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R E S U L T S . $ $ $ $ place file name composer score $ $ """"""" """""""""""" """"""""""""""""" """"""""" $ $ [. 1.] hnz-jeux.xm Hunz (18.1000) $ $ [. 2.] war_star.xm WAVE (16.8500) $ $ [. 3.] yb-kfc.it Yannis Brown (15.9500) $ $ [. 4.] tf_pmih.xm The Fear (15.0500) $ $ [. 5.] mr_ethis.it Mick Rippon (14.7500) $ $ [. 6.] takeme.xm Tu-Plang (14.4500) $ $ [. 7.] ari-plan.it Stalker (13.8500) $ $ [. 8.] laos.xm Stinger (13.3500) $ $ [. 9.] lep-cook.xm Lepra (12.8500) $ $ [.10.] cr2salad.xm Mild (10.4500) $ $ [.11.] chintake.it Beek ( 9.1500) $ $ [.12.] low.it Motiv ( 8.5500) $ $ [.13.] r_aztec.xm Ryan Sprott ( 6.4000) $ $ [.14.] dkfrown.xm Decker ( 6.2000) $ $ [.15.] pacman.it TigerHawk ( 6.1000) $ $ [.16.] cccbel.xm BelGarion ( 4.0000) $ $ $ $ $ $ . C O M M E N T S . $ $ $ $ [. 1.] hnz-jeux.xm Hunz (18.1000) $ $ $ $ * Great Melody. $ $ * Sonic the hedgehog music! $ $ * A very nice game tune NOT by WAVE :) Amazing :) $ $ * too good $ $ * Fantastic Panning, Good to hear some "non-standard" chord $ $ progressions. $ $ * Love the song, has a great rhythm, great lead, plays with yer ears $ $ * rules. quite a few tracks though! (i didn't take off for this) $ $ * Amazing tune! what's "magasin de jeux"? :) $ $ (note from c.c.: that means "game shop" i believe.) $ $ * Amazing groove, Not the strongest melody, but the theme in pos. $ $ 0E-11 & 18-1F is great! Lovely atmosphere ¶:D $ $ * That tune kicks so much I have no words to describe it. The mixing $ $ is AWESOME. The chord progression RULES. The melodies are GRAND. $ $ That tune is made in so great and professional way, I'd be damned $ $ I'd say it's Wave if I didn't know that Hunz made it :) . Hunz! $ $ You rock! Keep making more of that totally AMAZING stuff!!! $ $ * Everything in this tune was perfect. Percussion and transitions $ $ especially. Hunz rules. My personal favorite in the pack. $ $ * Great. Intellegent structure. Subtle. $ $ * awesome. very impressive. $ $ * Smooth, funky little tune. Another excellent Hunz song. I _really_ $ $ like this song. Good drums. Good chords. Nice lead, a bit out of $ $ tune? Ah...there we go. Better. Cool bridge, and nice crisp second $ $ half. I have no complaints with this song except the fade ending. $ $ Still gets my highest vote tho. I gotta grab this guy before $ $ someone else does... $ $ * excellent tracking, the style wasn't my taste though. $ $ $ $ [. 2.] war_star.xm WAVE (16.8500) $ $ $ $ * That tune was good, what else can be expected from Wave? $ $ * More original than a lot of your songs, which is good! :) $ $ * Man, you did it again! $ $ * YES WAVE RULES!!!! (like always) $ $ * Very very catchy! Good to hear a slightly different style than $ $ your usual. $ $ * good song, but it just doesn't go anywhere, has a good beat, $ $ but no real melody... $ $ * amazing, as always. keep at it! $ $ * Great tune! You mean Star Wars, no? :) $ $ * ¶:D $ $ * Great precussion, nice melodies and the mixing is perfect as $ $ usual :D. $ $ * Who am I to give wave advice? Well done. The *only* reason anyone $ $ would want to upgrade to cubic player 2.0 is that it plays this $ $ tune correctly while previous versions screw it up. (I judged it $ $ in FT2, tho) $ $ * Love melody ideas. Nice implementation $ $ * love the bass line. $ $ * Wave writes more than one style!! Nice tune. Bit repetetive. Good $ $ leads of course. Overuse of rez. :) Still, as always, Wave's $ $ quality is excellent. Good ending. $ $ * PHAT mixing again $ $ $ $ [. 3.] yb-kfc.it Yannis Brown (15.9500) $ $ $ $ * Good tune, but seemed to lack something. $ $ * 2 words - FUN..KY $ $ * Funky and original but just a little lacking $ $ * all around pretty good $ $ * Nicely Funkified, tuned, and keeps a melody and harmony, great $ $ piece! $ $ * nice. $ $ * Good chords.. $ $ * Very good musically. Nice work! ¶:D $ $ * Great funky tune :). $ $ * Yannis, you do chicken right. $ $ * Great Tracking, enjoyable, bit long. $ $ * HAAAAhahahaha! Another "Don't Wear Sweaters" auto +1 point song! $ $ Nice use of trumpet! Very nice! Cool organ. Good drums. Could use $ $ a drum fill now and then tho...oh, there we go. "Ask and ye shall $ $ recieve" I guess. :) An all around cool tune. Could use a bit $ $ more variation tho. The bass is mostly the same. Wow this song is $ $ really long! Nice flutey part. Well used rez. Okay end. $ $ * phat leads $ $ $ $ [. 4.] tf_pmih.xm The Fear (15.0500) $ $ $ $ * This tune was very good. $ $ * Nice neo-dunish tune $ $ * What was that ending? $ $ * not too bad $ $ * ooh.. I like good ambient jungle! but why did you have to do THAT $ $ at the end? Needs slightly stronger backing too. $ $ * good for a drum track, but needs more substance $ $ * typical thefear tune. $ $ * Up-to-date style. Nice atmosphere ¶:) $ $ * Really a great song, mind the last few patterns :D . The drums $ $ are ace! $ $ * Amazing tune. I can chill to this for hours. Make a 4 hour $ $ remix of this. $ $ * Great tone, like percussion. Poor ending! $ $ * killer drums, last few pats scared me :) $ $ * Interesting intro...very spacey. Another song that doesn't go $ $ anywhere fast enough. No real leads...drums get very repetetive. $ $ Ending is very frightening. $ $ * cool beatz, warm pads $ $ $ $ [. 5.] mr_ethis.it Mick Rippon (14.7500) $ $ $ $ * Good tune. :) $ $ * Short (duh) but interesting...original beat :) $ $ * your only problem is that this song is WAY too short $ $ * too too short $ $ * Had an ok beat, but nothing special to it, never went anywhere... $ $ * really phat, nice use of samples. $ $ * uah!eah!aeh! GREAT tune! $ $ * Yes! Groove me down! ¶:D $ $ * Typical MickRip :) . Even though the tune is short and generally $ $ based on one pattern, I liked it very much :D. $ $ * Cool tune. Someone finally used that AWFUL VOC!!! +1 point $ $ automatically for creative use of the voc! :) Strange techno $ $ stuff. Doesn't really go anywhere tho, and it's kinda short. $ $ * tracking ok, utter shite $ $ $ $ [. 6.] takeme.xm Tu-Plang (14.4500) $ $ $ $ * Regular techno tune.. bah. $ $ * Simplistic and unoriginal $ $ * good $ $ * Needs some variation. Good use of resonyx sample tho. And good $ $ panning. $ $ * Has so*** much potential right in the beginning but is ruined $ $ by drums and reznotik... $ $ * inventive. nice beat. $ $ * Original & surprised groove(s) ¶:) $ $ * Has a cool fresh feel to it, even though it's repetitive and to $ $ weird at times :) $ $ * Weird song, sorta like m4v-josh.xm, well tracked, but I couldn't $ $ get into the ambience. The harder part in the middle is really $ $ interesting. The ending is too abrupt. $ $ * Nice perc. Bit repetitive, but very nice. $ $ * Decent intro. Cool speed techno tune. Despite a lack of complexity $ $ I kinda like this. Still, it needs to go somewhere new faster... $ $ It just builds and builds. No real lead. Sudden change is ok, but $ $ it's not really even a change. This needs more variety. $ $ * well done and all, but you can't do demotrance :) $ $ $ $ [. 7.] ari-plan.it Stalker (13.8500) $ $ $ $ * Good beginning, lacked a good ending. $ $ * Interesting, pretty good for 2 hours $ $ * Great over all song, and great rhythm, good lead $ $ * nice, creates the desired atmosphere (i guess) $ $ * Great tune! Poor bass.. $ $ * sounds like crystal tears $ $ * Nice mood. ¶:) $ $ * Very nice and atmospheric. $ $ * nice sound, good texture. Lovely Progressions $ $ * Cool intro...Interesting "Happy" little tune. This lead CRIES $ $ OUT for a good echo (the little pings). Oooh...now it's getting $ $ eerie! :) Reminds me of "Blaster Master" for some reason. Good $ $ bridge. Okay ending. Your last one was better. ;) $ $ * decent. nice chords $ $ $ $ [. 8.] laos.xm Stinger (13.3500) $ $ $ $ * Can't say anything about it - a great tune. $ $ * Nicely done, good beat, resisted the temptation to turn into $ $ techno trash :) Bit repetitive though (did you already know $ $ that? :) ) $ $ * too slow starting $ $ * Strange. $ $ * repetitive, but mellow enough that its ok, and still a good tune $ $ * i want your body!@# $ $ * Standard ¶:> $ $ * Nice feel to it. $ $ * Solid, nice, and very kyoot. I wish you did more with the $ $ melodies and varied the rythmn more. $ $ * Nice but predictable $ $ * nice drums, weak beginning. $ $ * Decent intro, little too long. Nice drums. Very nice, mellow feel. $ $ Lead neads to come in now...still waiting...there we go. Took a $ $ bit too long. Nice once it's there tho. Ace drums in bridge to $ $ second half!! $ $ $ $ [. 9.] lep-cook.xm Lepra (12.8500) $ $ $ $ * Good tune, but too repetitive. $ $ * A bit repetitive but sounds nice. $ $ * You can stop practicing now $ $ * has a good beat, and nice rhythm, way way way too repetitive... $ $ * typical lepra tune. $ $ * Nice usage of the Resonance-sound. $ $ * Repetitive but nice structured, solid drums... good tune, but $ $ feels like it's unfinished. $ $ * Very good, short and cheezy. [cheezy as hell :)] Why did you $ $ make this a 24 channel tune when you don't use anywhere near $ $ 24 channels? $ $ * Nice sound, good feel $ $ * Meh...techno tune. Drums are static, snare too loud. They don't $ $ change. Rezonatrix is used okay. Needs more variation. Totally $ $ average. $ $ * Lepra Miles? :) too short $ $ $ $ [.10.] cr2salad.xm Mild (10.4500) $ $ $ $ * Nice tune overall. $ $ * Simplistic and cheesy $ $ * a bit strange, but then, your stuff usually is. $ $ * too short $ $ * Orchestration could be slightly better. $ $ * Great song, great beat, great lead, creative, its not repetitive, $ $ love it! $ $ * cool! great use of effects. i want more :) $ $ * Good tune.. $ $ * Just too standard ¶:I $ $ * Nice average technoey thingy. $ $ * wrong notes, bad direction, boring, poor perc. $ $ * a tad too repetitive. it didn't hold me. $ $ * Nice. Good drums. Nice chords, cool lead, drums a bit repetative. $ $ Interesting "bubbly" style. Nice slide into organ! Aww...you $ $ should have only used it once. Eew...we all know how I feel about $ $ fade endings. $ $ $ $ [.11.] chintake.it Beek ( 9.1500) $ $ $ $ * Good :> $ $ * The chinese must have disagreed with your stomach! :) Kind of $ $ weird $ $ * Ick, hate, hate, kill, kill $ $ * Never did like chip songs, and this one is no different $ $ * sounds like some old c64 gametune. nice style. i like this! $ $ * This guy must've heard c64 music before ¶:I $ $ * Crude but very nice song. $ $ * poor melody and no direction $ $ * impressed by Beek again! $ $ * Uhm...odd intro. Weird pans. Hmmm...too busy. Melodies don't $ $ always work. Too loud, too. Stuff sounds oddly distorted. Better $ $ luck next time. $ $ * noisy $ $ $ $ [.12.] low.it Motiv ( 8.5500) $ $ $ $ * Melody didn't vary enough. $ $ * Kind of boring and lacking a few things... $ $ * Had potential to be a great tune, but lost when its lead went $ $ outta tune $ $ * ack, don't vomit on me! $ $ * "low" quality. ¶:( $ $ * Chord progression is ok. Everything could be improved though. $ $ * Boring, Bad musical sense, nice percussion $ $ * Coolio intro. The samps in this pack led to a lot of dark, $ $ "minor-ish" songs. Uhh...lost me w/ that wierd drum thing. If $ $ you're gonna retrig your samps, make sure you lower the note $ $ directly afterwards in volume. Don't like the trumpet lead. $ $ Song never really goes anywhere. Fade...that doesn't even STOP $ $ completely?!?!? Eeeeeew... $ $ * good attempt in breakbeatz...practice $ $ $ $ [.13.] r_aztec.xm Ryan Sprott ( 6.4000) $ $ $ $ * Average tune. $ $ * Very simplistic and lacking much $ $ * What was that ending? Was the file corrupted or something? $ $ I had to count you down a couple points because of that. $ $ * one word: Ending $ $ * good piece, somewhere between trance and hiphop, I like it, nice $ $ ways to use the samples, very creative $ $ * As many points as channels ¶:Ş $ $ * That last pattern made me wonder why didn't Triton put noise $ $ filter into Ft2. :P $ $ * Undeniably strange, yet tolerable. $ $ * Crap. $ $ * Interesting intro. Rez doesn't sound quite right in parts. Does $ $ this song go anywhere? Ugh...out of tune lead. "Bleeps" are a bit $ $ better. If that snare build went anywhere...oh well. Ugh, what $ $ was THAT?!?! The end is uh...well... terrifying to be honest. $ $ * chingate!@#! :) $ $ $ $ [.14.] dkfrown.xm Decker ( 6.2000) $ $ $ $ * Overused Rezo's. $ $ * Bad techno, very very uninteresting $ $ * too basic $ $ * Eek. Tune them samples. $ $ * while the echo effect is nice, the song is repetitive and doesn't $ $ really have anywhere to go $ $ * loud, noisy, uninventive. blah. $ $ * 1989 House doesn't appeal to me ¶:( $ $ * Overused rezo :) not too bad though. $ $ * Nice rythmn, melody doesn't work though. "A" for effort. $ $ * Ugly, out out tune. $ $ * Ugh...lead = not good, rest of it is okay as techno goes. Leads $ $ are out of tune. Flute out of tune. God this is _really_ out of $ $ tune at parts. $ $ * this could've been a pretty decent minimalistic acidtune but you $ $ had to go and screw it up with that mindless shitty noise :I $ $ $ $ [.15.] pacman.it TigerHawk ( 6.1000) $ $ $ $ * It was ok.. but...uhh.. :) $ $ * Pretty simplistic and disharmonic $ $ * samples don't work together $ $ * Tuning maybe? $ $ * Nice use of stereo, great with headphones, half way between $ $ downbeat and mellow, kinda cool :) $ $ * scary. $ $ * Nice try ¶:O $ $ * You need practice. $ $ * bad everthing. $ $ * Ugh...bad organ. Sounds like a Vanilla Ice song at the beginning. $ $ Too many crashes. Bleh. This song really doesn't do anything for $ $ me, sorry. Ugh. Too hectic. No reverb on drums. No real harmony $ $ or melody, just a bunch of notes. $ $ * awful use of samples $ $ $ $ [.16.] cccbel.xm BelGarion ( 4.0000) $ $ $ $ * Noise Pollution is bad. $ $ * Ouch $ $ * Try something simple first. $ $ * nice beat to it, but the chip lead just kills it $ $ * i should beat you for making me listen to this!@# $ $ * what?... ¶:( $ $ * Don't say I did not *try* to find harmony in this song. But hell, $ $ I didn't! $ $ * You should try harder and lay off the crackpipe. $ $ * No charisma, ugly mix, bland $ $ * Interesting drums. Chip tune sound but can't tell if it's $ $ intentional. No harmony. Drums get repetative. This took 13 $ $ channels?!?! Ending's okay... $ $ * blah, noise $ $ $ $ $ $ . 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