MaestroSorrow's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Abrupt Dream]

Impressive.

Interesting air you present here. I think it fits perfectly in ambiant trance.

I liked the bells, really gave it a unique taste, and unraveled a rather interesting story for myself. I always look for stories in songs, it makes the song more real and appreciatable for me ^^.

You make good use of synths, and if I am not mistaken that is Sytrus going on back there. I could be wrong.

Had a very pleasent air to it, very enjoyable.

I would replace that kick, it just seems out of place. In fact I don't think you should put any drums or kicks into this piece, that way its more ambient, more trancey.

5/5 from me shootingBLiND, keep them coming ^^.

shootingBLiND responds:

wow u really do know your stuff man, that is sytrus. btw the original song is at tempo 140 which sounded good with the percussion, the one here on NG is at tempo 120 i believe. thanx again for the advice, you have great talent Meastro

[From All Sides]

Thats pretty damn neat.

It is indeed a simple beat, but it is an effective beat.

My suggestions.

I don't know if the percussional work actually benefits this piece shooting. I think removing the percussional stuff might actually make this sound better. This sounds like a song that would rely on itself to set a beat and pace. The piano does this plenty fine.

The strings should be a bit louder, I think they make for a great support instrument with the piano, and should be more supportive by being louder.

Have you considered putting in a little triangle ping, just weaving into the background? I feel that may add some interesting flavour.

I know this is a song you made to learn how to use the program, and i'm quite pleased at the skill you demonstrate already.

Great stuff shootingBLiND. 4/5 from me, keep them coming ^^.

shootingBLiND responds:

thanx for the encouraging words and the advice on this. i'll see what i can do with it

[Into the Spirit Realm]

Here we go again!

its official, I am pasting your name up front page, people need to hear this.

For the 0 voter, may you burn somewhere really hot, and then really cold (SHOCK!)

Flows wonderfully, and great VST usage. I have no suggestions for this piece. I would really like to talk with you online sometime, and indeed share some idea's. I can learn much from you ^^.

i'm fifen all your songs zaphire, they all deserve it.

[THIS IS SHIT! [Contest Version]

Who is teh you?

okay who is this? We would like to know who you are.

[God$peed - Ascension]

yay choirsnesssess!

actually, YES! Yes I am ^^.

Wicked sickness GodSpeedIam!

I think the choir adds a very powerful feel to it, and because you have such powerful choirs in your control, it only works to your advantage ^^.

The piano work, as WinterWind stated, was awesomeness!

The song loops redronkeylessly well, see, I made up a word for you. Redronkeyless!

Simple, yet captivating.

Now its onto the suggestions! (Thats right, greedy me has more suggestions!)

I loved those strings, and the choirs + strings = teh best thing ever, but I believe your lacking some bass. I think some timpini work would serve this song to no end! (Yes I know I heard some, but I would like to hear some more, especially when the high pitch strings with the high end strings goes off with the choir near the end).

Again I realize you had some brass instruments playing some deep notes here, but still it felt a bit lacking.

I likes it a lot GodSpeedIAm, keep them coming.

5/5 from naturally, thank you for the choirs.

[Christmas Reloaded]

nice and dark sounding!

I love that carol too... it sounds so dark... so very unlike Christmas.

This song has a brutal feel to it with the intense orchestral hits, but I believe you overuse it here.

Remember Orchestra Hits are very powerful, but when used in considerate amounts, usually used for driving points, or to REALLY make a point stand out.

The timpini's can be said the same thing.

If I were you, I would have waited until the end before you began to use so many instruments at once, perhaps build it up with progression.

I did like the strings going lower and lower, gave it a really neat dark effect.

The bells at the end were also a neat effect!

I enjoyed it Raust, Keep them coming.

4/5 this time ^^.

[Path to Darkness 2]

It has improved nicely!

Hey Raust, i'm back to see what you did with this song.

The intro was indeed shorter, which was a really good idea!

As General_Leo stated, the thunder sound is a bit overused, and for future refernce, a WICKED way to use thunder, is to reverb and delay it. You know, a nice crackling thunder noise, and of course, finding a better thunder noise would probably help.

The way the song speeds up now is extrememly efficient, it flows well, and has that feeling that its moving along nicely.

I really enjoyed this song Raust, I can see some powerful stuff brewing here. I can't wait to see what you may bring forth in months to come ^^.

5/5 from me this time, keep them coming Raust.

RaustBlackDragon responds:

hahaha, sorry, it's just so funny because i timed it and the intro is actually longer. sorry i just find it funny. anyway, thanks for the review. i'm glad you guys enjoy it.

[Unholy Union]

Awesomeness!

You have intense skill!

I absolutely adore it! I will try to spread your name around, more people must hear this wonder! I am a classical composer myself, so I judge quite hard on melody work and feel for a song, but this has bypassed my standards BY FAR!

What VST do you use?

The song also loops really well, which is ALWAYS a plus! Easily usable in any flash.

5/5 from me Zaphire_Ca, i've bookmarked your page, keep them coming ^^.

zaphire-ca responds:

Thanks. ^_^ We should trade ideas on MSN sometime.

[Escape to Planet DeeMiner]

Impressive!

Greetings curriemaster ^^.

Escape to planet Deeminor? I enjoyed the title nearly as much as I enjoyed the song itself, which was indeed quite brilliant!

It flows exceptionally well, a problem I seem to experience often!

The transitions here is what really impresses me! There are no use of snares, no crashes, no "BANG" of any kind, that are normally used to muddle up a second to jump into another melody, yet this flows so well without the use of any such thing.

easily a 5/5 from me curriemaster, keep them coming ^^.

curriemaster responds:

MaestroSorrow,

Glad you liked the title! I thought it was quite amusing myself. Im happy you enjoyed the song as well, this is the song I've taken the longest on; doing the layering and deciding on velocities and such.

Thanks very much for the review, Maestro, hopefully I <i>will</i> keep them coming ;).