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[Out Of The Blue (Mans0n RMX)]

Here We Go!

Very interesting intro, The drums were very good and the 'voice' sample was awesome, it sounded realistic which was pretty cool.
The transition between the intro and the rest of the song was, I'm afraid to say, horrible, starting from 1:20, it's very annoying, it gets lower and lower like you're trying to end the song. People may thing that so they could change the page, trust me, that won't help you at all. Try and change that effect.
That happens at about 2:20 too, that's a horrible transition in my opinion, but the whole song pays back for it all.
3:18, Again, WTF, It's like you choked part of the frikkin' song, Work on that.
This is a pretty good song though all in all, the melody is cool and the instrument supports it all.
The drums were awesome, I loved the way you added, instrument-like samples to it, very very good.
The ending......Oh the infamous 'House ending', Horrible Suckish, Couldn't be worse. Hehe, Just kidding, it was very good, fade out and crash is used a lot but you made it work.

*Overall*
Pretty good, but the effects and mixing need a little more work to perfect the song.

7/10
4/5
<Deejay>

Mans0n responds:

bleh, as i look back on it, some of the transitions arent that great. But Ive already fixed most of them. I just need to Rep-upload it.

[-ganon95- Forever]

Hectic and Insane.......

.....I Love it. This is what a techno song should sound like.
8-bit sounding instrument but at the same time very cool. The drums were generic in some points which diminishes the whole creativity of the song.
There were some good parts which I liked such as the intro and there were some bad parts like the low piano playing. You should have made it with a higher octave cuz it really doesnt fit in with that pitch.
Then the saw comes in, wonderful! There;s nothing better than a good saw in a techno song.
And now comeeessss theeeee piaaannooooo solloooooooo.
That's a better pitch in my opinion cuz it's high enough and not, ends of the earth low :P
The effects that were added were beautiful, very technologic and futuristic which fits in with the rest of the song.
The transitions weren't bad, in fact they were great.Everything complimented eachother, making the song even better.
What's up with that effect in 4:53? It's painful to hear, and very annoying. Sorry :(
Intro was pretty good, as I mentioned before, I loved the drums, very cool.
The outtro on the other hand, shouldn't even be called an outtro, it's like it stopped during the actual song. Too Bad/

*Overall*
Work on it, Has too much potential to have those tiny faults in bit n'pieces of the song.

8/10
3/5
<Deejay>

ganon95 responds:

thanks for the awesome review!

if i could work on it more i would, but its a long story why i can't. yea i know the drums are a little generic but thats techno for ya. honestly the low piano part could have been better but like i said can't do anything now.

my fav part is the high pitched lead at 2:08.

glad u liked the other piano part tho =]

the ending....really...i had no freaking clue how to end this thing so i just kinda did, as you prob read in the description i think its a wierd ending too

[The Crazy Zap]

Oh No..........

I'm sorry but this is horrible, It's just the smae pattern with samples played over it.
It's So repetetive that I thought it was the same loop over and over again.
The intro was, was, Wait.....There was no intro, it got str8 to the point, it could have used an intro to make it better.
The outtro, was better but still bad.

*Overall*
Needs a lot of work, A LOT!!!!!!

5/10
2/5
<Deejay>

jonicvsmario responds:

thanks for the honesty it wasnt my best work and i dont think i am ment for this kinda stuff. i will try and make a remix and hopeful this time my song wont fully sound like hell. but anyways i appreciate the comment thanks :D at least u listend to it t hat is good enough for me. btw thanks for the info about where i needed to work on it XD

[Running Through Me]

Wonderful! Simply Wonderful

Calming and Interesting and yet, still very Trance-y, The glitchy drums had their own special touch which I loved. The melody and the strings in the background were fantastic and The Pad which supported everything was good. The drums, I have a little problem with......They're good drum beats but they don't seem trance-ish enough, more drum n'bass or something. I don't know, They were unique but strange at the same time.
The transitions are fine, the song itself isn't short so I understand that you made it a teenzy weenzy bit repetetive. LOL xD
Yes, I enjoyed listening to it and I'm glad that this is one of your first trance songs because it means there is much more to come.
I'd be happy to collab with you, just PM me and We'll figure out something!
Back to the song, The intro and outtro were good and the effects were fascinating, the phased effect is very good and sounds awesome.
*Overall*
Intriguing song, Drums not so much, but still very good*

9/10
4/5
<Deejay>

Being-Glass responds:

Hey thank you for your timely review Borntodj167!

well I have been working on this track for about 5 months now. this version is the more ambient elaborate version. The other versions of this track which is like 6 now are more drum qued and trance like.

But also I am more into technical based songs as opposed to dance based tracks. I dont like throwing four on the floor and just playing with synths.

I also tend to fall more into big beat or dnb naturally when i write music that is closer to mainstream dance music.

And yes ill be happy to work with you on a collab It will be exciting to see what we can produce.

[A Piano's Testimony]

:')

Very Touching, It's extremely well-made and sounds like it could be a soundtrack to a movie.
The intro was beautiful, it was heart-warming and very unique.
The strings after the intro truly harmonized with everything, bothe the pizzicato and the ensemble. The drumming was fantastic, In my opinion I find it quite hard to make drum beats with bongoes but you've proved me wrong.
The piano itself is a beautiful sound in this song and makes you feel happy.
What I'm not so keen about is the transitions, they just go from one instrument to another and they instantly stop which makes it sound a bit bad.
The solo in 1 :28 was amazing, it was well-made and the way you incorporated it with the strings was awesome!
The outtro, was truly, one of a kind, I haven't heard an ending like that in one hell of a long-time.

*Overall*
Beautiful and Heart-Warmin, Good instruments and great drums and drum beats, Transitions are a bit off but still good.

9/10
5/5
<Deejay>

Gravey responds:

Thanks for the in depth review. It is much appreciated. :-)

-Gravey-

[This Is My Addiction]

EPIC

Fantastic, This is one of the best Techno songs I have Heard to date, I cannot believe or withstand the amount of techno in it xD. The Bass is simply amazing and the bassline dominates. The way you incorporated effects with the sounds such as the police siren, as far as I heard,, was amazing. The drums, were cool yet very different from the main melody because everything was hectic and the drums were quite plain....
The main melody was fascinating in my opinion because it was unique and wasn't at all generic.
The bad parts :
The 'this is my addiction' voice got very annoying, you shouldn't have added the voice that much, maybe half the time.
The laser effect with the drums, were good but, annoying as the before-mentioned voice.
The intro and outtro were spectacular.
The intro prepares you for some ambient-ish song, and then.....BOOM! Drums and Melody which compliment tha bassline.
The outtro was pretty good, It was subtle, but also interesting. So Here it is
9/10
5/5
Download

<Deejay>

Dreamcastle responds:

You obviously really know what you like and dislike about a song. I appreciate your commentary. It's always relieving to hear what someone really thought of a song beyond whether it was good or bad.

[All Hail Windows!]

Hmm.....

Very interesting, yet I found the drums and parts of the song repetetive, andthe intro and outtro were very generic, it's interesting, yes, but no your best

Step responds:

Get out of my 2009 submissions, dammit >(.

[City in Flight in Neon Light]

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Brilliant, Very interesting, the effects were very well done and the drums were very cool, but they got a bit repetetive, the transitions were prty good and the sound of the song and the bassline were gr8
if u want a collab partner id be happy to help, Peace

<Deejay>

Being-Glass responds:

hey thanx for such a great review!
And yes just PM me when your ready to start the collab.

I have been thinking of remixing this track @ some point so ill take your advice into consideration.

Peace!

[SN |The Printing Process| SN]

You never cease to amaze

Gr8 Job, very cool I like it a lot AND IT DESERVES A 10
SO 10/10
5/5
<Deejay>
Review my song 'end of the world' when u have a chance plz

SessileNomad responds:

thanks

[-Supernova-]

Holy Shrimp!

Gr8, Am@zing, A smash and all That.
The intro was fantastic, it has a spacey feel to it and makes you prepare yourself for what's coming. The explosion and beginning melody was good but i felt the instrument was a bit too low pitched for my taste. Then when the third instrument comes in, Too good for words. The effects were a nice touch, and then the outtro was very nice.
The drums were gr8 and modern and not at all generic, i felt it had a glitchiness to it. I liked it a lot.
The panning in the song was cool but it was a bit too much in my opinion which gave you a bit of a headache with a surround system.
The transitions were good but the explosion was getting a bit annoying.
#I think you should do like a ParagonX9 remix of these but use a different name and what not. Like the Chaoz Series. Call Shadow nova or sumfin' like that, good ey?Anyway, the synths sound good and home-made except that fantasia one, amma right?They were very interesting and they complimented the drums and vice-versa which is quite hard to do.
The melodies were brilliant and didnt get repeteiv.
The EQ'ing was awesome cuz it perfected it.

So Here 'goes
9/10
4/5
Review my song End of the world when you have a chance, mmmkay?
<Deejay>

Step responds:

Haha, thanks for the review, man!

Yeah, the intro. I personally liked the part when the fantasia bells came in and started playing quick notes.

Hm... you're actually quite right about the low pitched instrument. Maybe I should increase it an octave and add like 40% sub-level to it...

Glad you liked the effects :D.

The drums are an edited improvised bongoes and they did get pretty repetitive, so I don't think they were THAT good, IMO. I know about the huge ammounts of panning. It was my first song with panning, and I didn't know how effective panning was. Besides, I'm deaf from one ear so I have no sense of panning :(.

Oh come on, we only used the explosion twice, lol :P.

We're not allowed to remix something without crediting it, so remixing a PX9 track while using a different name, but if you mean use the idea of making a series of similar songs like the Chaoz series, it never occured to me ^^.

The synths were all either made with Sytrus or heavily edited Sytrus presets, except the Fantasia sound. Glad you liked the melodies and EQ-ing :D.

Anyway, thanks for the review. I'll review End of the World when my exams calm down a little. Glad you enjoyed it!