Hey Guys,
I just wanted to get some second opiniones on some music I'm doing for a iPhone game. Its a strategy game so the music is rather subdued. As a little promotional thing I did it all only using iPhone music tools (slightly limiting but not so bad). Anyways, I'm no pro, just helping my friend out with his retro strategy iPhone game, (if you want to know more about it see our video at kickstarter campaign) thought I'd see what you guys have to say about it

heres some streaming versions:

Level4
Level1

I welcome any and all constructive criticism! We'll probably do some mastering on it when all is said and done. I mostly have experience with live instruments, so this is a fun but challenging change for me!

Azul

• The synth sounds were generally pretty pleasant and worked well together
• Good use of low-end for warmth and a feeling of being "drawn in" to the track
• The mood of the tracks and the way they were clearly created with the game and its genre in mind was impressive - producing music is one thing, but having the discipline to limit yourself to ideas which will gel with the game is another skill entirely
• The composition and progression of the tracks was good - enough variety to keep it interesting without being distracting

• Some of the synths sounded pretty noisy/tinny (perhaps due to the software you used)
• I don't like the sound which comes in at 1:12 of Level 1 (the bleepy cut-short arpeggio), or the low "crunchy" sound which comes in near the beginning/0:51 of Level 4 (maybe if it was cleaner)
• There wasn't much of a memorable hook or melody to either track - obviously you have to balance this quite carefully to keep from distracting the player and avoid cheese, but there were few melodies which were prominent and repeated enough for me to come away humming them
• IMO, overuse of pan on Level 4

• How does this sound on your target platform? I listened on studio monitors and as I mentioned the low/low-mid sounds pretty good - is this reproduced well enough through the iPhone's built in speaker? Does it still sound full? I notice you used only minimal percussion, and that's a perfectly valid artistic decision, but consider playing with some more in other tracks as I imagine it will be reproduced more faithfully and drive the tracks you want to put a bit more energy into

Personally I think your music sounds great for a puzzle game! Like you, I am no expert on the matter, I too create music on a handheld OS but I use Android , I don't use my music for any commercial reasons though. If you want to hear some of my work, my page is http://uloops.net/profile/shamrocker
I wish you guys all the best with RoboBlast!