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[LO - Aeroblast]

Good

Now, some problems.

The drums were very repetitive, Hardstyle focuses heavily on the drums and, therefore, needs quite a bit of variation. Maybe make a pattern for the introduction, and a separate pattern for when the lead melody is playing.

The melody was very repetitive, asll you did was change synths, and that isn't quite enough. Hardstyle usually has a short melody along with the drums and then transitions into the lead one. It doesn't keep the same one the whole time.

Really, other than that, this is a decent song. Make those changes and it will be a great one.

I'm sorry if this review sounded harsh, I'm just giving out some criticism to help you improve.

Oakwood responds:

Your review isn't harsh, it's just good critisism. You are right about the drums, I just downloaded Junglist so that problem will be gone in the future. And about the melody... well I just lack inspiration. xD
Thanks for the good review!

[[AMP] See You Smile]

good

this is good, i like it.

vocal melody sounds like Camilla? idk, alot of Basshunter's work sounds quite similar.

AMP responds:

It's Ellinor, thanks for the review!

[[dj-Jo] Battery Life]

Damn

I really really enjoyed this man. I hardly ever give tens to anyone but this song really deserves it.

I have nothing to complain about, I enjoy your work, keep it up man!

-GST-

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dj-Jo responds:

lol Thanks dude

:D

[Kingsly]

Good

This was pretty good man. I liked the cheery and upbeat feel this has to it.

The synths are good, as well as the melodies used with them.

The vocals were well picked ans suited the song very well.

My only complaint is that there was pretty well no variation in the drums at all. They were the same throughout the entire song, but they were good nonetheless.

4/5 8/10

-GST-

Wattr responds:

Thanks a lot, man! I'll put some more thought into the drums, I'm debating changing the lyrics a little, maybe just adding on to them. We'll see I suppose.

-R.A.W.

[Out Of The Blue (Mans0n RMX)]

Quite good.

I really liked this. It was very relaxing and upbeat at the same time.

The effects and transitions were quite good, they added to the song quite a bit.

The drums were good, a little repetitive at some points, but good none the less.

The synths were good, nice and smooth, nice and calm.

Not much to improve really. This was very good. It sounded quite authentic actually.

4/5 8/10

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Mans0n responds:

:) thanks for the awesome review! but there are a few things i fixed in this, i will re upload pretty soon

[Hou5Music]

Pretty Good

This was good, and had a nice atmosphere to it.

I liked the part starting at 0:44, but after that it started to get quite repetitive.

In some parts it seemed to simple, and could have used some more synths/instruments to spice it up a bit.

I liked this. It was pretty good.

3/5 8/10

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Mans0n responds:

yeah I've gone back and worked on it some. I might re-upload sometime.

[<EagleGuard> Project X]

Nice and upbeat.

Quite an upbeat and happy song, I like that.

A few things though,

I didn't like a few of the synths, they took away from the song and seemed out of place.

This would sound better with a harder kick. It was very soft and was unrecognizable in some parts.

Some faults, but overall good.

3/5 7/10

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EagleGuard responds:

Oh well, everyone has their own opinion. I think making the kick louder would completely ruin the song, to be honest. The synths have been mentioned before, I'll think about it.

Thanks for the review =)

[Stride (Mans0n)]

A little repetitive.

The synths and effects used in this were quite good, and made this sound like an authentic House song.

The drums were quite repetitive, along with the melodies. With a little variation this will be a very good song.

3/5 6/10

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Mans0n responds:

a 6? really... I don't think you listened to the whole song.. because the drums do change and so does the melody.

But ohh well..

[Parasomnia]

....

well, this would sound more like hardcore if it was faster, harsher, etc.

i'm not trying to compare this to a professional song, but here is a great example of hardcore and will give you a good idea of tempo, synths, melodies, progression, etc.

Mellow Moenie Mauwe by Bodylotion

on the right track though man.

cky12qxz responds:

Thanks for the tips, mate.
On my next hardcore track I'll make it faster and more distorted.

[Alive and Awake]

Well

It isn't too original, but was still quite good.

I feel that the kick could maybe be more pronounced. There was no bass on it at all, kinda sounded like a pumped rimshot.

All in all, not bad.

-GST-

TheSongSalad responds:

Thanks for the review. I really think the kick should have been stronger, that i totally agree with. Thanks for the review man.