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[Horizon]

You could have added more bass eq to an arp and greatly improve this. Kick is lovely and powerful but no bass really complimenting it.

Melodic content is nice. Flows well.

Especially like the break at 0:53. Can hear a saw lead but something else under it. Is there a guitar/sitar playing?

ReverieOfTrance responds:

Thanks for the feedback. It is an older song of mine. Yes, there is a guitar...

[The City of Stars]

Would categorise this under Drum & Bass or Drumstep rather than trance.

But it sounds amazing, I love the vinyl effect in the background :D and the melody is so chill and relaxing. You also don't hear brass instruments in this sort of music often. Nice touch!

EpicAntos responds:

Duly noted. I was unsure about which category to choose for this track. But it’s rightfully been changed to Drum & Bass. Thank you for your recommendation :)

[Dakota Rineer-Bloom]

Slide notes. I can see exactly what you've done and it sounds incredible. Really nice and simple touch to improve a melody ten fold.

Main thing that stands out to me is the percussion, it's lovely and that kick hits nice and hard.

Other than making the melody slightly different in each drop. You could have just shortened the track to get rid of any repetitiveness. Hope the judges don't take any of that into account because the track is fantastic.

Good luck in the round!

Drak02 responds:

Thanks for the feedback! I’m pretty proud of this one. I’m thinking of maybe shortening the first drop cause that’s the most repetitive one, and it doesn’t need to be that long, and then reuploading because I still have a lot of time before judging starts

EDIT: made it shorter

[Motion of Light and Soundd]

That melody makes up for your mastering and then some.

On the topic, your mastering is far from terrible. It's really close to perfection tbh. Think your sidechain is a bit strong in places, but that's easily fixed. Main drops are a bit muddy sure, but like I said. Very good.

Good luck in the round!

CrystaluxX responds:

Thank you very much for your kind words!
I hope I still get counted in the competition because this is posted half a day too late.
I need to see what happens...

[Shitter's Clogged - DJ PixelCum]

4/5 because you play fortnite.

In all seriousness, beat is solid. Lyrics could be clearer in future songs. Good melody to the whole thing

DJPixelCumMusic responds:

the song is supposed to be ironically bad but glad you thought it was actually good, lol.

[Melody]

Beautiful, nothing really much to say about it. Absense of drums isn't an issue. As it gets more epic a few crashes would be suitable if you decide to continue it :D

SharkwithSideburns responds:

Thanks a bunch! :))) I'll definitely see how it sounds with some crashes, thanks for the feedback 😄

[Machine Bass]

Too loud, great constructive feedback for a 1.5 score.

Since I know where the volume control is, let's review this track :D Interesting mix of trap/dubstep here. Percussion is cliche and what you'd expect from a trap track. Wobbles and bass suggest otherwise. You've pulled it off well, mastering is great. Love the background vocals although not sure if them not being so clear is intentional

Structure threw me off unfortunately, breakdown into a buildup that goes nowhere? Tempo increase was cool but the song didn't feel like a conclusion, felt like more could have come of it which is a shame.

Great effort

KayozKun responds:

Thank you so much for your well thought out and constructive criticism! Honestly, I had no Idea what to put for a second Drop. I could've copy and paste the first drop, but I think that would make the track just drag for too long. But I guess ending the song right after the second buildup was a bad idea too haha. Again, thank you for the high score although this is my first "real" trap track. :)

[Sunrise]

Well mastered, great basses and percussion. Love the chord choice, melodic dubstep is PROPER dubstep!

NOmki responds:

thanks :D and i agree

[Anexumus]

I really really like it. BUT. It's so DRY

Psytrance is all about atmosphere and a little reverb goes a long way to creating that. Snare is a little loud but that really is nitpicking. The substance of a great psytrance track here at the end of the day. Just left out your effects, intentionally obviously but feel it's hurt the track

Velsyan responds:

Yeah, this is my first psytrance track lol. I will definitely work on the fx and reverb my next song :)). I'm glad you enjoyed!

[Feeling]

Deaf. Turn it up before you export next time :D

In all seriousness, short as it is. Doesn't feel eerie to me. Would be great for people that can flip samples effectively for future projects I guess! :D

Haneki responds:

Thanks for the feedback, I replaced the file with one that I made louder, this is more meant as a sample like another one of my audios than a song. I laughed when I saw deaf btw. Thanks for the rating.