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[Tipper]

If by s'cool

You mean SCHOOL, then we are tight. Like THIS. *tries you push hand into own head*

Haha, Sorry.

This song is very funky. I liked the whole entrance to the e-piano. The seriously delayed drums are a small problem, though... they sound really awkward?
It doesn't sound like they have a particular rythym. Oh, you brought them back later in the song. If you just had accent 16th note strokes instead of trippy stuff, they would sound fine, but.. ah sorry, I'm picking on that part more than I should =/

The rest is great. I like the guitar work (ALL of the guitar work) and the rest of the drum work was awesome. Good work, keep it up man! Could you drop by my audio page and review my tribute to 6/6/06? I would really appreciate it =)

Triskele responds:

school...what? I'm confused.

The drums are programmed in straight 4/4, then offset 1 beat. I like it :P

*reviews*

[Cyber Coded]

Sweet!

Is what I said when the song started. That bassline was DAMN funky. I don't the non-distorted 303 sound you had going, though. I think it was a little bit random and non melodic... =/
The rest of the song is great, this is a very generic dance tune! ?I love it it, its very funky. Get rid of that beginning 303 sound, and this track would be HOT!
Great work, I really am impressed! Could you stop by my audio page and review my 6/6/06 tribute? I would really appreciate it =)

[dj_padman - Concussion]

Hard trance?

*shits self before song starts*

=O

I think you better be ready to review my newest song when I submit it... its going to be my 11th song! (y'now, the whole thing that my name is 'the eleventh one')Chances are that that won't soon though.

Lets start from the beginning then, shall we?

The heavily detuned bass synth was a great touch, but the rest of the samples seemed to sound to AWKWARD from the begining. Of course, I got used to them after a while, but they just sounded a little weird, thats all. Nothing huge.
The first break you have into the melody is great. I love filter FX and weird shit like that.. like the stuff -zenon- does, you know?
Starting from the beginning again cause I'm a slow typer... >=(

The first melody seems really soft for this kind of music, nearly too soft. Its really good, but for some reason it gives the song a 'hardcore' feel. Dunno why.
You bring in a filtered pad later, I think it was at the 20th bar after you did the first break? Great stuff. That pad worked SO well =)
When you bring in the trippy melody, I was like 'fuck this is so trippy'. Thats another one of the resons why I started it over again =)

This song is so amazingly diverse! Thats another thing I love about your music, not only is there a lot to listen to, its executed professionally! Jesus Christ, I want your children. =O

This entire song is full of great little breaks, awesome melodies, and seriously amazing diversity, like I just said. Keep it up!
This song will geta download form me FOR SURE =D

PS Remember to review that song when it comes out =P
Also, I tried to be very critical, when I was marking this song. But when it came down to it, a '9' or something seemed too low... so... 10s across the board! You really deserve it this time =)

dj-padman1 responds:

Hey, thanks as usual for the comprehensive review. This is stuff that I can use and it is most appreciated!
You've given me a lot of food for thought here, and I can see where you're coming from for sure.
Sometimes when I make a new sound, I get a bit over-enthusiastic with it and end up going overboard, which happened a little here!
Keep crankin' out those tunes dude, thanks again for dropping by.

[DrClay ------ Move]

Its not annoying

Its actually good for something that is done with nothing but FL =P The bassline in the backround is great, it nearly gives the song a 'goa' feel.

I don't understand the lyrics though... A little more light could be shed there =P

As good as this beat is, it would be great if you added a dark melody to this... oo, yeah.

Great work! Keep it up! Could you stop by my audio page and review my 6/6/06 tribute? I would really appreciate it =)

DrClay responds:

ahh ok i'll check it out

incase you are woundering about the lyrics it starts out with the robot
saying
think (repeated with beat) then he says

how funky are you x4

move right (repeated alot)

move right right move right move right
(repeated)

move left left move left move left (repeated)

how funky are you x4

it dont take much

just dance

how funky are you repeated in backround

just dance x3

move your body left

how funky are you?

move your body right
how funky are you?

take a step up

how funky are you x2

spin around

how funky are you

move left left move left move left (repeated)

move Right right move right move right (repeated)

move up up move up move up (repeated)

move aruond around move around move around (repeated)

thanks for the review and the tips..
i'll check out your tribute soon as i can.

thanks for the review
good luck with your stuff

[Sinister Demond(CRUISE MISSILE]

Ah, nice DNB

The begining is great. Its what every drum n bass fan wants to hear =)

When the drums kick in, I'd like more impact, you know? If it was like, 'crash', then the drums were big loud, and dominating =)

The rest of the song is really good. I have no real complaints,other than the fact that I don't really like FLs sample presets =(

Keep it up! Could you drop by my audio page and review my tribute to 6/6/06? I would really appreciate it =)

[OCON- Hell's Factory]

I hope you

put as much work into your 6/6/06 tribute as I did mine =D Yeah man. I made a tribute too =P

This has got a good dark atmosphere to it. I like it, but I have two main issues with it:

The mastering! Its distorting =( Put a compressor on the master channel. And if it feels like its being smooshed to shit, then read the tutorials onhow to use a compressor... trust me, it'll save your music.

And my second issue is with the...
Melody! It works with the rest of the song, but i'd like to hear something more structured, and not so 'goofy'. =(

Its really good though, great work! Can you leave a review on my tribute? =)

Mynewaccountis-OCON responds:

Thank you, this actually wasn't going to be a tribute lol, but I decided... well it sounds like a decen tribute, so i used it ^^. and believe me, I've learned how to do a lot more stuff concerning effects on FL now XD. But thanks a lot for your review man!

-Alyk

ps- Yes I will review your 6/6/06 tribute ^^

[Everlasting Eclipse]

This is actually pretty good, BUT

Theres always that but there =P

The drums are good and basic for drum n bass, but your kick drum sounds alittle soft. Later in the song, you bring in this distorted pad somewhere... kind of throws off the whole feel, you know?

You did a really good job though! I really liked it =)

Keep it up! Check out my music sometime?

xXNovaXx responds:

Thanks,
I guess the kick is a little soft yeh.
Yeah i wasnt sure how the pad would go, i jus tried it.

Yes i will check your music out!

-xXNovaXx-

[dYz - Granula (Darkstep)]

3,100K?

And Its a demo?

=?

Eh, whatever suits you =P

The beginning is very trippy. The FX mae me very happy. The voice in the backround just sounds kind of dead though, like its flat, y'now? Meh, it doesn't sound bad though.
As good as the beginning was, it was not really full, hm? Maybe a dark distorted pad in the backround.. yeah, that'd work =D

When you broke into the melody, I was like, 'well, that was awkward'. Then the drums jumped in and the track got really good =)
No real complaints on the drum work, it works very well =D But, I feel as if the synths and your bass is lacking low frequencies... I'll have to download this to check, as well as listen to this in my own time =)

So, all in all, this is a HOT track! It was really hard to nit pick at =D Try to work on making the drums a little diverse, you know? Afew awesome drum breaks here and there couldn't hurt =)

Great work! Keep it up! Check out my music sometime?

[Hardcore Techno Sensation]

Thud thud thud

That kick is pretty powerful, I wish I had better speakers to check if there was a good amount of bass in it =P

I didn't really like the beginning. Fade ins are kind of like... blah. The rest of the song was good and trippy (the way I like it lol) but the beginning needed to have more flavor. Like a huge drum break or something, just to set the mood.

The song sounds really empty at parts. You need to add some open hi hats, a mleody, pads, etc. The song is good, but it can be made about 10X better =) You've got some serious potential.

Awesome work. Keep it up! Also, I made a song JUST for today... 6/6/06. Check it out sometime! =)

Natedog102 responds:

Thanks for the tips man! Just left you a semi-long review as well ;). Thanks again.

-Nate

[|DjK|//|-[(666}]- Hell Tribute]

Hah

Its good to see people writing songs for special occasions =P

The beginning was basic, the robot voices were pretty standard. Its actually prety groovy, it just needs a basic bassline. Like one in the backround that is going 16th notes or something. And maybe you could have vocoded the robot voices so that they have more of a melody and then add a bit O reverb so it doesn't sound so empty.

The song is good, but this fits much better under 'dance' and you need to work on progression a bit.

Good work though, keep it up! =D

PS I also wrote a 666 tribute for today... check it out!