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[Department of Government Efficency]

I love how the different sections blend together, and the overall feeling of despair. Melodically I think it's pretty solid, and I especially like that bit at around 1:50, when the lead guitar drops into that dissonant tone and just hangs there as the song progresses. Plenty of variation and movement within 5 minutes to keep the listener engaged while maintaining a consistent feel. Great work.

One little thing, because it could just be my sound system, the kick drum seems like it could use some work. I'm not sure if it's over compressed, or just too hot in the mix, or what. Either way it didn't really ruin the song, just sort of stuck out to me, and I wanted to have some sort of constructive feedback for you so there it is lol.

Sherlock-Bones00 responds:

Well thanks for the response. I'm not sure about the kick drum. I didn't really hear anything that stood out to me. I'm not a drummer and I hate programming drums lol. So maybe I'll pay more attention to it on the next one.

[A glare goodbye]

Nice melody, and the synths work pretty well together. What you need to start looking into is equalization and mastering. There are a lot of different things to learn about all that, but EQ'ing is one of the first things you should learn. There are lots of different techniques, but a good one I like to use is called Subtractive EQing, which is where you reduce the frequencies on a track that don't add to the overall mix. Like on the higher melodies, you would want to reduce the low frequencies, and on the basslines you would reduce the highs. That opens up for space on the wavelength for everything to blend together.

Before I turn this into an essay, lol, this song is catchy. It'd be nice to see you keep working at it.

Merpy responds:

Thank you ill check that EQ and mastering stuff

[[Dj-U] Lost In Time]

This song is super chill. dat piano man. dat piano. It's so clear and simple above all the other synths going on. Maybe not so good when it's by itself at around 2:10, cuz then it sounds a bit too simple. Try to keep it paired with pads like around 2:20. It's just that by itself it has no atmosphere, it's too raw, maybe a touch of reverb would help. Besides that it's a catchy tune, and I'm always looking for excuses to try being a vocalist, so maybe we could collab on some lyrics? :D

Dj-UnKnOwN responds:

Hey man thanks for the review! Sorry i haven't responded to this comment, i actually thought i did :P!

Anyway, yeah I've had a few people tell me that the piano sounds a bit too 'dry' by itself so i'm definitely considering doing back and giving it a little room.
I'll pm you about working together ;)

[Zinity - Evolution]

Dat bass. I'm going to download this and test it out in my car's system with my subs, I'll PM you a proper review after that. :D

Zinitymusic responds:

Awesome! ;-)

[Lazy Springs]

Nice and chill, it does sound like an old school game. You seem to have a good feel for melody and chord progression, just keep experimenting and exploring with FL studio and you'll be writing sick track in no time. :D

Merpy responds:

thanks man!
i really appreciate it

[Beautiful (Kassich)]

Wow. This is one of those track you just want to sit and listen to and think about all kinds of things. That is until the beat drops and you want to dance and listen and think about things, hahaha. I love the intro as much as I love the rest of it, and I would love to see it have a really long break section like the intro but with a lot of dynamics and solo synths. Also, I think I'd classify this as progressive house, but I'm no expert. :P

You could easily make this song 20 minutes long and no one would mind. Very nice work.

Kassich responds:

thanks for listening! It definitely has a progressive house feel to it! I wish i still had the files for this audio project, I would have been able to make a 20 min version ;)

[TheContract. JasonHorecky]

This song clearly rocks major balls, very nice work. My only question is why is it called "The Contract"? :P

JasonHorecky responds:

Thank you so much :D It means a lot :D I posted a question on my facebook page on what it should be called and that was a top choice so I picked it :P

[Summer Nights (edit 1)]

Interesting song, I like how you made the kick and bass different enough that they could blend without the need for hard sidechaining. The chord progression is nice and the addition of different leads keeps it from getting stale, but I would still suggest adding a break section with a differing feel, something that blends with the rest of the song but also stands out. Nice work so far.

alvys18 responds:

Thank you!

[Carousel]

seems solid so far, it'd be nice to hear where you go with it. That lead bell synth definitely sounds upbeat but its rhythm is a bit confusing. Maybe later into the song you can add another harmony synth with a varying but similar rhythm to balance it out.

alvys18 responds:

thanks man!