MaestroRage's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Parallel Worlds]

Nicely done!

I love the feel of this song!

The sparse, yet insanely varied percussion beats gives off the perfect vibe for the instruments. The melody itself seems to resonate with a more desert, arabian sensation.

The song loops perfectly.

This VST sounds like Edirol Orchestral. Am I correct? Or Synful Orchestra, one of those.

I love it when the oboe and the high strings start together with that percussion splash. I felt that second the song took on more strength upon itself.

And when those strings and oboe drops to reveal that solo violin.

That melody was quite interesting. Quite sad and well accompanied with the harp.

It is a simple song for sure, but one I really enjoyed listening to. Work well done Ludzix, work well done. I'd like to invite you to check out my work sometime, keep up the good fight and keep them coming!

Ludzix responds:

Missed - this VST is Miroslav Philharmonik ;)

[..::Life::..]

Soothing

Hey MpGrill

This song is quite simple. It progresses simple, and smoothly, though that being said, the melody it plays is actually a very very interesting melody.

There were some notes that clashed, but overall it was a very subtle, and enjoyable track. The strings in the background was nice, but the chords they played went from sad, to tense, too often.

Keep up the good fight MpGrill! I'd like to invite you to check out my work sometime. Keep em coming!

MpGrill responds:

I wanted to make it a little bit simple ...but thanks for your review!

Ive checked your audio tracks..theyre great:)

[This is where it ends]

I applaud the effort!

you know, I really liked the melodic line in this piece! The synths need to be upgraded, the strings the synths in general, but moving past all that, focusing on the melody itself, this piece shows some interesting potential.

When the strings and the chords meet, there is a fair deal of clashing there, be sure to watch out for dissonance (or when 2 keys play right beside each other), as this generally creates an uncomfortable feeling (very useful for tense, scary moments!)

I liked it when the bell like things joined in.

From that reverse symbol I take it you use Fruity Studio's? Which one?

I would highly recommend using Sytrus as a great starting kit, some amazing synths there. The pads would provide you with great background sounds.

In any case, I admire your effort Alex-J, keep up the good fight and keep them coming! You can go as far as you want.

Alex-J responds:

Hey thanx for the tips! As you said, yeah Sytrus would surely help but I didn't even know my music would end up being not bad so i just tried blending some new stuff in it. Btw I use fruity studios 6 and 7 (because i dont always use same computer).

Thanx for taking your time to come by and review my music, this is a good example why newgrounds audio site is great, because really good artists take the time to give help and comment less advanced music makers. Its like if everyone could talk to a famous person whenever they needed it.

So I appreciate your review and ill review more of ur stuff cya!

[Remembrance]

:'( so sweet

Hello Bosa.

This song my friend, is pure brilliance. It's such a simple song, with chords and the piano... but my sir, those chords and that piano.

Brilliant. Just... brilliant.

Losing somebody close to you is never easy, and it does tend to leave scars, but I am a firm believer of the saying "The most beautiful things, comes from the darkest places", and you happened to have proven this saying.

That punishing percussion boom at the end, worked for it's purpose INCREDIBLY well.

When that flute came in, it was a tad sudden, but it was not unappreciated. The melody it plays, just like every other instrument here, plays wonderfully.

Loops awesome too.

Brilliant Work Bosa. I am glad you have not given up on us yet. Thank you for sharing this work with us! Easily a 5/5 from me

Bosa responds:

When a loss comes my way, I try my best to brighten up my life to where there isn't so much saddness. Instead of getting angry, I'm trying to remember the good memories I had.

[Town Theme]

Impressive!

the flute you used in this song is brilliant! Along with that lute I believe. Did you get these as a soundfont? If so, I would be forever in your depth if you told me from where! I loved the atmosphere and feel the melodic line with that instrument created.

The description of the piece fits in perfectly. As stated it reminds me of a village. Solemn, dedicated.

When that lute and woodwind took off, that is by far my favorite part. The string chords that were added layer only proved to amplify this affect.

The ending was abrupt, but the long loops flawlessly.

Well done... really this was something else. Keep up the good fight and keep them coming! I'd like to invite you to check out my work sometime Ludzix!

Ludzix responds:

The flute I used is the piccolo from Miroslav Philharmonik plugin. Thx for the review =D

[Loopmaster - Travel]

Sweet

this is a brilliant loop. I am glad somebody is finally taking this audio portal for what it is meant to be.

I am very interested in knowing how you got that guitar sound. I would appreciate any wisdom you'd shower my way.

Really solemn, your keywords match up perfectly.

Keep up the good work Loopmaster.

Loopmaster responds:

Hello Maestro. I'd like you to know that I really appreciated this review. Thank you.

That guitar is a soundfont I found while I was "Googling". Plus a hell of a lot of quality altering effects slapped on it.

Thank you again.

[Gaze Upon the Stars]

Neat

heh, with that quick beat, and claps, I wouldn't be able to sleep to this at all!

I'd ask that the tempo be brought down by about 30-40bpm, and that you add a lot more reverb to give the feeling of "spacey" and hallow.

since stars are depicted by high notes, perhaps a scarce, high synth melody, slow and simple you know?

But thats my take on that. The song itself is quite stable. The pads do provide a nice wavey feel for sure.

All in all, a good track, keep up the good fight and keep em coming!

EliteFerrex responds:

This was a bad attempt at making slow trance. If you want to hear a really great trance song, check out Marth234's page, and look at the song entitled "Umm... Yeah"-something. ^^

[Solus- Lost Paintings]

:') so sweet

I must agree with Lacrioso on this one! I really really liked this melody! Who is it by!? Did you play this live?

I love the ending "clink". Heh, awesome.

It loops really great too.

I don't really know how to criticize this. It's really just... sweet. Thank you for sharing.

SolusLunes responds:

No idea who it's by. And for the most part, yes, it was played live. With the exception of the fast glissando-scale like bit (because that is FAR out of my skill,) I played this live.

Almost all of the music is played as it was on the sheet, with a few minor variances. The ending "clink" was one of them :D Glad you liked it.

[[TMM43]Piano Classics II]

Neat!

hey TMM43!

Neat track you got here! Though I agree the piano is repetetive, the strings that play with it are quite interesting. You have an Oboe going on in there as well?

That echo effect really played off well for the feel I think you were going for here. Really, something neat!

It's quite a short song, but I do like what you have. This would make a great loop, as it does loop quite well.

Good work, you are really starting to improve! Keep up the good fight and keep em coming!

TMM43 responds:

Thanks for the review Maestro!

Yeah, I really didn't know what else to do with the piano... I tried a couple of different keys for the piano, but no luck. Good guess with the Oboe...but it was a Clarinet. haha
Yes, indeed I do love the echo effect, especially with piano pieces!
As for the shortness of the song. I think if I made it longer, it would have gotten boring, and too repetitive. As of right now, I just noticed it does loop pretty well. :D

Once again, thanks a lot for your time, and review Maestro.
-TMM43

[Nova Bounce]

Neat

A very very interesting melody! I really liked the feel of this song, until the melody went out of phase with itself. I admire your originality, but I felt that made the whole song unstable, and kinda killed the atmosphere for me.

I would have also liked to hear the melody be switched up a little. You know change the synths, or even the melody line itself. The synths that play with it alternate and change well, so not to get too repetitive.

A neat track, definitely was worth the listen. I'd like to invite you to check out my work sometime Skragga. Keep up the good fight and keep them coming!

mechanoid-9 responds:

In fact I've already checked out most of your work and downloaded a lot too, only I was too lazy to write a review:P but I'm going to. I must say that you're damn good, and I mean it. Your songs are just wonderful and I can hear you put tons of effort into them. But I'll say more about that in reviews. Now for the reply: Actually the melody stays the same but I added an effect called panzer delay which adds more echos. It sounded nice to me... dunno. Yeah I should've changed the melody but I'm the earthly manifestation of lazyness so I didn't... I did this in about 2-3 hours btw. I'm glad you find the melody interesting, I thought it was a bit cliche. Large thanks for the review and listen, and reviews are coming up for your work!;)