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[footsteps]

I love the emotion and simplicity. The modulations really help to keep it interesting. I love the transition at 4:28. It's very beautiful and melodic throughout, and it definitely succeeds in telling a story. My biggest complaint is at 3:09 when that sweep comes in - it sounded so electronic and fake on top of such beautiful authentic-sounding pianos and strings. Although the simplicity of this piece really adds to its beauty, perhaps you should add some percussion later in the piece, maybe between around 3:09 and 4:28. You could use a more authentic-sounding crash instead of a sweep at those places. Btw, how do you do the tempo changes that start around 4:18, because that sounded wonderful? Well, this is clearly a fantastic piece overall and I'm glad to see that you gave it your all, Johnfn. Best of luck at NGADM! ;D

johnfn responds:

Thanks man! The sweep, which I agree is not perfect, was actually intended to sound like wind. I guess I should have filtered some actual wind rather than white noise, heh.

Was thinking the same thing about percussion :) But I was worried that it would take away from the melancholy feel of the piece. (Also I was still holding onto the hope that it would be a solo piano piece until like 12 hours before the deadline...heh)

Tempo automation is your friend! If I recall right you use FL studio so you can just right click on the tempo and do "add automation". Be careful though, it's a powerful tool ;-)

Thanks for the great review and suggestions and I'm glad you liked it!

[Break the Static]

I love the synths and energy and breaks. Couldn't hurt to use some of the non-default drums, though. ;) I thought the structure was interesting, and it was pretty smooth-flowing and unique. Maybe a little repetitive, and the ending is a little sudden, but nonetheless it's a cool track. Keep at it, Djjaner! ;D

[Zephyr]

I love the synths and energy and climactic nature of it. Reminds me of the good ol' days of Paragonx9. I love the melodies and atmosphere. The transition at 1:28 was a little sudden, though. The structure is really cool. It's very blissful and upbeat. Maybe a little repetitive, and the ending was a little cliché, but that's not going to stop me from giving it 5 stars! Keep up the great work, TeHLoY! ;D

TeHLoY responds:

Thanks! :D

[Helix- Fear[HD]]

I love the instruments and the bass-y, dark atmosphere. The distorted effects really add a lot to the piece. The structure is pretty interesting, but it could've used a little more dynamic contrast at times. I like what you did with the drums and the transitions, especially at 2:09. It got a little repetitive by the end, and I'm not sure exactly how much of this is your own original work, but it's still a pretty good remix. The part that bothered me the most was probably the very end. The synth at 4:49 sort of came out of nowhere, and it ended really suddenly. Still, nice work overall. I've seen your tracks on the front page a bunch of times before. I should've reviewed one of them earlier. ;)

[Hero Mountain]

I like the melodies and themes, as well as the mood. I think some of the instruments were a little too harsh, like the one at :23 and the melody instrument at the beginning. It's well-structured and smooth-flowing, though. Still, I felt like the beat was hiding under the other instruments for most of the song. Did you use a limiter? The piano was a nice touch, but it ends a little suddenly. I think this could make a great loop. It has a lot of potential, but I think you could clean up some of the details a little. Hope this was helpful! ;D