Emerald Sword (emerald_sword.it)

Posted by christofori on Sun 15th Jun 2003, rated 6 / 10.

This is a pretty good tune that could use a slightly better balance. The melody is good, but at times it seems kind of weak for a song like this; using a more full sample of some sort would help, especially with the bowed-glass sounding sample. Also, there are a few times where the chord progressions don't quite make the best sense, but overall the structure of the song is pretty solid. There could also be a bit more detail in the stereo/panning settings. The drum work is pretty solid, and seems to fit a song like this well enough. Technically, this track is pretty basic, but makes good use of looping and envelopes. There could be a lot more effects used in the tracking, which would help it a bit. The samples are all pretty good, especially for the lo-fi ones; though the drums might be a little too lo-fi. The loop points are all (for the most part) chosen quite well, though some (mainly the bidi ones) don't work as well as they could. The envelopes used are all pretty effective. Overall, this is a good metal track that could be improved with a few modifications.