Fragments of a disco ball from 1979 - @superkitty889 I had to run this through a checker to make sure it wasn’t stolen. Really awesome track you got. I love the piano chords, and it fits the theme nicely. The negative thing with it is that it’s really short, meaning there’s not much to listen to, and in addition to that there’s only one musical idea expressed, and you weren’t really able to take it anywhere. I recommend working to increase the length of your tracks in the future to allow for more expanding on ideas in addition to adding new ideas to tracks. Drifting through space and time - @Alchemy-Coder This is a well produced track that fits the theme well. Solid beat and melody, though the bass has some slight detune. It’s a very short track however, and lacks anything much of idea depth. You clearly have the skill to make decent things, so I recommend next time making your track longer in order to combine multiple ideas. Also, I think you could do with some panning to increase the listening depth of this track. Overall a decent track, I just wish there was more in it. Broken memories - @-Resonance- I like the vibes here, it’s very solid with good instruments. Minor pet peeve is that it’s pretty quiet, but that’s something that can easily be solved. You seem to really know what you were doing and unlike many other tracks, you have multiple musical ideas expressed, the reason for your good creativity score. Overall I really like this track, though I think you could increase the quality of the sound. There are a couple sections where it feels repetitive due to it being a more slow buildup, and I recommend when doing something like that to simply change minor aspects of the track with various instruments, such as simply removing a couple drum hits on the snare or high hats to make the ear feel like it’s hearing something new. Overall though it’s very good, and mainly just lacks in audio quality itself. PARTY - @marcussalt/@IAMMAARCUS This track is very experimental sounding, the vocals are very... confusing to be honest. It’s obviously not bad, it just feels very lacking in structure. It fits the theme quite well and is definitely creative, but also feels very weak, and the beat almost never really changes. In the future, I recommend adding musical depth to your song by making different sections with the beat varying more than just some sweeping audio sounds. Also I think this would sound way better with some good panning involved. The last comment I have to make is that what you made is very short, which also prevents it from sounding musically deep. Dreams - I really like this track actually, it totally feels like dance music, and has an uplifting vibe to it. Overall it builds really well and has decent production quality other than mixing, which I think you could add a little of. My other recommendation is to change more. Let the track be constantly evolving, making edits to the texture, the rhythm, the drums, the pitch, change it up so it feels really dynamic and fun, even more so than it already does. In the end though this is a good track and I like it. I hope to see more of your work soon. Now is not the time - What a dirty dance. This track might do better if it was set in a major key and used less of an overdriven lead lol. Overall though this track vibes. Like I told many other contestants, variability could greatly increase how good this track sounds. There’s also a few points where the lead feels a bit unstructured and strange, and not really in a good way. I think you’re missing a bit of melodic structure and expertise, and that’s something you could work on for next time. Sorry this feedback isn’t that long, but I’m tired and want to share the project quickly lol. Seaside - “Kinda mid music”. Now, the reason I quote your project to you is the following: Firstly, it’s one instrument. It doesn’t sound like dance music. It’s somewhat retro, but your problem is it doesn’t feel very much like anything other than a little tune. It’s also not really a melody, just some strangely placed notes. Next round, you should work on adding depth to your texture with some more instruments, along with working hard to create a compelling melody. I don’t want to give low scores as I’ve said before, but I have to judge honestly. Synthisold - Actual fire lesgo. Sounds like a bossfight track more than a dance track, and isn’t super “retro” other than the fact you use chiptune synths with redux. I really like the tune, mostly cause I’m partial to boss themes and it sounds a whole lot like one. Very solid track, however it’s super short, and doesn’t have a lot of theoretical depth. In the future, I think it’d be cool to see you doing bass drops, different sections, or things similar to that. Overall though I really like this track and would use it in a game I would make were I to make a game.
Right Back! - @-Tech_Master- Feedback: Your music is well produced, and has some nice catchy riffs and stuff, it feels like something that could be in a Wii game as background music. My main recommendation is working on removing some repetition. Your main method you seem to use to remove repetition in your music currently is changing texture, or what instruments there are, or specific modifications to these instruments. One thing you could do is make small little changes in your loops (removing a single drum hit, modifying the length or velocity of a note slightly, etc) that keep your track fresh as it moves along, which will prevent the listener from getting bored or it from feeling too repetitive. Feel free to experiment a lot! Synthtopia - @pianoman523 Feedback: I like the vibe of your track. The production lacks a bit in quality, but overall isn’t bad. Also, nice effects. However, I think the track is short, and lacks structure. Your overall structure with a lot of things is good, but the melodic and textural structure kinda falls short. It doesn’t really feel like the song goes anywhere. It’s not only often repetitive, but the instrument that appears to be the lead doesn’t follow a melody, and texturally isn’t prominent feeling. I recommend learning the basis of melody creation and also learning to build up your track. You have potential, but I think there’s good room for improvement. The Golden XC’s - @Paullotix_music Feedback: I’m very surprised at the good production quality garageband has given you. Solid intro and buildup. I like the track very much overall. Probably the largest problem is that it feels short. You have a really nice loop, and you build on that loop, so you’ve got a good section of music learning behind you. However, I still think you could figure out different sections of music. Try exploring transitioning to new sections with risers, drum fills, and bass drops, rather than just building up and retaining the same musical idea you have. Overall though, this is really good for the timeframe, and you did well. Entry #1 - @ScratchBoi28 I’ll keep this feedback as short as the song you made. You did a nice job, have good production quality, and fit the theme well. One problem is you’re very repetitive, and you repeat stuff you already did, making repetition a common thing in your song. However, I would still jam to this beat. Good job. Distorted Echoes - @CyberWolf66 Feedback: I liked the idea of this track, but I think it falls short of something one could rightfully consider “good”. Firstly, not one of the instruments seems to follow a logical melodic pattern in the slightest, making it impossible to hear structure. The other reason I hear no structure in your track is because there is no structure. It’s as if someone made separate tracks with unrelated instruments, played some notes on those tracks, layered them on each other, and called it done. Your drumbeat is actually not terrible, however the instruments aren’t on beat with it, making that comment pointless. I recommend doing a lot more learning before you do a lot more trying. If you truly want to do that, I recommend learning about (maybe use youtube videos) scales & melodic structure, and how to make things on beat. (Oof that was brutal) Vulcan’s Bloom - @2085clicks Fire. Pushing the limits of beepbox. Not technically fitting the nostalgic part of the theme, but I’m not gonna worry about that very much. I really like this track. Some things you could do would be a tad more mixing edits, though your mixing is really quite good. I struggle to find negative things to say given you made this in a week. Enjoy your good score. Town “middle” - @J8rcodeC I will also keep this one as short as the song. Firstly, this doesn’t fit the theme. Think you might’ve entirely forgotten about that. Secondly, there’s pretty much no melodic structure, just notes thrown around in the scale. Finally, there’s no rhythm. If you want to continue in this contest, you’re gonna need to step up your game. Look up videos and stuff. (I gave feedback on cyberwolf’s song that can tell you the right direction for vids) Heartbreak - @Calengamer255 Very fun little tune. I like the melody, and the mixing is decent, with the instruments working together harmonically. It’s not too short, and it has a separate section rather than one building and falling track. One problem is that it doesn’t seem to really be a dance track... it doesn’t fit the theme very well. Also, there’s a bit of repetition. It’s not very much compared to a lot of tracks in this contest, however the reason I’m pointing it out is because I think you’re at the stage where smaller things should be cut out, rather than working on mass improvements. This is because you’re pretty advanced. I recommend not letting a single measure pass without altering, even if only very slightly, dynamics, texture, rhythm, pitch, or tempo.
