MaestroSorrow's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[DarkA-Bring PARAGON down(demo)]

Fight the power!

amen to that DJdarkangel!

Paragon is good and all that, but frankly I begin to get slightly pissed at how he seems to be the only one making DnB beats.

I am not that well versed in DnB, so I will give you my overal feel for the song, without suggesting anything.

The engine sounds you used were quite a neat twist to the song, however when I hear them, I think industrial music.

That saw that goes lowre and lower and lower, and then shoots up, that I really liked! I can hear a lot of effort in this song DJdarkangel, and i'm always happy to see somebody put so much effort into their pieces.

I hope one day you get recognized for the skill you have.

5/5 from me again, keep them coming ^^!

DJdarkangel responds:

Yeah :) i to admire his work but... he is being over commercialized (it's a word...What???...) and all the other ppl that make solid DnB (and there are alot here) get left behind, becouse all ppl know is paragon.

Anywayz

I myself love to make two or more genres come together, i'm a big fan of the idea, almost all of my songs have got something or other taken from a diffrent genre, couse if it's straigh foreword it's good... but it gets old.

Yeah this is acctualy one of my more massive profects, but it need serious work, as i said before mostly on EQ.

AMEN!!! :) i hope so too, 10x!!! *-* ^-^

I will :)
10x again

Cyaz
DarkAngel out...

[DarkA - MaestroSorrow tribute]

Jeebus, the rapid drums!

heh, many thanks DJdarkangel for the mention and tribute ^^.

Lets get onto the review!

Heh, I can see what you mean by a lot of funk and even more Jungle! The percussional work here is simply amazing, as any good DnB and jungle tune would!

The pace of which those drums go, god, I love it. Also did you use more then one drum for the really fast hand beating drum thing (yes I know I suck with descriptions), it seems to have a lot of tone, meaning volume levels and the sounds of the drums seem to change, indicating a very realistic beat, which is of course, nothing but a plus ^^.

There was a section where you jumped back into the song with some strings, heh, as a classical composer I loved that transition ^^.

The song loops flawlessly, I wasn't aware it had started again until after say... third time.

The spiccato plucking strings really add a neat flavour.

I don't want to sound self promotional or anything, but when you use that voie to say "MaestroSorrow", all reverbed and delayed up, it sounds damn neat... I will have to remmeber this technique for my own music ^^.

I have nothing to suggest in changing this song, I found it very entertaining ^^, 5/5 and a great thanks from me DJdarkangel, keep them coming!

DJdarkangel responds:

^-^
No problem :) this piece was inspired by you :)

The perc is mostly bongos, witch are EXTREMELY hard to EQ belive me :)
If you play them non EQ-ed on a woffer they will cover all the other sounds couse they are really deep-bass sounding :)

The drums :) well, all i can say is that only the Snare drums are around 15 so you get eh idea :) i wanted realism in all it's form :)
And i am glad i achived it :)

Yep :) strings were placed becouse i wanted to remind anyone that listens to it about the tittle of the song :)

Not at all ^.^ i'm glad you liked the way it turned out :) i was going to use a real vocal but seeing as my mic is busted i decided on Computer generated :)

10x again for the review and i'm glad you liked it :)
It's dedicated to you :)

Cyaz
DarkAngel out...

[Of Knights and Magic]

Tried nothing, you nailed this sucker!

*waits impatiently!*

oh, new song from MilkMan!!! Must... BE... PATIENT... must... NOT DESTROY... HEADPHONES >_<

Now nuff with that, ONTO THE REVIEW MY GOOD SIR!

It has a very sad, a very deeply moving core, and when the kick drum begins... uh... kicking ^^, it begins to become more powerful, more sinister and filled with strength!

You have done well with the progression, and those brass instruments were well done, especially since the flute complies so well with it, very nice!

The shaker is a very neat touch... i've never thought of adding a shaker in my songs... I wonder why. Heh, good thing you showed me this.

And then BAM BAM! Pick up time!

I love it when it begins to pick up, like INSANITY! The song completely sheds its depressed core, and drapes itself with a cloak of rage, of unrelenting fury!

And it ends so flawlessly, that even with NG, I didn't notice that it started again, so for catching me off gaurd, top marks!

I have been in quite a rut lately, not been able to make anything, but this song has inspired me, and for that I thank you Dan, I desperatlely needed this lift.

a 5/5 and great smile from me Dan, keep them coming ^^.

MilkMan-Dan responds:

You crazy bastard you. You have a collab that you promised to finish :). I"VE BEEN WAITING SO PATIENTLY!... is this how you treat you brother in charms?... :(... hehe... thanx for the review but u gotta get on msn and I can't wait to see that thing finished. I intend to make a song for the faction as well.

Talk to me bud.
Dan

[Near Infinite Recursion]

Good stuff.

a neat melody going on here again, quite pleased with it.

I can hear a very powerful violin for this piece Harddrive, my greatest suggestion for you, is to not only use the piano, but some strings as well, why? Because the strings such as a viola/violin/fiddle, are the pianos best friend, the two sing together very well.

Having long extended notes playing in the background, will provide some background to fall back on, and a platform of stability for the piano notes itself, not to mention only furthar the piano's power.

Otherwise, pretty cool.

4/5 this time Harddrive ^^, keep them coming.

Harddrive100 responds:

Thanks again for your kind words. Once again, I value your oppinion and will take them into consideration.

[WeepingSouls]

Quite impressed.

wow, from four notes eh...

Heh, I have a song like that, from four notes played at the same time actually, however I know how you feel, sometimes I hear a few notes at random, and then I expand on it LIKE CRAZY. Most of the tunes never come to life, but heh, i'm glad you were able to.

It's a great piece, though I feel you should use a compresser, it distorts in some places, gets a bit too loud.

I am glad you did not use any flangers or use any percussional work here (though maybe a simple snare roll might sound neat), it keeps the song intact.

Good job IamMark

4/5 from me, keep them coming ^^.

IamMark responds:

Thanks for the review, this was completely different last night. At first it was a techno song that had drums and some other stuff but I could not make everything blend together. I tested it with a little bit of a snare and it sounded kinda funny actually. As for the compressor to rid some of the distortion...I thought about it, but the distortion actually makes it sound sort of like its being played on a record which I believe gave it a bit more feeling.

[(Harddrive100) Saddness]

Good stuff.

you have quite the ear Harddrive, I would like to congratulate you for that, there are few with it.

I feel you should use a play on octaves here, you have a nice deep piano melody going, now if you add some high pitched piano notes, preferrably, a little faster then the low notes, to give it more "energetic" sadness.

I know you plan to use piano alone for many of your pieces, but then I must ask you to add more variety in the notes you put in the piano. It has a great beginning, but it could be much more.

However that is entirely up to you to decide, after all, you are the creator, and I am just the suggester ^^.

4/5 from me Harddrive, keep them coming ^^.

Harddrive100 responds:

Thank you VERY much for your kind words at the beginning! I didn't expect anyone to like my music, to be honest. I'll definitly take your comments into consideration. I will probably improve these songs a little later, because, frankly, improving old songs is easier than writing new! lol.

[(Harddrive100) Devastation]

Good stuff

oh wow! I love the quick melody being played here. It does indeed sound devestated, but I feel it could use a lot more instruments, devestating pieces usually have violins to symbolize unbearable pain, whilst slow, stretched brass instruments will symbolize ongoing, slow pain and devestation.

I think this song is quite great, keep them coming Harddrive100 ^^.

Harddrive100 responds:

I've gotten the same comment before, accually! I'll probably add more instruments to future songs I write, after I get used to using more instruments in program I use. Thank you for your positive reinforcement! I'm adding my 2 a day for a little while, because I already have some written, so feel free to come back!

[A Dragon's Honor]

Good stuff!

those vocal stabs were amazing! Heh, RaustBlackDragon, you remind me of me at an earlier stage, your style is absolutely lovely. I absolutely enjoy the stories your music tells, quite enchanting.

The choir ending was a very drastic change, I liked it, from energetic, to sad, as if the dragon was fighting a fierce fight, and then took a lethal blow to the chest, his comrades see the toppling dragon, and the music picks up again to begin their chase again.

heh, at least this is what I get ^^.

The rather fast piano melody works well in that favour, I would recommend soundfonts for the choirs and instruments, geting some better sounding instruments will do your music a world of good.

Still smashing stuff, 5/5 from me Raust, keep them coming ^^.

RaustBlackDragon responds:

Thanks, Maestro! glad to know my music is enjoyed. I should check your songs out sometime.

[tF-[Raven]-NG Version-]

Sweetness

I rather liked the feel of this piece tF ^^, it was quite interesting, and it gave me a great warm feeling, just before the energy built up to the point I had to stand up and tear the drapes.

Yeah, its kinda packed with energy ^^, thats a good thing.

I rather like the use of synth sounds, strange combinations that seemed to have worked out, that flanger effect you use for the beginning, was quite interesting.

I just didn't quite like that heavy saw, just going off again and again and again, I can see you wanted to use it for some good bass, but I don't know if its that necessary, perhaps changing it with another synth?

Still, great stuff tF, keep them coming ^^.

tF-ownedyou responds:

Thanxz dude!!! :D:D:D