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[Change is in the Air]

Nice and relaxing

For what it is, it's really good. The melody is good and constantly changing so I never get bored, but it still sounds like the same song throughout.

For some reason, I was trying to think of what it'd be used in, and what came into my mind was the credits of some cricket show, where it has loads of replays..It has that sort of relaxed feel to it..

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Sawdust responds:

Well, repetitivity is a beast I've never managed to slay. Thanks then!

[Game Over Guitar Theme]

Not quite "Game Over"

I agree with Coop, it doesn't really feel like a Game Over, more a menu screen..However, it is still a great song..

I could also see it being used in one of those ads on TV, with amazing HD footage, advertising some new HD Channel or Sony's new 456" HD Ready Plasma TV.

My only criticism is that it doesn't loop perfectly..That would have been nice, as it is a loop after all...

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sarias responds:

im not sure how to make it loop any better then it is because on my audio editing software it looped fine but i uploaded it on here and it didn't so im not sure how to fix that

[-rT- WiP : Digital Extacy]

Pity...

I have a slight problem here: I love piano, but hate techno..

The piano intro was quite nice..If I were you, I would have just made it a piano song, as you obviously have a talent for piano. The beat was a bit fast and didn't really go with the piano, but it wasn't too bad..When that techno thump came in I just gave up hope though...I guess it's just not my thing..

The ending just cut it off completely. Try to end it properly.

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ReaperTechno responds:

Ive actually redone the piano a little bit since i posted this. It flows through the intro a lot better. If your willing to listen through the techno i might be adding more piano: The only thing i have left to do is determine the direction of this song, theres so much i can do with it.
but thanks for the review :)

[Paradox (Remastered)]

Vocals aren't very good

I loved the V for Vendetta intro, it instantly got me interested, and it's also a great film. However, we are here to review your song, not the film.

The vocals are the main problem here. I'm not really much into this style of singing, but I appreciate it when it is done well. Unfortunately, this is not it.

The music isn't too good either. The beat doesn't work when it's just that constant hitting of the drums, and the guitar doesn't always seem to match the vocals.

I think for this kind of music, a fade out doesn't really work. TRy to find a more precise ending.

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Blackdoom13 responds:

Ok thanks for the review. I'll try to do something better for an ending.

[Rondoesque]

Relaxing

The melody was lovely, and very relaxing. I think it worked best when it was going slow, but the faster bits were nice too.

I quite like how it almost loops back to the start seamlessly.

I could see this being an intro to almost any British TV show pre-1990, especially Poirot or something.

There's not much I can about it, but excellent job!

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sarias responds:

what tv do you watch? im curious lol i mean really what? thanks for the review though :)

[The Terminator (Revamped)]

Nice intro.

The piano intro was my favourite bit, and a nice contrast from the heavier main part of the song.

You managed to transition into the metal bit flawlessly, so good job on that. The guitars was really nice, and kept me interested throughout. The drum beat was pretty good, but I think there was one cymbal too many..

The ending was a bit lazy, but still worked alright..

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Blackdoom13 responds:

Ok thanks for the review.

[Ecliptic]

Not bad..

It kinda sounded like the whole thing was just an intro, or maybe a series or intros, with no proper conclusion.

It was also really repetitive and dull, and had no single melody, but kinda switched between them, so it didn't feel like a full song.

I quite liked the ending though..It fit quite well with the song.

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EvilScorpio responds:

Well... At least you've like something in this track)) Thx for the review))

[VA Demo-Reel 2 (Regular Voice)]

Not genuine.

You were right, it did sound like you were forcing it out of yourself..Maybe that was because you didn't know what you were gonna say, so try writing a rough script first.

You really need to increase the volume on your submissions, it was much too quiet in my opinion.

I know that you're from Latvia, but you actually sound kinda Australian, or maybe you were trying to sound American. Either way, it didn't feel genuine at all..

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Sairex responds:

I didn't try to sound like anything, this how I speak in English and I don't think there is a name for my kind of accent. I have influenced a lot from Americans, the British and Australians so it all kinda piles up into one big clustefuck.

Also I don't know if I mentioned it in the demo, but if needed I can sound genuine, my acting doesn't just stop with voice, I am also an actor in the theatre and I can make the right mood and what-not.

Thanks again for your honest review.

[Sairex's Voice Acting DemoReel]

Not enough variety.

Well, many of the voices sounded a bit too similar, but some of them were pretty good. The female voices were pretty abysmal though...

I would have liked a bit of variety. Instead of just various American voices, you could have tried different accents.

The content, in terms of the humour, was a bit disappointing..The only decent one was "12 educational reasons not to put glass in your eye". The rest seemed like pretty poor attempts at being funny.

There are loads of demos like this, where there are just loads of voices, completely unrelated. Try to combine them in some way, maybe by putting them in some story.

The sound levels differed quite a lot in the different parts. I found myself turning up the sound to hear it at the start, and then quickly turning it down again.

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Sairex responds:

Yeah you're right...and I do believe I will never do a female voice act in my life so...

This was my very first attempt and since I got so many great suggestions (like yours) I will deffinetly improve for the next one.

The idea of making a story out of it all makes me think of the VA Contests being held monthly, I'm sure I'll have a chance to make a story when I do a submission for it.

This wasn't actually meant to be funny, the whole picture is just me sitting at my desk with a headset and saying the first thing that came to my mind and to be honest I didn't have many ideas or inspiration at that time.

I will deffinetly do an accent related VA demo some day, and taking all suggestions I've received so far, many more things.

Thank you for your honest review, I really appreciate it.

[Galuminum]

Interesting..

The 8-bit beat thing is really kinda annoying..Too much vibrato or something...Not sure about the musical jargon, but it bugged me.

To be honest, this was too much of a Video Game song to be filed under Heavy Metal. I could recognise bits of heavy metal in there, but the instruments were too electronic to be metal..That said, I like how you've tried to combine two very contrasting genres. It creates an original and interesting effect. The metal bits of it are the best parts, in my opinion.

The thing that bugged me the most is that at 1:08, the melody changed completely, and felt like a completely different song...

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loansindi responds:

I'm curious exactly what it was that bothered you about the electronic aspects.

Regarding the disjointedness, it's because this is basically two different approaches to the genre that were stuck together. It's still a nascent project.

Thank you for the review.