Score: 10

"Great Song."

submission: Popcorn [EON Remix]

date: July 26, 2008

I don't know sure but..
Jean (micheal) Jarre made the Origenal Popcorn melody.
THen somebody named Hot Butter ( for the sake of irony ) made a remix of it. More dance. And so it became a hit. Not sure about this.
I hate people that think this one is from crazy frog. Just like the Axel F tune :/

Score: 10

"Its something different then your usual work"

submission: +Factory+

date: July 5, 2008

Oke, first of all.
Congrats on your 100th submission!

Anyways,
The track seems very 'loud'. With some harsh sounds like that lead synth.
And ofcourse the bass. The bass is kinda deep and i love that panning sound.
The drums are cool too. Something different. Altough i would like to have that snare/clap whatever it is a bit louder. To get that pumping feeling a bit more.
The quality is oke.. i mean i don't know much about this genre. But it sounds hard to Master it :P...
Anyways, for the Challenge i would rather go for an longer bassline (which i mean like the standard 4 bars or something in FL ). This is more of an riff. Which might get boring easily. But you fixed it with some different melodys. Might it be better if you changed the synth like here and then? For some more diversity?
Or must you use the same synth for Envy's challenge?
It's fast paced, aggresive and hard, Just like a factory..!?. Sometimes the drums kinda get drowned by the other sounds. but nonetheless a great track :)
Good job Writersblock

-firebolt-

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Score: 9

"Lol accendently voting!"

submission: Racing to First

date: July 4, 2008

Sorry for the accendently voting.. :D i voted 5 3.78 / 5.00 (+ 0.051) Before listening to it... lucky guy! :D

Now that i listened to it i think it deserves it!
You were saying its for a racing game ( menu ). Well i can understand that. The obvious racing-car sound.. And some vocals probably also has something to do with racing. The breakbeat is great. Kinda dnb'ish. To be honest. I hate that rif going trough the whole song. Well its kinda oke. But there's gotta be a big thumping bass under it! Maybe an reese sound for that extra racing feel.
Love the overal effect you used, including that stuttering.

Anyways,

-maybe make it longer? 45 seconds will not do sir!
-Maybe take my advice and put (another) Bass under it. Big and phat dnb-ish bass.
-Maybe some more race-based vocals? There's plenty on the web. Like
'start your engines' or some countdown.
-A big very melodic chorus! But now it might end up being a tottally different song!

My opinion is entirely based on my taste of music. So take it or not! >: (

-firebolt-

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Score: 9

"Very happy song!"

submission: "I Will Find You" DEMO -[N]-

date: July 4, 2008

The overall song is really nice. The tune kinda stays in your head for ages!
The piano is a great touch. it might be a little to soft..
The buildup is great. ive heard some of your songs before and you know what your doing.
I think i can hear some Vangaurd sounds. I believe the bass and some pads/synths.
Whatever.. And also some zeta sounds! but Why change if it sounds good? :)
In the chorus. THe beat really gets drowned by all the other sounds. I wonder how you will fix that with vocals on top. ( if theres ganna be vocals in the chorus )
You could make the kick a little louder. Maybe the clap too. But the song is great. But it sounds half/ or not at all mixed. Well its still a demo, and without vocals. So anything can happen.

Looking forward to your song WITH lyrics !!
And goodluck with your cd!

-firebolt-

Please check out my new song :)

Score: 10

"More 'commercially'"

submission: [DjBjra] Move your Body

date: July 4, 2008

Altough i didn't hear the origenal before, without lyrics.
i must say, this is an great song!

I'm not really fond of the stereotypical kate lessing vocals but they seem to pull the trick. You could, just as easily get a singer from myspace or whatever.
The style is nice, i like it. Its kinda fast dancy. But not harddance. In my opinion. it just isnt 'raw' enough for harddance or H' hardcore-ish. It has the bpm tough.
Always wanted to make a song similair too this. With some vocals and a great melo :). You did a great job.

Alright now some critism.
- The intro is good, it gets the people intrested. And its fast. Maybe try to adding some more fx's or a giant snare roll. :D make it even better. The very first seconds are crucial!
-That sawy synth. Is great. but it lacks certain dynamics. Maybe try eqing the bass away and some more high-mid freqs.
-The bass is great. I just dont like the synth youve chosen but all my critiscm is based upon taste. I would rather go for an offbeat bass tough.
-The beat is good. Kick is great. maybe a tiny bit louder for a better dancy effect. but most of the other sounds might get drowned. The hihats on the other hand. are a bit weak. Try focussing on the main open hihat between the kicks. As for the clap/snares they could be a little louder too. To get that extra punch into your song that it kinda needs.

You certainly know how to produce. The buildups are great and overal song is great. You know your way around whatever program your using. ( probably FL ).
Try making your song a little more dynamic. :) kick more punch, the lead more power. Try experimenting with the eqer and listen to other songs. Maybe ask some artists around.

I'm being very hard on you :D. You don't have to take this critiscm seriuosly since i only picked some very small ones. to be honest there isn't anything really bad about this song. I don't think i could do better or anything...

-firebolt-

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Score: 10

"Super!"

submission: Yiruma-Kiss The Rain Trnce RMX

date: July 3, 2008

Verbaasd me dat ik deze nog niet had gereviewed had!
naja, ik had al genoeg gezegd over msn.
Maar toch.

De piano is egt super!
Dan die arp erbij. langzaam opbouwend
Vocal van basshunter :P
Dan het refrein, geweldig.
Mishcien klein beetje distort maar dat kwam door de synth/bass ofsoiets?

Ga zo door triple! :) ik verwacht van je, dat je volgend nog beter is!

-firebolt-

ps. Ga door met harddance, want zo ken ik je weer triple :)

Score: 9

"Like it!"

submission: Deejay DeeZ - Free Hardcore

date: June 9, 2008

Dont worry i hardly give 10s :P

anyways, the only bass intro was kinda lame and not very creative. but it seemed to work. i didnt suspect that kick tough. damn :P. might be too hardcore-ish.
there seem to be no other percussion or hihats.
also, the intro is very short and could be longer. it kinda ends to quickly.
the saw synth seems to soft. especially with that DEEEP kick and some really anoying sound on top of it. The guitar/plucked thingy didnt really work for me.
Its just a matter of taste and i think ive listhened too much to Commercial stuff. so sorry if its so negative! :P

tips:
Kick sounds hardcore-ish, and later on in the chorus a very deep one? why?
melody is great but at some times too soft. somewhere around 2.22 thats great.
I dont like the guitar-like sound but its your choice
sometimes its just silence, and a whole new part begins. try making the transitions better ;)

-firebolt-

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Score: 10

"Awesome!"

submission: Crawling 2.1 - Mjattie

date: June 9, 2008

Piano immediatley cought my attention! I love piano's!
slowly some pads roll in.
with a bassguitar and some tribalish beats! (?)
i dont really like the key change it might be too fast and forced. but when its finally playing i sorta like it. and its still building up! Im waiting for that snare roll and then some wicked dance song. Instead it gave me some slowmo part.

you obviously know what you are doing.

tips:
hard to give any. altough the key change might sound too sudden...
if you play low notes on the piano, they kinda sound cheap ( in my oppinion )
Maybe use a contrabass instead of bassguitar?
More orchestral sounds would be awesome
some more reverb/chorus on the piano would be awesome!

Hope you take my advice ;)

-firebolt-

please check out my new song!! :D

Score: 9

"Liquid Filth! Yummm..."

submission: Liquid Filth (v2) - [Yix//dnb]

date: June 9, 2008

To be honest the intro was kinda boring.
But the rest was overal good.
The voice was kinda funny altough you could have edited it abit, like in reverb or repeating, slicing and stuttering like that. might add that extra tough in it ;)
about the Beat:
The kick lacked some bass and structure, i found it too weak for DNB.
the snare is good enough lots of attack and kinda harsh.
Hihat is OK. nothing really special but it is really repetive! If you hear some DNB songs the hihats fill up the beat tremendously! you should trying to make something simlair that way. ( sorry if it's offensive )

oke, the bass and other synths are intresting. but lack some dynamic. maybe add more bass. i like the sounds and its quit detailed! But it just sounds too light for dnb.

oke. tips
maybe add some more beat changes here and there. beat stops, rolls, ect. DNB really pushes the breakbeat's...
bass could get some more bass..
try improving hihats.
maybe try editing the vocal

thats it!
im not saying its bad but im just pointing out some negative points to help you ;)

-firebolt-

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Score: 10

"You made me fav this song! i hope your happy now.."

submission: Karco - Unleashed

date: May 25, 2008

god i love this! every single part of it.
but especially the chorus. that one just blew me away.
the balance of the main melo and those bleep like synth is perfect.
further more the sidechained pad was purfect :P
i already gave you enough reviewing material on this song. because i cant stop listhening to it! and each time it doesnt get bored :D now i play live on my keyboard with this song and its amazing. you dont stop impressing me do you?
keep it up and if i catch you online ill got a surpise for you :D

-firebolt-