MaestroSorrow's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Red7 - Advanced Training]

I workeded out on this too!

The thing that I really liked about this song, was the intense pace and percussional works that carried it throughout the whole thing.

The whole thing was chaotic, and quick, and this served its purpose amazingly well!

I can totally imagine people punching other people, training, crushing enemies, building bonds.

Did you gate this like crazy, how did you achieve these insane quick notes and make them work so well?

I really liked the beginning, the effects, the quick build-up, I felt all of these were effective.

I suppose a piece like this shouldn't have a stand out melody, but I wonder what it would be like with one.

Still, awesome stuff, the piece clearly demonstrates what you wanted it to, and if you can do that, then the whole thing was a success.

Redse7en responds:

When I was making this piece I wanted something to sound more like prodigy hence all the gated effects. I had fun with this one cause I could refine a sound and keep working with it until I liked it. Nothing I clicked on was not used in this one really. Kinda made it jumbled in the end but thats why I broke it down a tad. Glad to see you enjoyed it and I'll definately PM you when I make another so you dont kill me hehe.

~Red 7

[<R> Familiar]

Pretty damn fine

I really liked the melody of this beat, especially at 1:03 when that synth melody comes in. It felt pretty neat there. Again at 1:16, boom baby, it comes back, and all is good!

I would recommend harmonizing it with another synth in a lower octave, to fill in more song depth, perhaps another pad.

Excellent work man, 5/5 from me, keep them coming.

Rawrthaas responds:

Yay, thanks, Maestro.

[| Sound Of My Dream |]

Nifty

These severe low scores disgust me. I think people think you steal these tracks.

Oh well, forget them.

I sat for a while to consider, why you blended the vocals the way you did. True enough they presented a very interesting air, yet at the same time, it proved to be slightly random and chaotic, bordering on annoying.

I feel you may have overdone the vocal blender action! *insert action hero figure doll*

The melody and mood both were supurb.

Once again, excellent work with the vocal handling.

5/5 from me again DjMontana, keep them coming.

DjMontana responds:

Hey Maestro,

Thank U for this support man, it really helps ! ;-)
U need a another DJ to appreciate anothers hard work, without all the suspicions ! ....THNX.....
(ive been contacted by an online radio station ..YEAH !)

The vocal part is very difficult, and im still learning, but besides that fact i see now how good its uses have to fill up gaps in a track.
It Give the track a name and character....at least that`s my goal.

im back from holiday now, at new tracks are COming ! wohoo

See you soon, i hope ;-)...

Thnx&Greets DJMontana

[>< ....DanCing...Here... ><]

Impressive

I loved the vocals at the beginning, truly you did some pretty neat effects to it!

I would definatly say this is a Trance song, it REEKS with Trancyness.

I would have liked to have that pad in the background a tad bit louder, to let it play a more crucial role, you know, to serve as a kind of foundation.

I didn't quite like the re-introduction of the voices, it was too stubborn without really any warning. I would have liked to hear a kind of build up, and then a large drop off, "BANG!" or something, to symbolize sudden and drastic change. After which the solo vocal sound would have been effective.

I absolutely LOVED the melody after that part though, i'm a classical composer and so I put a LOT of emphasis on melody and mood, both of which I feel you absolutely rocked at.

It seems you've been voted 0 because i'm sure a lot of people thought this song was stolen, you handled those vocals very very well.

5/5 from me DJMontana.

Nice end, keep them coming.

DjMontana responds:

HEy Thank u Kindly man ! There are many people who are just looking for excuses to say i ripped something!

If i use a tune i call it a REMIX..so its clear to everyone !

Youre right on the VOcal part i finished the Track and posted it right away and didnt hear that small faillure.

Thnx for The effort on this Comment, i hope we speak to each other more ? i really would like to exchange experience with Trance ! :_)

>Im gone for 2 weeks now..Holdiday !

Thnx& Greets

[|-It's A Dream-REMIX ,V.2-|]

Sweetness.

My first reaction to those high pitched synths were a bit doubtful, I won't lie. But then I sat down and thought to myself "Why did he do it?". I know by now nothing you do is purely random. At the transition at 0:42, I realized that to carry over to that point worked wonderfully.

Where did you get the cheering sounds? So real! Truly makes the song feel like a dance song, you know, where you rave and dance, and jump, and possibly make fun of other people because their break dancing reminds you of a paralyzed goat... but I digress.

What really impresses me, is this song uses the same foundation melody for throughout the whole song, and yet it never gets boring. The constant changing of the secondary layer on top of it keeps it fresh, and exciting.

It does change melody wise at 2:31.

Oh my god, you killed Techno! ;).

My friend, you need to get a better microphone. When I want to record myself singing or anything, I place the microphone an inch below my lips. Close enough to record the voice, out of the way of the breath to remove that distorting breath noise.

Melodic wise, this song was absolutely amazing. I can see you progressing in skill as I go down the list of songs.

Last minute of the song was pure orgasmic, wrapping it all up.

Breakdown ending, worked out pretty well.

I have nothing to suggest in making this better. Easily another 5/5 from me.

Dj-SilenT-HunteR responds:

I know the begining is high pithed :P
But when i play it with my headphones it sounds normal :P that strange, time to change headphones...

You dont know how glad i am now!
Im so glad you reviewing my songs and that you like them too.
You allways supporting me dude!!
THX FOR A WONDERFULL REVIEW
In a couple of years, when i become a good dj, ill make a song for you :) and you will hear it everywhere!
thxthxhtx again!
I promise you, ill review all your songs!

Your flashmovie i made for you :)
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/321306

[|-The Basshunter song-|]

The speed of progression... fascinating.

Oh man! I leave you for one month damn it! ONE MONTH! When I come back you have not only expanded your skills, but multiplyed them! This song has some extremely powerful methods used in it.

One of my favourite elements in this song is the pads in the background. I've always believed that a song must have a flawless background, or you cannot build on top of it, after all, how many skyscrapers can be built on the desert? This song has just that, a very flexible, and well built Background.

The melody is very catchy, i'll be humming this loudly into the ears of my friends. Towards the end, where you have two synths going together, forming counter-melodies, I found that part truly fascinating.

You have taken the time to produce something wonderful for me Dj-SilenT-HunteR, I will spend my last reviews on all your works.

You have done wonderfully, keep them coming man. Easily a 5/5 from me.

Dj-SilenT-HunteR responds:

HI MaestroSorrow!!! ^_^
I wanted to make you proud, like i said before, i learn new things everyday!

I learned how to automate Effects, i downloaded some new drums samples and vst's( <3 vst's )
I also buyed a new soundcard so i can make better music.
I tried a new style in this song.

Thx for review!!! <3 you :)
Did you see my Flash i made for you about 30 minutes ago?

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/321306

You are my idol :)

[Realm of Sadness And Hope]

Truly sad

Hey there Medieval7.

Lets jump right into the song. I found the beginning was a little too boring. The fun really begun at 0:50 where that violin melody kicks in. All of it leading up to this part takes a bit too long. I consider 30 seconds being the rule of thumb before you should change or add things to the melody.

Lovely work with that choir.

I felt the sudden melody change at 2:00 was a very interesting twist, and could have been handled differently. It was a little too abrupt, changing from the slow, painful melody to a hyper depressed kind of feel.

Putting all that aside, I really liked your melody again. It seems i'm enjoying your melody work a great deal, I don't know why, I just like them a good deal.

4/5 from me Medieval7, keep them coming man. I won't be around NG much, so i'll be writing a few reviews here, trying to be as critical and constructive as possible.

medieval7 responds:

ok, thanks for your review

[< - hello feedback - >]

Awesome!

this is like fermenting cheese, and twice as entertaining :D!!

Keep it up.

three 5ives from me!

wesdood responds:

i love you man. you are a swell muscician

[Eternal Sorrow]

A fitting piece

How could I not review a song that has part of my name in it.

As you probably figured, I like listening to sadder pieces, so I can probably offer you more advice.

The strings in the background are quite effective, but I think you should replace that plucking string, with bells. High octave, reverbed, maybe delayed bells.

When the strings pick up with the vocals, it gets quite moving.

At this point, I really think a cello would work very well, a nice deep voice to merge with all the other high pitched voices. It would make the song sound "fuller".

On another note, have you considered putting sound effects in songs like this? You know a beach sound, rain, fire, wind, those kind of things, would work magic on sad songs. If you listen to my song Soul of Viano, you will see what I mean.

Great stuff again medieval7, this easily gets my 5/5. Keep them coming.

medieval7 responds:

Thanks for your advices. A good review from a composer such as you makes my day better. Thanx

[The Victory Theme]

Impressive

Nice melody work again.

The neat thing about these sounds you are using, is simply that though they sound classical, they do have their own electronic qualities. A morph, a mutant, but a good one none-the-less.

I can imagine this song with a nice flute as well, I think it would benefit from one a good deal.

5/5 from me again medieval7. Good stuff, keep them coming.

(I really should check out your techno stuff while i'm here ^^)

medieval7 responds:

thank you, Maestro