MaestroSorrow's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[-> Oplacus [NoFull] <-]

Has loads of potential.

for sure, you need more instruments man, need more variation, more synths, and a nice pad in the background.

It does have a pretty neat foundation, you could definatly build upon it. As it stands, it pretty much a loop.

This song has a ton of potential man, you could add so much to it, its not even funny.

Use the flanger effect as well, that will give it a more trance/techno sound.

Sound effects, sound effects, and more soundeffects. That is always a trance/techno artists biggest fan ^^.

3/5 from me Distortzion.

Distortzion responds:

Thnx for the rev.

I know I could add more to it, but I have simply no idea what.

Hmm, I thought I used Flanger, but I should check it. I

[Happy Potato]

Grood stuff!

heh, i get the most messed up imagery for this song, which I will never tell you (already told you one... but there are far more messed up ones ^^)

Thats just marvelous.

I like how it all starts off, with this strange goofy air to it, then the insane little guitar riff just nails the feeling home.

I don't have much to say about adding or subracting to the song, I found it quite enjoyable, congratz ^^.

5/5 from me.

Xiro responds:

The dancing buttery potato, of smiley goodness, haha.

I must admit, I am curious what else you twiastd mind came up with for imagery haha.

[Khuskan - Symphony in Sine]

Awesomeness!

damn you and your minimilistic skillz!

I rather loved how you had only sine waves, and it truly is a damn catchy melody!

I gave you 2 for diversity... cuz... well you seriously limited yourself ;), which isn't a bad thing really.
So I givith to you a 5/5 and loads of cursed love!

Khuskan responds:

Wow, this song got voted up waaaay more than I expected it would...

I should be minimalistic more often :D

[If I Could Live Again (Fixed)]

Such gentleness!

no I don't think there will be many 0 voters who could dare raise a 0 voting finger against this song!

I am so surprised I didn't see this earlier!!

Love the heartbeat, right away, sets a love relationship kind of mood, like a shy teenager, trying to say hello to that girl of his dreams. (or guy I suppose, we are living in a new world X_x).

I fell in love with the mood, the piano as usuall is a master piece!

I think the flute should have been a tad bit louder at some part, to really give an airy feeling to it.

I'm glad no percussional stuff was used, damn them I say!

I really like how you made the piano sing so many notes, rigid, firm, yet gentle. Determined, yet hesitant. It was a wonderful feel, and I got to enjoy it ^^.

The shakers were a pretty good idea, but I wonder sometimes if it would have been better without them.

I can hear this song with faint bells going off in the background, you know, light, quick bells, to furthar heighten the mood ^^.

Then again I am nothing but a bell nut so don't take my word for it!

Loved the way you ended it... gentle like the way it started, and that heart, great ^^.

Great stuff Dan, another 5/5 from me, with much love!

MilkMan-Dan responds:

Ahh Maestro... a book of a review as always. I happen to like the shakers so u can just live with them *humph*. Bells though... hmmm... bellllllsss... perhaps?... I'll try it out next time. Sorry I'm still working on our next collab... had a hectic week. You the man now dog... ;).

[-WV- Februeeze (Contest cut)]

*JUDGE REVIEW - MAESTROSORROW*

WilliamVance's Februeeze

Faction 2
Originality : 17
Diversity : 18
Clarity : 20
Effort : 18
Melody : 19

Overall : 92

Originality:
It has a very interesting air to it. I don't think i've heard many songs with this kind of core, and you bring it to the table quite exceptionally.

Diversity:
The song has a really good number of sounds and effects going on and off everywhere. The sounds are used in diverse methods too, so that didn't hurt ^^.

Clarity:
There was absolutely no distortion in this song, no muddlement, nothing, so top marks for that.

Effort:
I can hear quite a fair bit of effort in this piece. The way there is something new given, and taken away so many times, and so effectively speaks of just that.

Melody:
3:06 -> I really enjoyed this part, that high pitched melody switch really was pleasent and I enjoyed it.

I absolutely adored how you started to song so softly with that melody, that part just set me in for the ride so well! Great.

Overall impression on me:
The song has a rather constant melody, there is variation of course, but there isn't enough change in my opinion. Now I know this is a Trance song, and Trance songs are not supposed to be shifting drastically left, right, and centre, but I felt that perhaps new synth sounds, maybe adding a new layer would have been appreciated.

The song had a truly powerful trance core to it. I almost fell into a coma, and my doctor told me to stop doing that X_x.

I think a triangle "ping" would have made this song a lot more powerful in the tone your trying to carry out. It has a serene, light feel to it, and having a simple triangle in my opinion would have added its own flavour.

I don't know why, but i'm constantly hearing this wind with a flute playing with this song... but thats just me, i'm a classical nutcase ^^.

Great stuff WiliamVance, thank you for joining the contest and giving us this piece!

[||\SU-146/||---Friends Again?]

*JUDGE REVIEW - MAESTROSORROW*

SuperDrummer146's Friends Again?

Faction 1
Originality : 17
Diversity : 17
Clarity : 20
Effort : 19
Melody : 16

Overall : 89 + 3

Originality:
Its a very interesting piece. The title gave the mood you wanted to tell right away, and I was able to envision several stories with this piece, which makes the song all the more real for me.

Diversity:
The song has a decent number of instruments going, but they all play wonderfully. And especially since these are actually real instruments, I was instantly overwhelmed by them.

Clarity:
There was absolutely no distortion in this song, no muddlement, nothing, so top marks for that.

Effort:
The fact that you had this song played in real life speaks of insane effort right there! So I would like to thank you for taking the time to create the song the way you did.

Melody:
The melody is simple, yet it is quite effective at what it says. I quite enjoyed the guitar with the piano going off together, that was a neat concept.

Overall impression on me:
I felt that the drums were a tad bit too loud here. I know because this is real instruments, its not like you can turn the volume down of those, but I did at parts feel that snare was being smacked too hard. I guess when you get into the song, your passion just lets loose its fury ;).

Once again, I want to thank you for using real instruments, it was wonderful to experience.

The part where the piano gets soft, and the guitar joins it, was one of my favorite parts. It was really neat, and speaked of an intimate moment.

Great stuff SuperDrummer124, thank you for joining the contest and giving us this piece!

NGAudioArtists responds:

Thanks for the great review! Very contructive and detailed.

-Drums were too loud, and you are right, I was unleashing my fury for the song : )

Thanks for the review.

P.S. I know it was a spelling error, but it's 146, not 124, but that's okay : )

||\SU-146/||---Peace Out...

[ZENON-Monoxide]

*JUDGE REVIEW - MAESTROSORROW*

Zenon's Monoxide

Faction 2
Originality : 17
Diversity : 18
Clarity : 19
Effort : 18
Melody : 18 +1

Overall : 91

Originality:
It has a very clean, semi-industrial, and pure Trance air to it. Its not the most original thing i've heard, but it is extroardinarily well brought together. There were many points where it stood out, and was unique.

Diversity:
This song is just writhling around with so many sounds, so many effects and you've woven them well together. The fact the song jumps from voice to voice so effectively didn't hurt either ^^.

Clarity:
Now on my earphones, there was some distortion, especially near 3:30, where you had that really low bass thing going. However these are mediocore earphones, and i'm sure some better quality earphones would have been able to handle them. So I didn't hold it against you.

Effort:
You have put a really good amount of effort into this song, and I can hear this quite easily in the song, with the intensely strange, yet enticing beat you have going on throughout the whole song.

Melody:
The beat is pretty basic, and effective, but after 3:47, you bring in that really neat melody with that nice synth, which really was the cream of the cake.

Overall impression on me:
I personally did not like that clap like sound you had going on for the majority of the song. It sounds like a cross over between a clap and some static :P. However the fact you kept it constant added its own stability to the song, so that was okay.

I enjoyed the flangers you used here, well placed, and well used.

I am very impressed with the structure of the song, and it makes for a great dance song ^^. I don't know if this is more Techno then Trance, it also has some interesting Dance elements.

As I mentioned earlier I adored the part after 3:40 when you begin to introduce that new melody, it was very unexpected and very catchy, picked me up right away. And this is why I gave the +1 to the melody ^^

Great stuff Zenon, thank you for joining the contest and giving us this piece!

[mhb - try and fail]

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mhb's try and fail

Faction 2
Originality : 17
Diversity : 16
Clarity : 16
Effort : 18
Melody : 16 +2

Overall : 84

Originality:
I liked the progression of the song here, a GREAT deal. It starts off with a rather basic beat, and then at 0:58, you introduce that whole new air, that just blew me away. I especially enjoyed that part, because it gives the whole song a fresh look.

Diversity:
The song didn't have too many instruments going on (some kind of synthy harp, with the guitar), but there was quite a bit of variation and diversity in the piece itself, so kudo's on that. There were some impressive riffs going on!

Clarity:
This is where you lost quite a few points mhb. I realize, controlling the guitar is like dutch murder, so seldomly heard of, and when one uses the compresser on it, it muddles the rest of the song. I understand all this, so I didn't hold it against you too much, still, that guitar did cause a fair deal of muddlement and just a tad bit of distortion (outside of what you wanted of course)

Effort:
A fairly good amount of effort was put into the song, and I truly appreciate how it turned out. However I would have liked you to spend more time with the filters, manage some more equalizing.

Melody:
3:26 -> worlds most ramazing riff ^^.
0:54 (and some other places), that melody I absolutely adored it, for just this small riff melody I awarded you +2 points.

The overal melody is simple until 0:54, after which it begins to take that new light, and then the song changed forever for me.

Overall impression on me:
The percussional work, which I could barely hear in the background, should be much much louder. And more varied. For riffs this cool, you need some sick ass drum beats to comply with them.

at 2:43, you have this one guitar note, fading on top of melody, and I enjoyed that a fair deal, gave the song a more realistic air... heh, just wanted to point that out.

Though I did enjoy the synthy melody in the background, I would have looked to mix it up a bit, throughout the whole song, it remains constant, and though I realize that its not supposed to draw much if any attention from the listener, it would have made the song a fairly good amount better in my opinion.

The song had good structure.

Nice ending ^^.

Great stuff mhb, thank you for joining the contest and giving us this piece!

[Solus-Zero]

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Solus' Zero

Faction 2
Originality : 16 +1
Diversity : 18
Clarity : 20
Effort : 17
Melody : 17

Overall : 88

Originality:
Don't think i've ever heard an intro like that ^^, I was quite captivated by it! It set the mood right away, and I was able to fully enjoy its atmosphere because in a sense, you already told me what kind of story you wanted to tell with the song. Thats why I gave you that +1, however the rest of the song wasn't that new or original.

Diversity:
The song like all of your songs, has got tons upon tons of sounds and effects. I especially enjoyed the intro and ending, quite appropriate. I wonder where you got those sound files.

Clarity:
There was absolutely no distortion in this song, no muddlement, nothing, so top marks for that.

Effort:
Good amount of effort, but I know you can do better Solus, if you put your mind to it, you can create Trance venom, seeping through the veins of all the poor people who listen, and become addicted.

Melody:
The melody didn't really catch me right away, the beginning as I stated, was perfect, it got me right into the mood, but I did not find it as captivating as most of your songs i've heard.

Overall impression on me:
Like I said, great ending, great beginning, loved them both.

You've created the song with intense professionalism. It's well structured, it tells a great story, and it does have a solid foundation.

The shakers were rather interesting, I enjoyed listening to them. The percussional beats were simple, but rather effective, kept the piece moving with good pace.

This was a strange and enticing piece to listen to Solus.

Great stuff Solus, thank you for joining the contest and giving us this piece!

[Redslash - Blaming Myself]

*JUDGE REVIEW - MAESTROSORROW*

RedSlash's Blaming Myself

Faction 2
Originality : 17
Diversity : 18
Clarity : 19
Effort : 18
Melody : 16 + 2

Overall : 90

Originality:
Heh, well thats definatly not something you hear every day. I found the story it told me rather original, and fascinating.

Diversity:
I found the piece full of effects and strange sounds, making it sound extremely diverse.

Clarity:
The song was quite clear, there was a tad bit of distortion from some of the uber deep bass instruments, but that is to be expected.

Effort:
I have never tried to make a song like this, so I have little idea how long or how hard it is to produce one. However if I know anything, I know that it's never easy to create something wonderful, and this was quite complex, so good marks on effort.

Melody:
There was little melody in this piece, however a song like this is to be of such. The long loops incredibly well, and it proves powerful as ambiance or music in the background. powerful, yet not demanding.

Overall impression on me:
I don't listen to much music like this, but I should. I can hear a lot of strange and new stories in this piece that I have not heard in any others, you have convinced me to give this genre another shot.

I don't have much to suggest for this song, I hope the faction 2 judges will be able to provide more knowledge then myself.

Thank you RedSlash, for joining the contest and giving us this piece!