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[p4c-sines of the past v2]

wonderfully done

I think I was supposed to review this very song too rite

Well there's not much more to comment than what I said in the other review. You've done a great job making a song from my half-assed idea I made up in a few minutes :P Nice sine drums you've done to make it perfectly "sine-ular".

p4c responds:

yessir yessir hehe ty

[(WF1) Stuck In A Dream]

yay

The strums really sound harsh- if there's any way you can make em softer, do it, cause right now I feel they're too "in-your-face" and harsh as previously stated. A bit messy mix makes it sound less professional, but no biggie at all. Quite an enjoyable piece, not the most recognisable tune I've heard in my life, but it sure does work.

o and expect a few more reviews from me, cause I've shamelessy forgot to review you before

wyldfyre1 responds:

Yeah, you know i was pretty much afraid thats how they would sound guess i've talked myself into thinking they were alright. I'll tone them down a lil here and add it. yeah, alot of this was testing some new sounds. though i was kinda happy with how it turned out. As for forgetting about me!? HOW DARE YOU!?? hahah kidding much luv my friend! I do hope you enjoy my work i know your work blows my mind from time to time!

[.:Sleepless Nights:.]

Yep- very nicely done

Great work, I can really see the lot of work you have put into it. There are some minor suggestions I have for changes, to make it more pleasant listening. First of all you might want to EQ away a bit of the treble from the tiny bell, or lower the volume a bit, cause it's a bit uncomfortable with all the high frequencies from it. Then you might want to consider getting a better hi-hat, it sounds a bit too much like short instances white noise to me right now. Something with a more metallic sound would do good. And the snare rim would probably sound better when replaced by a normal snare. The final and most minor of all things is the piano composition stuff later in the song, especially that one at 2:15- it doesn't sound on key, if you're gonna have that "personal touch" I guess you would have called it, you'll probably want to make sure all notes are on key. It's just a little off, but keep the idea, cause it adds a lot of emotion.

That's it for my suggestions. Apart from those small things, it's a wonderful little gem. Especially loved when you added the drums, introduced by toms, though you sure could have added them a bit sooner. Great strings too, I'd love to see them more emphasised throughout the track, since they alone give the song much of its feeling.

4.59 / 5.00 (+ 0.059)

GronmonSE responds:

Whoo, a thorough review <3

Hmmm...I never actually kept in the mind the high frequencies on the song, good suggestion.

The hi-hat....I think I need to start downloading new samples, this ones are getting old. It's a semi-open hi-hat, thought it'd sound better than a closed one. About the snare, it's a sidestick rim, not a regular snare. I used that because I wanted a soft-beat, nothing heavy to keep the mood.

Ah yes, the piano. I tried using a different key, but this one sounded best. It didn't seem off-key to me. *shrug*

Albeit you didn't suggest it, I could have used better tom choices. Honestly, I just used the first ones that came to my mind without considering better choices XD But hey, if it sounds good to you, then it sounds good to me :)

Thanks for the thorough review, mate.

[Cw - Chimneys]

Creepy ambience har

Makes you think of an amusement park eh? Well I don't know about you, but I think that's a hilarious association, cause then the AMUSEMENT park obviously hasn't done it job good enough... at all. Bah nevermind my mindless crap, I like, it's creepy and atmospheric as hell, would do an awesome job for caves and dark landscapes. Teh Thumbsee Up

Tome89 responds:

Lakeside Amusement Park is the amusement park in Silent Hill. Critically acclaimed most disturbing survival horror video game franchise in existance.

Thanks for revving SBB ^^

[Soul Mirror]

hay

I think I was supposed to review this when you submitted it to the contest... which is... a while ago- anyway. It sounds pretty empty, which I guess is part of the point about a lullaby- still I sure could see you take better advantage of the sound spectrum. Eqing stuff a bit lower could always do wonders since there's practically no bass in it at all- and lots of trebley timbres in it. It is a wonderful composition nevertheless :)

Fuoco responds:

Yeah, I messed with the idea of adding bass. It'd certainly sound great with it, but I have no idea on how :(
I just tought that a kid's song should be all high notes... but there's always room for improvement!
Thanks SBB! I'm a sucker for reviewing ambient songs... but I still should review yours since you spotted higher on the contest :)

[-Control: Crowd-]

heck yesh

How the hell come I haven't put you on my favourites list yet- oh wait shit I just did :o

Anyway congrats on new 1st weekly spot, you seem to have a habit of placing on that list. Now some more breakbeat when you're halfway into the song will do good, instead of the constant 4onfloor variation you've used for quite a while. I see you changed up a bit in the 4th minute- but still, a bit more of that pl0x

Great synthage and use of that synthage. Nothin' much to comment. Well done

Waterflame responds:

yay SBB :D i kinda got the idea that youre some kind of a celeb. since youre always around in the audio forum and always knows what to say/is respected. so a review from you is +2 bonus. XD

anyways, thank you! the next part of the series wont have so much 4oF in it, since im also introducing an ambience feeling later on ;D but you will get your wishes! the next one is mostly new age tehcno-ish breaks. ty ^0^

[p4c-sines of the past]

yay

The first obvious sine is crying for reverb - and I KNOW you could do some nice drummage with that sine- kick should be easy, and an uber distorted sine for snare could do it. Anyway, this song is fucking wonderful, much more than I'd expect from only sine waves. Well done!

p4c responds:

woo wooo yay me!! more response on the thread lol

[It's 2am and I'm still aw]

Well... really....

Is it just me, or did you just slap a lot of premade loop into GarageBand, mess around a bit with the automation and then MAYBE add some of your own stuff? This sounds horribly sound-collage esque, and I notice so many overused loops being used in this very track. Sure looping around could be good practice or just fun, but if you want to go, like, a little further, I suggest you to stay away from the loops for a moment and take a bit of a deeper look into the instruments section of GarageBand. There's more potential to that program than loops.

Joegame9 responds:

oki dokey

[Yao Ming Gangsta]

wah

a bit of random shitz here, but it sounds good and original- the way you're sliding that piano/ethnic instrument/whatever the fuck is pretty nice, but cliché as hell. Very interesting little ditty, I don't think I've ever heard a track soundin' like this before. Well done :)

Suspended-3rd-Chord responds:

Thanks buddy :) oh and that asian instrument is a cimbalon...I think

[...# Show Me A Sine - Preview]

O HAI THAR

I'm loving the sidechain'd mix of kick and bass here, the kick really... kicks. The unidentified metallic percussion you use through the whole track is lovely, I suggest you ditty around with it a bit more just to make it more awesome. Not so sure of that pseudo-noiseclap thing, but that's it for percussion.

Lovely synths that fit perfectly fine for the track. Mix is perfect too, everything is crystal clear.

I can easily see something great coming out of this.

endlessnumber responds:

Well yeah, I mean at this point it's the same two bars throughout the entire song. I've gotta switch it up a little *somehow* - ditty around, if you will.

I also want to add a more original hi-hat. The 909 sample got old after the first thousand tracks that were made with it.

Thanks for the review :O