The MIDI Contest

[Moosetroop11]

Sorry about the lateness. Honestly, I feel bad about it, but life is hectic at the moment and I simply kept forgetting to make time to listen to each track a few times. I've done so now, and I'm glad I didn't rush this because some of the songs improve over several listens. Here's my concise verdict:


Al~len - It came from the sky:
I love the progressive drums. The fade in worked great with the instrument you used, too. My favourite part was that very different bit near the end where you hint at something awesome you'd run into if you weren't restricted by the contest requirements. I love that sort of thing. Maybe a little more innovation like that would've helped the piece even more.
7/10

Ferkvbm - Norsemen:
I like how the piece builds up at first, but then it quickly dies down and ends far too quickly. It really needed to kick in with something loud exactly where it went quiet, in my opinion :p Just for the buildup, and the instrument choices and interaction in the beginning, though, I've gotta give you a fairly respectable score.
6/10


Dragonium - The burial of a king:
I like how differently you took this to everyone else. The instrument choice is pretty great all the way through, and the song feels complete, unlike many of the others. You didn't have a long buildup to nothing. At first listen it didn't sound like it was doing a great deal, but that melody you put in has really grown on me.
7/10

Hell angel - He's evil after all:
The instruments in this one have all got a little too much treble for me. I mean, I know you're working with midis, but something more bassy to ground it would've been good. The dramatic pauses just felt uncomfortably empty. The ideas were all there, but I wasn't a fan of the execution, sorry :p
5/10

Drenrin - Theme9:
At times I love this midi, and at times I think it gets a little muddled up in itself. Overall, though, it's definately a good'n. The drum and bass style bit in the first half is fantastic... Definate final fantasy influence here, but I won't let fanboyism affect my judging XD The ending was really abrupt but because everyone seems to have different ideas about the ending (some have indicated that it loops, etc) I've decided to leave it out of my scores. Like in Al~len's, the drumming is very well done throughout.

I was about to give it an 8, which would have been the highest, but I've noticed that it keeps interesting no matter how many times you listen to it, and the muddling seems to have sorted itself out in my head. So I'm gonna have to give it a 9.
9/10


I'd post the overall scores, but I think that's Emerates' honour. Well done for organising the whole thing, man.

[Hell Angel]

Ouuuch, so close...

[drenrin2120]

This has actually been really interesting, seeing all the difference of opinion. =P

And Djanki, just a note on the name, I didn't think to give it a name. I've got a folder of random midis, some finished, some incomplete and I just kind of number them... Battle1, Battle2... Theme1, Theme2... etc. haha =P

[Hell Angel]

And Djanki, just a note on the name, I didn't think to give it a name. I've got a folder of random midis, some finished, some incomplete and I just kind of number them... Battle1, Battle2... Theme1, Theme2... etc. haha =P

Hell, better than me -- I just hit random letters for incomplete/unworthy songs... I've got 'kkislo' and '8uejdo' and so forth... Lol.

[drenrin2120]

Hell, better than me -- I just hit random letters for incomplete/unworthy songs... I've got 'kkislo' and '8uejdo' and so forth... Lol.

That works too, I guess. That's gotta get confusing after a while though with names like "ggjk", "ggkj", and "ggjj".

[Hell Angel]

My inspiration is pretty random, so opening songs that I've forgotten what they are, sometimes gets me inspired to finish it, moreso than just thinking over and over of the same ol song, or even one that I remember more vividly. Anyway -- congratulations man. Coaster told me right when you posted your up that you were going to win, so yeah.

[Moosetroop11]

...why didn't coaster compete, anyway? He would have rocked.

[drenrin2120]

Thanks Hell Angel. I actually enjoyed this contest a lot. And why didn't Coaster compete? That would've been awesome.


EDIT: Slathering was not my intent.

[Emerates]

Hmm, yes, well...  I guess the winner's already obvious, since he's slathered it all over this page like a bad political slogan.

Anyways, I would like to thank  the five of you for parcipitating.  Every piece was an enjoyable piece, and I hope we can do this again sometime soon, and with more people.  Next time, though, we'll have to get around to judging a bit faster, since that was a kind-of ridiculous wait...  But I digress.  Basically, I've already said everything everyone else has said, and so this debate is now closed.  Congrats, Drenrin, haha all you others, you know how it is.

[Ferkvbm]

It has been very interesting but the best thing for me are the prizes : A very cool midi from everyone and a midi made by me that can be much better. I heard it lots of times and I have to agree with Moosetroop11: it really needed to kick in with something loud exactly where it went quiet. It can be improved a lot and it will as soon as I think how.
Congrats all and I hope to hear more of your midis soon (and if coaster competes in the next contest it'll be great too, I heard some of his midis and some of them are really spectacular)

[Desimodontidae]

If there is a next time, I would love to compete!!

[Hell Angel]

Hmm, yes, well...  I guess the winner's already obvious, since he's slathered it all over this page like a bad political slogan.

I hardly call that 'slathering like a slogan.' Read more carefully next time.

And yeah, if there's another -- I'll definately go for it, again.

[elementalhero76]

Yes we all know drenrin2120 is awesome. I have almost all his midis in mp3 form now.

I can't do this even if it was still open. I can whistle or hum something original but I can't make anything. And all I can do is edit midis in wav or mp3 once converted.

All in all, I liked all of these. If I find any use for them you'll may see them in a game if I ever get the chance.