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Post by Maestro Triplet (Larx) on Dec 28, 2010 16:39:11 GMT -5
RegiRock and Sonicwave1000 both tied, so instead of doing one review, you'll be doing two. Also, this is the round where you are able to re-rate all the people that have already been rated! Re-Ratings are easy, just post the his/her name, the percentage next to it and a brief explanation as to why you gave that percentage. Example: Well, yeah, you catch my drift. xD Results:Round 1: SuperiorLarxene - 95% Round 2: lala19357 - 97% Round 3: LugiaDialga - 93% Round 4: pokemoneinstein - 83% Round 5: hnturs12 - 93% Round 6: Dasgust - 92% Round 7: tobinus - 93% Round 8: Pokeneon7 - 85% Round 9: xxseenyweeny - 90% Current Nominations:flameheadshero - 20 xtremethomas - 16 MeanGreenLuigi - 4 AMRTAX - 12 cat333pokemon - 9 AlmightyArceus - 28 pokemonmastertriplex - 9 utuber6061 - 13 wherewolftherewolf - 24 Zach - 22 YannickJason - 7 TheGuitahHeroe - 26 ---------------------------------------lala19357:98% (No one is perfect, right?) I really love his original compositions and his arrangements are pretty good. Although, I still do think he should focus on stuff more like this ( Example 1 / Example 2). You know? Try moving away from battle themes, or at least in the Pokemon style, and try to work on stuff such as piano compositions/classical compositions/orchestral compositions (Non-Pokemon battle. ) LugiaDialga:89%I really love her techno stuff and she's getting really better at orchestral stuff. But, I feel like she should work a little bit more on original stuff, and making her orchestral arrangements sound a little bit fuller. Other than that, she's really great! pokemoneinstein:73%Really great stuff and his newest uploads have really impressed me, but he has yet to upload something that TRULY impresses me. I also think he should focus a little bit more on original compositions, and work on arrangements other than orchestral. Like techno. Maybe some changing of melodies in the song would create variations as well would help. Usually, when I listen, your songs are remastered versions of songs... it's not a bad thing, but I usually like to hear something different when I hear a remastered/remixed version. hnturs12:91%His newest works are really good, but I feel like he should also branch out into more categories other than Pokemon-styled battle themes. *Go back to lala's review for other stuff.* Dasgust:88%His original compositions outside of Pokemon are absolutely solid. His Pokemon battle themes could use a bit of work, though. I think he'd be better off using the B/W soundfonts to get that Pokemon feel to his music. Also, his battle themes have a bit too much build. They don't really get to the main section until after about 20 - 30 seconds. Other than that, I really like his stuff. tobinus:97%Definitely one of the best musicians here on the forum. His original compositions and arrangements are both solid. I can never find a way to improve his stuff. Pokeneon7:83%His stuff is really good and catchy, but his orchestral stuff could really use some work. They aren't really arrangements, they are more of remastered versions of songs, as I said before. He should really try altering melodies, adding more instruments, changing moods/keys, dynamics variances, etc. He adds tempo variances, but usually they don't fit with the song. :/
Regirock: COMING SOON Sonicwave1000: COMING SOON
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Post by pokemoneinstein on Dec 28, 2010 20:30:18 GMT -5
About my re-rating, I have done some rock arrangements, and I'm in the process of a polka one. I've also done a pretty cool hip-hop remix (new opening theme for my LP if you want to check out the latest episode) I've only done one techno, though. I'll try expanding a bit, though orchestral is what I'd like to consider making a career out of, so I need a lot of practice with it. I've also started a lot of OCs, but none of them really... grab me. Maybe I'll start some back up. I've got a lot to do.
Ratings coming soon for REGIROCK and SW1000
EDIT: Also, just a suggestion, but maybe we should do re-evaluations the same as anything else. Just nominate people for a rating just like everyone else. They could become eligible for a second one after 10 rounds since their first. THoughts?
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Post by Dasgust on Dec 28, 2010 21:41:14 GMT -5
@superiorlarxene: I don't want to use the B/W soundfonts yet. The main reason is too many strikes on YouTube channels. So... maybe I just can't make fan-made Pokémon battle themes then. Thanks about the constructive critique!
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Post by pokemoneinstein on Jan 5, 2011 6:57:56 GMT -5
Well, it's been a week an no one's reviewed. Are we just forgetting about RtC? Come on, guys! (And me ) Should we extend this one another week? Anyway, I'll try to rate when I get home from school. Whether I can or not depends on how much homework I have.
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Post by Dasgust on Jan 5, 2011 9:17:03 GMT -5
Well, it's been a week an no one's reviewed. Are we just forgetting about RtC? Come on, guys! (And me ) Should we extend this one another week? Anyway, I'll try to rate when I get home from school. Whether I can or not depends on how much homework I have. Yeah, another week would be nice.
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Post by pokemoneinstein on Jan 8, 2011 15:43:44 GMT -5
I really can't be the only one swamped with exams and work right now. Rate them, everyone!
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Post by TheGuitahHeroe on Jan 10, 2011 20:19:53 GMT -5
REGlROCK Rating: 90%
I like his style. He sticks closely to the sources in all his Pokemon remixes, and yet adds his own twists. Also, he undoubtedly has some of the best production skills on this forum. The only reason my rating isn't a 95% or 96% is because as of yet, he has not uploaded any original compositions.
SonicWave1000 Rating: 82%
I think SonicWave could do a lot more with his stuff than he does. It's good, hard, electronic techno stuff. . .but it seems to me like the only thing he really varies in his remixes are the drumloops every once in a while. I seems like whenever I go to listen to one of his remixes, I always know exactly what to expect. Production value is pretty good for the most part, but he needs some practice and further experimentation with EQ, methinks. Also, I think he should try his hand at a few OCs.
Alright, now for re-ratings. . .
SuperiorLarxene -- 91%. Larx's stuff is another case where it seems as though I know exactly what to expect composition-wise from him before listening. A simple bassline usually consisting of octaves or fifths, coupled with a simple melody. Granted, he makes it work (and some of his works are a lot more complex than this, lol), but I think he needs to experiment moar with chords and stuff. One more thing worth mentioning is that he's mostly a composer and not a remixer, which definitely earns my respect.
lala19357 -- 97% Lala's orchestral stuff is pretty damn good. And he's mostly an OCer, which again earns my respect. Production quality on everything he makes is brilliant, and the instruments fit together extremely well.
LugiaDialga -- 90% I love what she does. Her ideas are great, but sometimes it seems she has a hard time getting her sound to sound exactly like she wants it, which will undoubtedly come with practice. It seems to me though that the instruments she uses are sort of generic techno instruments; that being said, I think she should definitely experiment with different types of instruments, mabye some sf2s (they do sound good, trust me!).
pokemoneinstein -- 60% It seems to me like Stein doesn't really compose as much as he does change the instruments around on midis. And although he does it well, my rating would definitely have been higher if he were to try his own at some original work.
hnturs12 -- 97% Tell you what; I love the work hnturs has done. His OC's (especially his LD battle theme) just scream EPIC. And even his remixes have just as much original material as remixed material.
Dasgust -- 92% In my view Das makes one of two potential styles of music: slow relective orchestral, or hard, tritone-abundant peppy-synth techno (battle themes). (And again, there are a few stray exceptions) I think he should experiment a little more with style, as well as become a bit more acclimated with the numerous other features that FL Studio has to offer.
tobinus -- 98% In my opinion tobinus takes the cake with his stuff. Just some stunning orchestral work, including his most recent "The Last Day of the Past." His standout to me is "Welcome to the World of Pokemon - TCG." The wind instruments are top notch in that one.
Pokeneon7 -- 75% Again, a young gun with a lot to learn (and a lot of time to do it). It still seems like most of his stuff is MIDIs with replaced instruments and drumloops. I think he should try experimenting with different stuff and learn a bit more about music theory, because with the production value of his mixes, he could go places.
xxseenyweenyxx -- 90% A great composer, and a great orchestrator. His orchestral stuff is very well developed structurally, and has great production value.
gnome-in-nations AlmightyArceus +2 WhereWhateverThereSomething +3
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Post by pokemoneinstein on Jan 10, 2011 20:58:51 GMT -5
Wow, harsh much?
Anyway, I've got a few OCs coming out soon. I wish I could spend more time on music, though, I'm so swamped with work. High school is insane. Though I would like to point out for ratings: This IS a remixing forum, not an OC forum. Don't make ratings bery heavily OC-based, if at all.
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Post by TheGuitahHeroe on Jan 10, 2011 21:45:57 GMT -5
Not harsh. Last I checked, the thread was called "Rate the Composer. You're good at remastering things, but i've never heard any original content from you at all, really, hence the low composer grade. If it were "Rate the Remasterer," my grade for you would have been different. That being said, look forward to a better rating from me once you post some OCs.
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Post by OverpoweredSocks on Jan 10, 2011 23:00:19 GMT -5
Reglrock 97% He's really experienced and professional in the remixes he makes, and he knows FL inside out, but nothings really stood out for me....but I'm picky in the sense that all I want is a catchy melody xDD Sonicwave1000 98% His music is really full sounding, and I love his drum patterns. He puts new spins on a lot of his remixes and his stuff sounds really uh balanced? to me :DDD Superiorlarxene 99% Varied music styles, and creates masterpieces in each genre Full sounding OCs.....uh...cool username lala19537 100% lol is that even possible?99% His stuff is really intricate, awesome sounding, and amazin Only thing I can think of is maybe branching out into different styles, trying more FL effects, in addition to his crazy theory sugary gooeyness LugiaDialga 99% The music she does is always really massive, and I just really enjoy it . Even through school her work speed is impressive Improvement could lie somewhere in.....somewhere? xD Pokemoneinstein 98% This guy knows his stuff like..the quality of a lot of his stuff leaves me wishing that I could do that He also does different takes on songs, which is always fun . He could become a better composer guy by.....more original compositions? hnturs12 98% Ears are marvelous creatures :V. Hunter's ears are like the god of those marvelous creatures. He's really good at recreating, remixing and rompos- I mean composing music ! Only thing I can think of (man, I'm stealing all of the improvements off of larx's review xDD) is branch out into different styles? I dunno Dasgust 97% The original 8bit finnish mastah. His OC's are really strong and different, so they're always cool to listen to :DDD. I think what he could work on is maybe some mixer effects? Tobinusssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss 98% OC's and Remix's all are creative and pokeman sounding :DDD Maybe trying new styles? I'm sure tobinus could definitely triumph over doz genres Pokeneon7 96% He knows some really cool effects, can make some really cool melodies, and knows drumzes. Improving...possibly try an orchestral arrangement, even if it's not his style, it's still worth a shot Who knows, maybe he'll be better at orchestral than teknow forgot noms edit +3 TGH....for the $3 I owe him +1 bassurge +1 FOH
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Post by Dasgust on Jan 11, 2011 8:53:04 GMT -5
REGlROCK:Strengths:Pretty good remixer. Good at using FL Studio(?). Weaknesses:He has no weaknesses in my opinion. Experimenting with different genres wouldn't hurt, though. 88% Sonicwave1000:Really good at making techno pieces, but should try different genres and make OC's. 90% Re-ratings:SuperiorLarxene: Good at making orchestal and techno. Also good at making original compositions. - 98%lala19357: Has actually tried different styles after I last rated him. And he still makes epic songs. - 98%LugiaDialga: Really good at making remixes. I would like to hear more OC's, though. - 98%pokemoneinstein: Great orchestral pieces, but should try more different styles and OC's. - 88%hnturs12: Awesome composer. No complaints. - 98%tobinus: Makes very enjoyable OC's. - 94%Pokeneon7: Good remixer, but more OC's wouldn't hurt. Also, he should use more different drums between his songs. - 90%xxseenyweenyxx: Great orchestral stuff, but should try other genres, too. - 88% Nomnoms:flameheadshero +1 xtremethomas +1 AlmightyArceys +1 TheGuitahHeroe +1 Zach +1
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Post by WherewolfTherewolf on Jan 11, 2011 14:43:51 GMT -5
Sonicwave: Okay, SW seems to have his own style very much figured out, and through that has really refined it - he's got some of the highest quality pieces when it comes to the audio and mixing side, whether that be because of his own mixing skills or the instruments he uses Idk, but you can definitely tell the sound is pretty high quality. Now of course that's not without problems, you pretty much go in knowing exactly what to expect - most pieces sound more then pretty similar in style, if I can suggest anything try varying up your style more - maybe try doing something in a bit slower of a temple, or more so - try something outside of DnB. He does what he does very well but he needs more variety.
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Reglrock - I haven't listened to a single thing of his other then the collab he did with LD, so I'll just leave this to you guys.
Pre-ratings: -Neon: you are in dire need of more drum loops, I've heard you used the same exact loop on like 5 songs, that's the main problem I see with drum loops: the same drum part ending up in multiple songs, yet it wasn't really made for any of them - write your own drum part, that way it's both varied and fits the song better - 72% (this would be much higher if you did something about those drum loops)
-Stein: variation seems to be my word of the day here, but with you it's a bit different. Most of your pieces sound good, but you can tell it's mainly the midi put through higher quality instruments. Of course because the audio quality is good, that definitely puts you above the "Imma stick the midi through the B/W soundfont with no mixing at all" but at least how I see it, people listen to remixes to hear something different from the original, if you're going to be a nostalgia nazi (not you, other people in general) then don't listen to remixes - 70%
Superior Larxene: you definitely seem to have a way with original orchestral pieces, while at the same time you do a pretty good hardcore techno techno song at the same time. Plenty of variation and overall high audio quality - nothing really to complain about - 94%
Note: I know it's nice to give out 99%'s but as I've explained before, just telling people exactly what they did right won't help them improve, thus something like this just becomes an exercise in ego boosting. Also note that if you grade everyone too high, you begin to have trouble when someone breaks the curve (like trying to curve up 10% and ending up with someone having a 101+%)
Nominations -TGH + 2 -OMGZach + 1 -Potato + 1 -Ray + 1
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Post by Maestro Triplet (Larx) on Jan 16, 2011 2:46:00 GMT -5
Oh wow, even I had forgotten about this. I still need to do my ratings for Regi and Sonic. I'll do those in the morning, along with fixing my re-ratings (Einstein's actual rating and adding in extra thoughts for users, since it has been 2 weeks since this round and some have improved. xP)
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Post by zero16 on Jan 16, 2011 15:20:44 GMT -5
Superiorlarxane-90% (Srry if i Mispelled the name) The music is good but as well no music can be perfect... Just good
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Post by TheGuitahHeroe on Jan 16, 2011 17:18:35 GMT -5
Superiorlarxane-90% (Srry if i Mispelled the name) The music is good but as well no music can be perfect... Just good You're allowed to rate more people, you know. XD EDIT: Also, you could have looked his name up in any of the other posts in this thread. Or anywhere else.
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