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certainly $50,000 for a live band is too much to ask, but maybe a couple hundred for a half-decent sound module, or nothing for free soundfonts, is not. the samples are hurting this mix in a big way. other than that, the mix is definately on the short side at less than 2 and a half minutes, so the arrangement doesnt really have time to develop or escalate. and the ending is half-assed. also, i'm not too impressed by the piano comping. it pretty much just holds down the chord for the duration of that change. it sounds unnatural, and it is. jazz comping is more natural, there are actual "rhythms" played by the "rhythm" instruments. listen to jaroban's "interdit" for an idea of what i mean. or you could just listen to, say...Keith Jarrett or McCoy Tyner. needs some technical and creative upgrades. NO

okay. this sounds like the guitar was recorded in the closet. really just poor quality recording. the bass and drums sound good. the interlude is decent. but back to the verse, the guitar sounds like crap again. the playing is decent, but flawed, and the recording is terrible. also, the song is only 2 minutes, and there is very little arrangement. fix the guitar, expand the arrangement. NO

this mix is very trebly. it could use some beef in the low end. but the playing is pretty good, and the arrangement isnt bad. i'd also like to hear some reverb. i'm also not familiar with the source material. i'm leaning towards a yes, but i want to hear someone tell me that the incorporation and arrangement of original material is reasonable. fair enough. YES

this is very close to the original save the drums, which are sometimes akward, and the intro and concluding interludes. also added is what sounds like a bad-mexican-food-wet-fart sample at :40. not enough different here. NO

i really like this groove. in fact, i really like this mix. it's a bit repetitive, but i dont know if it's so repetitive that it deserves a no. it definately could be better, but i think it's strong and moody as it is. i'll get back to this one. it needs more. i like what you have, but it's not enough yet. NO

this mix could use some better instruments. the bass part is good. the drums are backwards in places. this is jazz...at the section around :40 your hi-hat is a beat early from where it should be. again at 1:15 also, your snare should NOT, i repeat NOT be on the downbeat so often. listen to more jazz. apart from that, the arangement is simple, doesnt go anywhere, is too short, and has a poor ending. NO

well apparently i advised GL to make the percussion less busy...well i dont notice anything wrong...one of his better mixes in my opinion. very atmospheric. a winner is you. YES

i like this trance in 6/8 idea, but the execution doesnt cut it. first of all, this mix takes way too long to get going. the melody doesnt come in till 1:30. i'm bored. the next crippling problem is that the song is repetitive as hell. it doesnt build enough, and it repeats repeats. fix it up. then try again. NO

hmm...what sticks out to me is that the piano sounds unnatural, mainly because it's too fast. then the hit things sound terrible. just doesnt work. too dry, perhaps. the string melody isnt prominent enough. bring it out, and consider not using a string patch. ack..there's that dry ugly stab hit thing again. it's an interesting mix, but it seems to me that you dont really have a knowledge of how the instruments are actually played. that piano part would not be played at a million miles an hour, and the string would not be used to play the lead in this situation. NO ending doesnt make sense.

the 80's feel is what makes this mix unique. sounds culture-clubish. i'm not liking the flute lead. and i'm definately not liking the guitar. this arrangement is quite simple...in fact the harmony is more simple than the original, i believe. i dont particularly care for the piano interlude. monophonic interludes rarely work. i'd say pimprove the dynamics, make the harmonies more sophisticated, and look for some better sounds. not bad, could use some work. NO

there are a number of crippling problems with this solo piano mix. first: the piano sounds incredibly unnatural. the patch is bad. sounds like a not-piano. second: contributing to the unnatural sound is that there is little, if any, velocity alteration. it all sounds like it's at the same level. occasionally the volume will go up or down as a whole, but there is no dynamic subtlety. it all sounds the same. Third: also contributing to the forced nature of this mix is the the invasive rhythmical surgery that has obviously been performed on this mix. The quantization sounds unnatural in some places, mainly because not only are the start times all the same, but every note lasts for the same duration. if this mix is live, i'll eat my foot. NO this mix sounds incredibly unnatural. not acceptable for a solo piano mix.

hrm...the original over a pounding beat. it's akward. also, the groove itself has some harmonic sounds that really really dont work with the melody. i dont know whats going on with the voice sample...it sounds to me like this mix is trying to be a techno ballad. it's just akward overall, and there isnt much going on harmonically. there's very little arrangement to speak of. NO

1-5 eighth notes dont impress me, as far as an introduction. the buildup to 1:06 is actually pretty sweet. nice layering. It feels a little bit sparce at 2:00, but what's here is nice. i think it could use some soft pads or strings. oh...here they are. the drums really arent impressive enough to warrant being so loud. too much looperage. the transition at 4:50 is a bit jarring. this mix takes some wonderful artistic liberties. the dynamics are also very good. The well-done ending gets bonus points from me. this is a nicely done trance track. it never get's too repetitive. the few akward points dont add up to a no, so here, have a YES

a lot of the elements of this mix work, but there are two big things that bother me quite a bit. first of all, the lead synth sounds like a duck. no good. second, the incorporation of the x1 and x3 zero themes sounds slapped together. the harmonies don't work. the x2 arrangement sounds fine. perhaps not outstanding in any way, but it was solid. the other melodies seriously detract from the quality of the remix. fix these two things, then come back. NO

perhaps someone should point out to Mr. Lewis that his joke submissions waste our time and contribute to the delay of queue that he complains about. rain is nice, but the strings sound really weak. all of the patches leave something to be desired. seems like the mix is hurting for some treble. the arrangement is enjoyable, but not altogether harmonically sophisticated. the techno section is handled better. it's more typical GLL fare. Very nice dynamics on the whole, the ending is kind of sudden. there are some things i dont like about the first half, but its a decent mix overall. YES

This sounds like cloud on crack. the drums are frantically banging away at "THE" techno beat... quater kick, upbeat hat and it NEVER changes. it's like a charicature of itself. the melody doesnt fit the frantic groove. there are spastic synths throughout, added apparently in order to give me a headache. mission accomplished. the times where there is any harmony to speak of, it is ridiculously simple, and it will often fall a bar or two behind the melody. and the synths are generic and uninteresting. This mix just sounds really sloppy and really amateurish. NO

hrm. the intro does not make me hopeful. i dont know why people think that such a simplistic drum groove can stand on its own as a 15 second intro. the first minute or so is a little too repetitive. switching between two chords every measure is not interesting. i like the transition at :52. very nice. still too repetitive. okay, the melody finally came in. i have some issues with the arrangement being so straight ahead...also it seems as tho the melody and harmony parts clasha and...cancel each other out, at times. also i think the three note harmony is a little too loud during the melody. nice transition right before the end into the ost. there are some decent transitions in this mix, but it suffers from fairly common techno issues that detract too much. NO also, there isnt enough bass in this mix.

This mix is a crime against jazz.

i am in agreement. it's more like a clip you hear on a menu screen that is put on a loop. it doesnt go anywhere. escalate. or elevate. no, escalation would be better in this case. NO

ok the first two minutes has me interested...proficient guitar playing, maybe a tiny bit out of tune in a place or two, and there are a few unintentional mutes, but nothing too bad. i'm hopeful. ah! what happened? this middle segment starting from 2:something is just a mess. there's clipping all over the place, the transition is akward, the rhythm guitar is too dry. the solo is a huge mess. bad notes all over the place, absolutely no attention is paid to rhythms. this is a rock segment, there should be drums and bass. either do the middle segment right, or drop it completely and go somewhere else for escalation. NO

That, good sir, is not a sentence. Oh, Jazz! i've heard of jazz before! i think this mix would be better if you made it a trio. there are some of the more grooving sections where the song is hurting for a rhythm section. the arrangement is clean, the dynamics are great, and the soloing sounds near-professional, except for the three note trill that is used WAAAY too often. i definately hear some room to grow, but this is a strong mix. NO. er, i mean, YES

the sound quality is low. the song makes little musical sense. the sound fx are all this thing has. if i wanted sound effects, i would watch starwars. NO

sounds great other than some clipping. but it really is too close to the original. shake it up. NO

This, to me, is a perfect example of cookie-cutter techno. Like Dan said, this is oversimplified. There's rarely more than two notes being played at the same time, and the beat frequently drops out altogether. the extent of the harmony is: Bass play quarter note offbeat for 2 bars, bass play quarter note offbeat one step down, repeat. the first two minutes are a complete waste. nothing happens. i dont get it. just when it almost starts to build up, it cuts out completely. okay. everything repeats way too many times before moving on. i really dont need to hear your bass taking a one-note quarter note solo for fifteen seconds at the beginning. it takes too long to move on, and then it doesnt go anywhere. what is with this solo lead at 3:30? isnt techno supposed to have a beat? and isnt music supposed to have harmony? wait, when did this song end? it's just not on anymore. this needs some serious development. it is empty. NO

with some work this could be a pretty good remix, but it's clearly not there yet. my biggest problem is that the groove, the guitar, bass, and drums, stays the same through the entire song. exactly the same. there's no variation and no escalation whatsoever. my second biggest problem is that the song doesnt end, it just dies. it's half-assed. i also am not pleased by the drumloops, which i feel dont fit terribly well. NO dispite the no vote, i think with some improvements this could be pretty good. i liked the guitar and bass parts.