Flash-MX's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Succubus]

Nice..

Wow, very scary at some parts, very fucking metal at some

Technical Aspect: Nice job with all the effects, only flaw (and its a pretty medium flaw), was the compression/limiting work, it wasn't very well done and I had a lot of clipping on my speakers, which usually happens when the mixer volume was probably up too high or the limiter was not quite limiting.

Artistic Aspect: Definitely stands out there for me. It's anger to the point were its pretty scary, psychotic. But it's very cool, loved the minute-mark effect of the plane crashing, crazy shit man. Loved it.

Overall: Mixing wise was pretty mediocre, but artistically, I liked it. I gave it a

4/8

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KlanMaster911 responds:

Thanks dude.

[Forgotten Tears - Mjattie]

Jean Michel Jarre anyone??

Haha, well this reminded me of one of his songs for the Blade Runner OST in which he performed with Vangelis.

Technical Aspect: Well made, everything blends nicely, great effects on the piano and synstrings, one thing though, the bass overpowers the drums just a bit on some parts, just some mixing will fix this though, not a major flaw. Balance was well done, overall close to flawlessness.

Artistical Aspect: Very relaxing, but, not sad enough for July's MAC, IMO. This would better fit a chill theme, or a VG ambient piece, but sorrowful-- doubtful. The chords and progressions were just awesome though, very groovy/house/trip hop almost. Loved the piano break.

Overall: Minor balance issues with the drum and bass, very well done musically however, reminiscent of Don Davis.

4/9'd

mjattie responds:

Well, you know, ambient isn't supposed to be clear (most of the ambient songs are without drums and with all kinds of weird pads and boring melody's) I did the bass on purpose but that could be not good sounding with a great sub woofer (I have a cheap one) (well now you say bass, I can't hear the bass drum that well XD yea you're probably right) Maybe I'll change it another day...

BTW, WHO IS DON DAVIS. Is it bad? Or is it good? XD

tx for reaction

[Winter Dream]

Very nice piece

This was a very good arrangement for orchestra, well composed sir!

Technical Aspect: The Orchestration was done very nicely here, you used several instruments to paint this in a different way each time a new instrument came out on top. My only complaint here is the lack of a low presence. Although I do hear a cello/bass in there? It does not come out enough and with the whole piece being mid range/hi range instruments, it does get a bit tiring to hear. After about 2 or so mins into the piece, a true lack of balance becomes clear, so next time, try to bring out a bassoon or bass in there, its really only a minimal flaw though.

Artistic Aspect: Very well written, the chord progression is hopeful/dramatic, reminds me of something that I would hear in one of Aaron Copland's compositions. A favorite composer of mine btw. This would fit well in a western I think, the instrumentation at least.

Overall: Very well done, the end is very Debussy-like, you just need to bring out the lower parts more, thats basically it.

Loved the piece, will give it a

5/9

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BlazingDragon responds:

A well written review, my friend! Your advice concerning a greater low-presense is of great help. I always felt as though the song became a bit repetitive, and I feel as though a low voice would ease the strain on listening. I was reading a book by Aaron Copland a few years ago with the title "What to Listen For In Music". Though I never finished, it was an excellent read. I am also glad you pointed out the likeness to Debussy, as I am a great fan of his music. Clair De Lune and Reverie are excellent piano pieces by him.

Thank you for the wonderful review. It has been of great help!
~Blaze

[Bob-The Chase]

Haha, excellent >:-D

Well I said I saved 10's for the epic stuff, and this is no exception, not in my book at least; it is epic.

Technical Aspect: The mixing is done best here, with the bass and drums truly dominant throughout the entire piece, and yet again the synth has room to breathe :D Now I'll nail you for effects though, throw some in there!

Artistical Aspect: Excellent, all the way around, reminds me of Fight Club, Future Cop LAPD, Deus Ex, Fifth Element, etc. Just excellent.

Overall: Loved it, the bass especially kicks ass.

10/5'd

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Bob-Music responds:

Thank you! The only reason for my lack of effects here is that I'm waiting for an upgrade. My laptop crashes because there is too much going on, so towards the end of making the track I was having to make changes without being able to preview them before exporting it and it was just taking sooooo long. Roll on September, should be getting my studio set up instead of a crappy laptop and some £5 headphones :)

P.S Future Cop LAPD, I fucking loved that game! I'll get straight on getting me a copy

[Journey through Dreams]

Thoroughbly enjoyable!

This is a big difference from the previous song of yours I reviewed, here it is

Technical Aspect: Balance is good here, the bass and drums are dominant in this piece, however the synth lead still has room to cut an edge into it, very nice. The drums coulda've been compressed a little better, maybe getter a nicer crunch from it, but its really nothing major.

Artistic Aspect: Stands out here for me, this is my type of music; dystopian--industrial, so already you get some points there. It is in fact unique, but not too over the top. The fast tempo really gives it a feel of urge/suspense, and the atonal (well almost) feel of the song really sets a nice mood of "industry
.

Overall: Not much to say, there were a few variations on the melody, there was a good overall mood and balance to the piece, so i'm going to go ahead and give this

4/9

I save the 5's and 10's for the epic stuff, but this piece is very well done

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Bob-Music responds:

It's obvious from this review, and my previous review for Lucid, that you have really taken time out and listened to my songs before you have reviewed them so a 4/9 really means a lot to me. There were issues with both songs that I have been wondering whether they sound wrong, or if I just notice them because I've heard each second hundreds of times, so to have you raise the same issues shows me I definately need to work on them. Thank you

[Bob-Lucid]

Lucid dreamin..

Hey, I'm going to go ahead and cut straight to business. I will split my review into 3, easy to read paragraphs so that you can get the best feedback possible from my review:

Technical Aspect: From a technical aspect, there were a lot of balance problems. By this I mean both on the EQ and Mixer. The drums and bass were almost completely drowned out by the overpower synth leads. My suggestion here is to bring out the rythym section a little more, raise the gain on the lows, and lower the gain just a little tiny bit on the synth; you still want that cutting edge lead. Just bring down the volume on them too, a little bit and you'll be fine.

Artistical Aspect: Artistically, it is fairly repetitive, specifically in the mid-section of the song. The intro and ending are done well however. It would not have felt as repetitive if there had been some effect modulations to the synths, or even a nice reverb would have been good. However, there are some music programs out there that don't have extensive effect features, so I won't take off points for effects. The chord progressions and melody were done fairly well though, and which is what particularly stands out the most for me in this song. Reminds me of Deus Ex :D.

Overall: Missing some points in the technical department, however, musically it was well done, so i'll go ahead and hand out a

3 and 7,
Almost but not quite

.Review Request Club.

Bob-Music responds:

This is one of my first songs, made before I had the slightest clue what Mastering/EQ, or even the mixer were. Because of that, I seem to have made it in the most complicated way possible and a complete remake is needed and I just haven't found the time yet.

So yes, I'm aware it needs work but I still really liked it and thought I'd upload it anyway. I really appreciate you breaking it down and describing why you have marked me down and I'll let you know when I've re-submitted :)

[Mac8 - Emerging From Solitude]

Excellent

Loved how the piece was written to be hopeful/sorrow at the same time.
Very interesting chord progression and at 1:11 def. caught the Moonlight Sonata reprise; like paying homage to the greats! :-D

The piano sound was very soft and even when you went into the lower register it was not overwhelming.

I also liked that the strings did not take away from the piano melody, which sometimes will tend to do.

The sudden tempo changes really added to the suspense, very well composed

Good MAC entry, I wish you luck for a good position!

Peace

SinJim responds:

Thanks for the comments, Flash, I really appreciate it. There's a lot really good entries for this one and I'm excited to see how it turns out. I'm glad you enjoyed this and recognized the moonlight sonata reference there. Thanks again!

~SinJim

[GhostRidas]

Well

The beat is fucking tight as all hell, very nicely done
Lyrics are ok, but its not like anybody ever really listens to these anymore :-S
The rapper isn't all that good though, maybe if if he used a little bit more energy, the flow just isn't all that good. Try and feel the beat a little more, it just sounds like you are reading the lyrics. Good stuff still though,

5/9

ddrballer123 responds:

who sound like reading the lyrics?

[.:~| V3: Maeror MAC8 July |~:.]

Nice piece!

So, first off, I give you props for straying away from the piano/guitar and trying out something more experimental for a sorrow theme. Everything was technically done very well I think, however I didn't -personally- feel/hear an emotion of "sadness" so much as an epic tribute to a fallen warrior. It wasn't so much the bagpipes nor any of the instruments (I've personally heard some tear bringing bagpipe music), for me it was more the chord progression, felt more epic than sad really.

Other than my own emotions though, this was a very well made track! It sounds like you spent quite a lot of time on it and the lenght of it was perfect -- I've been hearing it over and over for about 3 minutes and still not tired of it.

So well done, 10/5d

Draqo responds:

Yes I love me some epicness, yet I didn't want it to be joyful but more honorable while being sad.

Thanks for the awesome review. :D

[.floating.]

Wow

Even though theres technically not a whole lot going on, its really good
Very emotional, very well done, very ambient!
10/5
Great sound effects too,
Reminds me of Silent Hill

VegetarianMeat responds:

Thank you :)