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acecream |
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Never Give Up |
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I made this one 2 days ago after i got my inspiration and will to make music back (after some 3 months).So well i basicly made this one in some 5 hours so it isnt that complex and it lacks in some points and this is what i would like you to tell me ...what to change or improve.
Oh yes and i have to say thatnx to Szartd for his great mastering job!  |
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 cyanghost109 (trance) |
03 Apr. 2012 |
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I love that dark and atmospheric beginning! The bass is deep and the beat is amazing and well done! At about the 1/4 mark, I think you could've added a breakdown or done something else rather to make it a little more interesting. At that first breakdown, the samples seem a little "sketchy" and all over the place. A better arrangement job would've been better as well as maybe lowering the dB. Just me two cents!  This track definitely features a club-like atmosphere and is very entertaining. Made in 2003? That makes this a classic! I'm really enjoying this so far! It's even better than most of today's mainstream Trance! As we warp into the outro, this track still features well arranged samples and just an overall good sound! I like the outro, it gives a good "goodbye" feeling for me. The only major con I can point out is that it was a little too dreamy for me. Just a personal preference of mine for it to be dark and atmospheric like in the beginning (that's what I was expecting). |
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quartz76 (trance) |
06 Aug. 2003 |
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great kick yo 
the bass is great... the stereo effects are nice.....
nice decay break in the 3 minute mark... the melody isn't a great one... pretty boring and repetitive...like Szartd said heh this sounds like you made it in no more than 15 minutes... it would be better if there were more details in the composition... yeah so I"d hate to repeat szardt but this song has been reviewed a million times so there's not much new to say |
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Szartd (classical) |
25 Jul. 2003 |
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This track is just a awesome trancer , problablyone of the best u can get on CTG , the track is very powerfull and the melodies are great and very energic !
The build up is easy , simple and that is ... great !
The dj can easily spin this into his set without any problems , and that's a good thing , something many artist on CTG don't care about .... resulting in zero plays .
The synths are great , and doing their job very well !
Too bad this song is sounding al little it is composed in a hurry , because I miss some details in the beats , like some loop s, extra percussian or whatever , all I hear is some clap+hihat that's all .... some interesting percussian in the beats will help alot .
Instead of filling it up with extra percussian , you just adde dmore flanging effects and stugg to fill the gabs up , which isn't a really good thing .
Also u could use some more fx .
Well nice track , not bad at all , with good melodies , but too bad of again the terrible flanging and reason sound .... except for that it sounds kewl !
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TrancemasterX (trance) |
13 Apr. 2003 |
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Hey,
Nice track, not really 100% my style, but the build up is great, and like always i like your arrangment, beat & bassline is really cool, to my ears the sound quality is excellent, the track show much emotion.
8 Stars
Fred - Etrozia . |
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Proximus (trance) |
09 Apr. 2003 |
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Great quality song with great samples and effects, but the melody isn't as good as the rest of the song. The part between 3:35 and 3:45 is strange. For the quality you get 8,5 for the melody you get 6,5, so the average is 7,5. I think you made far better songs like this, and I think I was quite ralistic at this review.
Greetz |
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 Randor (various) |
05 Apr. 2003 |
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Very addictive piece is my first impresison caused by magnificent textural creativity. I mean sort of synths you used, it has something very interesting dimensions. Original combination of sounds have to say, turns almost progressive at the moment and returns by kettledrums and cutoff strings. Actually slight 'cross-over' feeling if asked me.  And finally have to say the speed; it was one day you sned me that about 1:30 main theme and next day you told .rps is on reasonstation Woah!! There comes up the main flaw here, it sounds a bit unfinished still. I know what you can do for it
I read this to one of my favors from you. |
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 DeeFlow (techno) |
03 Apr. 2003 |
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hey ace!!!...It was a long time ago now!!!...And u are back with a great tune!!...You have always the energy pumping beat!!...it was great!!...the melody was a little strange for me!!...the feeling was good in it!!...very good soundquality!!...but u have the same structure in it like your other songs!!!...but this is a step better!!
Stay tuned |
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FeralCode (various) |
01 Apr. 2003 |
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Professional song, no doubt. I like your "snare" break outs. I suggest to use more powerful grooves, yours sounds too much of panning.
Great song, should work 5 more hours with it. |
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Red (other) |
26 Mar. 2003 |
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All the technig blaa has been said already so ill just comment the feelings i got out of this track.
Argh, i must comment that the bassline was bit bad. Could of been bit more fat and not so "humming"(bumm bumm - forgive my bad language).
The song builds up nicely and the melodies arent the most creative kind but ill forgive that. Some cutoff filterings could have been done bit better, seemed little too "fast" and inaccurate.
Supersaws pad sound was bit dry too, Malström can do better i know. After the pad goes out comes odd sounding synthlead wich builds up teasing me - ahh you didnt use snare rolls, good good
Many Synths wich get bit mixed up in but the afterall feeling is good and a closer checking of the bpm gives me the feeling that this song should be just a tiny bit faster to get the groove out of it fully Vocals would of fit great into this one.
Nice work Ace. Over and Out |
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MiraculuM (trance) |
26 Mar. 2003 |
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Hm, new Acecream-track! I waiting for long time to this stuff...and yeah it worth the waiting. The melodies are clearer than your previous works, which was sometimes a bit chaotic for me...The feeling is the usual Acecream-style feeling, everyone who likes your older stuff, surely will like this one,too. My main problem is about the panning: sometimes it's a bit weird to my ears when something jumps from my left ear to my right so fast. But overall, I feel this is surely one of your best work. |
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MatthijsB (house) |
26 Mar. 2003 |
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good kickdrum and bassline, they sound very powerfull, I dig that(y). Quite a usual buildup, no comments there, nothing special about it either. The synths in the beginning of the break have too much reverb for my taste also I don't really like the delay in some way.. The main lead after that is absolutely kickin - not very refreshing, but damn good;) )-.
climax us quite simple and the beat has lost most of it's power imo, so I think you should work that out a bit better somehow . backing melodie is nice when main synths are out... just luv it.
overall: Lots of good things to say about this but as you said it could use some polishing therefore my rating is a bit off from the others as i think you can do better.
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StOrM 3003 (various) |
25 Mar. 2003 |
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Hey friend, this is great! 
Very good sound with a very good quality, i like very much the rhythmic and the melody.
The effects and the backround are good and they do a good atmosphere.
Good work! |
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Ethelion (metal) |
25 Mar. 2003 |
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I downloaded this song just to see what all the fuss was about.. And I'm glad I did. I've been listening your song in repeat-mode in WinAMP, and I can't seem to let it go..
First off, the arrangement is brilliant and works astonishingly well with the concept. I respect your subtle use of rhythm and effects, as this song seems mastered to perfection (thanx to Szartd, great work man!).
The bass-lines and backdrop-synths have a strong presence in the song, but do not cloud the main-lead or ruin the concept in any way.
Sudden stops transforming into immense build-ups, almost like progressive trance, color this track and gives it motion and life. I really enjoy the mood in this composition.
Basically, this tune represents what melodic trance sounds like. The soundscape is original, and you manage to stay out of the commercial manholes along the way.. excellent work.
I would award you a 10 if you had spent more time on this track, perfecting it even more, but like you said.. you were only experimenting (which really scares me).
Some tips would be to variate the rhythm and percussions, and to create some simple bass-bridges in the transitions between melodies and build-ups. Adding a vocal might work, but it could also ruin the brilliant mood in this song.
Well, I tried to be brief.. If you need more details on what you could add/remove/improve and so on, let me know and I'll be happy to help.
-Ethelion |
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/ (acid) |
21 Mar. 2003 |
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Nice one I was suprised when i hear the beat sounds prety cool. Intro is also nice, and the main melody even nicer i like the melody from 2:21 to 3:20 that's a fantastic part 
The main melody is bit strange, but it's very original and good 
I must really say that this song is very good or even exelent for 5 hours work.
Even mastering is well done and the quality is good and clear enaugh.
Thnx for this nice song acecream  |
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JukkaM (trance) |
17 Mar. 2003 |
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Hmm... This sounds like aceream and that's good in my ears As modecai said before this is well produced track with a good araangement.
Melodies are powerful (reminds me a little bit of Airbase). This isn't the most catchy song in the world and quite usual trance song but very good in that genre.
Getting better and better, soon it will be GREAT! |
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mordecai (electro) |
17 Mar. 2003 |
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Sounds very good! Structure, arrangement and mastering is top notch. What needs improvement are some of the melodies. Don't get me wrong, they sound very good, but they aren't really catchy. The notes sound a bit random at times.. try to mess around the notes abit.. something cool usually happens eventually. A part from this, excellent production |
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Extra Info: |
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Genre: |
Trance, Melodic |
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Length: |
6 min 4 sec |
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Release year: |
2003 |
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Made using: |
Reason 2 |
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File location: |
gaj.si |
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Added: |
17 Mar. 2003 |
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Download Options: |
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File size: |
5800 kB |
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File type: |
[MP3] |
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Link: |
  (save as) |
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Alternative: |
not avaliable |
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Song Stats: |
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Overall rating: |
8.09 |
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Total downloads: |
521 |
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This week downloads: |
0 |
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Current chart´s position: |
Not on charts. |
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Best chart´s position: |
1st |
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Favorite song of 1 user |
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Comments (7): |
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bully34 [16th. November 18:04] ![[67.185.80.104]](pics/ip.gif)
Nice! I think you do best with Reason. Is it free? Anyway, the song is very powerful and "groovy" like Louigy Verona said. Nice job and keep using Reason, sounds great! 10.00/10.00  (Two thumbs up) |
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bully34 [11th. November 2:36]
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Louigi Verona [25th. May 5:31]
| Great song - powerful and groovy! |
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Senturio [9th. April 9:26]
| AAAAAaaawesome track dude you're the best |
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N.D. [27th. July 23:21]
| Ok, i won't review it. But good job for 5 hours... |
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Randor [5th. April 9:05]
| hehe, I didn't left it alone |
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acecream [26th. March 17:42]
| guys thanx for all the feedback ! But now please rate other track and leave this one alone it has way enought reviews now |
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