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[(Hop) - Cool Down]

Well then.

I need to find a genre of music I'm better than you at. Seriously. I tried hoppy music once and it's pretty dopey (not dope) compared to this. This first time through, I wanted this to be a 30-minute song. But whatever. I'm used to music being that long. This is an awesome tune, for sure.

I completely forgot to pay attention to anything but the mood the first time through, so on the second listen I tried to find something to constructively criticize... but there's nothing. The drums did change, but I like the turning point idea. And I liked both parts of the song equally... not too much drama, just the laid-back, always appreciative friendly vibe. Love it bunches :3

Bibbity bobbity boo. This is a lovely little tune :D I hope Evan likes it!

And I need to be whipped into shape. I keep saying I'll work on that Piano Melody thing and I never do. I need to see that song completed someday >:(

-Lazylighter

Lublub194 responds:

You don't have to complete it, you can always send it back. I'll see what I can do then.

I tried to make the halves sound different, and the same, while leaving a subtle jive to them. The bassline is kept through the whole thing, it's just hard to hear without headphones or high-bass speakers.

I'm glad you liked it! I'm glad people enjoy this.

I wanted to make it longer, sort of, I also wanted to keep it short enough, to make sure it was still friendly to those who find repetitive stuff annoying. It's hard to balance those sometimes. :/

I quite personally think you're far far better with classical than I am. Far better. I'm glad you like it though.

Thanks for the review good sir!

-Lubarific Lub.

[Hania - No words (Remix)]

Wowee!

Fantastic. Spectacular. Awe-inspiring.

Awesome. This is fantastic. Shame I'm the only 10 you've gotten so far. I understand Lubby taking off a point for remixing, but a 5 for this song just doesn't sit right with me. I guess it's a matter of opinion. Or maybe it has something to do with the fact that his username is "fartingchickenz" :\

But anyway. I love everything about this song. The bass is just fantastic... I tried to make something like that once but it never turned out right. The portamento on it is just beautiful :3

I also really liked the little buildup / crescendo bit with the bells at 1:28 or so... that was pretty awesome as well.

And the whole song made my day! It makes me want to give up this ambient stuff I'm doing now and get cracking on some cool stuff like this :D

-HeffaLamp

ReFreezed responds:

Aww. :)

Maybe he simply takes off 5 points for remixes, unlike Lublub's -1. We may never know.

The bass was actually not too hard to make. Recipe: take a triangle wave, mix it with a little sine, run it through a low-pass filter, add quite some resonance to it. For the EQ'ing, increase the tremble and decrease the bass. Now go wild with the cut-off frequency on the filter! Woo! Also, play a very low sine bass with high volume along with it for more awesomeness.

I'm not sure what bells you mean. But thanks anyway!

I'm glad I could be at your service. But you better not quit making that sweet sweet ambient music! :)

-RefWoozle

[Another world (by ReFreezed)]

Oh yeah!

This is some hardcore stuff! Definitely would fit in some mindblowing action-adventure game... holy crap, I just got to the part around 1:30 where those wicked effects come in. Those are enough to make me love the song, they're so awesome! And the percussion rocks! Ahh... :D

Hands down my favorite trance song by you so far... I love it! So energetic and mysterious sounding... Whee!

-Lamp

ReFreezed responds:

Aaaa-I'm very glad you like it-aaahh :D

Thanks!

[Heat of the beats]

I'm grooving :D

There are some people who can't stand hip-hop without a much bassier kick, but I really don't care. Actually, this is a little fast for hip-hop anyway but I don't care about that either! I'll appreciate the song for what it is, GOOD GRACIOUS >:)

Really groovy beat here. Not very much melodic stuff, but the percussion sounds were very nice (especially the hi-hats, I need me some good hi-hats). I liked the build-ups like around 1:08 that led up to the scratching (which also sounds cool).

Yep. I liked it :D I might make something like this of my own. Except more drill'n'bass-style... hehe!

-Lamp

ReFreezed responds:

I didn't choose to make hip-hop - I just had to choose a genre for the song SO THANKS for being awesome :D

This was actually supposed to be a DnB song at first, but then I found these Hip-Hop'y samples. I also felt like making some use of the scratch plug-in which I've never used before. I think the scratching sounds kinda crappy; I noticed that it's hard to scratch... It's fun though.

Tanks for the review!
Yes. Tanks.

-Refrrrrr

[Dance (by ReFreezed)]

Grr.

Just as I was about to hit "submit review," my internet crashed. So now I'm re-writing it >:(

Really good song, despite it's short length. Everything sounded clean and polished :) Definitely a classy little tune. I really like the drums fading in and out, that was really cool. Can't wait to hear MOOOOOOORE!

-Lamp

ReFreezed responds:

Sorry for your crash. I DIDN'T CAUSE IT I SWEAR :3

Glad you like this one too, despite it's simpleness and length.

Next song is coming up tomorrow! It's a different style than this though. Anyway, thanks for reviewing!

[The kick]

Whoa there.

The previous review was like a pick-up line for musicians :P

This completely blew my mind. I just went online after listening to Aphex Twin for a VERY long time, and I think this actually matches up to his strange experimental stuff :O The thing is, this sounds absolutely crazy with a kick drum, but I'm trying to imagine what would happen if you put other sounds through the same processing... just trying to think of what other weird stuff this could sound like is enough to make me appreciate this.

Baha, my mom just came up and asked what I was playing. I was playing it loud enough to hear from the next floor :P

Really intriguing... sound here. I don't even know if it's safe to call it music, but it sounds mighty sweet to me :D

-Lamp

ReFreezed responds:

I actually have another (short) song on which I used about the same technique. I'll improve the mastering on it and upload it tomorrow. (Edit: Check out "Dance")

lol

I haven't heard much of Aphex Twin yet, but what of what I've heard it's quite interesting music. I first heard of him in "Children of Men". Anyway, that's an interesting thought. I just happened to have a kick sample loaded when I got this idea, but it could just equally work with any sound.

Haha! Well, what DID you say you were playing? What could this possibly be called? :P

Thanks for the review! Your reviews are always fun to read. :D

[AT - Lying Whore]

Huh...

I like this a lot. It's more of an ambient, pondering sort of beat than a banging rage. Sort of like letting out the anguish before admitting defeat and dying... which I guess is the whole point of the song anyways.

Again, this is something I'd really like to hear some lyrics over. Someone needs to take the initiative! (as long as it's not me) So... really nice tune here. Minimalistic drums don't bother me at all :)

-Lamp

AlmostTechnicolor responds:

Glad to hear someone liked the drums! ;D

~ Almost Technicolor

[LB - Constant Destruction]

...

Well damn.

I mean darn.

This is just amazing. It's like a really strange combination between electro house with the bass synth and acid techno with the rest of it. Really loving that mix, and I also caught the little trick there with there being a small pause at the end of each measure... that sounds really trippy and I love it :3

I need to hear more like this :O Really, if you can make this I'd love to hear a whole album of it :D

-Impressed guy

Lublub194 responds:

This is really sorta a one time thing I believe. No album.

Although, honestly. I've not made any classical in a while, so maybe?

The pause at the end of the measure wasn't even intended :3

Thanks for the review man.

- Happy fellow.

[SR - Excessive Verbs]

Sparkling

This is very pretty :) The transition at 1:52 was very smooth, sort of like a little shimmer in the sound before it changed. There was also something I noticed particularly at 2:40. I'm not sure what to call it... gating? Something with a filter going on there? Anyway, really liked that effect.

Mind if I ask what the main synth is behind this sound? I'm really digging it, whatever it is :) Great work, even if it's just for experimenting.

-Lamp

SineRider responds:

I used Thor for this one in Reason 4. If you have that I can send over the file. There wasn't any gating I did on purpose, I did assign LFOs to filter frequency one of osccilator's pitch. So it gently fluctuates throughout the song

[It Sounded like]

You're a swell guy.

This is just as good as than the song that goes like.

Sweet vocals, piano, bass... name an instrument and it sounds good in this song :) Kinda makes me want to try trip hop. But that'd just be jumping on your wagon. Ah well. This is a great song for me to drink off-brand diet ginger ale and pretend to be hip to!

-Lamp

AlmostTechnicolor responds:

I don't even know how to respond to this review. You're ridiculous, but it's great ;]

Thanks.