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Making tunes with FL and hope that I can keep doing so for a long time. 'Nuff said
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I didn't like the intro, but the guitarish part was rather bangin' good.
Nice mix of electric & guitar techs and sounds.
The only comment that I have is that on some points I did find the bass & clap a bit too agressive, but that's just my personal opinion.
Good workin'
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The intro had me waiting full with expectation and what I did expect was a big blow with bass entering and drums joining them fast, but didn't get this. I was rather shocked by the rough use of drums, the fast entry and stopping had me a bit annoyed.
The second synth joining in (at 1'03") was too high (again, in my opinion) and sounded a bit off the rhythm with the first melody.
The starting melody sounded nice, an agressive bass melody would have gone well with it I think.
Overall I think this tune could have been a lot richer, I didn't really find a bass in this and well maybe that was your plan to do so, but I don't like it :-P
It's a harmonic tune but certainly not one of your best.
Peace
Author's Response:
Hey there. You wrote this review as I am submitting a completely remade version of this :(
Wait in a while and you'll see a much better one
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Beautiful, this would really go well with the LOTR theme, both the vocals and the use of harmony. It would have even better to use a couple of low strings too I thing.
Nice and energetic song
Peace
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Very calming/relaxing begin and yet keeps you hooked to keep listening.
The energetic part that follows is also good, with the multi guitars coming in. Though the first switch from slow to energetic could have been a tad better.
The switch after that, from energetic to slow is a lot better. The vocals are also really, really good. Nice quality too. And then the energetic part after that, it's WHAM. Gotta love it! And then there's the long outro (as it seems to me). That kept me hooked as well, nice song!
5/5
9/10
Peace
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Are you even changing chords on the guitar as you sing? I don't believe so :-D
Still made me smile :)
Peace
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Sir, my finesse in the guitar is so proficient it only SEEMS like I never change chords.
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Weird song, really fits to the title.
Nice sounds in there, they're quite unique
Peace
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Awesome, thanks!
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First of all, I'd like to say I expected this to be much longer, as the pace of the song is quite slow I didn't really feel like there was a lot of content in the song.
Maybe it doensn't need a lot of content, not every song needs it. This song can stand alone but rather as music in a movie or sad flash submission and has a lot of possible uses.
Good song, piano wasn't too hard and synths/strings were nice with the fading in/out-feeling
Peace
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"Nice tune, but feels weird and arrythmic"
If I try tapping with my foot along the song, I sometimes notice fast and swift changes in the song that sound a bit arrhythmic. Maybe it's because a bit of this song reminds me of another really famous Irish folk song. Some of the notes I noticed are copied exactly (it's hard impossible not to notice) like in 0:21. Maybe you did this thoughtful, maybe it's a coincidence...
It also feels like the volume is jumping up and down in a really, really quick tempo. I doesn't really suit the song.
Nice song for the genre, I can picture myself listening to it in a pirate bar, yarr :-P
Peace
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Good song, though I have a few remarks (if you wish just ignore them, it's just my opinion, don't feel offended ;-) )
The windy preset coming in at 0:20, I thought it was a bit too "sharp", I don't really know how to say it. How I would fix it, I would lower the "attack" of the instrument (don't really know wether that's possible with that preset), so it kinda fades in and out instead of just starting and changing notes (maybe using a reverb is a way to do this too, just suggesting)
The guitar around 1:07, I thought with the rather harsh synths it was to soft, but then after the vocals ("prepare for launch") and the softer synths/choir coming in
around 1:46, I thought it was a bit to sharp, too steel-acoustic-guitar like. Maybe make 2 guitars instead of one? I may sound a bit difficult here, but I'm just trying to explain what I would do.
The whole section between 2:13 and 2:32 is too boring, with the preset used at 2:13 it sounded like a new melodical part coming in and I felt dissapointed when I heared it just were the same synths staying. I would have left this section out or put a new intrument in I guess.
That's all I have to say. Maybe I sound a bit harsh. You did make a good song with rich drums. It was just to slow and relaxed for me.
I would advise you to change presets so it sounds better with the song you're making. Pimp up your tune! Maybe check out some of my stuff or PM me if you like.
Gave a 6 because you used too much patches/presets :-P Don't be lazy ;-)
Peace
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Melodically very coherent. Though you may want too keep in one genre. The guitars I loved the most, same for the fast synths, though some of the slower synths were a bit too trancy, it kinda blasted away the DnB mood I was in, but I guess that's personal flavor.
You were right to put it in the DnB section, it's a rich song with lots of things changing really fast. Well done!
Peace
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