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$:`. ok, sorry for the big delay. :) i've found that it is pretty .':$
$: $ damn lots of work to calculate all the votes and to put the $ :$
$` $ comments in (hell i spent 2.5 hours only pasting the comments!) $ '$
: $ i am planning to code a program, will speed up the process $ :
: $ greatly. hopefully, it will be ready this week, so i will $ :
` $ be able to use it to calculate c r u e l i z a t i o n ii $ '
$ votes. $
$ about the votes... i have found some people's voting $
$ patterns _really_ strange. i do not fully agree with the $
$ current placing of the tunes. yet, i do understand that my $
$ judgement is subjective and therefore i did not d/q anyone's $
$ votes. i had ideas like disqualifying a vote if it is like, $
$ different by 8 from the average score, but that already does $
$ not seem fair. if you have any ideas how to avoid strange $
$ judging patterns, and still keep the votes fair in the same $
$ time, please email me at 'crcr@securenet.net'. thank you. $
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$ . D I S C L A I M E R . $
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$ i, cruel creator, am in no way responsible for the given $
$ scores and the comments about the contest entries, besides $
$ my own scores and comments. all the other scores and comments $
$ are based on the sole opinions of their writers, and their own $
$ writers only. Comments come uncensored and unedited except for $
$ some spelling/typo corrections. $
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$ $ . R E S U L T S .
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$ $ place file name composer score
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$ $ [. 1.] urgent.xm WAVE (16.8265)
$ $ [. 2.] ybsoul.it Yannis Brown (16.3157)
$ $ [. 3.] cc!crzld.xm Cruel Creator (15.5368)
$ $ [. 4.] hnx-tbl.xm Hunz (14.6842)
$ $ [. 5.] pale.it Stalker (14.5555)
$ $ [. 6.] dw-shut.it Dark Wolf (14.3248)
$ $ [. 7.] unknown.xm Sledge and StarF0x (13.1052)
$ $ [. 8.] rl-bhair.it Lagioto (12.4736)
$ $ [. 9.] zn-cr01.it Zinc (10.3333)
$ $ [.10.] cd01drmt.xm Mild (10.2631)
$ $ [.11.] s_cr01.it Shudder (10.0526)
$ $ [.12.] lok-cr01.it Loki ( 8.8497)
$ $ [.13.] jf!daylt.xm JackFrost ( 8.7894)
$ $ [.14.] turnoff.xm Axl ( 8.7368)
$ $ [.15.] lup-dark.it Lupin ( 7.7777)
$ $ [.16.] cs-smile.it Cheech The Sneech ( 7.1666)
$ $ [.17.] porge.xm Shade ( 4.5789)
$ $
$ $
$ $ . C O M M E N T S .
$ $
$ $ [. 1.] urgent.xm WAVE (16.8265)
$ $
$ $ * Doom? . does that say something to you? (about the guitars)
$ $ * Very good.
$ $ * Wave is great as usual.
$ $ * RUUUULEZZZZZZZZZZZ!!#*&#$
$ $ * Amazing, Very lovly bassdrum sound too. The melody in my mind
$ $ seemed to be a bit weak, but the incredible backing track soon
$ $ stole the show.
$ $ * organy
$ $ * ¶:D
$ $ * Can you write any other styles?
$ $ * genius stuff
$ $ * no emotional tug, grr.. more laugh
$ $ * Loved everything EXCEPT the stupid laugh
$ $ * Two Words: WAVE ROCKS!
$ $ * Wave does it again! Brilliant control, good melody, nice chords.
$ $ A very slick little tune. Beautiful drums. Good leads. Good
$ $ panning. Folks, I think we have our winner. No ending tho, so it
$ $ loses a point. Still the best of the bunch though.
$ $
$ $ [. 2.] ybsoul.it Yannis Brown (16.3157)
$ $
$ $ * Good Melody
$ $ * A good song, flowed well.
$ $ * Amazing work, I loved all the melodies and everything worked so
$ $ well. I thought though at times, it was a bit 'messy' sounding,
$ $ eg. too much going on at once.
$ $ * happy
$ $ * so many note slides it makes the song unstable.
$ $ * Well tracked! ¶:D
$ $ * typical yannis :D
$ $ * its good, great use of pseudo guitar/organs :)
$ $ * Yannis is better than ever in that tune! Way to go, make more
$ $ such high quality stuff!
$ $ * Nice tune. Nice panning. Good use of instruments. Good variation
$ $ of leads. Nice, jazzy bridge. Cool marimba! :) Another good song,
$ $ but fade ending = -1 point.
$ $
$ $ [. 3.] cc!crzld.xm Cruel Creator (15.5368)
$ $
$ $ * I would have given higher if you had entered it in another compo.
$ $ Entering your own compo, where you use your own samples is kinda..
$ $ hmm.. not so great. :> (note from c.c.: bah..look at yourself :)
$ $ * Good, but drums need more.
$ $ * It was a decent song, but the Distortion Offs.were too overbearing
$ $ <loud>.
$ $ * I thought the organs fade out was a bit to slow at the intro.
$ $ The song overall was GOOD.
$ $ * groovy
$ $ * like tha beat
$ $ * Very open sound! ¶:D
$ $ * you shouldn't enter ;)
$ $ * Love the organs!
$ $ * Solid and melodic, well built, but the ending seems not in place.
$ $ * Nice bass. Good intro. pretty nice drums. Nice leads. A solid
$ $ effort. Boring fade ending...another point lost.
$ $
$ $ [. 4.] hnx-tbl.xm Hunz (14.6842)
$ $
$ $ * offtune. ugh. great though.
$ $ * A Great song. Original.
$ $ * <chuckle> the title suits it, but it was decent. =]
$ $ * qutesy.. Merry go round?
$ $ * wierd!
$ $ * awesome. good idea.
$ $ * Very orininal! nice sound! ¶:D
$ $ * Good StufF! Nice to hear something different
$ $ * awesome! circus! :)
$ $ * ha! nice and kooky! creative!
$ $ * funny cool wierd good
$ $ * Great tune! It sounds really melodic and joyful. Way to go!!
$ $ * This song is terrifying...yet somehow I like it. :) It has a
$ $ distinct "Pee Wee's Playhouse" sound to it. Wild harmonies that
$ $ somehow still work. Pretty cool. Good ending.
$ $
$ $ [. 5.] pale.it Stalker (14.5555)
$ $
$ $ * A very nice piece. Could have a little more variety tho. =]
$ $ * slow Very band-ish. ¶:I
$ $ * Sounds necrosy
$ $ * 2nd half is great :>
$ $ * great song, nice ambience! love it!
$ $ * Stalker hits once again :). Congratulations on yet another great
$ $ song.
$ $ * Nice panning in intro. Good intro. Beautiful use of organ samps.
$ $ Good drums, and excellent leads. This is a great song. Nice
$ $ changing drumbeat. Good bass. Was this song actually made w/ the
$ $ same samps?!? Nice effect use. Cool little extra tune. :)
$ $
$ $ [. 6.] dw-shut.it Dark Wolf (14.3248)
$ $
$ $ * This is an excellent tune.
$ $ * Great tune. I REALLY look forward to hearing your work, it just
$ $ get's better and better.
$ $ * qool - lousy ending
$ $ * High Power. Good feeling! ¶:)
$ $ * egad.. 24 channels!
$ $ * s'ok... well written, less orch hits though...
$ $ * will you have my children? (note from c.c.: don't ask me.. :-/ )
$ $ * Too slow starting, but good later on
$ $ * Very good panning, and nice atmosphere :). Liked the precussion
$ $ too.
$ $ * Snare roll @ tempo change is not good. Nice Drums otherwise tho.
$ $ Good panning (always DW's strong suit). Nice Echoes. I hate fade
$ $ endings so ya lost a point there.
$ $
$ $ [. 7.] unknown.xm Sledge and StarF0x (13.1052)
$ $
$ $ * Good bends. A groovy song
$ $ * A decent tune, except some of the leads were too loud. Plus try
$ $ not to throw in effects that would harm the song rather than aid
$ $ it. <i.e. the arpeggio effect>
$ $ * : Lacked something, but I can't quite work out what. The melody
$ $ line is a bit jumpy at times, eg. octave jumps. But the intro
$ $ is very captivating. keep it up, I look forward to hearing more
$ $ work from you.
$ $ * technoey
$ $ * Kewl
$ $ * first 3/4 was the best.
$ $ * Just ain't my thang ¶:I
$ $ * love it, great song!
$ $ * Nice, but repetitive.
$ $ * Pretty cool intro. I don't like the way the lead is handled.
$ $ Doesn't seem to fit the rest of the song. Too short. An okay
$ $ song. No effects. Decent End.
$ $
$ $ [. 8.] rl-bhair.it Lagioto (12.4736)
$ $
$ $ * Be careful when using duet leads to not cancel each other out,
$ $ have them flow together rather than each on their own. It was
$ $ a nice effect tho. =]
$ $ * repetitive
$ $ * Love the name! weak melody. ¶:}
$ $ * kinda repetitive, otherwise nice..
$ $ * Nice tune! The leads sometimes seem offkey though. Improve your
$ $ piano. :D
$ $ * Another quality tune. Good drums. Piano extremely repetative
$ $ tho. Nice use of panning. Nice guitar lead. Blech...fade ending.
$ $ Lost a point.
$ $
$ $ [. 9.] zn-cr01.it Zinc (10.3333)
$ $
$ $ * Try to have the instruments blend together and try not to be
$ $ overpowering on leads & bass. =]
$ $ * repetitive
$ $ * one word: remix! ¶:I (note from c.c.: really? i did not know.
$ $ welp, watch it people. i did not d/q
$ $ this one because it's the 1st time and
$ $ everything, but REMIXES ARE NOT ALLOWED,
$ $ unless you have special rules about it.)
$ $ * uh.. repetitive, and not a good choice of lead...
$ $ * catchy tune, if annoying :)
$ $ * Pure average
$ $ * Crude.
$ $ * Techno tune...it's okay...
$ $
$ $ [.10.] cd01drmt.xm Mild (10.2631)
$ $
$ $ * Short, and too rapidative
$ $ * Very moody/dreamy kind of feel to it. <repetative>.
$ $ * GOOD intro. I thought it lost it's body when it go into the
$ $ actual tune but it worked.
$ $ * dry
$ $ * kewl.. repetitive though
$ $ * Short. ¶:}
$ $ * short, no emotion
$ $ * A little blah
$ $ * Nice.
$ $ * TOO SHORT! A nice start but it builds to nothing. A little too
$ $ empty sounding. Could use some drums...
$ $
$ $ [.11.] s_cr01.it Shudder (10.0526)
$ $
$ $ * Notes didn't exactly work.
$ $ * This song is on craq!! =P~
$ $ * cluttered
$ $ * I think this one actually caused my ears harm.
$ $ * Bahahaha! Way to go! FREAK OUT! ¶:D
$ $ * Needs a better bass line. Nice Try. Too much sustain tho.
$ $ * does jazz beat well... too much ambience for jazz though
$ $ * Starts out good, but goes downhill by end
$ $ * Dude, yer crazy :) But I liked that tune! ;)
$ $ * Very confusing. Wild panning. Intricate, butthat doesn't always
$ $ mean great. A nice little jazz tune, but it lacks someething.
$ $ Good organ work. Decent bass. I don't like the ending.
$ $
$ $ [.12.] lok-cr01.it Loki ( 8.8497)
$ $
$ $ * Too repetitive!
$ $ * Interesting, but lacked a strong theme.
$ $ * I am somewhat biased towards techno :P
$ $ * noisy
$ $ * Boom. ¶:}
$ $ * werd loki needs work
$ $ * hmm.. dont really like it... messy...
$ $ * ??????
$ $ * Whew....Slow down a bit :) And besides, who said there is only
$ $ surround on the pan scale? :P~
$ $ * Too chaotic. Don't set everything to surround. It makes the
$ $ song sound lousy. Drums could use some reverb. No effects used
$ $ at all. Fade endings suck.
$ $
$ $ [.13.] jf!daylt.xm JackFrost ( 8.7894)
$ $
$ $ * Not enough leed.
$ $ * Try working on song structure, flow, and developing a strong
$ $ chord progression.
$ $ * The drum track is GREAT but you could try using the volume to
$ $ make it better. Cuz when you really drum you never hit the
$ $ hihats at the same velocity.
$ $ * lacked
$ $ * I dunno, didn't do anything for me
$ $ * Nice usage of the laugh! ¶:}
$ $ * argh! get rid of the laugh! love the piano/organ/panflute
$ $ * You need practice, dude. Your drums rock though.
$ $ * Blah intro. Okay midsection but laugh is overused by the second
$ $ use. Neat flute part. TOO DAMN SHORT! Drums are okay... Blah,
$ $ Fade ending. Even the laugh at the end doesn't save it. Yet
$ $ another point lost.
$ $
$ $ [.14.] turnoff.xm Axl ( 8.7368)
$ $
$ $ * Tempo change at end sucked.
$ $ * Very repetative, except the change during the last bit of the
$ $ tune.Perhaps using a variety of different leads that interchange
$ $ could help. =]
$ $ * The backing track was good all you need now is another movement
$ $ to go into. Apart from that, it was a good solid tune.
$ $ * quiet
$ $ * Ughh! Worse than acidjazz, what happened to you Axl?
$ $ * Wheres the "dominant" in the melody? ¶:I
$ $ * its ok, nothing special though...
$ $ * stick to coding ahah
$ $ * Hehe, you get better every day :)
$ $ * Okay intro. Drums are stiff. Song's a little dull. It's okay...
$ $ pickup is somewhat confusing. Loop at the end? Ick. And it
$ $ creates a fade no less! Eew...
$ $
$ $ [.15.] lup-dark.it Lupin ( 7.7777)
$ $
$ $ * A bit repetative, try a sudden change once in awhile rather than
$ $ subtle to catch the listener's attention and make them say..
$ $ "whoa..."=]
$ $ * Who said panning had more than 2 positions? ¶:O
$ $ * ugh...
$ $ * organs! yeah! kinda repetitive
$ $ * NO. Poop overrides darkness. 'Coz it smells. :P~ . Seriously
$ $ though, dude, you ARE getting better :)
$ $ * Drums need reverb. No intro. Song is a bit repetative.
$ $ Consisten background, just changes leads. Too much surround.
$ $ Second half is kinda cool. What is it with the damn SURROUND
$ $ feature?!?
$ $
$ $ [.16.] cs-smile.it Cheech The Sneech ( 7.1666)
$ $
$ $ * Try spending more than 30min when doing a song.
$ $ * fluety
$ $ * Standard. ¶:I
$ $ * eeek!
$ $ * hmmm alright I guess..
$ $ * Not too bad a song. very short tho.
$ $ * Too repetative / short
$ $
$ $ [.17.] porge.xm Shade ( 4.5789)
$ $
$ $ * IT SUCKED HARD AND LONG!
$ $ * "Where is the ESC key?!" ;)
$ $ * Pure nightmare.
$ $ * When rushing a tune, make sure it's in tune.
$ $ * crap
$ $ * insane.
$ $ * Nice as an experiment. Too busy. ¶:(
$ $ * just an annoying song!
$ $ * why?
$ $ * Porge this XM :P
$ $ * Ick. No effects. The laugh sample is horribly used. Bad Drums.
$ $ This song just does absolutely nothing for me at all. No ending.
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$ $ . V O T E R S .
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$ $ Airog, Axl, CarterUSM, Cheech The Sneech, Cruel Creator,
$ $ Dark Wolf, Decker, Hunz, JackFrost, Lagioto, Lupin, Mild,
$ $ Shade, Shaithis, Sledge Hammer, Stalker, StarF0x, WAVE,
$ $ Yannis Brown, Zinc. -thank you all for voting.
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$ $ Shudder did not vote but it was not his fault so he is not
$ $ disqualified.
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