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[**Zelda's Lullaby**]

Neat track

I liked the vocal arrangements very much, and the harmonies are nice. I think for a dream, some of the tone in the harmonies aren't "gentle enough" and too progressive at times, like the section starting at 1:30.

And yes you don't want anyone to mention anything about reverb, but I think when people say there's too much, what they're really trying to express is that it's the wrong kind of reverb. I don't mean just in the tail, but rather the artificial acoustics, and the mix, particularly the dry/wet parameter.

Overall, it's a cool idea, that captures the emotion fairly well.

VGSongbird responds:

Thank You for your honest feedback :D

[Zelda's Lullaby Orchestra]

Nice

Hey there, neat little arrangement you have on here. You did a good job of maintaining the elegance of the original song.

A couple constructive criticisms would be that the reverb kick is played too often (I believe every 2 measures) and you should use it much more sparingly. Also, I wish you could have put in more original and creative ideas into the mix.

Overall, nice work sir.

smilingpig67 responds:

That's the first time someone's told me to "put in more original and creative ideas" into a mix, and it's something I've never really thought about. Thanks a lot for the heads up!

[Still Blastin']

Well done

Sounds just like megaman. If I had to be a super nit picker, I would say that you need a more definable melody. I couldn't follow it at all.

Production wise, this is a great song. Good job sir.

NemesisTheory responds:

Thanks a lot!

I actually somewhat agree with you, but I had so many ideas that I had to throw them all in -- I think it still sounds pretty cohesive/within the same style, but I definitely get what you're getting at. =]

Thanks again! <3

[This Is War]

Re~View

This is a pretty neat song, great atmosphere and energy all around.

Now time for the nitpicking.

The big thing I noticed was the drums. They sound pretty dry and flat, especially with the kick and snare. The kick needed a bit more umph with probably some low freqs, and the snare seemed like the wrong sample to use, it needed more "snap" in the sound. Some of the grooves didn't seem to flow either. I think if you went with more orchestral drum samples, this would have been much more effective in the intensity.

Overall, this is a nice song, some pretty neat riffs especially in the strings. Well done.

GronmonSE responds:

I'll be sure to tell Supersteph about the drums then, he worked on them. I think we've done two songs with rock drum samples. Should probably try orchestral samples next time.

Thanks :)

[.:A New Life v2:.]

Nice beat

I liked the ambient feel in this song, it has such a chill mood. I wish I could have heard the guitar go with it, I could definitely imagine some nice riffs going on it here.

The kick in the drum set was kind of bothering me, I would suggest using something with a bit more punch in the higher end.

Overall, nice work man- keep at it. Did you get into Berklee?

GronmonSE responds:

I'm getting a decision in a week. REALLY nervous about it to be honest though. I got really nervous during my audition.

SuperSteph worked on the drums, can't fix that myself unfortunately.

Thanks for the review :D

[Summer Time (Prod by Macsalad)]

Yeah, son

I could tell it was you again when I heard the beat. You have a distinct sound to your music, which I think is difficult for an artist to do.

Again, the EQ is a tad tame, but the rap and the sample was solid. Your rapper has a nice flow: sounds like he's having fun. Hahaha.

Well done.

DanmyMan responds:

Macsalad produced the beat, I'm just rapping over his beat. Give all credit to him, I'm just rapping over his stuff, but thanks for taking time out to listen.

[[AL] Sky dive (ft. DjBlitz)]

Interesting

I really liked the melody in this song. Simplistic, yet catchy. I also like how the bass had a melody as well.

I wish there was a bit more to it, it seems kind of repetitive right now.

Overall, this is pretty cool.

ChampionAnwar responds:

Thank you for you review, I will try and maybe add some parts in the future to keep it from getting too repetitive. I still hold your number 1 fan flag ;D <3.

[Landscapers - Eden]

Killer

Very tight stuff man, my only complaint is I wish it was a tad less repetitive. That Bass is gorgeous by the way.

landscapers1 responds:

nice one!

[Rig - Game 3 loop thing]

Haha nice

Sounds like something from Bomberman, man this brings back the days.

Rig responds:

Fun fact: the days will never actually return :C