Score: 7

"Interesting... XD"

submission: FF8:Man with the machine gun 2

date: July 24, 2009

Orchestral MWaMG, eh? Not bad, interesting of instruments. Just please remember that timpanists don't roll every note they play (I am a timpanist XD).

Keep it up, man! XD

Score: 9

"Good job, man! XD"

submission: Morning Flight

date: June 10, 2009

You know how to texture with synth, definitely. May I recommend grabbing yourself some better drum samples than the default thingies in FPC (I find most soundfonts are quite acceptable, my favourite is the Power Kit patch of the FluidR3GM sf2), whack some compression, EQ and reverb onto it and give it a bit more level in the mix. See what happens. Is the synth I hear Sytrus? (It's my second favourite plugin, after Arturia's Minimoog V) XD

Keep it up, man! XD

Score: 9

"Go DE Go! XD"

submission: Dancing Mad-Tier 4

date: November 5, 2008

I kinda didn't like that opening actually, the organ is just meant to hold the chord while the choir shrieks in terror. IMO, anyways.

The ACTUAL tier... man, these guys are certainly balanced, but come on man, the organ and choir outplayed them. Each instrument needed space to rock out, and I come back to something I frequently pull you up for - PAN. Panning makes a SHITELOAD of difference. Seriously. XD

Pipe Organ was quite well done, and the drums' reverb was a nice touch. Very well balanced, it just worked. XD

And I LOL at Kefka LOLing. Well done, DE. Now, I have a redux to attend to. XD

Score: 10

"Three's for something I can't remember... XP"

submission: Dancing Mad Tier 3

date: November 5, 2008

Yes, Uematsu-san was inspired by Bach's organ pieces, specifically Toccata con Fuga in D Minor and a couple of preludes. Can't remember which ones. But for the organist, this is no doubt the most technically involved section of the whole thing.

I personally think you could use a few different organ stops, like, add some Reed Pedal, and maybe some light flute ranks alongside your already impressive Plenum. Look for soundfonts! XD

Score: 8

"Two's for the show..."

submission: Dancing Mad-Tier 2

date: November 5, 2008

Piano intro worked nicely. The major crecendo was awesome... just... WHERE'S THE SNARES?! XD Man, you had every counterbeat known to man, but no snare cadenza to hold it together... shocking. Still, the rest was very nicely done, and well done writing a tom solo. XD

Score: 9

"One's for the money..."

submission: Dancing Mad-Tier 1

date: November 5, 2008

Go that organ and the percussion. And the choir. Man, first tier is nailed. Only gripe is the guitars sound slightly out of tune. The idea is novel, and it works, I just dislike the samples. Also, I think ONE organ at a time - the Hammond on the bassline either a little too punchy or too subtle - going either way could work a little better. Still, nice arrangement, Kefka would approve. If he didn't hate everything. XD

Now, what was that about Rule 19? XD

Score: 10

"Jesus man, that was AWESOME! XD"

submission: A Railway In Our Village?

date: October 22, 2008

I WANT YOUR SAMPLES. XD

Man, that was trippy! Your samples friggin' pwn, man, especially that acoustic guitar with the chords (which I guess you should know as well as I know drums XD). Your percs were cool, and the reverb was a nice touch. 5/5 10/10 without hesitation. Post this in your thread and you shall get rave reviews. You already have mine. XD

Score: 9

"It's all Kobayashi-y... XD"

submission: Taking over the Halberd-KSS

date: October 1, 2008

I like it. Everything was well balanced, instruments were good and so was the arrangement. Only thing left now - USE SOME PAN. XD

Score: 8

"I don't know why, but..."

submission: Fighting/Victory Fanfare-FFVII

date: August 8, 2008

...for some reason, I really like those crappy MIDI timps you used here. It seems to work, for some reason. XD

Score: 9

"Nice and even."

submission: Pokey Bots Battle-Mother 3

date: April 21, 2008

Heavy modulation on the lead synth there, but otherwise pretty nice. More oomph on the beat perhaps. XD