MaestroRage's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[~Endless Cycles~]

I love love love the strings you bring in from the first second. What was that effect called? You use it straight from the very beginning. Ah it's killing me, I used to know it. Ducking? Not really ducking, it's like a volume automation?

I don't know man but it immediately grabs my attention and doesn't let me go. Has me vibing instantly.

The progressive way of layering synths is solid.

It's not my wheelhouse, I don't have much constructive feedback for you. It's a crazy catchy track and it's mixed well. It tends to get a bit repetitive with bringing back the original segment at 2:00. I'd have loved to hear a bit more evolution of the soundscape there.

Personal favorite part starts at 2:42. It has a tinge of awe, a bit of a grand feeling. Some epic elements and since that's what I'm all about that's the part that resonated most with me.

nk87 responds:

Yeahhh my music does tend to get a bit too repetitive sometimes, sorry about thatt...
but I'm really glad you liked the track :D

also yeah, volume automation lol

[Hah]

your description somehow perfectly married the humerous nature of this song. It had me laughing, it had me bopping. I vibed all the way to the bank and we bopped all together.

Full track wen?

SAGEGREEN86s responds:

Thanks Hah, that means a lot. Glad the description hit right—it was meant to lean into the playful chaos of the track, like a soundtrack for slipping on a banana peel in slow motion. Once SAGEGREEN hits 100 monthly listeners on Spotify, the full version will be out. We’re almost there.

[can it please be over?]

Reading your description, I can hear the creative energy driving this track. It's interesting you mention discovering sound design potential in the samples you recorded in your room. A long time ago while I was reading interviews from various products/composers, one of them said something that stuck with me.

I don't recall the exact wording, but the sentiment was that he had friends who were not nearly as strong in creative production, but they were amazing sound designers. And that skill set lent them the power to make things that were far beyond his own reach, and the tracks all sounded perfect.

Developing sound design skills will reward your ability to shape sound as a whole, and when you produce your art you are more able to express it how you want.

The track itself is a beautiful mix of ideas and expression.

OVERSCORE responds:

Thank you, I really hope to push my sound design techniques as far as I can in the next few years. You make a very good point; hopefully when I have FL Studio and some VST support, I will be able to improve my sound design more quickly. Then once I’m at the best level of quality I can achieve, I’ll be able to express these ideas in any way I want to musically.
Thanks for the thoughtful tip and encouraging review, MaestroRage!

[Brallskogen]

ayyyy that meditative tag is oddly very appropriate. I'm vibing, I'm bopping my head, but I'm in like, a meditative state. Really clean. No notes, solid.

PlinkoPlonko responds:

Tanks! :)

[~Dawn 2007~ {AIM 2025}]

FL7!!! That deserves a second round of applause. After the first round for the track itself of course. I'm dating myself here, I remember when it was just called Fruity Loops and you had a numpad that went up to 9 and that's how many layers you could have. Maybe I was using FL3 then? Can't remember. Long time ago.

Compared to back then it really was just a toy. So to see you create this using that. Amazing.

ImmyShack responds:

Yo!!! An review from an OG!! Yeah they had that numpad available as a skin in the later versions, but It didn't limit you to 9 patterns.
Thanks for the review. You deserved that FP!

[DFLT]

ayyyyyyy that's pretty dope.

OPFX responds:

Thanks for listening!

[I Met Her at the Fair]

man I am so insanely happy you are still composing and producing these works of art. Keep it up Bosa, never stop my man.

Bosa responds:

Oh my God, I can't believe it's you. I haven't heard from you in so long man, it's great to hear from you again. I plan to continue the tough work of music!

[dead good and cigarettes]

glad I found this.

Having a bit of a problem atm. Got the lights turned off, this sorrowed beat in the background. Sitting in the darkness with the moon's light filtering through my blinds. Like a prison, with all the time in the world to think.

I have no words of critique for you i'm afraid.

Just, thanks. Keep up the good fight.

snayk responds:

I hate it when I can't help listening to my thoughts :(

[Rig, MRage, DS555 - Authority]

Such brutal geetars, one day it will be complete:c

one day JP... one day...

when Duke Nukem 3D shows up. Dork said he needs me to resend him the guitarless part now that his computer is up and running again. I'm sending it to him in about 3 minutes, hopefully we can get this underway again. I need to redo a lot of the middle and end as some of those samples are teh crap.

Thanks for posting this up sir, proved to be a bit of an inspiration, reminded me why we sat down and decided to do this.

Keep up the good fight, keep em coming!

Rig responds:

Sweet, let me know what happens with Mr. 555!