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[Karco - Apology (Trance Remix)]

Ok...

Well, this was pretty boring. The drum beat had was too hard on the high-hats that my ears were starting to bleed (not literally). I think you should've either made the beat's volume lower, or gotten rid of one of those high-hats in the beat.

The electro side of it was ok, but the drum beat was overtaking it and to be honest, this song was quite boring. I can see you've improved immensely though because Rush is turning out great! I can't wait to see the finished version!

Karco responds:

The drums were so-so, and difficult to work with namely because this song was in 3/4 time. I know what you mean when you say the hihats were loud, some EQing was probably in order here but I didn't notice it.

This is probably not one of my better songs, and probably because it was rushed. :\ I definitel y have improved since, but I think the main difference was in the effort, not in the skill level.

I'm probably going to finish my hard trance WIP first, but I'm definitely trying to find a way to finish Rush. ;D Thanks for the review!

[Phantom Dance]

Cool!

It was like a kiddy version of scary music lol.

This would be great in a lego racing game when they're on a "scary" racing track... it'd be perfect for that!

At the beginning, it felt really weird listening to you playing those keys in faster tempo - if you know what I mean... Other wise, very cool. Good beat, good work.

Cutting-Christ responds:

LOL! Yeah! I've got the skills to make Lego music! xD

Thanks, I appreciate it. =)

[Solus- I Love the Clouds]

Really Good

Good stuff here. Kinda reminds me of one of Bloc Party's songs (which I hated) but this with a better beat which makes this song a heap better than theirs.

This is pretty relaxing and makes me want to look at clouds for some reason...

SolusLunes responds:

I wonder why... :D

[Eternal Melody]

Good

Nice work... that sound was a bit irritating though. Kinda like it had too much feedback I think... something like that lol. Great for a first song. Drum beat was good too.

Karco responds:

Kinda funny you reviewed my first song, and even funnier that I found this review at all! XD Honestly, I would have preferred a review for a more recent submission, but thanks for reviewing anyway. :P

[Rig - Reverb Project]

Hah

Some pretty cool sounds here. Nice work!

Rig responds:

Thanks! :)

[Karco - Rush (Demo)]

Radical

Absolutely, totally rad! Very catchy tune... not extremely fast at an enjoyable tempo with a tune that makes you want to move it. This should be played at a dance party... seriously.

A great drum beat(s) to go with it too. And there isn't anything just randomly chucked in or extra things to add more sounds in that made it sound bad... you've done it perfectly!

Karco responds:

Thanks a lot, glad you like it! :D Stay tuned for the finished version, which will be even better. >:)

[Karco - Strobe (Loop)]

Sheer Awesomeness

I'm animating part of this loop for the Continue-The-Song-Game collab. That just proves how much I love this!! Great work!

Karco responds:

Hey, thanks a lot, glad you like it! :D

[Rig - Stardust Crazy]

Awesome

Definitely my favourite song in the portal. Done so well!

Rig responds:

Thanks, man! Tell all your friends :3

[Yummy Muffin ft. Cyril]

Not Bad

The chorus' instrumental part's quality wasn't too great... I'm not big on the screaming... I'd prefer something with singing and no screaming with a voice not so great than screaming.

Not bad but the screaming and all is not my style but I can hear some effort so I'll give you an 8/10.

Rig responds:

Thanks for the review anyway :)

[Dragon Funk!]

{{{ NICE }}}

It's very relaxing, yet it can be not so relaxing, fun to listen to... lol. I liked the piano part. Good job.

You used free-to-use loops, didn't you?

Quickbeam responds:

Yeah some of them were but the piano part was me. I play many instruments such as: The Piano, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar and Keyboards. I also play a little bit of the Cello.