higher wave synths you have doing that constant chromatic drop; by itself it's nothing special, but it sounds better because of the wave (triangle?) you chose to do it.
Not bad at all; keep up the good work!
I appreciate your honesty! This was a tune that I made in about an hour with Musescore (it isn't very friendly to use, but it is free) so I agree with your comment about it not being the next best thing. However, using a free software I felt that I did a fairly decent job on this song. Thanks for the review!!!
Minimal and cool
Goes to show that you don't need to have a lot going on to achieve a mood.
The piece seems effortless; as if it flows from itself (like water in a way). The very far-off-sounding instruments give a lot of mellow, great ambiance to the piece and works very much in its favor.
Everything is panned well and unobtrusive... The only thing I can fault you for is that it ends kinda abrubpty. When it loops back, it's kinda jarring. I know this is not a loop, but I thnk you could have drawn out and faded out the ending a little bit more to give a natural finish to a very natural song.
Still a very solid effort though.
I'll go ahead and add in a fade. I keep meaning to do it, I'm just lazy I guess to that extent. Glad you like it.
listened to this about 9 times in a row
And you get 9 stars out of 10, lol
Anyway, this was a really well-made track; to say I liked it a lot would be saying too little.
Things flow smoothly, and everything feels organic and natural, which is no easy feat when dealing with retro songs. However, from hearing your early stuff up till now, I can safely say that you definitely do know what you are doing.
The way the tones shift around effortlessly along a simplistic groove makes me dig this very much... It reminds me a lot of Cave Story's excellent OST. And it loops really well too.
I gotta hand it to ya, this one is pretty great and i liked it a whole lot.
Thanks man! apreciate it. :)
Will be making alot more retro music from now on for some time. :)
I listened to this track all night yesterday btw, after i uploaded it :รพ
Solid
The ending is indeed a little abrupt, but I am sure the guy you made this for will put this to good use.
I too liked it when the guitar came in; who doesn't like a nice mixture of orchestral and pop every now and then, eh?
I can't imagine what this would be used for, but I can imagine that whatever it is will be much the better for using an all-around good track like this.
Well, had to fit it to the animation :D
Thanks for review.
It does its job very well
Very calm, collected, and gently flowing... I suppose everything you want to have in a religious film, right?
I like the tone textures you've created with your instrument choices. Good job!
These are all really damned great!
I don't know anything about the game in question, but if I were to judge from the soundtrack alone, I'd have to say that it was a high-quality professional production.
Because the music is at the very least.
Some more fantastic work from you, Dave, and I hope the game is as good as the music you've made for it is!
The game is great, and raises the bar for flash games (of course, I may be a bit biased :D). But seriously, the team was *top-notch across the board - and I think the game reflects that.
Thanks for the support!
It was Ok
Some things to consider:
-The lack of bass really hurts the song. When it needs it the most (which is pretty much the entire song), there is no bass instruments to balance out the whole thing. This makes the song extremely top-heavy, and it ruins the listener's expectations, because we WANT a bass to come in and even it out, but it never happens, leaving us hanging.
-The instruments sound good for the most part, but you really have a lot of wasted opportunities on them. They all basically play the same exact line, and the ones that DO do things differently are too quiet to make a difference (because they have no bass support, so the melody drowns everything out). The drum addition was alright, and not TOTALLY necessarily, because it didn't necessarily add anything to the song, though it didn't take anything away
-There is no panning I can detect here. This makes everything fall straight into the middle, making things even harder to make out. This is a problem that most new people make, and the ones that want to improve figure this out first. Move the positioning of the instruments around; the sound will be better, and you'll actually be able to hear things better.
There are lot of good singular elements to this song, but you did not mix them together in a way that allows the song to be anything but merely average. Keep on trying, and I'm sure you'll improve. As I said, the singular elements in this song are good, but the sum of the parts is less than desirable.
Regarding bass: I completely agree with this entire statement, I just couldn't find the "right" way to include it.
Regarding panning: Funny thing; I actually panned a LOT of the instruments after I uploaded this version. I realized how kind of flat it sounded so I panned some things left and right.
My newer version sounds a lot better but I'm not going to waste my time uploading it. Thanks though. (:
A freelance composer well-versed in sega genesis FM synth-songs, a little bit of chiptune here and there, as well as a wide variety of styles perfect for cinematic scenes, or video-game soundtracks. Don't hesitate to contact me for your projects.
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