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[Def Leppard - Hysteria(fixed)]

Check your timings, especially the chorus guitar

Okay, let me start off with a little intro... I'm a HUGE Def Leppard fan, and I stumbled upon this piece using the search engine.

Now, since I'm a musician myself, and have heard this song hundreds upon hundreds of times, I can tell the areas that are off (the piano solo is off-timed, by the way).

So here's what needs tweaking here:
- Fix the timings. Most notable are the guitar twangs and piano solo.
- Increase the volume of the guitar twangs. 3-4dB would be good.
- Balance the instrument volumes... the strings (or organ) should be softened by 5dB.

Anyway, I'm glad to find someone that still listens to Def Leppard. Rock on! ^_^

[Parting Ways]

Awesome track!

You deserve to be on front page. Glad to hear good ska on NGAP again! ^_^

[Feelins in your eyes]

Awesome

As with all your submissions here. Good arrangement, superb vocals... hands-down, you deserve the top spots in the NGAP R&B charts. ^_^

[If i could only tell you]

It's a jazzy beat

Other than a nicely put track, these are my thoughts here:

- Prior to the 2 minute mark, I think you overused the panning. I found it annoying, but that's just me.
- There are parts that felt choppy. I'm guessing the panning had something to do with it, or at least it exposed the choppy parts.

^_^

Myheaven-420 responds:

ok cool, well i will keep that in mind with whatever song im making next, thanks for being honest and lettin me know whats up.

peace

[Everything (Wanna Be)]

Here's what I think...

Hmm... this is almost 2 months old. Hope you get my review.

Anyway, here it goes:
- Try singing closer to the mic to get the natural bass from your vocals. Get a pop filter to keep your vocal recordings free of the mic booms.
- I don't have problems with the instruments used, but you need to EQ and pan these so that they do not disrupt the voices. It seemed that everything is centered... it makes the recording... swampy.
- I think you don't need to double-record your vocals (did I hear a triple?), but it seems to work at some parts. Try adding compression to your vocals for a more level feel.

Voted five, but 9 in the review. ^_^

kenubo responds:

Thanks sooo much for the recording tips! I've been using your advice for all my recent tracks, and its been working and sounding awesome.

[Head First Into A Wall]

What's that annoying sound....?

I think it's coming from the bass guitar. It's a low pitch, scratching sound... much like a clock or something.

Other than that, this is one great track! You got my 5, but that sound lost you one point for the review rating. ^_^

xerochi responds:

It's an upright Double Bass that making the sound. It's a fretless, so the strings vibrate against the fretboard. Thanks though. :)

[Asleep At The Wheel-Goot]

Perfect

*Zips mouth, and takes Sennheisers.*

[Southcott-WTTO]

Nice, just one thing...

Like what Nitrocannon mentioned, the non-vocal part after the second chorus suddenly felt empty. Tell WTTO to try a sustain effect just to prevent that area from emptying out.

Other than that, this is an awesome track! Glad you're promoting new material again! ^_^

[Song of Sally]

Fix these:

Bass is delayed by... a quarter of a second, more or less. Double-check the timings of your tracks.

And I agree with Flatland; you have to raise the volume of your instruments.

Vocals fit, but can still be polished and shined. Try compressing it for uniform volume.

Naitzmic responds:

Yep. You're also perfectly right.
Maybe I'll do it later, as for right now... can't be bothered.

Thanks for the response though. It's much appreciated.

[Edict of the Demon]

Not bad

You can save this for next year. ^_^

ShinDenjin responds:

Or come up with something completely new. Thanks for the review.

~Shin