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sm-happytrance.it is a IT format module. Uncompressed, it is 592.01KB in size and has been downloaded 666 times since Wed 29th Nov 2006 :D

Info

Mod Archive ID: 66161
Downloads: 666
Favourited: 1 times
MD5: 4cf01fdad0b3c94ec77c5aba952a3858
Format: IT
Channels: 16
Uncompressed Size: 592.01KB
Genre: One Hour Compo

License

Licensed under the Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike license

Registered Artist(s):

Saga Musix

Ratings

Member Rating: (4 / 10)
Reviewer Rating: (5)

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Artist's Comments

One Hour Compo track. This didn't achieve a high score, but that was also due to the overall quality of the pack - every track was very nice, so there has to be a loser... - Saga Musix

Your Comments

Posted by m0d on Mon 4th Dec 2006, rated 4 / 10.

Enter the cheese. The bass is weak in this, it's all midrange - I hope Saga can sometime try and listen to his stuff on flat equipment (no EQ, no subs) to get the idea here. The song is all ok up until the lead comes in at which point I had to stop it because a) it resonated the crap out of my speakers and b) gave me a headache. This had potential but I feel it's just been blown out by that.

Your Reviews

m0d reviewed this module with an overall score of 5 / 10
Posted on Wed 2nd Jan 2008

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Overall Impression (6/10)

I thought I would better expand on my comment on this track, and at the same time also alert people to the fact that this particular module was composed in a One Hour Compo (1 hour to make it, fixed sample set). So yes, quite a difficult task for many, and as such this review will take this into consideration.

Overall, the piece has some nice elements in it, however is is unfortunately overshadowed by some flaws. Sadly, these do bring the overall impression down, at least for me.

Technique, Arrangement, Composition (7/10)

The first thing that is noticeable with this track is the introduction of the piece to a point where you start to ask yourself, where is the bass? Is that it? that tiny thing? Well yeah.. that's it. It's one of the 2 weak things about this piece. The bass could have possibly been layered up to emphasize it's power in the piece, as it is, it sits quietly and very much mid-range below the rest of the music, which is quite annoying...

The piece is technically proficient, and as a piece composed in under an hour against pressure of a deadline, it's fair in terms of composition.

Development (4/10)

The melodic development is brave but poor. I found the loudness of it to be off putting and the melody to be a skittish affair with no discernible direction. The artist is forgiven though as there are indeed limitations in a competition compo, and that main limitation is the instruments you are given to produce your song. But this could have been improved with some layering to increase the texture of the thin sounds. On a positive note, the beginning of the track does build up nicely, with some good progression in the drums and overall chordal movements.

Creativity (5/10)

Being creative in a pressurized environment, with the goal of beating others to pole position in the compo is hardly something which conjures the inspirational side of me, so I guess that would also apply to Jojo here too. Again, considering all of the above, it's not too bad. Plenty of room for improvements though.

Enjoyment (4/10)

Due to the melodic issues described earlier, I don't think I would willingly replay this module more than the necessary times to review the module. If the melody was toned down, used a different instrument and the underlying bass and chords were developed a little further then this piece would be much much better - at least in my opinion.

Internal Texts *

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  /    * SAGA MUSIX - HAPPY TRANCE (3:19) *                      /
 /______________________________________________________________/

Well, another OHC tune. Like it? I appreciate all kinds of feedback
but err, I don't get that much feedback these days. Pleeease, send
me some comments to saga-games_arcor.de :) Let's continue...
This tune ended up second-to-last (8 entries). A VERY bad result
if I may say so myself... But I also have to add that most tunes
in the pack were quite good, and voting was very hard. My track
got 20pts, the 6th track got 21pts! You see, it was a damn hard
fight. But I'll stop complaining now, coz i really like this track =)
Maybe your opinion is different? Tell me if you like the song or not^^
cheers for now! -jojo aka saga musix-

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 .:   Contact information and other stuff   .::::::::::::.
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- This module and its pattern data is (c) 2006 by Saga Musix.
- Feel free to write any comments to saga-games_arcor.de!
- You can also visit my web sites:
  -> http://saga-musix.ath.cx - download free music! (german and english)
  -> http://saga-games.ath.cx - here you can find free programmes and
     cool freeware games, written by me! (german only)

- One Hour Compo Date: 20.08.2006
- Sample pack used: "BackPack", provided by Saga Musix (Me!)

- Please play this module in ModPlug Tracker 1.16 or OpenMPT.
  ModPlug Player works as well. And of course, xmPlay! Use WinAMP only
  if you have the BASS plugin installed. Please get it at:
  http://www.winamp.com/plugins/details.php?id=132367

Greetz fly out to:
eagle, m0d, ceekayed, categoryAPL, minomus, lonestar, frequent, jix,
zatzen, dastimbo, sebastian steiner, stormy, everyone at fb-forum.de,
everyone at #modarchive and #mod_shrine and everyone who likes my music
and my games. and of course YOU! This time, there's also a very special
greet to Posion Mick Ivy. Sample #6 is from one of his modules. I bet
you'll never read this message, but I just have to say: You made damn
cool mods! I think you should join the community again...

(------------- sample credits -------------)

Most samples are from my Yamaha CS1x, except da following ones:
Sample #1 is from a sample pack downloaded at www.modarchive.com
Sample #6 is from present.s3m by Poison Mick Ivy
Samples #23 and #24 are from the Monsterpack sample cd collection.

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 till the next release!
- jojo aka saga musix -

Cweak Bass D#2
Hi-Hat Closed
Hi-Hat Closed Hit
Hi-Hat Open
Clap
snare
BassDrum #1
BassDrum #2
Crash
Analog Sound #1
Analog Sound #2
MIDI Laugh
WStation
dual tone pad
PulsBass53-Mod #1
PulsBass53-Mod #2
PulsBass53-Mod #3
PulsBass53-Mod #4
bass
chip
Love
Danger
beat
dance
choir aah

Cweak Bass D#2
Flute Crystal Thing
Cweak Bass D#2
Hi-Hat Closed
Hi-Hat Closed Hit
Hi-Hat techno
Clap
snare
BassDrum #1
BassDrum #2
Crash Elec
AnalogSounds
AnalogSounds
MIDI Laugh
WStation
dual tone pad
PulsBass53-Mod #1
PulsBass53-Mod #2
PulsBass53-Mod #3
PulsBass53-Mod #4
bass
chip
Love
Danger
beat
dance
choir aah
untitled
untitled
Flute Crystal Thing

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Happy Trance (sm-happytrance.it)