This song is very good indeed. I love the variation that you put into it.
There are so many effect transitions that it's hard to comment on all of them. My particular favorite is the slowdown at 1:29. Very well executed and went well with the flow of the music. The glistening pad you have at 02:04 is also very wonderful, it's something that I would love to use myself.
I would personally stick this song into the dance category. It works very well as a dance song.
Great job on the song! :D I like it how it is.
The composition of this song is really lovely. The melody and tone is light and cheerful. I certainly do feel the emotion in the song.
I like the part at 1:40 where the strings come back in. It makes for a quite an emotional return.
One thing that I had against this song... is that the levels of the instruments don't seem to work well with each other. I'm not quite sure... but somehow it doesn't seem very live... as in it could be brought to life more. I think perhaps you might want to add more to the strings. Or try using the stereo separation on it a little.
Wonderful song that you have here. Keep it up!
-HFX ^_^
P.S. I'll let you know when I finally get around to finishing my "entry" that never was completed.
As with most of your songs, the sounds are top rate and sound very professional. This song loops very well, and that makes it possibly very good for scenes that could use a loop.
My favorite part of this song was the sung part. Mandi did a very good job singing that part. Especially at the exit of the voice where she pitch bended out.
The strings that come after it are really nice. I don't think I can get that same sound out of my strings (soundfonts.... >_<). But wonderfully composed!
Thanks HFX! Those strings are a blend to be honest. I've realized that no single string patch is going to cut the cheese anymore. The best string sounds come from blending a variation of strings to make them sound more flawed, which ironically, makes them more realistic.
The intro sound effect that pans from left to right is really great and sets the mood. The piano has a nice sound to it. Personally I would've softened it a little bit.
The pad that enters in at 0:17 fits well into the song. Presuming that it's a synth pad, I wonder if it would sound better if you EQ'd the high frequencies up a little. Just a guess, but you're free to try that.
At 1:08 where the piano arps, that's really nicely done. The only thing is that there is a little distortion. From 1:19 to 1:21 is where it's most audible. The piano and the pad clash with each other there. Not as in bad harmonics, but they kind of cancel each other out and muddy themselves.
From 2:25 to the end, I like it. It sounds nice and calm. :D Although I do think that you could have ended with a better cadence than the one you used.
Great job! You're improving lots!
Thanks a lot for the review. I don't know how to fix the distortion so if you could tell me that would be awesome. Thanks for the tips and the review i really appreciate it.
That's what came to my mind while hearing this. To me this song is rather upbeat. I don't think Heavy quite fits it as a title.
It's a nice upbeat song. I like it.
Oh, and I voted. 5/5 for you. :P
Hmm... for some reason I don't recall having heard the guitar when I played Sonny... did you add them in? O.o Or is my memory just failing me? xD What did you use for the guitar? EWQL stuff again?
My favorite part about this is the choir. As always, I love the use of choirs. But for some reason the choir in this song seems a lot weaker than the choirs in Four Champions. Also... the overall volume of the song seems a lot quieter than what you have in Heroic Confrontation. Was that to preserve dynamics? Because I kind of think you could raise the volume on this a little without adversely affecting the song.
Either way great song, and a good part of the Sonny soundtrack.
I just uploaded a new version, and the choirs a brought out more. They aren't going to have to same impact as in Four Brave Champions because they serve a different purpose. In Four Brave Champions the choirs stood at the front of the piece to pump up the listener. Here, they're much more supportive, giving a eerie color to parts of the piece.
I've also bumped up the volume a bit- but not too much. My old stuff was overly compressed and clipped a bit too much in places- ideally you want the max volume levels to slightly lap over the clipping lines, and I try to adhere to that rule as much as possible. Thanks for the review!
This song. :P
This one's nice. I like your originals. Although your originals are easy for me to distinguish from your remixes... they've all got your style in it. :P
Let's see...
What I'm reviewing now is way better than what you sent me earlier. There's a bunch more effects, and it's nowhere as repetitive. Sounds pretty good now and has good variation.
Definitely still at the WIP level. It can certainly be improved.
Irregardless of its Top 5 status, I'm going to review this as if it were any other song. :P
The entrance for the song is really nicely done. It progresses slowly and smoothly. The bass enters nicely, and the bass itself sounds good. The following piano is nice and relaxing, and it has a lovely gentle sound to it.
At 1:05, where you have that slight "transition".... it's alright. In my opinion it went a little short and too quick. I think it would be nice to also include some sort of ambient effect in that part and extend it a little.
Now one main problem I have is after that transition. The song just goes back to the exact same thing with claps added. The claps themselves are alright... although in my opinion they stand out a little too much. Perhaps lower their level a little bit? On the note of percussion, the snares also need to be changed. Their level is just fine... but I think the snare sample you're using has too much trouble for its own good. Perhaps EQ that sample with a raise to some of the bass frequencies... or use a different sample? I wouldn't recommend changing the sample though, since you do have a nice sound there. Just maybe a little EQ.
Again, this entire part after that transition is basically the same thing plus claps.... I would've probably tried adding some instruments or changing something. Possibly add a supporting instrument behind the piano? A suggestion could be to add a harp, that doesn't play the main notes, but acts as the "echo" of the piano and ping pongs from side to side. Shouldn't be too hard with a delay set on it with the dry level set down to 0.
At 1:56... I think the song is overstepping its welcome. That is, it's gotten too repetitive for me.
The cymbal exit at 2:13 is nicely done with the effects on the cymbal... but I personally think you could've exited differently. The cymbals could be kept in it, because what you have right now definitely gives it a certain touch. But maybe do something in the exit with the piano?
Well done song. I'd like to hear a completed version of this whenever you do finish it.
And congratulations again on Top 5.
I'm glad you like the intro, I'm pretty proud of that on this song, it's something I usually have trouble with and people think it takes to long and is too repetitive. Yeah I really like the sound of the bass :) And I can't stop using piano lately lol. I think maybe next song I need to not use it because I'm relying on it too much.
I agree with you that the transition at 1:05 is a bit weird. I can fiddle with the automation on that, it shouldn't to be that hard. There's not really that much going on there to mess with. I thought about cutting to a short silence at the end followed by a sole sound leading into the next section but I thought it was a bit early in the song for something drastic, I was leaving the big stuff for later in the song, gonna do an epic build :D
I dunno about the claps, dukelukeprod said the opposite, that they were too quiet and didn't have enough high end (well he likes house) I guess it's just a stylistic choice but I am going to mess with them to get them perfect. I like the volume they're at.
I don't know what snare you're hearing, the only snare sample I used is mixed in with the clap if that's what you mean.
The part after the transition is gonna see some major changes. I'm rewriting the piano part there and I'm probably going to even change the chord progression because even though no one mentioned it, I think it gets a bit old. Something a bit more complex, too. I'm gonna throw in some uplifting trance vibes into this song :) I probably will give the piano an accompaning synth, something that keeps the energy level up. Maybe even a short progressive trance style drone in the key of F before it drops out (how many genres can I fit into this?) >:3
And the cymbal exit is actually temporary since that isn't the actual end of the song, just the first half. I'll probably have some very quiet stuff going on before a huge buildup and then the second half is a complete mystery but I'll figure it out. I'll make sure to kill the repetitiveness first.
Thanks again, I'll PM you (and everyone else who's interested) when it's finished.
Congratulations on making it to the #1 spot in the Top 5. That's quite a feat. ^_^ I do hope you get good recognition from it.
Personally, I don't like this song a lot.
The beginning is actually alright. The synths are a little weird, but that's not a bad thing. The part that starts at 0:25 is really nice and it's also very catchy.
One thing that's really good about this song is that you have a good lot of variety in the song itself. The only thing is that it has a little too much. I think the song need a more concrete motif that it could focus and center around.
I like the little break at 2:01. The part that starts up after it is great, I only wish you had extended it a little more.
Of course, this is all up to personal taste. I personally liked you "He's Going to Be" and other songs better. But nonetheless, congratulations on your #1 out of Top 5 spot.
Great job!
I definitely made this song in a funky creative style that may only appeal to some. That was my goal, and is my goal for all of my songs, except remixes.
I've heard that my songs have been repetitive in the past, so i tried to add as much variety as possible to this song, i guess it didn't work to well.
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