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[Ramp It Up]

Yar

Is what pirates say when they hear a kick ass song!

You sure love gabba... that means you are my newest friend. When you submit a song, you really should mark the song, y'now? So when you submit, then I KNOW that its you, and then I can review it =)
At the beginning of your tracks, heres a good example:
'Padman-Ramp it up'
Thats a good way to name your songs. Just put your name infront =)

Anyways, to the song.

Awesome drum work in te beignning. Distortion galore. I'd like to just hear more dynamics when you break into other parts of the song, like, at a transition, use a crash.
At the beginning, maybe if you used the crash after you brought those stirngs in, after maybe filtering them in? For more drama.

There is a melody in this... a very good, mixed with acid. Me likes. ALOT. But its getting a little bit distorted... compressors on the master channel, my friend.

Greeat use of FX, very enjoyable. Again, you get my 5 and a download. Thank you for the ear candy.
Keep it up =D

dj-padman1 responds:

Thanks for another review Mr XI. Hmm...crashes, excellent idea! Their power can not be underestimated.
Thanks for the useful review, but in my defence I do have a compressor and limiter on the master channel. Someday I just need to learn how the hell they work! :)

Keep cranking out the tunes man.

[Bloodrave]

No, its not rave

THIS IS GABBA!! =D Me loves gabba!

The high resonance acid synth is awesome, but it crowds out the song? Only one way to solve it... more bass! It seems that this song is lacking in low frequncies... not painfully, but it could just use more bass.

This song is really awesome, and the melody is awesome as well. Pwer strings are the shit.

Since I always throw in at least one word of advice, Here we go...
Watch the mastering. Make sure you see enough large waves on the monitor, and enough little waves. Then, put a compressor on the main channel. That will make everything sound great (when you tinker with the compressor... don't be turned off by first sounds. If things distort, just turn down your synths a little bit). That will make it so that you don't clump everytihgntogether, and what you use will be only the best, and not noise =D

Awesome work! Seriously, this song is awesome, the glitches are the SHIT! You get my 5 and a download! Keep it up! Check out my music sometime?

[ArKaine - Dimensions]

Awesome beginning synth =)

I thought that the high resonance synth was going to hurt my ears, but it turned out for the better =) I like that synth.

When the whole high synth with the awesome breaks in, I was like 'wow, this is actually pretty good'. I think I would be even happier if you took that shaker like igh hat and turned it down, and then added a open hat every half beat.

For grooves sake ;)

Awesome work, I really enjoyed it. You get my 5. Maybe you can check out my music later?

ArKaineRevived responds:

Yeah I love FL 6, Sytrus has been made free, WOOHOO!! Anyway, thanks a lot for your good review, and I'll check out your music too!

[EarthBound - Mini Boss]

Groovy.

The levels are much more enjoyable in this track, and the FX are very nice too =) The only thing I'd change is turn up the bass and drums a tad bit more (still a bit lol) then add aoms eawesome drum flares. Make the drums shine, it sure seems like they could use it!

Great work, I really enjoyed this remix as well! Keep it up =D

[SMW - Vanilla Dome]

The guy below me is a little over critical

but what most he said was partially true. The drystals where very loud. Turn them down, or add a bit of wet reverb to them or something.

The bass needs to shine, make it louder! EQ it so its low ended a lot or something. As for the the drums, yes, i know they are originally simple, but doesn't mean some fancy hi hat work could hurt, or turning them up, as to match the crystals or the bass synth.

Good work, but I see quite a bit of room for improvement... still good though. Gets my 5 and download... for encouragement =D Maybe check out my songs sometime?

ZombiePosessor responds:

Yeah, this one's gonna get chalked up to a total fuck up cover, I did it whilst drunk and mastering with headphones. Ugh. Sorry.

[Kirby's Metaknight (Part 2)]

Cool, quality instruments!

This song is impressing me from all sides. The dynamics are amazing, the drum work is phenomenal. The realisticness of this track is going to make my head explode!! Ahhh this is awesome. Automatic DL, and 5!

Awesome work man... oh wait, whats the score/. Huh? Woah, 10s across the board? I don't susually do that, be happy =)

Keep it up =D

Rythim-Man responds:

Ya I put alot of work in this song and stived towards originality. And it's pooped me out so I am not going to be making songs for a while (ofcourse I said that before but the music kept calling me).

Thanks for the review, btw, ur newest track was hot. It's nice and trancy, and it's pretty original. I think I might download too :p

[Kirby's Metaknight Monstrosity]

Kirby

The only pink thing that I wil ever actually like =P

Awesome, I was expecting a cheap remix, but hey, I got the whole MIDI deal =D Fits Kirby, I must say. I would normally complain, but this fits.

Awesome work, I really like the whole VGM feel =D Keep it up! Maybe check out my stuff sometime?

Rythim-Man responds:

I like strawberry starbursts too, those are pink.

Ya, I was risking it by going back to the MIDI, but I've heard some raw stuff in MIDI, just cuz it isn't a real recording doesn't mean it's useless. It sounds more video gamish, and it's clearer more often than not. I thought it fitted, so I used it. Imagine the same song with real instruments...it just wouldn't 'feel' right. Eh, you wanna know something? I was going to make it a rap, but I realize alot of people don't like rap and I'd probably lose alot of respect lol.

I did check out ur stuff, ur newest one to date is pretty original.

Keep on keepin' on!

[Lone Starr&DJ PNF - UNITED]

You have a few trance songs...

...so I had to review at least ONE =D Trance is the SHIT!

Awesome strings in the beginning. I thought something different was going to come up entirely with the filtered low chords, but then awesome fully filtered chords came in, and I was like, wow.

Then the melody filtered in with the snare roll and stuff, and the only thing I though that could amke the song sound any better than it already was is that the drums need to be fuller, you know? You cares about waiting, bring in the full open hi hat bit with the rid and the fast hi hats! It'll make the listeners much MUCH more happier.

The arrangment of this song is great, and is very well written, (like lots of stuff im eharing tonight). Freakin awesome work man. I love you.

Wait.

No.

I love you MUSIC. Your MUSIC. <_<

Lol, awesome work. Keep it up!!

Green-Phoenix responds:

Wow! I've never had a review with as much "good criticism" and energetic speech as yours!

Yeah, those strings are pretty kick ass. They were thanks to my good friend (and fellow beatmaker) DJ Puff 'n' Fresh! (DJ_PNF) Make sure you check out some of his stuff too, he's at the top of the goth chart at the moment with "Sickel in your back."

Thanks, I will be putting your ideas to work.

Your review is very much appreciated!!!