Broadjam Artist: Nigel Barrett
Song: Duanipa
Reviewer: Jeff Maguire
Positive Comments: Smooth groove and some very nice chord changes in a smooth jazz style. All together nice tune with a strong melody and structure. Definate potential in this one.
Constructive Comments: This is a nicely written tune , good changes and use of stops/starts, melody is nice, it meanders a bit in spots but that could be dealt with pretty easily and is not a big problem.The hook that comes in a bout 1 minute and repeats is very nice and glues the whole thing together. Lead melody ( sax ) patch is very weak and by itself would likely prevent you from selling this. Good horn samples are not cheap and it takes some real doing to make them sound real, as a single lead instrument is is almost impossible. My constructive criticisms would be to get better samples that allow for changes in articulation like key switching, and actually look into how real horn players play. Think about using the horn lead in unison with other horns or other instruments that are real. The other thing I’ve found is that software synths tend to sound better by themselves than synth horns, they are fake to start with ( synths ) and easier to synthesize in software, synth horns always compare badly to the real thing, soft synths like say a mini moog or fender rhodes less so. They were electric instruments to begin with.