Yes, the first bars of the verse are very reminiscent to the town theme from Final Fantasy I as well.
Sounds good, like the percussion (I've been working on something similar for my current WIP track *hint*
)
Apart from that, ok, using different vi's are probably not bad practise, but whenever the same instruments offer several patches that are needed, I believe it is better to just use them since they probably mix better with one another. This is somewhat evident in parts of your song where the instruments don't quite make for a perfect blend between the different patches.
(Of course, if you need some patch that is only in another vi, then go use it).
And yes, the cymbal sample wasn't very good, but you still get the idea
Well, as Grandma said, nice composition though. But (you can guess it if I give you this hint - it's actually
not the reverb!).
That's right, the ending is rather abrupt once more. I could personally see a fade-out of the intro part as a proper ending for this song. Just a suggestion
