Score: 8

"You're getting there"

submission: Soviet National Anthem [8-Bit]

date: November 23, 2009

Looking through your 8-bit submissions, you're showing greater maturity in this style. It's still not on par with the stuff that actually showed up in NES games yet, but you're getting there. Keep working in this genre and you'll do great things.

Score: 7

"Samples need upgrade"

submission: Storm's over at the beach DEMO

date: August 16, 2009

The music is okay as composed, but the woodwind sample is distractingly awful. See if you can change it to a related instrument sample that sounds a little better, or get someone to record it live, or download some soundfonts. Also it's not presently loopable.

Score: 5

"Leave out the lyrics!"

submission: krachmaninoff-timetoleave

date: August 16, 2009

It was sounding good up to that point.

Score: 3

"Ouch..."

submission: What the heck is this song

date: August 16, 2009

That was on track to be a solid 5/5 until the vocals at the end, which render the entire thing unusable.

Score: 8

"Needs more horns"

submission: Watermelon Man (my version)

date: August 20, 2008

The trumpet in the beginning doesn't work for some reason, and I think it's because that style of lead playing requires a horn section beneath it to make it work out. Since it seems like you layered most of this anyway maybe you could write up some 2nd - 4th trumpet parts and record them underneath.

Score: 9

"Awesome"

submission: Paper Dragon, wedding version

date: April 15, 2008

Shows a definite understanding of the genre. The guitar solo deserves much better mixing. Solid trumpet work.