Radiowar

what i'm saying is this is probably my favourite of all the mallet pieces you've posted here

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the piano sounds really dry in the intro, but once the rest of the instruments come in it isn't really an issue. the drums aren't the greatest though. i am interested in hearing the lo-fi version of this that liontamer mentioned, i think the drums would sound better in that context. but for one of the earlier remixes this is really good

the buildup from piano to the full band was executed very well love that B3 organ in there i think i might keep this one good job

this is pretty cool my only thing about this is that, being entirely synthetic brass, the fakeness does come through however the parts are all very well written which makes it less of an issue so yeah...looking forward to the finished version oh and whatever happened to that black hole remix you posted here awhile back?

it's not bad but it is just so dang noisy in a way i prefer analoq's version over this one just feels more focused

this relies too much on the bass and drums (which are nice) and it is easy to hear parts where they could have been switched up (2:00-2:30)...the melody doesn't exactly fit usually i disagree with adding on extra sections to force some sort of variety into a song but like i said this could have easily been developed further

i felt the ending could've been elaborated on more...not necessarily into a climax, but just half a minute or so more build up. as it is it creates tension that was otherwise absent but the sudden stop is disappointing. otherwise, not bad. very pat metheny

i experienced enjoyment while hearing this

submitted mine...it isn't exactly what i had hoped and it is pretty rough but there it is http://compo.thasauce.net/files/hbpencil_-_lunacy(ORC103).mp3

kinda wanted to try this but couldn't get to record properly in time... i'll see if i can get a tolerable recording of something in an hour

thanks for the comments guys yeah i know the bass is pretty repetitive, the thing is i want the bass and drums to play off each other so i gotta lay down the drums first before i mess around with the bass too much. there are marcato strings here though (one for the melody, one "rhythm" violin playing a constant sixteenth note pattern); is it too quiet?

http://alexhhhh.googlepages.com/SuperMarioRPG-WeaponsFactory.mp3

UPDATE: 7/1 thought a guitar solo would be a good way to break the monotony but i don't have a guitar so used a synth one instead...i think it works pretty well actually maybe it's just because i'm getting used to the song but the repetition doesn't bother me much anymore. not there yet but getting close http://alexhhhh.googlepages.com/Leafcutterv8.3.mp3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6/30 quick little update, nothing huge though changed the drums in the middle section. everything is still repetitive but at least it has more energy now. http://alexhhhh.googlepages.com/Leafcutterv8.1.mp3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6/29 added some voice clips, some incomplete transitions, a sort of ending, etc. http://alexhhhh.googlepages.com/Leafcutterv8.mp3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6/29 ok so I have spent a lot of time today rewriting the song. The intro is a lot shorter than it used to be. i put in some drums which are just a placeholder for now while i learn to do dnb drums properly (it is the most tedious thing on the planet), but they add a lot of energy to the intro that i think was missing before. And the middle section just repeats a lot for now while I think of ways to make it more interesting without getting too complex. http://alexhhhh.googlepages.com/Leafcutterv7.mp3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4/30 man this one has been a wip for over a year now it is gettin pretty bad finally figured out what i want to do with it only trouble is i am a total dnb amateur the drums that are in there right now are just a placeholder so really i am just looking for help/suggestions relating to how to make good drums for this mix there are a bunch of things wrong with the beginning and end parts that i will get around to later i just want to get the middle part done...so really i am not looking for feedback on those parts, although if you do feel so compelled to comment on them feel free http://alexhhhh.googlepages.com/Leafcutterv6.mp3 thank you for listening

that's awesome i remember enjoying that song so i'll pick this up one way or another...

there are some pretty terrible samples here and the changeups are awkward but it's so groovy would be so much better if it wasn't a medley and just stuck with the castle theme and maybe integrated the forest song better love the ep chords at 0:35

pretty good i haven't had a chance to listen to it properly but i played it once all the way through and that is usually a good sign especially for double discs.

hmm i think i will try

the bass in the intro is pretty weak but that is fixed up later on nice use of in game fx though i really wish the bass didn't cut out at 2:23 the gap in the melody becomes too noticeable...needed more support from the bass i think wasn't really feelin the ending either

reminds me of porcupine tree a little. this is an excellent song not much else to say about it

uhh dunno what to say this is pretty weak serious lack of energy in the vocals, absolutely grating hook, uncreative, unimaginative lyrics... if it was meant as a joke song it isn't funny, and if it was serious it's not good. we need some higher standard of hip hop around here.

yeah this is not bad good to see some hip hop on this site that isn't treated like a joke the rapping is pretty good, the guy has good flow and breath control. i'm really not feelin the beat though. the drums and bass are good but the melody doesn't work for me hope to see more from you guys maybe with some better source material

reminds me of paul lansky's "idle chatter" works this is not bad a little too new-agey for me but very well put together

people who think ambience is just downtempo trance would do well to listen to this mix real ambience, very well done props

the drums are sick not sure about the rest of this song though...synths sound too similar to the original which i was never really a fan of one other thing, like rellik said this isn't "experimental" man people really like abusing genre definitions here