YES.
Now this is good music. I'm not saying it's the best I've heard, but seriously, your rate of improvement in music is one of the quickest I've seen on NG, and this song is just proof of it. I liked this track quite a bit, and while it has its problems, this is definitely one of the better tracks I've heard in a while. Great job on it man!
I'll split my review into a pros and cons section...
-PROS-
- The main melody is very catchy and well-made. I find myself humming it in my head quite a lot of the time, and it fits so well with the 'abyss' feel you were going for.
- The background fits very nicely with the stuff playing in the foreground. I especially liked those plucks you introduced for the first time at 0:36-ish (the ones which you ended the song with). Again, this also did the song's title justice.
- The transitions on the whole were beautifully done. While the transition at 1:50 has room for improvement, I loved the transition at 0:51 and the way the intro bass synth came in at 2:12 was so cool.
- The structure is probably one of the main things that impressed me in this track. Every new section was interesting, and the amazing transitions from one section to another section helped too. Every melody fit perfectly in its place, good job!
- Variety was just right. I have to admit that this is a fantastic improvement from your other tracks, which aren't as varied as I'd like them to be, at times, but this one has perfect variety. Not too much, not too little.
- Piano solo was awesome.
- The synths and sounds you used were almost all perfect (I'll mention which one wasn't in the cons section :P). I especially liked the bass synth you used at the very beginning, and the background plucks too. The piano fit better than I thought it would too. All of that combined with some well-placed and well-made sound effects and sweeps makes this a song to remember.
- Intro was pristine, nothing at all wrong with it, except maybe the sweep sounding a bit generic, but heck, not much of a problem there.
- Same with the ending, it was excellent and I must admit that I would not have thought of a better ending myself :D. Just one thing though, I would've preferred it if you faded the plucks out a little more. They sort of end out of nowhere at 2:49 if you get what I mean. I would've preferred it if they kept on fading out till they run out of volume, so to speak. Might be me and my nitpickiness (Google Chrome says it's not a word but I don't care) though.
-CONS-
- I think this song lacks in the low end. It sounds too empty, and while I know that an abyss is supposed to be empty, I don't think it works too well over here. Easy solution: add a bass pad. Don't make it dominate the whole background, but give it some space to fill in the background, it'll definitely help give the song a deeper feel. Maybe you can consider some male choirs instead...
- That one synth at 0:14 annoys me. It sounds alright at 1:21 and at 1:54, but playing alongside the main melody it sounds a bit weird. Maybe you can add some synth bell sound, or a square lead instead. You can keep the synth for 1:12 and 1:54, but I would suggest using a different synth when playing the main melody.
- Drums aren't particularly good, I'm afraid. The hat line was too simple (the rhythm was good but you only used one hat which was a high hat and cut through the song too much if you get what I mean) and the kick is too weak, not to mention the clap sounding a little plain. Don't like the percussion in this one, sorry :(. Reverbed kicks were well placed though, and the beats were good. I just didn't like the sounds themselves.
-OVERALL-
Three cons against nine pros, I suppose (rhyme unintended). Shows that I think your song is awesome, and it doesn't take a genius to figure that one out :D. Seriously, this track is catchy, gives out a nice abyss feel and is deserving of the 10 score I gave it. Keep up the great work, I definitely hope to hear some more amazing tracks like this one!
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