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[NOmki - Dream World]

I think the melody needs some work to take it to the next level. Song structure so far is solid and everything is there to make a great song. It gets a little repetitive near the end, a bridge section or something to add to the overall progression and break up what you have would be nice. A little more length would also be nice.

NOmki responds:

Ty for the feedback, and yeah i made this in like 3h and didnt put much effort, but i might work on it a bit more before i put it on youtube

[element]

Build up takes too long, remember the first 5 seconds need to hook people in. Everything just sounds repeated. Even if it is drum and bass there needs to be some melodic progression.

[CDJeremy - Aelio Base]

melody and rhythm is solid but there is waaay too much compression. Master it better and you've got a dope song. Some more length would be nice too.

CDJeremy responds:

Thx :D

[Lost]

I like it. I'll agree with Groving a little, the sections like what is between 0:21-:23 just seems a little out of place in an otherwise consistent and solid song.

[Endowment]

Oh great song, wow, build is perfect and after 2 minutes it just gets great. I absolutely love that sax, Wow what a great sound.love the break at 4:30 haha! That classic Ectisity buildup and wow 5+ is just perfect. And that pitch shift!! Perfectly executed! Great job man!

Only thing I can say is that there is something a little off with those vocalized notes in the beginning, @:17 I'd try and get something more natural like a lalala. @ 2:19 I think it'd be so much more powerful to go for a la sound! In some parts it works well though, where the vocals are playing more of a supporting role.

Good Luck in the contest! I'm rooting for you!

EctiBot responds:

Thanks No-Stereo :D. The vocal library is called "aah" so sadly it doesn't have the extra "l" :(. I think it would have been a lot better if I had spent more time making the choir and vocals sound more realistic, but I'll work on that til next time :). Thanks for the review :D

[Ectisity - New Found Muse]

I love the slow parts, super cool sounding. The drops in my opinion were a little too slow and overall I think it is a little too repetitive. I think making the drops a little more quick, adding in some sixteenth note arpeggio or something with some "random" sounds along with some syncopation and a heavy baseline would have helped. Not a fan of the distorted drums.

[The Final Race]

It's nice to hear some new sounds in your songs! It's clear you put a lot of effort in your music but I'm noticing some unpleasant discord in some sections. (I'm not sure how the misplaced note slipped in at 1:13)

Other than that, good song, and very pleasant synths! It sounds like the reverb is causing some the discord so I'd watch that, it'd make a better listening experience.

NGKFlower responds:

Thanks! I didn't notice a few notes slipped out somewhere else. I appreciate your feedback! =)

[-Big Room- Turn it on!]

Awesome beat, love the breakdowns and haha that lead lead is sick!

It gets quite repetitive though and could do with more length. Maybe add a few different sections, and try and keep the repetitiveness low while going towards 3 minutes in length.

Other than that, yeah I love the hardstyle. Keep going for this, you are good at it. I'd like to see you be GREAT at it. Let me know if you keep working on this and upload an update!

[Delicious Shades of Mondegreen]

I'm not the biggest fan of metal but I have a few things that I think you could improve on. There are some timing issues, mostly with your snare hits but there are others, unless you were going for some syncopation. Mixing needs some work, sounds too light for a metal song. BOOST that BASS SON!

Vocals were great, sounds in line with what I think metal sounds like.

I love the solo, btw, try going a little more crazy though!

[Rebirth [DEMO]]

You got some great sounds in here. Love the intro too. I'd like to see some more progression on the melody, it just sounds like you've looped the same thing over through the whole track. Also I keep feeling like the song is going to pick up but there isn't anything that feels like a real change of tempo.

Send me a link once you've finished it, I'd like to hear what you did!

RSimonavicius responds:

Thank you very much for this review - it will be really useful for me. I'll definitely send a full version of it as soon as I finish it.
P.S.: And sorry for my bad english, if I made some mistakes while writing this response :)