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| Concussion by Rusticalia | 8 months ago |
 very smooth, I really like melody and little "glissandi" you put in there. You've got to keep the guitar as an intro if you add parts  As far as drums go, I'd go with something light. If you've heard Nirvana's "Lake of Fire" (unplugged), and I'm sure you have, that's the style I'd use. a pair of hot rods and a tight, minimalist beat. I can't really hear it in my head, but I don't think two vocal tracks would do this justice, because it would take over the song. I'm guessing your idea was to let the two tracks "play into each other", meaning melody/counter-melody. If that's the case, I'd instead just make a really nice moving bass part and let it work together with the guitar for the same effect. I was trying to hum a part while the song was playing and caught some nice lines, so I'm sure you wouldn't have a problem finding any. Just an idea. I'm sure once you add more parts it'll get more interesting, but just a heads up it felt a little long. That and I don't think the fade at the end doesn't work for the song. If you just keep the chord ending I think it'll add closure, instead of giving a feeling of ... endlessness that fade outs tend to do. Other than that, great song! I'm sure it'll turn out great. cheers, -Lpod |
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| All Ruth Noak by flaut | 1 year ago |
| awww, my umlauts! o well, I tried... | |
| All Ruth Noak by flaut | 1 year ago |
Toll! Ich hab nur einige Dinge, die ich ein bißchen geändert hätte. Jetzt muss ich leider wieder Englisch schreiben, denn mein Deutsch ist dafür nicht ausreichend... When the talking track loops the first time ("Kunst Schützt"  , I would use some filters to make it more interesting (make her say it sllllloooowllly, that kind of stuff).During the last part of the song, when the "drum kit" comes in (that's what I thought it was), I would use a fade in. It could be really short, I just thought it was a little abrupt. When the song ends, I would add some reverb and/or echo to the voice, so that it fades away. Sonst war es echt super! -lpod |
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| 2000 by jay85jay | 1 year ago |
Wow, I like the glisses, the beat moved the song along nicely. I don't really mind the quality, and you can make it sound a lot better just by mixing it down with some equalizer settings (the fuzz is only on a very narrow frequency, so if you lower that, then you can create a contour with the other settings, making it sound loads better). great job! -lpod |
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| The Eaters Of The Worlds by baro | 1 year ago |
My notes: the first transition was a little sketchy, but acceptable. VERY nice second transition into the drums. Try doing something with pan or volume during that little break with the drum solo though, its a little bland. good melody. the transition into the second part of the song is too fast. the transition into the break with only the "hi hat" is too fast as well. the transition into the next part is also sketchy, everything just cuts off. If you were going for that, find a different place and make the break a little longer. the transition that adds the "shaker" is also too fast. fade in. the transition into the third part of the song is also sketchy. still ok though. WOW. last transition scared the hell out of me! transitions, transitions, transitions. You did a good job using different styles, but many of them where just too short and forced. And what about that last one!?! Not to be mean or anything, it was just sooo unexpected... maybe you should just skip that and fade out or take out one track at a time from the last part. I loved your melodies. extremely captivating. basically everything else was good. keep working on this, I like the direction, -lpod |
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| These Things by negative_antimatter | 1 year ago |
| I think if you put in a melody, even just 2 chords, it would have more structure and sound better. -lpod |
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| Morphology by RedLunarSkywalker | 1 year ago |
wow I like it! Only very minor things I would change. try adding some round pan to the scratching texture you have on the far right during the main part of the song. make the ending shorter and the fade out longer. I didn't really like that "aaeuuaehauueea..." during the transition to the end. However, these are just a matter of taste. good job, -lpod |
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| Stairway to Heaven on Speed and Steroids! by Jynut | 1 year ago |
 pretty cool. the guitar came in too fast, try using a fade in. Also, the solo is a little too unclear, try using less reverb. I liked the drums, what effects did you use? did you make it all by yourself? Those keyboard arpeggios are pretty sweet too, they add a nice circular motion to the song, but, at the end, use a fade out before the guitar comes back in to make it sound less forced. cheers -lpod |
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| Everyone by mythery | 1 year ago |
That drum beat is off a couple times, as well as the guitar, but I think you are aware of this Sweet guitar part, its almost exactly like "goodbye blue sky" by pink floyd, but thats ok, you made something different out of it. The main problem with the song is the editing, the levels to be specific. You need to take the guitar back a notch and bring the singing to the foreground (and some other things, which you should be able to figure out by yourself). good effort, a little more mixing and it'll be great! -lpod |
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| Mongolian by Lapskin | 1 year ago |
nice. You might want to add some syncopation to that beat to make it a little more interesting, and add another track really accenting that three-chord melody you've got going on. In the last break, add some textures to make it sound more full, and maybe add some echoes to the beat right there to make it "fade out into the distance", rather than just cease to exist. -lpod |
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| Sleep Mix by High_Charity | 1 year ago |
good use of the phasers. I like when the drums come in the first time, but when the "bells" enter, its a little too abrupt, add a fade in or something. the shaker is a nice added touch, but when it doesn't come in the last time, it felt kind of odd. maybe think of some gradual way of making this happen too. Also, the fade was a little forced, maybe think of a different spot to put it in. I don't really like the second drum part, because its a little too upbeat, and it sound too "standard" (I think you know what I mean). Overall, the problem with this is that the transitions are too short. you can extend them by using fade ins and outs, fade throughs, fade overs, just about any kind of fade. This also includes gradual changes other than volume. if you are making an ambient mix (which I think you are), the main parts of the song should be repeated as many times as possible without sounding boring (this can be done with subtle changes, a different note here and there, adding another texture, like the shaker you used). Also, try to get the frequencies as close to the middle as possible, its not always pleasant to have a screeching solo when you're absorbed in the song. You guys have a great concept, and if you can extend it a little more this would be awesome. This is just where I think the song should go. Be sure to get as much feedback from others as possible and pick and choose ideas that YOU like and think can make your music better. cheers, -lpod |
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| One foot slide by writin | 2 years ago |
well I've never heard any of those loops before (though I hardly spend any time in the loop library) so I'm giving you a 5 on Creativity. Every thing else was definitely deserved. Good job! I especially liked how the beat stayed interesting throughout the song (I always have trouble pulling that off without totally switching it up every now and then). The title was also well conceived, I like the "ring" to it and it fits the song perfectly. cheers, -lpod |
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| Kioko's Song by onearmedbandit | 2 years ago |
well, it would be a cool ringtone, but I doubt thats what you were going for. try making it a little less electronic. otherwise, great work, i like the idea. |
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| ^_^ by Poddus | 2 years ago |
| thanks guys | |
| Who Stole The Moon (Again) by Firesign | 2 years ago |
sawweeeet! that unconventional guitar part is stuck in my head now, the echo was perfect. there are only two things that I would change: lessen the distortion on the wah guitar, it doesn't fit the style of the song very well. some of the transitions in the drum part need a little cleaning up. there was one in particular, is hard to explain, but I'm pretty sure its in the second quarter of the song other than that, this was great. -lpod |
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| Snogging the Organ by easyesteemer | 2 years ago |
very original! I have never seen this done before, really cool. you might want to adjust the levels though, there were some parts to the song that were maxing out, it sounded fuzzy. I liked the melody in the last part. are you going to try doing a remix with different instruments? -lpod |
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| The End by jasper | 2 years ago |
very cool. I'm not normally a fan of ambient music as a foreground element(though it helps a lot when I'm working), but this was a great piece! the booming bass and the swaying motion was captivating. One very strange part about this song was that I wasn't really thinking of an end of something while listening, but somewhere in the middle of it, I read the title again and it made me feel really sad... this piece has an underlying feeling of purpose, but at the same time it is so easy to imagine "the end"... I couldn't rate creativity because ambient music is in essence repetitive, though with a motion, which is really the beauty of it. again, great work, -lpod |
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| sunrise by JonM | 2 years ago |
superb |
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| polvo by CCP | 2 years ago |
pretty good quality from something that old. on one side, this was a great concept. very 90s style. on the other side, there was just this constant droning from the guitars which made the song that much more unpleasant. also, not all of the parts were matching up. i realize how hard it is to match up real instruments in a recording, and there wasn't much you could do 9 years after recording anyways, but that also made the song less enjoyable. i hope that wasn't too harsh... other than that, it was a decent song. just one question, what language was the singer singing in? -lpod |
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| Cool Always by Skean | 2 years ago |
pretty cool man. i like the little "voice" thing in the background. sometimes the main guitar part was a little harsh, but otherwise it was great. have you tried ending it on a note? the fade out doesn't seem to do the song justice... -lpod |
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| Fantasy For French Horn by marcchester | 2 years ago |
Very nice solo! In the second part it sounded like there was another instrument, because it wasn't echoing and it sounded higher, but its probably just my ear. Again, good job! -lpod |
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| Creativity by Taxxodium | 2 years ago |
I really liked the almost freeform feel to the song in the beginning, the piano solo and the ending, but the solos before and after the piano part were too overpowering, maybe you should consider changing to a different instrument. |
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| Just Above Freezing by danman4961 | 2 years ago |
this is probably a little late, but i really liked this song. The synths and beat were great. one thing i didn't like so much was the bass. it sounded a little too granular, so maby ease up on that a little. have fun with Logic. |
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| Cry On My Pillow by fossile | 2 years ago |
 this... really sobered me up. the voice sounds demented. but apperently it works with your kids, so I guess thats ok. I really liked the guitar solo though, very nice. did you play that? |
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| Memorys by DigitalGreyOrchestra | 3 years ago |
its relaxed. it reminds me of this german cartoon movie that i saw when i was a kid. this anthropomorphic lady bug came into the bedroom of these two kids, they flew away with him, and ate the milky-way while riding on a 2 story polar bear. it sounds disturbing, but i liked it back when i didn't know what it was about.......anyway, great song! i like the reverb. it gives the song a nice atmosphere. there is a part in the song though when the synth doesn't match up with the melody. it really stuck out to me. obviously i can't point to it, but if you listen to it closely, you might hear it. as far as whats missing, i think you could use some deep undertones to even it out. it sounds a bit off center. |
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| Mongoloid by DigitalGreyOrchestra | 3 years ago |
NOICE! loved the intro. however, it starts to get a little repedative in the middle. try throwing in some variations to the beat, and maby bring the base out a little more. that duet with the base and synth you had going was the coolest part of the song to me. very funky! |
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