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Thank you! For soundfonts, I'd say ~70% I used came from https://musical-artifacts.com/. The other 30% are from sample libraries I've came across over the last few years from sales/black Friday deals.  I would for sure check the site out though, lots of great soundfonts!

I really like the chord choices here and the crunch between them and the bass. I think the bass ostinato isn't needed at the forefront for the effect to be heard, so maybe lower the volume to allow the chords and (especially) melody to be heard clearer (maybe also lower the drums a hair). Other than that and maybe some panning to help widen it, it's really solid! 

I think the two things that jump out at me are mixing and intentionality. I think the mix would benefit by turning the bass down a bit so the percussion can be heard a bit easier. I like the dissonances and how it feels the the instruments aren't completely lined up to our intentions all the time, but it does feel the dissonances are unintentional at times. I think maybe a continuous alternation between the opening dissonant lines and the higher line and bass that are less dissonant would help keep the track fresh. Good work on this!

This is great! The intro is very nice, and I think the build up and overall arc of the piece is really satisfying. I do this adding the drums in to the last 20 seconds or so would help add to the drive, but I think there are other ways around it. I think overall just having a driving pulse and maybe upping the tempo of the battle section would really help spice it up. This was lovely to listen to!

This is really solid! I think the form, instrumentation and pacing are all spot on! The interaction between the instruments is really nice to hear as well. Well done! 

I like the way you generated the sounds! A very round and bouncy feel, almost as if mimicking the ships going up and down on the waves. I think the "busy-ness" of the piece is a strength as well, but as it went on I was hoping for a different section seperate from the busy part. I felt it in part when you added a new instrument towards the end but I feel giving a section where the ear can take a small break could be really nice. Other than that, great work!

This is great! I hear the Littleroot influence for sure, as well as the Cynthia influence for the second part (which I think was my favorite. Something about those violins is so fun!). I think I only have two constructive criticisms. One would be to maybe play with the panning more to really open it up. Also, and this may just be a me thing, but I think the drums could be turned down a little so the guitar, strings and synth could be heard better. Other than that, awesome job!

I think an addition of some sort of drum layer would really aid this track. I think the notes alone don't give it a sense of fast paced, but adding some sort of constant pulse would really help it feel that way! I'm also curious of how it would sound if you keep the notes the same and add the pulse. Might give it a more lop-sided feel where the melody clashes with the beat, maybe giving it a more "lopsided" feel.

Cool vibe track! I agree with everything Forsaken said, especially on the mix. I think it would also be cool to have a counter melody of some sort above the main melody (I know that isn't in the original track, but I feel that even adding it on the loop would keep it fresh). Awesome track! 

I like this a lot! I like the tempo changes, and I think it adds to the frantic nature you're conveying Part of me wishes the individual sections were developed out more. There's a lot of cool material here, and I think it would be interesting if you took this, and made 2-3 battle themes out of them, and not just one. Great work!

I like your choice of sounds/instruments for this! I agree with all of the comments I've read, but I also feel like I want more space. There is a pause at the very end when you make your loop, but the long sustains are constant throughout and I feel take away from the melody. Maybe alternate them with the marimba idea? I feel that might also help with the bouncy idea you have going. Other than that, I think it's effective!