Score: 9

"Nice Job!"

submission: -SOES-Saphirre's doubt

date: September 9, 2006

Nice use of cymbals in this piece, you put them in most every place I would have suggested you do, so kudos there!

The violin solo has a very very harsh attack, I would suggest lowering the velocity level of the violin, or the attack, to make it not so piecring. It will also give it more realism.

I can really hear improvement in your work, keep it up!

5/5

Score: 8

"Good Job"

submission: ~|Somnio Infinitus|~

date: September 6, 2006

I can certainly see this being used for a title screen in a game called Dreams. The piece is very dreamy, and you capture that feeling very well.

I would suggest introducing some violins with vibrato (in EWQLSO Gold, butter legato would work well) towards the end to signify some sort of climax.

I understand the use of cymbals to create a more surreal, dreamy sound, but the volume is way too loud in them. I would say cutting them down by 1/2 would still be loud enough.

It's great to see original stuff from you, I'd enjoy seeing more, especially with these two newly acquired libraries!

I'll 5 it in hopes someone sees it and leaves their suggestions.

Score: 9

"Wow!"

submission: {Mara's Realm}

date: September 6, 2006

Wow, this is great! I loved the instrument combination! The entire feel was great, and the drums really augmented the entire track. I have a sweet tooth for strings, and I certainly got a nice helping of them in this piece!

I would suggest integrating some electronic sounds in this. An arpeggiator in the background could give this piece more body. The reverb seems to be turned up too high, which gave the track a relatively thin sound. I'd get a stereo imager and try and spread the treble out more (but keep the bass less panned and more in the center for a solid foundation).

Keep up the great work, I'm really impressed!

5/5

Score: 9

"Very well done!"

submission: -SOES-Ghelo's unleashed

date: September 1, 2006

I really liked the glitchy beat! What I really liked, however, was how you integrated orchestral sounds with electronic sounds. I generally put strings in my electronic pieces, and it's great to see other people do the same.

The beat could have stood to get a little heavier during the drum break, but besides that this is a very nice piece of music!

5/5

Score: 9

"Nice guitar"

submission: +*+*(vortex)*+*+

date: August 30, 2006

I thought the guitar sounded pretty good for samples. What did you use for that? The drums did sounded a bit fake, I'm thinking they had a little too much high-end.

It was really driving though, which I thought was a good concept to portray for Tankmen, considering it is a flash about the military.

All of your music flows well, which is very commendable. Keep up the great work!

5/5

Score: 8

"Very driving!"

submission: DJ Comet-The Source

date: August 30, 2006

I wasn't a huge fan of the very very beginning, it sounded very bland. I would have added some reverb or an echo to that, until the drums came in.

Once the drums came in though, the piece really started to grow on me. Try throwing in an actual melody, I think it would help keep the piece more fresh. As of now it seems to be the same thing just layered with different instruments.

All in all though, this was a really solid piece. I loved the flucuation in feel.

5/5

Score: 9

"Nicely Done Maestro!"

submission: _-={The World's Truth}=-_

date: August 29, 2006

Great to see you back! You have improved a lot since you posted on MaestroSorrow! Do you have new sounds? It's either you have new sounds or know how to use your current ones better (or both).

Beautiful mood set in the piece, but watch out for clashing notes. There were some sour notes at the beginning, but they weren't a very large flaw. Mainly when the organ came in. When dealing with multiple voices like that, the easiest option for a note you want to hold is to choose a note from the current interval chord. At any rate, the piece had a lot of imagination behind it, which really shows your potential.

I liked the choir sounds you have, what are you using?

5/5

Score: 8

"Nice work"

submission: "Alone" remix (-OCON-)

date: August 29, 2006

You have a knack for arranging pieces. Everything went together well, nothing sounded out of place at all. I really enjoyed your melody work. The ending was a bit abrupt, but if your cpu was at 95 I suppose it was for the better. Did you try restarting your program? often times clearing the ram of all the samples and reloading only the ones the computer needs can help performance.

Anyway, the piece would have been stronger with a thicker low end. If you could lower the bass drum and fatten it up, that would really add a lot to the piece. Also, the claps could use a little extra spice. Adding a chorus or some reverb will give them a more full sound.

Good job! You get a 5 from me. It would be great to see you bring in more reviews for your music!

Score: 9

"Nice"

submission: -SOES-Sharlak's misery

date: August 29, 2006

First off (as usual), your music could benefit so much with new samples!

With that off of my chest, I enjoyed this piece as much as your other installments to the SOES series. Your cymbal work is getting better, which I was happy to hear. You have your own unique sound that I really like. Keeping that in mind, try to experiment a little more with other instruments.

Keep up the great work!

5/5

Score: 8

"Nice job"

submission: {Away From Reality}

date: August 4, 2006

I enjoyed the melody and the overall feel to the piece. Also, the piece was written well.

I would advise you to run the piece through a compressor, and also try to minimize audio clipping. The bassdrum really had some maximizing issues.

At the beginning, the strings would have been better had they fade in gradually. As it is, it's more of a punch in the face than a happy intro.

That said, this piece has some great potential. Try varying up the drums a bit, work on balancing parts, run it through a compressor, and this will be a really neat piece!

Keep up the great work!

(I'll give it a 5/5 for the sake of exposure)