Score: 10

"really good"

submission: >>RPG TK BATTLE2<<

date: April 24, 2007

this is awesome, man. I haven't heard a good original VG tune in a while. The guitar was really nice... it sounds pretty realistic. Was it a synth? The groove on piano was pretty sweet too. ;)

This sorta reminds me of my old stuff... I used to write tons of video game music. This was back before I had FL, so I was working with midi. lol

You might want to add some more bass in the mix, but that's about all I have to say. Great job.

Score: 10

"omg"

submission: This Is Spaaaaaarta!!!!!!!!

date: April 21, 2007

lol

5'd

Score: 9

":D"

submission: Vengeance Triumphant

date: April 10, 2007

I like that synth at the beginning.. cheesy, but whatever. :P I'd spread it out a bit more stereo-wise.

The drums are really powerful, but they lack the punchy snare. You can go different ways in dnb, but I think this track would be best with some more definition to the snares.

The break near the end with the pads and pianos was cool... Try to keep the levels down, cause there's some crunchyness in between the big booms and bassdrums.

You did a nice job; just make sure everything flows correctly. ;)

~cornandbeans

Score: 10

"woa"

submission: Karbon - Amphetamine [Preview]

date: April 9, 2007

That's really awesome man. I love the ambient sounds at the beginning.

The buildup is really interesting as well as the first break... The reese is awesomely gritty, but I'd see about boosting the low frequencies on it. Everything seems really clean, so I don't have too much to complain about. The drums were really cool, somewhat minimal too...

Nice job. ;)

Score: 9

"woo"

submission: [MS] - Stepping Stoned

date: April 6, 2007

That was pretty cool. You really can create some abstract sounds. For awhile I thought those second drums were guitars. :O

The 'stepping stoned' percussion was really cool and it reminded me of tap dancing. :P

Great job man.
5/5

~cornandbeans

Score: 9

"wow..."

submission: ==(Watching The World Fly)==

date: April 6, 2007

You've really got an awesome sound here. I really like those reverbed sine waves, I tend to use them a lot in my ambient stuff.

That bell like synth was pretty cool... After awhile, I barely realized it was there, while still hearing it. I guess that's fundamental for ambient music though. :P I liked the more present bass in Watch the World Go By, but this one had a lot more atmosphere. Don't get too crazy with the reverb though, a lot of times the best thing to do is keep it simple. It's more about being subtle than anything else.

Course I could be wrong.. I don't have that much experience in ambient music.

I really want to remix this... breakbeat but still ambient. Like Moby, you know? My email is cornandbeans101@hotmail.com if you feel like sending me the project. Btw, what do you use to write your music?

Anyway, great job on this. Definitely downloading it. ;)
5/5

~cornandbeans

Score: 9

"wow"

submission: Torrential Uprising - Loop

date: April 3, 2007

This is pretty sweet man. I like the drums, but they sound really light. The snare needs a bit more punch to it, and there needs to be less compression. A little more growl to the bass could give some more power to this track. It's really good though, I love that orchestral sample.

great job you two. Wish you best of luck in the contest. ;)

Score: 9

"pretty good :D"

submission: Rucklo - Drive (Loop)

date: April 1, 2007

That bass could use a bit more modulation, but it doesn't take too much out of the mix. Nice filters, btw.

The drums were pretty cool as well. It sounds pretty minimal until the second loop thing comes in. I love those smacky snares that you alternate between. : D

not much else to say... I'd love to hear more from you though. I guess you're pretty occupied with moderating the AF, right? :P

Do you think you could give me some feedback on my newest song? I'd love to get your opinion on it. :D

~cornandbeans

Score: 10

"doododo"

submission: _-={Passionate Freedoms}=-_

date: March 28, 2007

I like this one. I just got an ipod, so I'm putting all your stuff on it. :P

I like the intro with the flute and the slow strings... The guitar sounds a bit off as in realism, but it's not too much of a problem. It sounds really fake during the stumming in the middle, though.

If you ever need it, I'll be willing to record some acoustic guitar parts for you.

The orchestral elements, as always, were very calming and crisp. There's an adventurous tone to the song that I really like when you get to the deeper staccato strings.

Not much else to say, nice job! I just released new song you might like, do you think you could give it a listen? :o

~cornandbeans

:D

Score: 8

"hmm"

submission: Lord of the Rings (Remix)

date: March 27, 2007

Well it's not perfect, but you've got some good ideas.

First thing I would change is that kick... it sounds really clicky and too full of resonance. Try using a punchier sample, or try to compress it and sidechain it a bit. It's too blunt to be honest, and a little bit of that could fill up the space.

The synths kinda sounded like presets.. There's nothing wrong if they sound good where they are, but they don't sound fitting. They're too filtered and phasey. You need something that will stand out, something closer to a saw wave. You can do that easily with 3xosc. (I'm assuming you're using FL studio) Throw a bit of reverb and chorus on it, maybe compress it to add some sustain. It'll give it more of an anthem-type sound, which would be fitting for something like LOTR.

The bass is ok, but it sounds too poppy and cheesy. If you want a really thick bass, use 3xosc again and play around with sqaures and saws (be sure to turn all the coarse pitch knobs to zero) and the cutoff envelope with some resonance.

Back to the drums. Your samples aren't that great, but it's hard to find good ones. Look in the Vintage pack (it's already in fl studio) for the open hi-hat 2 and a clap. There's some nice closed hi hats there, too. Try adding some reverb to your claps. You get a more defined groove, plus it adds a lot of space to your tracks. ;)

One more thing, and that's the plucked instrument you're using. It sounds really bland and clicky, maybe a piano would work better. You could always compress it too, maybe add some reverb as well. That's become a habit for me, at least. :P

Hope I don't sound like a snob... I'm just trying to help.

~cornandbeans