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[[accident]]

I don't think I clicked a P

This is a bit of an odd track. Definetely have to take off points of clarity because the main section is not very balanced. Make the more important parts louder and keep all other parts quieter. Other than that there's not much you can or should change. Nice work. :)

~ DSM

[Believe (StereoTactik Remix)]

Bitch

Two things:
1) Screechy effect thing at the beginning was annoying. It just sounded out of place.
2) Old bass was better. This one sounded really drowned compared to the previous one.

~ DSM

StereoTactik responds:

It may be the low quality that's been annoying people. To get the higher quality version, MSN me at [e-mail].

[Anyone Can Make Techno]

Anyone CAN make Techno

WTF WAS WITH THE MASTERING. I mean it was WAY over the top. Great idea though. Try working on mastering and expand on it a little bit, and you might have a gold track.

~ DSM

LfunkeyA responds:

wtf was with the mastering? :) my ears are but a pussy in a harcore porn movie.

[Test Drive--_--(2:01)]

This is what I'm talking about!

Great job. Definetely one of the better DnB songs in the portal. You have okay drum samples, could be better, and the bass is a beast. The overlaying effects were very well done. When I first heard that detuned synth, I thought it sounded like crap, but it grew on me. I love the sound of this song. Very dark and neurotic. The only thing I would really look into improving is your samples. They just aren't quite doing it for me.

~ DSM

PERVOK responds:

Naw, I'm quite happy with my samples. Thanks for the review though.

[p4c-Escape]

Lesse what you did here

Drums very glitchy. Nice effect. Pads are absolutely beautiful. Love em. Then the distorted lead kicks in. That's a problem. It's really ugly sounding, and it's a lead. Doesn't belong in DnB. Then that break down into a rap piece, omg. LOVE IT. Absolutely beautiful sounding. Love the pads with the piano and bells. Just wonderful. I noticed one thing throughout the entire piece however: lack of bass. You have a great potential DnB piece here, you just need that bass! Take out that lead and put in that thick bass that makes DnB was it is. That breakdown is definetely the best part. I've never heard anything quite like it before.

Now I have a few questions for you.
1) What program do you use?
2) How did you make those drum samples?
3) What did you use to make those pads and other synth sounds at the breakdown?

All in all, it could be so much more than it was. Great effort put forth though. Nice job.

~ DSM

p4c responds:

ty for the review!! yeah, one of those synths i used did seem i bit out there while i was makin it, i might change it and reload some time if feel like it :D

answers:
1) i use reason
2) well technically i used a loop, but not as aloop. for the one at the beginning, i heavily distorted a loop, transposed it two octaves down, then cut out like 4 segments for each drum, and crapped them together. for the main drums that come in i took two drum samples, and distorted a bit. all the arrangements were done directly on da timeline ;D
3) all the pads and synths are subtraction synthesizers or graintable synthesizers, with exception to the violin and the piano.

[Nova Mortuus]

One of the better Techno to DnB

One thing I don't like about Techno artists who try DnB is there lack of changing over. They always do something wrong. Most of the times its with the drums, but you did those great. However, you didn't get the other aspect right. Not the bass, but the LEADS. You don't use leads in a DnB song! Not a bright decission. Also, this song was too eerie. That would cause some people to dislike it. But I'm not one of those people. I liked it. <3

~ DSM

NightHawk22 responds:

I usually make my songs first, then try to decide what genre it would fit in. It seemed most likely at the time to fit into the DnB genre, but looking back I probably would have had more sucess if I had submitted it as a techno song...

[Rucklo - Schiz]

oh mah godz!

dis is da bestest track i eba herd is so gud dat i giv 5

Now on to seriousness. I must say that this is a very well thought out track, but there is always room for improvement. I could have seen some very light effects playing in certain parts of the song just as a filler. You could have used the piano a lot more too. I would have enjoyed the piano popping up more. One issue I find with this song is the amount of panning used. Panning is good to use for some parts of the song, but I think you used it to an excess around the end. The ending could have been better, too. Instead of having whatever you used to exit the song, you could have used a pad to flow out of the song. To add to this rambling, I would like to say that the most powerful part of the piece came in too early. You should have had the first piano melody part placed later in the song, at least past halfway, or at least brought it back. Doing so would give people a reason to listen to the entire track. Which leads me to another thing, the build up came much quicker than the exit, or so it seems. That should have been reversed.

Sorry about the rant and my lack of breaking it into sections, but I'm lazy. Other than what I stated above, the track is wonderful. I usually have more criticisms the better the song is. :P

~ DSM

Rucklo responds:

Oy!

You're perfectly correct about the build of the song, it's not very well balanced. As for the panning, I can't remember what's been done really... it's all alod stuff, so that shit is... old :)

I remember I wanted vocals on this song when I made it way back, but ended up writing a melody with a piano instead. I never got the piano right either, and most instruments are poorly EQ-puzzled in the mix.

Thanx alot for the review tho, appreciate it! :D

[Draze - Dusk Dance Dawn]

Love it

This is a great piece. Love every aspect of it. You really seem to have a knack for Techno. I have no complaints about this piece.

It seems like ever since you went inactive for a long time, your popularity went down. You definetely deserve a lot more attention, so I'll throw a 5 your way. ;D

~ DSM

[Drum distortion test]

Nice

Those drums are sick, but that's all it is (reason for low rating). All this needs is a sick ass bassline and it'd be near perfect.

p4c responds:

yeah i didnt mean this to be a song, jst some drum patters i made. i jst posted it for the heck of posting it lol. i might work on it later. but thanks :D