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[Code of Tomorrow]

Straight lines can kill

Straight up 'A' to 'B' happy techno (Happy Hardcore almost). I say I am a sucker for it and this a bit. Tell you what, needs female vocals, they always help. If you did all the sequencing and parts yourself then gj, if not it sucks. Honestly it needs to be a little more dramatic to be a badass song, this is stock at the moment. Work with it and keep working with Major Scale, it is happy sounding!

Absolix responds:

haha, thanks for the idea's. I have never been the one for trying to add vocals / lyrics into things, but I can always try.
The majority of my songs do not sounds THIS happy ^_^. I'll be uploading another song later on this evenin' with an ol' 90's disco swing.

Again, thanks!

[[:Last Call:]]

21 and up only

the DnB beat is great for the first 30 second intro of a standard DnB record (vinyl only please) thats it. It needs to be fleshed out later, i.e. the song doesn't really go anywhere throughout. It is mediocre, with descent mastering, the sounds all fit generally with one another. Nothing to mind-blowing. This needs more work and is a great start. Bassdrive.com for current DnB

julius33 responds:

This is not intended to be DnB and this basically took ~4 hours to make.
I was just experimenting with sounds... but still, whats with the 4?
I took look at your DnB songs and theres none that are mind-blowing...
(Also i would have understood the 4 if you had written some constructive critisism because i have nothing against that)
Also the NG player f***s with the quality...

[Rain12 str]

Whose that

You obviously have talent with the 12String. All around nice playing. I wish I could hear a song with more instruments, but this is good as is.

Driftus responds:

alas, it was recorded in one try and with a microphone that came with a webcam, plus I had to return the rental guitar, lol!

[BreaksNo1 Loop]

Hey there dudebro

Im hearing the same key over and over, meh its all good not really...i would check the mastering/EQ of the parts, i dont know really, my ears hurt. My speakers need to fill up a little more with lovely sounds that make girls melt and makes me want to hear more of your stuff. Keep at it, work it out, spend the time, done deal bye

redeemyr responds:

Because I know the notes as I play them, I can hear each key play in succession. However, after listening to it again after your review, I agree, one of the notes is standing out noticeably above the others. Thanks for the review, I'll work on it.

[BN's reign(Proze diss)]

camera crue

ok the beat and stuff is better than a lot of stuff I hear, here and pro. The mastering sucks bad. The vocals are on the verge of clipping and are rate loud, turn them down and mix them better into it all. Work on your vocal tone, it is nasal and trebley, i want to hear more track but less vocals. That tone = joke rap and the track is to serious for that. Track wise, keep it up - Mastering = no thanks - vocals are meh! - do more with the weird changes in the song, v.game stuff at end is great but i need backbeats. WTF 3:10 = diff song. Creativity flows but channel it better, no worries....

Broken-Needle responds:

lmao, word up man I might jus re-record this in due time, I recorded it when half my family's sleeping so my apologies. You definetely layed it out perfect for me so when I do re-record I'ma make sure everything u said will b fixed=) anyway thanks 4 the review man
Keep it pimpin'
BN out

[Electro Inspecto]

Wells are holes

needs a lot better mastering all around on everything. The vocals are odd - I get that it is rap but double them maybe, reverb, make me believe what you are saying. EQ them better. The back track is cool, noise wise, but the snare drum sucks. The bass is loud, compress that stuff. Master the stuff better i.e., the drums are soft, the bass is loud, and the 'meh' vocals are in my face and I dont rate like it. I get what the idea is here, it just needs some more polish dudebro. Are you the king? Synth is cool, makes me feel tingly

thirty-six responds:

you realize this song is a joke right?

thanks for the input i guess, i just got a bunch of new equipment so i'm still figuring out the production.

[glitched (possessed mix)]

Similar

this would not pass for current DnB but it is generally nice. It needs something else, maybe a more fat bassline. Need a reference for up-to-date DnB - check bassdrive.com - all live DJ's from all over the fine planet. They have your answer. Good work though.

P.S. I need more chaos and some asskicking hardcore DnB sounds mate!

oddfellowfloyd responds:

*nods* I know it's different, that was goal last night, to write something a tad out-there; I've never written 'glitchy' stuff before, so it took forever to slice up those drums, but worth it in the end, I'd say, eh?

I can putz about with bass synths and see what I conjure up. :P

Thank you for the constructive criticism, mate!

Peace always,
~justin

[Ballad of the baker]

All or none

8 because all this is nicely done. DO you have the Amen in there really slow and distorted lol? I would like to hear a DnB track with this style. Random and nicely done all around. Ima check your other stuff, do the same for me. Thanks for this.

Kados responds:

You nailed it, Amen Brother :D At that time I didn't know where it originated from, or how widely it's used. Now I revere it more, and use it less.
You sure made a lot of valuable music, thus I'm happy about your positive opinion. Gonna listen to them, but takes a while lol.

Thx for the post, peace

[Altered State Of Mind - Take 2]

Progression

progression of your technique from part 1 to this is noticable. This sounds like a Sim City 4 song, or a chill version of Command & Conquer Red Alert sound track. Very pro here. I don't know - bad: maybe some drum reverb is much but honestly I like it and i get your intentions with it and why it is there - I dont think u can change that without compromising the rest of the song. good: the synth, pads/layers are excellent. Half this music making process is simply just picking out sounds that go together. You are a natural at this im guessing... it shows. well done.

The-MickMad responds:

;) really thank you...actually it's right what u said, I spent most of the time on searching the right sounds...the rest just came by itself :)

[Killer on a newspaper]

Kill me

the beats are cool, but have a lot of reverb on them. I use Reason, and this is an awesome technique, but it has to be tightened up a little here. I like your vocal samples at the begin (NN-19?). Def a DnB drum beat but not what I hear on BassDrive.com. Also after finishing the song, the reverb or delay or sumthing seems to muddle up the track a little. Again, controlling this better can tighten this up. Enjoyable overall though, I will want to hear more of your songs.

The-MickMad responds:

thanks :)

btw yeah I tagged this as a DnB piece 'tho I'd tag this as experimental, because I actually don't do DnB, rather I make what I think it's sounding "cool" at least for me xD

and yah, after a more thoughtful listening, I should dampen and lower that beat reverb a lil more... you can clearly hear that at the very beginning of the song...

btw the ending "muddy effect" was meant to be like that, but yeah it should be a little more defined and longer-lasting...

and yeah, that's a nn19 :)

thanks again for the nice and well criticizing review...if u want to listen more from me, you should check out Altered State of Mind and ASOM Take 2 (which I did in a time span of one year or so :P u could clearly listen my musical evolution and also my reason technique growing up ;) ), and also u should check my latest submissions which is Yeah Yeah...

Peace,
-Mick-