Score: 4

"Velocities"

submission: [Reign of the Empyre] (Raw)

date: October 15, 2008

The piano does not sound natural. It is dull and monotnous. Try playing with the velocities, it should result in a much more better sound.

Score: 7

"I want to use this."

submission: Untitled Dub Experiment

date: October 13, 2008

It does need a bit of work, and I agree that the lead at the end sounds awkward. I like what it brings to the end, but I don't like how it brings it; I think you should keep it, but change the notation, or maybe just play with the velocities a little. Maybe both, iono. I also like how it bops around between left/right, too.

The bass at the end is drowned out by the lead and drops, though. Try bringing it up a little? The bass (not the humming lead sound, but the one that kinda sounds like a guitar) in the middle and at the end sounds a bit bland. Again, try playing with the velocities.

I really want to use this. It's nice and groovy, subtle but varied, and is redundant but still kept fresh. It has length, and the lead at the end spices it up a bit and makes it sound more lively. But, the looping needs a small amount of work, with an echo or reverb suddenly getting cut off when it starts over again.

Score: 9

"Oooh, I like"

submission: Evaporation

date: October 10, 2008

The loop action seems off, though. It's like a half second pause or something.

Theres a bit of an echo throughout, which makes me think caves or something cavernous. I'm also feeling a sand vibe, as well as something more industrial like a mine or some other kind of machine in the background.

This could be taken towards that sand feeling by copying that sweet echo, adding a bit of reverb, and playing with the bass or muting it a bit; That way the echo might sound like it's bouncing off some sand but also being absorbed by it a bit.

To take it towards that industrial/mine/factory feeling, I think panning the echo from right to left in increments would work. Maybe add a hissing steam thing, iono.

...I am hearing echoes, right?

Score: 8

"Really cool."

submission: Flack

date: October 9, 2008

I think this could go well with something related to getting a low-time.

Score: 9

"Mind blowing"

submission: Nuclear Flash (Mega Man 2)

date: September 26, 2008

I'm wearing headphones, so this was being pumped directly at my head. Needless to say, my head hurts, a lot. But in a good way. The last 30 seconds are especially mind blowing.

Score: 9

"Simple, awesome"

submission: Bass Serenade

date: September 20, 2008

This is a really simple song, but it's still awesome. It's simply awesome! 9/10 because the drums sound just a very small tad bit too loud; I'd say it's between probably 0.5 and 1 dB too loud. It's also roughly 15 seconds too long (the silence at the end).

Score: 7

"I enjoyed the music, but it doesn't fit the title"

submission: Queen of Blades

date: September 18, 2008

I feel it's missing the feeling of the Zerg. They're chaotic, while this has more of a peaceful tone. Thematically, Zerg are fast and varied. (Infested) Kerrigan is somewhat insane and hateful. Both are quite evil and chaotic.

Here are my suggestions to better suit the title:
- To give this piece the more evil sound, it would need some darker tones. Maybe take it down an octave or emphasize the bass notes?
- To play on the insane and chaotic theme, try suddenly increasing the tempo in some sections, and break the chords down into arpeggios.
- If you increased the intensity of these new arpeggio sections, or at least the first notes, you'd give them a more hate-filled sound. Increasing the intensity on some chords might add a bit of a passionate hating sound, like the saying "I hate you with a passion."

Also, there's a bit of static noticeable in the first 35 seconds or so.

Score: 6

"A good intro"

submission: Pengulock

date: September 11, 2008

It has a good intro, up to about the 0:49 mark. There, it starts to become a little bit interesting. Then 0:57 comes around and you've lost me. The rest sounds like nails on a chalkboard over some decent riffing.

I don't like it, but I don't hate it either. In short: a good, irritably dissonant song.

Score: 10

"Love"

submission: Symphony of the Night =MEDLEY=

date: August 16, 2008

I love SotN's soundtrack. You've somehow outdone Yamane with this medley, and I like it. I like it a lot.

Score: 2

"Chords and Bass"

submission: Gary Jules' Mad World

date: June 27, 2008

Chords are a critical part to creating the atmosphere. Try dipping into the bass staff, too. I think that you might have a bad scale going, as well.