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[Sketchy Sector]

This is delicious. I'm a huge fan of rhythm, bass, and video game soundtracks, and this song is right up each and every one of those alleys. I don't know if I would straight up listen to this if i were just hanging around the house or whatever, but if this were in a game i was playing, I would be 100% into it. I would even go so far as to say this would add something only an excellent track can to a game if it were put in the right place. Sorry i can't get much more technical, but I honestly can't think of anything i would recommend to change here, killer track my friend.

Gergaloth responds:

Very much appreciated, yes I had a lot of fun working with a lot of bass transition and bending. Tried my hardest to give it a spacey sound yo.
Glad you enjoyed it so much, hopefully the game will be out soon so you can give that a go!

[Wubthing To Say]

The way the intro fades into song proper, and the way the song fades back into the intro melody, is really cool and the loop is incredibly smooth. Full disclosure, I didn't realize it was on loop at first. That said, the song could use a little more variety. If you added a second part to the song that was a variation on the first, and added something heavy to hit with the wubs(like something gnarly and bass-heavy), it would add some much needed kick and variety to the song. I don't know if your intention for this song is for it to be looped behind something, but after 2 or 3 repeats it starts to get old, and after much more than that, it gets a little grating.

I'm only giving you 3 stars mostly because of the length. You've got a really good idea here though, I'd recommend you keep messing with it and try to get it to about 2- 2.5 minutes in length. I personally would add a second verse(?) and an outro, but you do you.

SmokeAvery responds:

Hey thanks for the feedback! I'll definitely revisit and keep in mind what you said.

[A Wish [Remix]]

I have to be completely honest I didn't listen to the original, but I loved this. If you could add some quiet female vocals on top of it I think this song has the potential to be even more awesome, but it definitely doesn't NEED them, per se.

NyxTheShield responds:

OMG man you just gave me the best idea in the world, i am going to get my sis to make vocals for this, maybe i will be finally able to get into OCRemix <3

[Max Bingo Fight(TrapStep)]

Damn son.

This is some pretty sick shit my friend. Here's a few pointers I could give:

I love the craziness, the dissonance gets to be a little bit much at times but that's not necessarily a bad thing, just my personal prefference. There were a few points where the song would break(the beat would drop, I don't know the exact term for it) and that got a little bit repetative I feel, so maybe use less drops or make them a little more different(i.e. drop the beat halfway through a measure and pick it up halfway through the following measure instead of doing it right on the start/ end of a measure). The mixing is also a little iffy; There are parts where it's really hard to hear something in the back of the mix, and it'll come a little more into the light as a few of the other tracks drop off, and then it's fine, but until you can hear it fully it kind of sounds like a fly buzzing in the background of your song and detracts from the overall sound, so I'd recommend maybe taking some of the leading tracks down in the mix just a little bit. Mixing's a whole other monster though, overall I'd say keep doing what you're doing, you've got some good ideas.