Score: 10

"ZOMG F-777!!!!"

submission: Love is Gone - F-777 ReMiX

date: October 13, 2009

Hey man whatsup!!! We never get to talk anymore! I just happened to be on NG today and saw your song up in the top 5, and thought I'd listen to it. I really like it, but I'd like to give you a couple pointers :D

First off, it's way too compressed. Not with the bit rate, but in the sense that you have the gain up too high and the ceiling too low. There's too much going on at once in the song for your current limiter or whatever you're using to handle. Try lowering the volumes of all your channels to a point that it's not so compressed anymore.

That's all I really have to complain about the song actually. Everything else I thought was great! Nice job my friend!

-HLS

Score: 10

"Impressive."

submission: ellipse

date: October 13, 2009

This is quite a nice DnB track. The drums flow very nicely, the reese is extremely well crafted, and the filtering on the reese is great as well. I think your addition of piano was very good, too.

Very epic piano breakdown. Kudos to you, you're a great piano player.

Overall, this was a great track. Nice transitions, cool effects in the background, great drums, and a very nice melody. Nice work!

-HLS

Score: 8

"Nice job, but a few suggestions."

submission: [TMM43] The 7th Day

date: July 13, 2009

I'm a fan of your other work, and you just helped me out on the AF with some midi keyboard stuff, but this song has a few things that could be fixed.

I like the melody, you always seem to have very warm and epic melodies. That area is good, but to me the song sounds like it is ridiculously over compressed. Not from a bit rate standpoint, but from a limiter standpoint. I either suggest turning down the gain and raising the threshold, or just using a plain old limiter instead of a compressor to do what you want. It's just very choppy. But if you still want your song to be this compressed, you could always turn up the decay so it's not as choppy.

Nice song though, I enjoyed it. Very nicely done melody, but it's too compressed.

-HLS

Score: 10

"Nice job!!"

submission: Before Mydnite RMX (preview)

date: July 7, 2009

This is a great remix of that song! I love the original and I'm good friends with F-777. I think you did an amazing job! You must send me a PM when it's finished.

I have nothing to criticize on. This is great.

{DJ-HLS}

Score: 9

"Wow!"

submission: Dj Walom - 11

date: July 7, 2009

The Trance elements were OK, cause the kick is too soft and you used a very generic supersaw, but the piano work was amazing!!! You are truly talented with using a piano. Nice work with that. You should try making your own synths, or just don't use supersaws for Trance.

And for the kick, it sounds like you used Fruit Kick in FL Studio. I suggest getting VEC or VEE for your kicks, they sound a lot better and will in turn make your songs sound a lot better.

Not too bad mastering, but it's a little over compressed, being that with the kick rolls, it lowers the volume too much.

You captivated me with this song, you just need to fix up your kick, and the other elements that I stated. The piano work was amazing and great. Nice job.

{DJ-HLS}

Score: 7

"Eh, alright."

submission: |MP| Exstasis

date: July 7, 2009

Many things could be fixed with this song. To start off with, the hi-hats are too choppy, and shouldn't be like that cause they destroy the atmosphere of the song.

Another thing, some of the stutters in the melody are wrong and at the wrong places and make it sound like you're trying too hard just to put stutters in there, you don't need stutters. Also, the melody I believe you told me that you make, is off key. The last couple notes (1:06-1:08) just sound all over the place.

And now the piano... the notes aren't really placed all that good, giving the piano an electronic sound to it. You need to vary them more, compared to having 3 right next to each other in quick succession.

The bass... don't do the bass like that. Just no, lol. You can use that type of melody for an extra background/rhythmic synth, but don't use it for the bass, cause it disrupts the kick.

Also, the kick is wayyy too weak. for these kinds of songs, you need a MUCH more powerful kick.

Overall, it was OK. Not too great, but not all that bad either. I liked the melody, but I feel you could have done a much better job with the song.

{DJ-HLS}

Score: 10

"Haha!"

submission: Skela - water

date: June 28, 2009

This is amazing! You simply must make it longer!

Everything about this song is perfect. The melodies are great, and the synths chosen work with the melodies perfectly! The drum samples are great, and the mastering is impeccable!

This is incredibly well done. Nice job, my friend!

{DJ-HLS}

Score: 10

"Very nicely done."

submission: .::._/DownPour\_.::.

date: June 28, 2009

It is indeed a nice easy listening track. Props to you for being able to make such a soft and melo track.

If you're having trouble with beat creation, may I suggest using digital software as a means of production? It's quite easy, and you can find/download/use any sample you could want. In some programs you can even create your own.

Anyways, very nice song. I like it a lot.

{DJ-HLS}

Score: 9

"Damn!"

submission: megaman starforce 3

date: June 28, 2009

Very very very nice job!! Great work my friend. The only thing I can say needs to be improved is the bass drum needs to be a little louder and the bass as well.

Other than that, this song is perfect. You are extremely good at this, don't stop anytime soon!

{DJ-HLS}

Score: 8

"Lawl!"

submission: Fresh Prince Remix

date: June 28, 2009

Not bad. Nice job though. Nothing really to say, just kinda an OK song. Made me laugh though.

{DJ-HLS}