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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #2 | 4.333 | 4.333 |
| Enjoyability | #3 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Coherence to the Theme | #4 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Overall | #4 | 3.833 | 3.833 |
| Quality | #5 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
Ranked from 3 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Difficulty Level
Beginner
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Intermediate
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Advanced
For those who are confident in their music making ability
Description
A song that combines both antique keys and a bugle with modern synths and a drum kit
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The song is pretty good and I was caught a bit off guard at the end because I was expecting more since I liked it. I would say that the guitar at 0:40 is a bit loud and tend to not leave enough space for the other instruments to be heard, the same goes for the drum kit at the end. Maybe making them loud when they're being introduced and then making them less loud could leaves more space for everyone, but the track is still good with how it right now
I like to hear songs that feels like they’re telling me a story, and I think it falls in that category. This brass instrument start alone and get supported by a different instrument each times, being less “traditional” as the song progress.
I’m probably overthinking this, but I noticed that the instrument seems to get louder with each introduction, if it was on purpose, it was a nice touch, but the synth volume increase after the drop was still quite loud.
Nice vibe with the lute or whatever that is plucking away, and the
trumpet/hornbugle is laying down a nice repeating motif. I guess that these are meant to be the "old" instruments against the "new" electronic instruments? Unless I'm missing something about the progression or particular melody (now I think of it the horn motif has a regal cadence to it, sounds like the king is entering court or something like that 🙂)On the technical/mix side of things I will say that the levels need balancing. Bugle, lute, very nice... bass comes in, that's okay... Then the electric guitar is quite loud by comparison, but not awfully so... then things go quieter, and then BASS SYNTH... TOM... KICK 😄 Just needs a bit of level adjustments, back off the sub just a bit and probably a bit of parallel compression or straight into a limiter. Dynamics are great, you don't want to slam this song headfirst into a brickwall, but the loudness changes could be a bit smoother 👌The low synth could also maybe be sidechained to the kick/low tom a little so that they aren't reinforcing eachother so much, which is contributing to that booming low end. Same for the regular bass part, but only needed subtly.
I rated you lower than I'd like but this is just due to there being so few entries that the ratings need to meaningfully differentiate entries, and I picked up on a few issues here (technical more than composition)... I still liked it! 🙂
Thanks so much! This is the most feedback I've gotten, and I'll use it to improve in the future!
Hope it helps! Would appreciate some ratings/feedback on my entry if you have time 🙂 Small turnout this time, hopefully the jams pick back up again 🙏