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[{ReF} Space station]

Blip... fizz... whoosh...

The only thing that's telling me where I am right now is the title. I mean, this could be ambience for caves, deserted wastelands, or as you said space stations. Very nice use of ambience, and I like the vocals in the background! You didn't overdo any volume levels, which is a big problem here on NG. Peeps want their effects to be heard, and sometimes they're too loud!

Vunderful job hee-yah, Meestah ReFreezed!

-Lamp, who will a short and pseudo-epic remix out in about five minutes.

ReFreezed responds:

Awesome! Thank you :)

[pinez lol]

Whoa...

That was the most fun death I've died in years!

Keep it up! I don't know where the world would be without you!

Paradox-Guardian responds:

I know, I'm brilliant.

[Rig, MRage, DS555 - Authority]

Whoa...

This is stunning... I feel like some impossibly powerful being wants to obliterate me... torment me until I don't even know which way is up, or if it's dark or light, or if what is coming through my ears is real or fantasy. This is scary. And I love it! Finish this leviathan of power as soon as time permits!

-Lamp

Rig responds:

We might, we might not...who knows? :P

[Coldplay - Clocks (REMIX)]

Pretty nice!

First thing I hear is FL Keys. I don't like that :P Too many people on here use that sound, and personally I think it's annoying. I'd recommend downloading Steinway's piano soundfont, then placing a Soundgoodizer and a few EQ touches on that so it doesn't sound too loud. Maybe cut out the bass, too. But that's just my suggestion if you want a better piano sound.

Drums in this remix are the defining touch, they sound clean and dirty at the same time. Maybe slightly repetitive, but they still sound nice!

1:54 is where it starts to get too loud. Maybe have some of the less important synths back off there, because it gets really busy right then. That's where you might lose some people. :/

Most of the synths are nice, good job with arranging! Sorry to end your stream of perfect tens, but hey, a lower-scored review is better if it helps, right?

-Lamp

DJ-Radster responds:

Thanks for the input!

But the Piano is not FL keys. Its Hypersonic.

Plus this song is also very old compared to my other mixes, so the quality of this isnt going to be as good as my newest songs.

Check out Forsight for a more professional style piano.

-DJRadster

[Aislinns Reise zum toten Stern]

Hmm.

I really liked this! I thought the transition into the drums was just fine, although that click to the left is getting a little annoying right now. :/ I can say that this is quite relaxing, excellent use of these synths. A good delay piano could have added a lot to the track, maybe an acoustic bass that faded in and out... I don't know, ambient pieces never sound completely finished to me. With all this atmosphere there's always more space to fill up, right?

Anyway, very nice job here! Keep up the good work!

-Lamp (I have a new song out... hint hint :P)

Teddybeere responds:

Thanks for thinking about it. Yeah this piece is really minimalistic but it seems okay to me. I'll keep it up. And I'll visit your song...

[Death of the Lightning]

Whoa...

At first I started listening and thought, "Hey, this would make awesome background music!" Then the song started evolving into what I'm hearing now. Much better than background music.

Everything flows together quite well, I couldn't critique your sounds or composition much. One suggestion I have is that you put some/more reverb on the syncopated guitar. It sounds nice, but a fuller sound that lasts longer would be nice.

Lovely use of instruments and you covered the sound range well. Keep up the good work!

-Lamp

megakyle53 responds:

thanks for the review when this song originally came out it had 5 stars for 5 straight votes till some one voted 3 on it

[Treviabot's Guitar V Pian]

Let's see...

Pretty nice for an early mix... but I do have some criticism. First off, and I had this same problem with the original, is that everything sounds SO DANG MONOTONOUS! Where are the dynamics, please? :/

Second... the reason why I probably have a lot of the same problems with this as the original. You used FL Studio. I could tell you that even if you had screenshots of this in a different program. Why, you ask? FL Slayer and FL Keys! (probably FPC, too) Not trying to be rude, but could you be a little more original, please? Gouki used those same generic sounds, and hearing them again...

It's a problem. I know you changed some things here with the arrangement and such, but that really doesn't stick out past the generic sounds and the monotony of the music.

Again, I'm really just trying to help. I'd suggest searching the internet for some better samples such as Steinway for keys and finding a different guitar. The drum beat could use a little spicing up...

Otherwise, nice job. I hate to rate at a 6/10, but any number is fine as long as it's helpful, right? So, I hope this helped at least a little bit and I look forward to your improvements!

-Lamp

And for heaven's sake, getting mad at me for what I've said and leaving me a crap review doesn't help anything... I'm sure you're more mature than that but I've seen it happen oh so many times.

[Love, As I Know It (MAC9)]

Ack!

This is annoying. Here I am, a year older than yourself writing songs and giving them to the girl who inspired them. I come and listen to some of your music because you reviewed me in the past, and now I feel bad.

First off, your talent is amazing for someone your age. I feel like it's a waste for the girl not to hear this, even if you're putting it up for the rest of the world to listen to. I convinced myself to stop keeping my songs to myself and give them to the girl who inspired them, and it went very well. I suggest you do the same, because this song would... like, blow her away.

Seriously, this has a very good chance with placing in the MAC9. Best of luck to you!

-Lamp

Zero123Music responds:

:) thanks alot lamplighter;
Personally I think you are more talented than I - by far,

and the thing about this girl is.. she's way out of my league - of course she's a mate, so I don't really wanna go and do something that just sinks our friendship.
*^^ sorry i couldn't resist a joke about the SS friend-ship xP*

wow, you think it'll actually place? thanks again :)

[Nav - Bace Oddity]

I laughed

I laughed when I saw you used a Drifloon as your icon... I don't know why, but it's funny to me.

I love this song, even if it isn't what I normally listen to. Very upbeat in a wobbly and alien sort of way. Very techno... I like the synths. Pad is very nice, great percussion as well. Very nice job here, even if that non-believer disagrees. Keep up the good work!

-Lamp

Nav responds:

Thanks for the review! :)

And yeah, that Drifloon was supposed to be funny. I thought it represented the track well! XD

[Kanon in C# (Canon in D remix)]

Haha...

Sounds like an awesome combination of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and LubLub194's versions. Both of which are awesome.

Anyway, ready for some constructive criticism?

The beginning is what everyone starts their remixes with... I think you could just use the last chord and a drum pattern to start up the song instead of the progression we've heard thousands of times before.

The real meat of the song was quite nice! The main synth you used reminds me a lot of the one LubLub194 used, but I'm not going to count you off for that. Acoustic guitar sounds lovely, if slightly repetitive. Nice new sound with the electric guitar.

Drums... I really don't mean to be offensive but they're generic. Basic rhythm, FL Kick and other samples. Just change up the rhythm and add some syncopation every so often to lose the beat simplicity, and if you search "drum samples" on Google you can find literally hundreds of better samples. It's worth it!

Overall, pretty good remix! Fix the drums and maybe change the intro and you'd get a ten from me! I hope to hear something else from you soon!

-Lamp

P.S. - It's taken me a whole five minutes to write this review! Check out some of my stuff, maybe?

Ozzy93 responds:

thankz for the rewiev. i will try my best to put some better drum patterns in there, but i dont want to take too much attention off the main melody.