The Operator (r-ope.xm)

Posted by Weevil on Tue 5th Nov 2002, rated 8 / 10.

A thumping track done in the good old classic Amiga style. Lots of nice work with the snares accent a well defined house beat, with unobtrusive hihats. The melody is good, although not particularly memorable, with instruments that work very well together. The bassline and pads go very well together, and the loud raw bass (which is often a little too loud) softens nicely in the breakdowns. The synths that make up the higher frequencies are done very well, with good use of volume during the breakdowns, making them sound distant in a way that really lifts the track up. Four channels, mono, no volume/panning envelopes. this track is clearly a conversion of a MOD to an XM, probably to prevent nasty stereo seperation effects players like to do these days. The samples are standard amiga-era issue, and mixed very well. The artist has chosen bass samples that work well with his beat. The four channels are used well, and the track doesnt ever sound flat despite the limit on channels. All in all this is a professional quality track that could easily accompany an amiga demo or game in the early 90's.