MrX89's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Deus ex RollsTool]

Great song, but in my opinion it could use some "analogue" instruments (and by that I mean real ones :P). But even in that form it's very nice

SourJovis responds:

Yeah I suppose it could use real instruments. If only I could use them too. But a voice is also a real instrument in a way. Thanks.

[Departure and Resolution]

Very nice song, though there are a few moments when violin sounds a little artificial. On the other hand, I really loved cymbal rolls and piano :)

Troisnyx responds:

Thanks for listening! : ) And I'll admit, the violins do sometimes sound artificial (oh the joy of having a song with purely soundfonts).

[Light the Candles]

Great arrangement, and I like the theme too, but the sound is a little bit artificial, I think it could use some more work on mixing. Keep up the good work :)

descara responds:

Yeah, I really noticed some places where the sequencing could be improved when relistening to this. Ugh! Fast solo strings is so hard to pull off :/

[Sleepless [Gian]]

Nice composition, but I think that it would do it better to re-record guitars with new set of strings, it could make it a lot brighter and in my opinion, it would sound much better in this song :) Or maybe try using some harmonic exciter vst, that might help too.

Gian responds:

You are definitely right, these are really really old strings. This isn't the final track though, I will be adding/changing, and for the final recording i will get new strings for sure. Thanks for the review sir.

[Symphonic Trumpets]

I like mellodies here, but arrangement and instrumentation made it sound a bit too techno-ish for my taste; also I think that you need to find some better vsts.

Rinileki14 responds:

Thanks.

[Blues on]

There are quite a cool ideas here, but the song as a whole seems rather disjointed - more like a collection of riffs than one song. Even though I guess that someone might find that piece usefoul in their animation to illustrate particular sequence; and I liked it enough :)

nicholasmetts responds:

Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[4.14. Tornado Apocalypse]

Awesome tune, I really like it, but you might have to remix it to participate in the contest. The rules of the contest include this point : "- Songs can be a maximum of 5 minutes. However, slightly longer songs may be taken into consideration and reviewed on a case-by-case basis. " ; so you better consult with contest mods if you don't want your entry discarded! (unless you already did that :P)

Sherlock-Bones00 responds:

AHHH! I didn't read the rules.. I might have to get on that lol. Thanks for the heads up

[One Last Sunset]

Very good!

I really liked this piece. It rather reminds me of music by Jeremy Soule, the guy who was responsible for Elder Scrolls: Morrowind and Oblivion music. You use similar instruments and similar cadences.

Setu-Firestorm responds:

I've actually heard that before. Someone else who commented on the Hero of Time soundtrack said it sounded like the music from Oblivion. I played Morrowind ages ago, but never played Oblivion (to be honest, I'm not a big fan of Bethseda, personally).

I'll have to look up his music and note the similarities. I find that sort of stuff interesting.

Thanks for your review.

[-Orr- Colony]

Great!

Veery good composition, really proffesionally sounding! I would change some things, though, not int the music, but rather in mixing. Guitar solo starting 1:30 is a little too quiet for me and it sounds a bit flat, but that can be because of MP3 compression, as well as because of VST. What I particularly like is killswitch-style guitar, and string ensamble, they make this tune EPIC. Keep up the good work!

DavidOrr responds:

The Mp3 does lower the sound quality (particularly the highs), but that's no excuse for a flat mix. Changes are in the works, thanks for the review!