by randomblockfilms » 28 Mar 2013 14:41
the first one, fluttershys cottage, the very beginning (0:00-0:22) kinda sounds like a song from the 80's or something. had a warm analog sortof feel to it. but then the stab synth thing that goes at 0:23-1:22 sound a bit exposed, cold, and a bit too clean. a rather large contrast to the smooth intro. with that high pitch pad at 0:52-1:18 it added a sort of surreal and mysterious feel to it. was very interesting! At 1:21-1:42 it again felt somewhat analog like with the pad like organ sound and mallet thing. but then the lead thing at 1:42-2:00 and 2:20-2:40 was a bit too loud. would have sounded better if maybe that was quieter and maybe compressed more? idk. very interesting overall. but to be honest, i wouldn't listen to it in the state that it is right now. so to awnser yo question as you stated, i think that shit ain't too hot. though it is very interesting.
le second song
ooo ahha the beginning sounds like a pipebag solo in some scottish higlands xD :P now for the rest of it, it sounds rather solid. except for maybe the piano thing in the back (i think its a piano), and at various parts there are a lot of silence like at 0:53 - 1:08. Not that silence is bad, but it kinda contradicts the constant movement and jumping that you displayed in the first part of the song. I don't like the piano thing to much because it sounds a bit off beat and notes its playing sound kinda mixed n stuff. maybe if it was a synth with a filter LFO that when down every 8th note on a saw wave it might sound better but i dunno. my mind is just wondering. :P teh pinkie pie vocals at 2:18 i like a lot! the pitch of her voice matches the instruments and that alone is a very improtant thing that i feel a lot of people overlook. just throwing vocals on a song doesn't mean that it always is gonna fit n stuff. because i did it on one of my songs and it makes me cringe anytime i hear it. back to the song. at 2:32 the bassy synth thing is not too attractive. im not to fond of it because it sounds a bit muddy and messy when compared to the simple tunes in the beginning. overall i like the mixing of it in the beginning, but towards the end, it kinda fell apart. mainly because of the bass synth thing.
hope this is somewhat helpful! and i don't mean to be a big meanie critic, i just being honest :P
mahYoutubeChannalTake my advice with a grain of salt as i too am learning how this music stuff works
English is my native language but it is defiantly not my forte.