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[The Door - Fibonacci]

Darn it!

LunacyEcho has already said pretty much everything I could possibly mention -_-
I think you're definitely getting better with both your melodies and your production! The rhythmic aspects of this piece far exceed my capabilities XD (Meaning I couldn't come up with as creative use of percussion and rhythm).

It's good that you're exploring new keys. It's even better to try them all out every once in a while :p

I like your use of intruments. Some of them sound almost like they'd belong in some crash game (especially the older ones).
I can really feel the bass in this piece too!

I actually like the fading out at the end; it kinda fits this piece, so good job with that ;)

There's a lot in common between math and music. It's very interesting to think in mathematical patterns while writing songs. I could show you another numberphile video about pi, but I think you might find this interesting as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4niz8TfY794&list=UUOGeU-1Fig3rrDjhm9Zs_wg

Hmphm. I guess I'll just have to try to get to your next piece before LunacyEcho shows up with a massive review :/

What I still can say though is; amazing job, and keep it up ;)

TaintedLogic responds:

Gee, thanks, LSD! :D I'm really glad you like the rhythms and melodies and production! ^^ Yeah, I guess most of the instruments could be used in a game...I mostly used Autogun, Drumpad, and 3xOsc. ;) Yeah, I was really going for that bass-y hip-hop-ish feel. I have at least 3 basses playing at once at several points in the song: the sub-bass, that synth bass from 3xOsc, and that bass organ synth. :O I'm glad you liked the fade-out ending. It was originally supposed to loop, so I needed a way to lead back into the quiet beginning. ;) Good luck in the next race vs. LunacyEcho! ;D I didn't have time to watch that whole Twelve Tone video, but what I saw of it was pretty amusing. XD Thanks a lot again, LSD! Talk to you soon! ;D

[Plus One]

This is pretty good, and as always, very uplifting to listen to :D
The sound quality is good, as well is the composition and everything else. I know I get this a lot myself, so I'm being a huge hypocrite, but it would be nice if this song was a bit longer XD

I'm guessing you used the piano roll to make this song; that, or you're ridiculously accurate with the tempo, as well as with how hard to press each note :3
Bascally, what I'm saying is, you could try increasing the realism in this a little, as this is a solo instrument song (best noticed at parts like 0:19). That said, I like the clean sound of the piece, and some parts DO feel pretty human.
The intro is probably my favorite part of this small composition :)

Well done! I'm looking forward to those awesome projects of yours ;)
Also, you should try making something really sad or dramatic for a change (would the opposite to uplifting be downpulling? [or maybe downdragging?]).

Either way, great job XP

LunacyEcho responds:

=> a bit longer =>

... (facepalm)

=> ridiculously accurate with tempo =>

Well, they DO call me the Human Metronome, but that's only because I make a weird ticking noise whenever people touch me. ... Nah. I actually tried recording me playing it, but I could not for the life of me find the USB cable that connects my digital piano to my computer. :(

=> realism =>

Yeah, you're right. I'm glad you think I'm getting better at portraying realism, though! (I really need to find that cable...)

=> sad or dramatic =>

I really should! I've got a couple of things lined up at the moment, but I'll work on one soon.

Thanks for the review as usual, LSD!

[Market Capitaliztion]

Hey!
Just dropped by to let you know this is really awesome! Well done in every aspect :D
Favorited ;)

Fuzzy-L0g1c responds:

Thanks for listening, I'm glad you liked it! :)

[Spellbound]

Whoah, this is really beautiful!
The harmonies are great, and I love the combination of instruments you used for this o.O
Reading the description was interesting too, which is always a bonus in my book ;)

Krichotomy responds:

Thanks! I hope to continue to make interesting musics with interesting descriptions. :)

[ghosts]

Uhhh.... What Step said!
(Great job :D; favorited)

johnfn responds:

HEHE thanks LSD! :D

[Chere Modesto]

Well. At first I thougt the piano sounded a bit weird in the beginning, but once I got used to it, it actually sounds pretty great :p
As usually, your percussion is spot on.
Your melodies are almost always uplifting, and well made XD (I like the part in the middle though, where this is not the case. Well, they are well made, but not uplifting, I mean XD)

I'm pretty sure I'm in the 1% of people who know what you're talking about ;)
I can definitely hear both new stuff, and combined stuff from your earlier works. I'd also add that this piece has a bit of that mysteriously dark atmospheric feel from Desert Sandstorm at exactly 2:12-2:13 :D
Great use of atmosphere in general actually!

I agree that this is one of your better songs. Your transitions are pretty flawless in this track.
I don't know why, but I'm having difficulty with mentioning anything specific with this song. I could count up all the different parts and intruments, but I don't see the point. I guess you've simply done such a good job that I don't really have much to criticise :p

I don't think the ending is necessarily bad. It's just... The same as almost always XD (chorus/main melody + end note, right?)
I have no tips on how you should do it though.

Anyway, as I don't really have anything to say...

Great job, and good luck in the contest!

LunacyEcho responds:

=> piano sounded a bit weird =>

You know, when I was writing the song, the piano sounded a lot less distinct. I wonder what happened?

=> percussion =>

Thanks! I worked pretty hard on the percussion this time.

=> 1% =>

WE ARE THE ONE PERCENT

=> atmosphere =>

Thanks a lot! Another thing I've been trying to focus on recently (along with the originality and mixing that Lockyn mentioned on my previous NGAUC submission) is the mood I create.

=> transitions =>

Flawless?! Thanks! They're probably not, though. :D The drastic changes in this song required some forced transitions, and even though I tried pretty hard to make them smoother, I'm guessing some of the judges will still find them a bit out of place. Still, I'm glad you liked them!

=> ending =>

Hey, I did it a bit differently this time! This time, the chorus faded out a little bit, I only had two instruments, and instead of playing one end note, the instruments played two! Variation is the key to music, obviously.

Thanks for the review!

[Colophon]

This piece is great. Everything from atmosphere to intrumentation, melodies and mixing is amazing. I love the chill mood, mostly created by the soft intruments and the pads in the background. The percussion is good too, and pretty interesting.

My favorite part starts at 2:11. You can hear that there's a lot more reverb here, and the change is pretty noticable as there are more and so different intruments. Still, the transition works pretty well. I think I can hear some of the mixing issues you mentioned here and there in this segment of the piece, but I'd say they aren't that bad.
The transition back to the former format at around 3:30 is flawless.

All in all, awesome job with this composition ;)

adieuwinter responds:

thanks for the kind words, they mean a lot to me. once i get a new pair of headphones i'll see if I can't fix those mixing problems.

[The Door - Castaway]

Alright. I'm two months late. How/why, you ask? I don't know...
I blame the army, which I also blame for everything else! Yup, totally the army's fault.
Either way... How's it going with Construction?

I like this song. For some reason though, my favorite part of the piece is the atmospheric intro XD I think it's great!!
That said, I like all the other parts as well. I think this is easily one of your best submissions yet. The melodies work quite well in my opinion, and they are most interesting. I like the sub melodies played by other intruments as well.

The bass works very well too, both when it's a bit more subtle, and when it is more in the front.

Part of the percussion could've used a bit more reverb I think, but that's just an opinion.
I like the heavy reverb use in general, but I think the main percussion (inculding claps) shoud've used a bit more too, to fit the rest better. Still, it's pretty good as it is too.

What really makes this piece, is all the mood setting atmospheric effects! You're a lot better than me on aspects such as atmospheric sounds and percusion in general.

The transition into the breakdown at 01:14 is really good. In fact, I can't really find flaws in the rest of the tranitions either.

The only other thing I think I would change is that I think I'd change the lead intrument now and then into something else, maybe even drastically? And, I would try to add a few more intruments into the part after 02:17 at least, maybe in other places too, to fill a little space (although I like how open this song feels somehow; like there is a bit of empty space here and there).

The ending is actually kinda good, I'd say :)
At first I thought it was a bit abrupt, but actually, I think it's just the way it should be.

Otherwise, I don't really have anything to "complain" about. I think you've done a splendid job with this one!!

Once again, I'm sorry for being so late to reviewing this D:
I'll try to see if I have enough time to respond to your message today (I think I will have :D)!!!

TaintedLogic responds:

Two months late reviewing my track? Nonsense! I was two months late responding to your PM, so touché, my friend! ;) I blame college for that, btw...

I'm glad you liked the intro and the melodies, and I'm thrilled to hear that this may be one of my best submissions yet. :') I'm glad the bass works well, too...there are actually 3-4 basses in there playing in harmony at one point. XD

I can see what you mean about the reverb. I'm always tempted to use less reverb than I should for some reason...

I worked hard on that transition at 1:14, so I'm glad it paid off! :D It's a broken sweep and snare with some filters, and the portamento on that lead is the icing on the cake. ;)

I think it is a bit more repetitive than a lot of my other tracks, as I've often been told that I need more repetition, but maybe I was overcorrecting? Okay, I'll think about adding more variation next time...

I'm glad you like the ending, even though (I concur) it is a bit abrupt...

Thank you so much again, LSD. Reading this review was worth the 2-month wait. ;)

Also, Construction isn't really making good progress. I've learned that I can't force myself to finish any given piece at a time, and I have to let the creativity come to me. XD There will be other pieces, though, LSD....don't worry! ;)

I'm really looking forward to your response to my PM. Take care and hope your army endeavors go well! ^^