Score: 7

"Generic"

submission: Morrowind Midwinter -ADJ-

date: December 3, 2008

The drum track seems rather generic. The song, on the whole, is rather repetitive; It's the same theme just being replayed with different instruments. It's not even the full theme, it's just the first half. It's all so very bland, it's almost a mockery.

And it's the main theme from Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.

Score: 10

"Doesn't sound like one note"

submission: A one note song that kicks ass

date: November 21, 2008

This is a really great example of how strumming can affect the sound of a note. Great stuff!

Score: 10

"Face melter"

submission: Psilocybin FX

date: October 21, 2008

This song makes my brain feels scrambled and my face melted. It's a good feeling.

Score: 10

"Fear of the Dark"

submission: Nyctophobia

date: October 19, 2008

"I am a man who walks alone, and when I'm walking a dark road at night or through the park . . ."
- Iron Maiden

When I read the description/quote from Wikipedia, I immediately thought of a cover for Iron Maiden's song. At first I was disappointed with how it wasn't, but at 0:25 that started to change. At 0:48 I was thinking, "This is sounding pretty cool regardless."

This is a really neat song. It has a nice ambient vibe to it, and it almost makes me have chills down my spine. I kinda feel bad about rating it a 4 before 2:00.

The only criticism I have is that the "choir" at 3:50 doesn't quite sound good and natural. Some of the higher-toned string sections have this too, but I'm not sure how either could be changed to make them sound better.

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: 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: 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: 5

"It's rather bland"

submission: Canon Rock!

date: April 4, 2008

On the whole, it just sounds too mechanical. Each note sounds independent of the other; It's missing the distinct human element. Were an actual person playing the guitar, they would have vibrato on the strings. There would be chords to further enhance the sound of the guitar.

The bass and drums sound tacked on, too. The drums especially because it's just the same loop over and over. The bass suffers the same problem, and it sounds like it's being synthesized off of a keyboard.