Score: 7

"I ain't much for hip hop,"

submission: CKC - Gangsta Beat

date: November 22, 2009

But this really isn't all that bad. I'll toss you a 4/5 for it. The few complaints are that the mastering is a bit rough, a bit of distortion can be good, but I think the mix is just cranked up a bit too loud and it can be heard in the rumbling from the bass drum. Aside from that, it could do with being longer. The lead itself though is pretty cool. Not bad, bro.

One other thing, you may want to edit the submission and change the name to "CKC Tribute - Gangsta Beat". Then you can pay your respects without pissing off the bloke you're trying to respect. Keep up the hard work, dude. :D

Score: 9

"This is pretty awesome."

submission: Techno Rocker v2 - RdM

date: November 17, 2009

I'm not a huge fan of voice clips for this sort of stuff, but the "Techno" bit fits pretty well actually. Not too much to say, it's pretty solid. My only problem is the odd panning of the mix. It sounds like all the elements are completely on one side or the other. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, but there needs to be more to it. As it stands, it feels like it's pretty heavy on the right channel. With a more full sounding mix, it would definitely be a ten. Awesome job. :D

Score: 7

"Maybe it's just because I've not played the game.."

submission: Legends2 Elysium mother zone

date: November 16, 2009

The arp and music box(?) are easily the highlights for me. The bass is also nice. The choirs do their part but being so upfront the fakeness detracts a little bit, but that's forgiveable. Oh, and it loops pretty nicely too. The biggest problem I have is with the mastering. The mix is way too loud. There's a lot of distortion on the low end and it's killing the high frequencies with the rumble. I'd be happy to crank up the volume if you had turned down the mix, but..

Well, anyway. It's pretty alright. I actually followed a link from Moddb here, wanted to give a listen since I was considering offering my work to the project too. If I do decide to give it a shot, perhaps we can work together on it? :X

Nice song, either way. :P

Score: 8

"Pretty cool."

submission: ~`Misty Hollow`~

date: July 19, 2009

I listened to your other original piece, Final Battle, and couldn't help but feel like the Slayer was horribly out place. This one however was really cool. Very aural. It really paints a picture. :P

That said, I can't help but feel like you need some better tools. The Plucked! at the end was pretty easy to pick out, and most the rest of it is Sytrus, if I'm not mistaken. But even still it was really pleasant. Would have rated a bit higher if the instruments themselves were a little nicer. Most of them fit their roles admirably, but there was just a tiny bit of fuzz that detracted from the song for me. Good job anyway, keep it up. :D

Score: 6

"Well I'll be. Percussion."

submission: Mario 64 End

date: July 6, 2009

A five, because the song itself is already, a six because it's tolerably well done. Very midi-ish. Would have been a seven actually, but some of the frequencies are a tad grating on my ears, but that could just be me. Alas, not much to say. I reccomend trying out some original stuff. If you would actually like to work together, I would be happy to. Or perhaps just start you off on a project or some such, your choice. Anyhow, let me know if you put up anything else, and I'll review that too if you'd like. :P

Score: 3

"Not so grand."

submission: Pinna Park (piano)

date: July 6, 2009

Not much to say that I haven't already. This song got on my nerves a little, and the aforementioned quantizing is even more noticeable here.

Score: 6

"A six this time."

submission: Fountain of Dreams (remix)

date: July 6, 2009

But mostly because I just have a soft spot for the Fountain of Dreams. Again, I wonder about you playing it. On one hand, there's no fuzz, which would suggest it's not a recording. But on the other hand, it's fairly low quality, which could just as much be a bitrate thing as anything.

For an example of the quantizing that I was talking about, check ~1:27. I'm not sure what to say. There's just piano here, and little to the piano at that. Practice makes perfect and whatnot, of course. If this is indeed you composing the song and matching the original, then I'm impressed. But I'm left scratching my head as to what to believe.

Score: 5

"Interesting."

submission: Planet Venom (piano remix)

date: July 6, 2009

But alas, there is so much more you could do with this. I do find it rather hard to believe you played this yourself. After all, it's clearly quantized into.. Sixteenth notes I believe those are? A complete lack of FX make it somewhat boring however. Sounds like FLKeys mayhaps? If it's FL, then the studio comes with plenty of nice effects that could add quite a bit. Pan some notes, play with the arrangement a bit, throw on some reverb. Perhaps make some breaks, and add some simple drums. Could perhaps turn into something I would actually download and listen every so often. As of right now, I can't say it is annoying to listen to, but it's not enjoyable either. So I'll toss you a 5/10. As for the vote, though, since you're new to this, I'll not throw in my two cents as it would lower your exposure.

Just keep trying hard.

Score: 9

"'Ey."

submission: [Edited]Swimming Thru Memories

date: April 19, 2009

Not too bad. I really liked it, actually. I recognized a lot of the synths, but that's alright. I give it a nine just because the actual melodies are excellent. However, the way they were put together feels a bit lacking. I'm not sure what I think of the piano sound. At the same time I like the treble-heavy approach, but I feel it needs more punch. The percussion is pretty iffy. It's a bit boring in general. The bass was alright, nothing special. Looks like you've got a lot of talent, you just need to learn to be willing to throw more into a song.

Anyhow, comments aside, I wouldn't mind remixing this song if you'd be willing to share the FLP. Just throw me a message and we can figure it out if you're up to it. Good job, though. Keep it up. :D

Score: 10

"I do say, good sir. That is wonderfully peaceful."

submission: Mario Bros. 3: Overworld

date: March 3, 2009

I don't know what to say. It's so.. Clear. And. Floaty. It feels as though my speakers might fly away if the bass wasn't all HEY GET YOUR PUNK ASS BACK HERE FOO. I like it. I can't say much more than that. The instruments sound fantastic. :O

The solo is alright. It feels a little weird. A bit out of place, but I'll attribute that simply to the fact I'm not used to hearing it. One or two more times through, and it fits a lot better. Awesome job. Keep it up. :D

Oh, and I'm tossing a five to this. It deserves it. :3

-Mataro