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[Revolva (Dubstep)]

Hory shet

I love the Massive vst, and you're clearly very comfortable using it to its full potential. I had never thought about it before, but you're exactly right about the dubstep-ghetto relationship. They fit together like a...uh....two piece puzzle or something. 10/10 5/5

[Quiver (Dubstep)]

Sick bassline

I like the incorporation of the guitar too. This is a killer example of hardstyle. My only complaint (and it may not even be a valid one) is about the kick. It's punchy as hell, but it's still not cutting through the way I would hope. Maybe add a slight echo to give it some tonality? Or don't. Quiver's fantastic as it is. 9/10 5/5

[Ocean Life]

Nice job!

Really digging the melodies. Nice, full sounds as well. The bass is punchy without being omnipresent, and I like that hi hat. What I would say you need to work on the most are your buildups. At 1:24, the song was off and running before I even realized it. If you tease your listeners a little more, it'll make that kick entrance all the more satisfying. Also, when you seem to take a breather from 2:19 to 3:01, I think there needs to be some percussive presence there. In my (very) humble opinion, trance is a genre that should keep your head bobbing the whole way through, and part of that is having a kick, hi hat, snare, clap, mousetrap, something that audibly keeps the beat. The crescendo that kicks in at 3:01 is a good effort, but it's a little wussy for my taste, mainly because that snare is weaksauce. It doesn't cut through like I'd expect.

Last teensy criticism: this song has a lot of high voicing without a low counterbalance. I can hear your bassline, but it's about 2 octaves too high. You've got plenty on the high side as it is. Drop some of that stuff down and you've got yourself a winner.

You've got the foundation for a great song here. Just give it a little more attention. 3/5 7/10

Chamon responds:

Sure will edit some of the things you've said. Tomorrow, I'll make a whole new arrangement. Thanks alot for the review :)

[I Fucked An Alien]

Oh lawd...

What have we here?

[Iron Clubbin']

Please

Stop setting my ears on fire with your amazing songs. I actually have a headache from cranking this one up so loud for so long.

ZuneInc responds:

Thanks for the great comment :)

[Enter The Sun]

Ear sex

This is a fantastic song through and through. The mixture of sounds is spot on, from the percs to the bassline to the hi analog synths.

Very nice ambiance in the first third or so. I really like the background choir(?) pad you used. It adds a nice little bit of flavor without becoming too overpowering. The progression of the main melody is very well done. I like the fact that the analog synth feels just a little random at points without going all over the place.

The buildup/dub drop was a little unexpected, but in a very good way. It's still very much the same song even after you introduced the new percs and FM. Also, bravo on not making the dubstep seem repetitive and out of place. Changing the melody over to a lower analog synth(?) really supports the new feel very well.

The way you wind things down and leave that last note sort of hanging befits the song perfectly. A lot of similar DnB songs can end weird because the author doesn't come up with a good way of "saying goodbye" to the listener. Great job!

Maybe somebody else will come up with some criticism, 'cause I can't. I really can't find a single thing wrong here. Not a channel out of place. This song makes musical promises and delivers on every single one of them. This is going on my iPod on loop for the next millennium or so. 10/10, 3.4 billion/5

ZuneInc responds:

Thanks a lot for the comment. Saying hello and saying goodbye in a song has always been my strong points :)

[SJ [Dead Space]]

A couple of suggestions

Maybe allow the bassline to build a bit more before bringing in the beat? I was waiting for something of a buildup, but the song dropped right off the bat. Give it some more suspense.

Along those same lines, I like the break in the action at 1:18, but it's way too short. The incorporation of the sound effect is awesome, but it's kinda lonely. I would say use a few more sounds and/or add a short uplift before popping right back into the beat.

Great example of dub/glitchstep, as usual. Now, if only you would actual finish a few more of your WIPs :P
4/5 8/10

SteakJohnson responds:

this is a good idea, also i think it needs more melodicalness to it, just melodic stabs or strings or something. Thanks for the support as always!

[Inspecting]

Sneaky sneaky

Very nice job. The cello's spot on, and the beat fits perfectly. Might I suggest progressing it a bit more? Maybe layer on some other instrumentation and build it up more. 8/10 5/5

[Thor [Dubstep] wip]

The beat's sick as hell

But I feel like the melody's lacking a bit. The bass is as nice and dirty as one could expect, but the high synths are too weak next to it. On the plus side, there are a great many places that you can go with this. The percs don't need any work. The kick is good and punchy. THAT SNARE IS TASTY.

The hi hat intro at 0:33 gave me a boner.

SteakJohnson responds:

indeed, melody does need reworking... and thanks!

[Hexic [major wip]]

Needs a bit of polish

And I only say that because it doesn't demonstrate your true abilities very well. Outstanding transitions and synth potshots around 00:33. I'm a sucker for low, filthy synths like that (how the hell are you getting it that dirty in FL Studio?). I agree with Flared24 about the snare. It seems a little off somehow, although I can't really tell why. The ride bell pops out perfectly, but it could definitely use a little hi hat balance. I don't know what else I could say that you don't already know. Please keep up the good work. It makes my ears feel all sexy. 9/10 5/5

SteakJohnson responds:

thanks man advice appreciated.... For all that dirtiness i just take advantage of every lil knob and i layer synths and resample etc mutiple parallel filters... messin with fm synths (sytrus lots)