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Castles In The Sky (Mans0n)

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Made with FL studio 8. 30 patterns. and lol 1 automation clip.This get's pretty intense so be carefuland please tell me what you think, and don't forget to vote and download!!


song details: Intro is pretty boring but song picks up pretty fast.


Build-up is pretty nice. sounds smexy.

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Excellent track

This was one awesome track you made,it had great build up and a wide variety of different beats that all mixed up together very nicely also i like the up & down pace it had,overall i enjoyed this song very much so keep up the great work. =D

Mans0n responds:

thanks for the review!

Cool :3.

While I do think that this song is pretty similar to any other progressive trance songs due to the almost identical structure, generic synths, etc... it's still enjoyable to listen to. Quite a simplistic piece to be honest, but even then this sounds great, so good job on it.

The melodies are really catchy, and work well in the song. I really liked the filter automation on the main synth, it definitely made the synth more interesting than it would have been if you simply automated its volume. That being said, I think you could add more melodies, since there was only one melody, played on top of some drums and effects. This would definitely help vary the song a bit more. Also, the background depth could use some work. As I said, this is a simple track, so there still is room to make it a bit more complicated while still keeping it fun to listen to. By this I mean that you could add some more effects, different synths etc...

The synth you used sounded cool, although it was pretty generic. Actually, the whole song sounds pretty generic. I personally really dislike songs which use same styles and same sounds as other songs, which is why I'm not going to download this. The main problem with Trance is that it's so hard to be original nowadays. I think that if you use your skills at producing to making more original-sounding songs, then it'd be awesome. Oh well... Basically what I'd like in this song would be some more synths as I hinted above. A pad would work really well here, or maybe some other synths or even more effects. Just some stuff to make this more interesting to listen to.

The transitions, like in your other songs, are superb. I suppose I can't really complain about them. I especially liked the transitions towards the end where you slowly took away some elements of the song to get to the ending. The buildups were also great.

Structure-wise, this had a generic structure. Buildup for the intro, climax, build down for the outro. I can't really complain much since this structure works well. The variety was good since you had a lot of variety in the drums, but the synth could have definitely been varied a bit more with some more melodies like I said. The intro was generic too, but worked well. Same with the outro, although I think the effect at the end could have lasted longer.

The drums are brilliant. As I said above, they were varied a lot, and I enjoyed listening to them. My only complaint with the drums would be the kick. It sounds really punchy and is taking over the mix too much at times, at least in my opinion. Other than that, the drum work was basically spot on, so good job over there.

Yeah, overall, I think the biggest problem with this submission would be that it's generic. Not to say that your work is bad, because I enjoy listening to your stuff, but I think that incorporating more unique sounds in your songs would make them much better. Keep up the great work nonetheless, you're a really talented Trance artist.
8/10
4/5

-Review Request Club-

Mans0n responds:

Nice review man, Thanks for all the advice and criticism! I will do my best to improve on the things you stated above!

Well

-As far as I can tell you seem to create songs at a rapid pace lately. I can't even seem to get myself around to reviewing as fast as you are making new songs(i'm like 5 behind XD). If anything it shows your dedication to creating music though since you're constantly working at it.

-The introduction is crazy slow but it at least hits and starts to speed up rather quickly as the build-up starts to become more apparent. The song felt like more build-up than anything else though. Maybe you could incorporate an extended climax of sorts if you come back to this. Plenty of bass throughout except for the complete drop at about 2:30 which left the song to fade out nicely.

-Overall it's a pretty nice song with a catchy beat. Very quickly paced for the most part without really overdoing anything. The melody balanced out very well with the amount of percussion. The synth isn't too overused which is great since you could of easily brought it to the forefront.

-Review Request Club

Mans0n responds:

thanks for the review :) and yeah I do make songs pretty quick. Which could be be more or less of a bad thing.

Reminds Me Of Classic Club Songs.

I have never been a fan of Club/Trance music but I do like some of the older ones from the early 90's. This song brought back memories, so firstly thank you for that.

I think that it is the simple beat and the catchy synth that makes this song so appealing to me. If I could make one improvement, and it would only be a tiny improvement, I thought that th song could have a more distinct breakdown. But this song must have take some time and you have clearly but a lot of effort in.
Well Done :).

4/5

Mans0n responds:

glad you liked it! and yeah the breakdown is pretty weak. I will probably go back and edit this further so it will be better overall.

Nice.

I liked how it started off calm and then went to a fast paced techno beat. good amount of time to, I had a question, how long does it take for you to make one of these songs? Pretty good, anyway.

-Connor

Mans0n responds:

Well this is a remix, so it doesn't take as much time as an original track. since I pretty much sliced the midi and used my own synths/beats and whatnot.

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Downloads
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Votes
5
Score
4.50 / 5.00

Uploaded
Jun 12, 2010
9:41 PM EDT
File Info
Song
6 MB
2 min 38 sec

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