MaestroRage's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[05 - Love Park]

Neat

My first question, why did ou call it Love park? O_o?

Oh well. I felt that the percussional aspects sounded a bit bland, I don't mean the structure of it, I mean it sounds filtered or something, and that removes the raw power that most DnB songs possess. I liked the panned saw sounds, that was a neat addition.

Lets see.

Other then the filtered sounds, I don't really have much to say. I would also suggest adding some form of pad in the background to fill up the empty feeling I feel the song has.

Other then that great song. 4/5 from me, but i'm hitting 5 because I don't believe it should score so low.

Good stuff Screamer05, check out some of my stuff sometime ^^. Thank you.

C3NTAURI0N responds:

thnx for the comments i only have one other submission for this year and thats not until october sometime :( until then i shall take ur advice and shall become one of those i will make next year 4 june. And tnx for the 5. and ill check ur stuff out.

05 out

[Dark Riots]

Neat

I see that you really REALLY like claps. A little more then is normal O_o.

But anyways, here's a few suggestions. First off everything DSMagnum said is correct, but i'll add on top of that.

Since I know you use FL Studio, you should reverb those claps. Press f9 to bring up the mixer window, and add Reverb preset 4 (cathedral). Trust me you will enjoy the feel it will have on your claps.

I'd like you to listen to some of my tracks, they are all heavily reverbed, you will see what I mean.

Keep them coming PHOENIXtrunks, lay off the claps a tad bit, add more diversity to your percussional works, it will do you a world of good ;).

PHOENIXtrunks responds:

thanks...I was going for something a bit more "standard" I guess...well, I do like the claps, and I know I have to lay off them a bit...but I don't use FL studio...I use ACID...I just imported all the FL sounds into ACID...thanks for the help! I'll go check your stuff out! :D

[Musik of Future]

Good stuf

This is a pretty good start, I think your percussional work could use some revising, they're a tad loud those snares, and I didn't quite hear the kick, which should be a good deal louder.

Also if you're using FL Studio which I think you are, press f9 to bring up the mixer window, and add a reverb effect, preset 4 (cathedral) to those kicks and snares. Trust me the effect they will have on them will be quite grand.

The melody and everything flows just fine. I'm not sure about what the person below me means by cut out, I didn't hear it, maybe I didn't catch it, but yeah.

You could become a great DJ if you keep pushing, which I hope you will, I hear some good potential in you. 5/5 from me, keep them coming.

I'd also like you to listen to a few of my pieces, you will see what I mean by adding reverb, all of those songs I have up there are very heavily reverbed, and the effect it gives them is quite epic.

With all that said, take care ^^.

Gerasym-dima responds:

Ok thx for the rewiew!
Yes i was using FL studio ;)
I will follow your hint and make kicks and snares louder.
thx .
PS: your musik is awesome!

[Magnum Battle]

Impressive

Quite impressive DSMagnum, you really seem to have a knack for this genre, this makes for good battle loop for sure, if I was a flash artist this would be on my "Use at some point" list.

It also loops pretty damn well, so you know it's a success.

I kinda like the reverb I over use it in my songs X_x. Maybe.

Anyways, just wanted to drop my support and a review, keep them coming DSMagnum, I look forward to whatever else you submit. 5/5 from me.

DSMagnum responds:

I hope it does get used in a flash someday. :)

As for the reverb, I used it on one of the drum kits to give a slight echo effect. I originally used a lot of reverb on both the drums, and a little bit on the bass, but that sounded odd. There is some reverb in the song, but it's kinda unoticable.

It's great to see that you like my music! I hope I'll be as popular as you someday.

[Levoctus - Adiemus]

Neat

Hello Bosa

Lets begin our review by analysing mood and atmosphere.

The mood is very triumphant, very noble. As the description says, it makes me think of a great warlord in his tent, a single ray of light shining on his bloody crown, his dented, chipped, blade leavning against his throne. His gaurds hate him, but dare not protest, unless they wish to know the full fury of his blade.

The great timpini and percussional works really was what made this song the way it is.

I know of a song from Enya called Adiemus, this song reminds me of that, but in honesty, it doesn't sound half as noble as this.

Lets talk a bit about instruments and melody.

The melody is quite fine, however i'm not going to comment too much on that because I feel the influence of Adiemus is very great in this song, so i'm going to go straight to the instruments.

This is where you made the biggest difference. Those string placements, those brass, all of it screams a different story then Adiemus, and all of it forms a different image entirely. I really liked the timpini work as stated earlier, it really gives it a bulk feeling, of nobility. I suppose I learned something else today!

Some ideas (now bear in mind i'm using headphones which can't handle bass very well so the melody is a tad muffled by the bass i'm hearing now, so i'll try to suggest things that will make sense).

I wonder if you layered a flute melody on top of the melody you have going now, or with it, if it would have made a neat addition. I'm thinking tin whistle, or panflute, those woodwinds to be more precise.

Bells, I really think with such nobility feel, you need the noble bells to go with it, the epic cream on all the epic cakes.

Out of PURE curiousity, have you ever considered an organ? I wonder what would happen to the songs feel if you had an organ going off instead of that brass. It would sound so much... darker? Who knows, just ideas.

Other then that, I can't really think of anything. Keep the spirit strong, your chin up, and keep them coming! Good stuff Bosa. Once again you did not disapoint. I'd like you to listen to a few pieces under this alias I posted, it's some of my best work yet, thank you for your time.

Bosa responds:

Indeed, there is always room for ideas. Maybe I will add a tin whistle in my next track. Especially since I have somebody who can play one well. An expert if you will.. Anyways, I may just have a peep at your music.

-Bosa

[okay...now it's better(angels)]

So tiring, so pleasent...

I don't know where you got these samples. I am SO tired now from listening to this track. It has such... gentle attributes, just typing out this review has become a burdan. I don't know if I can ever write any more reviews after this, I just... want to sleep.

A lot of your pieces has this effect, even if this is just a short loop, I listened to it at least 400 times. Good stuff, easily a 5/5 from me.

heather-lanham responds:

thank you! ^_^ I don't know what I do to my music, I guess my voice just does that.

[Call Of The Sky]

Neat

Not bad, a pretty damn laid back beat if ever I heard one. Really this makes for good ambiant, and to have it used the first day it came out?! Wow, impressive.

Those plucky strings, normally I would consider them quite distracting, and not a very good ambiant instrument, but you pulled it off well, that pad that comes in later with that base, wonderful.

Also though I don't think the percussional aspects was all that necessary, you still did good by putting them in there.

Thats all I can think of right now One_Eye_Blind, good stuff, 5/5 from me ^^. I'd like to ask you to listen to some of my pieces sometime. Thank you for your time.

Quickbeam responds:

Thanks for the review and yes i will listen to your audio because ive heard quite a bit about your audio on the BBS so i will check it out. yes it was really cool to have it used in the first 5 minutes of being released thats never happened to me before. but anyway i wont rant on anymore. Thanks again for the review!

[Aliens attacks earth.]

Neat.

It didn't work through streaming, so I downloaded to hear it.

Anyways. I liked the choir work, it makes a pretty decent tense element to the song, but in all honest I felt that the song was fairly repetitive, you used the same melody a good amount of times, with little to mix it up as it progressed. That is my only qualm with this song, it needs to be mixed up more, but otherwise you make good use of synths and soundeffects.

Keep them coming FoxTechno. 4/5 from me.

FoxTechno responds:

Hey cheers for review, yep i dident put much more synth, because i ran out of buttons on my korg equipment to make more, i could of made more, but didint have my yamaha keyboard hooked up.

any way thanks again, Fox.
Please cheakout my website www.foxtechno.org.uk

[Memories-piano version(V1.5)]

Impressive

I can't believe this is midi! The samples are too refined for them to be midi, but what do I know, I havn't used midi in a while, technology changes right?

Anyways, the song is quite peaceful, flows smoothly without any disruptancies, that constant chord progression you had playing served as a good foundation, for the other piano. It makes for some good ambiant background story. The ending didn't really fit too well with the rest of the song, it just kinda... seemed to appear. There was a slight disruptancy for when the melody did change, but it wasn't critical, or too damaging, so I wouldn't worry about it.

Some ideas (forgive me if I suggest something that isn't on the GM Midi menu)

Bells. I keep thinking what this would sound like with a few church bells. You know, that deep gonging sound to weave itself into the song.

I know you already reverbed the keys, but I would think with about twice that reverb you could make it like a cavern feeling. A lonely desolate feel which I think this song has an excellent ability to portray.

Other then that, I can't think of anything, I enjoyed it a good deal. 4/5 from me Jason_Naylor. Keep them coming, I hear some good potential in your works. I'd like you to listen to a few of my tracks, I use a heavy dose of reverb in the ones I have up there thus far, and I promise you, you will see why I suggest reverb so much.

Thanks for your time.

Jason-Naylor responds:

Hey thanks alot for your review! and yes it is midi, although i did indeed do what i could to refine it, thats what is so gosh damn amazing about midi!!!! anyways, will try your suggestion and post it:)

[Phils Battle Music]

Some ideas

Hmm, well it's midi so it was a tad difficult to decipher the sounds, but lets try anyways.

See what I think the thing with this track is you've got way too much going on at the same time. The choir in the background, by itself sings a good melody, but doesn't correspond to the rest of the song except that one synth, the main melody lead.

The choir is also too quiet.

You've got this really really fast guitar? sounds going on in the background, and that just muddles it ALL up. Makes little sense.

Also be careful with what you make that main melody lead do, it gets random somenear near the end.

I don't know if you can do this with the midi software you use, but reverb is a great and valuable effect you should use on your battle songs. I'd like you to listen to some of my pieces, so far they all use a heavy dose of reverb and you will see the effect it can have on them. I feel with some reverb this song could improve a good deal.

You've got good melody, but poor execution. The song has great potential, but bad presentation.

Overall though, I think if you spent some time cleaning it up, it could be a pretty damn fine song, as well as get some better samples.

Other then that, keep them coming Philnemba, you'll get there if you keep pushing.

Philnemba responds:

Thanks for the review and the advice MaestroRage:)