Here are my ratings and some remarks on each track (except mine). These are as written straight down while listening to each tracks for rating it. Please forgive me, if they are sometimes a bit harsh, but I believe it is better to be honest than boring here.
Chris
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| | Artist | Track Name | Rating |
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| 1 | AnyThreeWords | Strands | 3 |
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| 2 | enorrmann | B.Trance | 2 |
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| 3 | Erlend | Improvisations on a Groove | 2 |
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| 4 | jdfight | My Digital Assistant | 4 |
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| 5 | MyLoFy | BYourSlf | 5 |
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| 6 | obiwanke | B.pollo | 2 |
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| 7 | Spotlight Kid | Wanna B.? | - |
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1.
* Nice soundscape in the intro, good balance between highs and bass
* Loses tension after bass enters, when organ comes in seems somewhat aimless
* I c an't guess which b.plugin were used
* I feel kind of dark wave vibe (good)
* Bell lead is also a bit meandering and a-rhythmic
* I don't like the cymbal sound
* Would be great with some distorted guitar, I think
overall: nice atmosphere, has some development but lacks proper tension curve.
score: 3/5
2.
* Reminds me a bit of early 90s Trance
* Needs some sounds to fill out the lower mids
* Sub-bass a bit exaggerrated
* Hardly any development and only one motif
* I like the pluck sound
* Drums are punchy
* Missing some gimmicks like risers, drop, snare fills etc.
overall: interesting beginning but then a bit boring tbh
score: 2/5
3.
* Nice sidechain pumping effect
* Interesting overlaying of rhythmic patterns
* Piano too loud, IMHO
* Sometimes grooves along nicely, but then kind if stutters, which I find irritating
* Organ solo meh, was hoping for a longer synth solo at the end
overall: nice groove, doesn't get boring, but no direction
score: 2/5
4.
* Great start that grabs your attention
* Nice groove and mix of spanish harmonies with psychedelic guitar
* Great use of the B. plugins on vocal sample
* Mix could be thinned out a bit in the mid range.
* I was waiting for a pad or organ or similar for a climax during the solo.
* Drum beat a bit monotonous and too straight, could use some bounce.
overall: makes you tap your feet and bob your head, would have liked some kind of chorus
score: 4/5
5.
* Great drums, bass and guitar sound from the start
* First synth solo should have been mixed more to the forground (compare with guitar solo!)
* Great playing on all instruments
* Second synth solo sits better in the mix, great use of reverb automation
* Drums a bit too loud
* Nice shifts in style between vamping sections and solos
* Needs tambourine during the guitar solo - or a cowbell
* Use of B.plugins restricted but effective!
overall: grooves as hell and excellent sound combined with a great sense of style, what's not to like?
score: 5/5
6.
* That clap starts to annoy after the first minute
* Nice syncing between vocal sample stuttering and synth arps
* Bass foundation missing
* One of better endings among all submissions, some others kind of fizzle out
* NASA samples too overused by others already, IMO
overall: technically solid, could be more adventurous artisticly
score: 2/5
7.
* No rating
overall: that was fun to make, I wish I could have used more B. plugins
score: -/5
