Score: 9

"Chaoz still has it's kick :)"

submission: ParagonX9 - Chaoz Airflow

date: June 19, 2009

Loved the track, you definately know it's ParagonX9 when you hear it, but it has unique vibe to it (and this strange old school Sonic track feel to it)

Man I'd love to hear some breaktrance sometime from you, this one has a strong trance feel to it while still keeping that DnB feel. Especially loved that 2:00 section to break things up.

So here's what I've got for ya, 9/10, 5/5.

Score: 7

"Has potential"

submission: Dj Lucky Thr33 - 128WTF

date: May 20, 2009

First off, the sub bass behind that kicker is insanely powerful

Now for the important bits:

1: You need to work on your mastering for this. In alot of areas I can hear static showing up from instruments being too loud, as well as areas where the kick "suppresses" the other instruments.
Use an equalizer or master volue to lower it a bit to clear up that problem.

2: A couple of your notes seemed off-key in the first half of the song, take a day off from composing the same project, then come back with "fresh ears" and listen through again every now and then to pick up on these spots.

Problems aside, this is a pretty simple sounding track that has alot of casual listening possibilities, I like the overall feel of it a bit. :)

Score: 5

"A little too fast"

submission: when Bass meets Drums

date: March 23, 2009

Slow down the tempo man! You're pushing it so fast the drumline comes out as a garbled mess. Try nudging it down to around 160-170bpm

I can get a feel for what you intended with this, you seem to know what you want to do, but can't find the right instruments for it.

I'd suggest you avoid the Hoovers for DnB, and instead try using slides on your notes or some portamento on the instrument itself, this will give you much, much more control over your instruments.

Another suggestion to throw out there is to start small with your drumlines, some of the best sounding drumlines aren't neccesarily the most complex.
Try starting out with a snare every other measure, and move 2 kickers around in that pattern and see how each location feels. From there, add another kicker if it feels like an area needs it.
If you want to pull it all together a little more, using an open hat every beat where there is no kicker or snare can act as a starting point before setting up the hats.

Keep at it, don't be afraid to put a trance sound into your DnB if you're strong in trance. Take a listen to Dumonde - Human [Ill Skillz Remix], that DnB track has a strong trance feel and is pretty solid

Score: 9

"Nice beat"

submission: ***Reverberation***

date: March 23, 2009

Very laid back track, pushed a little more towards house than trance imo

All around it's just plain relaxing to listen to, I can't really point out any problem areas to this track.

Only thing I can suggest is to maybe slightly lower your master volume, it seems a bit loud

Score: 7

"I see some potential here"

submission: Trance-Dance

date: March 23, 2009

Definately sounds like you're pretty new at audio, but I can hear some potential in this.

First and foremost, you need to increase the master volume of the song. Campare your song in your program to a song playing in an audio player to find a good volume setting. Having too low of a volume is a hassle and also can cause some quality to be lost.

I like your score behind this, while the instruments are nothing special, I can see something pretty nice created with the score you have here once you get a little more comfortable with your program.

Keep at it, I'll keep an eye out for your stuff in the near future :)

Score: 9

"Pretty nice track"

submission: ParagonX9 - HyperioxX

date: March 23, 2009

Definately a ton of energy pushing this track forward, nice seeing something different out of you as well

The moog lead has a bit of a feeling of familiarity with alot of other songs, but I don't think any other kind of instrument would've worked as well as that in its place.

That piano section was crispy clear, and sounded great, one of the highlights of the track

Surprisingly loopable for a full song, not sure if that was intentional or not, but you can easily miss where the song ends and realize it's halfway through another play through when you check :P

The pitch rises worked in some areas, but seemed a little awkward at times. At the end of the piano section, it feels out of place at first until the other instruments start up, just doesn't flow as well as it did with the synths.

Good stuff, overall the top notch quality songs we expect out of you :)

Score: 7

"Hahah holy shit that actually sounds catchy :P"

submission: ~Soulja Boy Techno Remix~

date: March 8, 2009

Two completely different key songs and it actually works in a sense XD

People kept telling me someone did this but I could never find it, for a relatively simple overlay job I'll give you credit on somehow making a connection between the two songs

ps: PM me a link to DJ Becklez's profile, I need to have a word with him

Score: 7

"Not bad"

submission: Ice Cap Zone Sonic 3 (SSF Mix)

date: February 2, 2009

Recently remixed this myself :P

The double kicks/offbeat kicks seem kinda like they're at a wierd point in the measure, probably would flow better at the end of the measure instead of in the first couple steps. Also, the hat fade-in kicker pattern probably should've been used more like a crecendo or a way to finish a 4/8/16 measure portion, it sounds a bit repetitive with it being used so much.

The moog bass I think could use a slightly lighter attack, but that's a personal opinion thing :P

Nice kicker by the way, it has a nice punch to it as well as just being all around pleasing to listen to

overall, pretty good stuff, just needs a few small tweaks on the kicker

Score: 8

"Potentially beasty"

submission: Left4Dead - Rec0il Mix

date: January 23, 2009

This track has some pretty good potential, all you need to do is fine tune the pitch on your arps and leads, they're just a little off compared to the stuff in the background

outside of that, you've got a ton of energy behind this, plus a pretty hard kicker

Score: 7

"I think I just did that dance..."

submission: Nyan Nyan (Techno Remix)

date: July 28, 2008

Isn't this a remix of that song with the that dance....eep o.o;

not bad, just an annoying as hell song to remix XD