Birdinator99's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Welcome to the Future]

Heh; it looped and I wasn't even aware of it -- seamless!

Nobody does bass like you, man. Nice job.

SHADOWFOX2 responds:

Yeah I'm impressed with NG's loop function although it does some other things instead that irks me after like the second time.
BASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSs thank you sir

[Sanctuary]

Bro. Bro. Bro.
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BRO!!!

This is intense -- first place goes to Steph and his OCD.

Anything orchestrated is really not up my alley, so I won't leave a detailed review this time, but...wow...

BRO!!!

This is at a very high level of music production. Why don't you write movie scores?!?! Please tell me you've at least looked into it?!?!

Step responds:

"Bro. Bro. Bro.
______

BRO!!!"

Hey Bronator99, 'sup? :3

"This is intense -- first place goes to Steph and his OCD."

Lol, I wish. There are people at least 17 times better than me at orchestral taking part in this competition!

"Anything orchestrated is really not up my alley, so I won't leave a detailed review this time, but...wow...

BRO!!!"

Haha, thanks!

"This is at a very high level of music production. Why don't you write movie scores?!?! Please tell me you've at least looked into it?!?!"

Well, I do score some flashes here and there (currently planning on scoring a flash for the guy whose review is below this one). Other than that, while I think film scoring is AWESOME, I'd probably suck at it and anyway, programming is probably the way to go for me :P.

Thanks a lot for the review!

[VG OST - Slammed]

A review, eh?

My only gripe is that there's too much bass. Good structure, sounds, and effects.

You writing music for video games? If so, that's seriously cool.

Fr0zEnPh0eNiX responds:

None directly, but it would be nice if that's what people used it for =)

I agree there is too much bass, I need to mess with the bass a bit. I didn't really notice it since I mostly hear my stuff through my laptop, and it doesn't produce much bass. Didn't really notice it until I played it in my car, then it was like... whoa bass!

Anyway, thanks for the review, I'll see what I can do.

edit: uploading now. err... re-uploading.

[Unwavering Assault]

Say WHAT

So, I soon as I started listening to this, I was like "Whoa, that sounds like that Metroid Prime song. Oh snap, where's that from...", and I was going to mention its resemblance to you in this review, but I saw your description and was like, oh.

Oh my.

YAY!

I have to tell you, the Metroid Prime games are my favourite games of all time, so this is a really big treat for me to get to hear this. Seriously, there's some great music in that series, and you did it justice for sure.

Now then...

Cool pad right at the beginning there. It blends with the piano, and the strings that follow are so smooth. Great brass work; really expressive and powerful.

What is that percussive sound at 0:48 (that's where I first hear it)? It sounds a cymbal hit that gets cut off...strange...

Increasing intensity at 1:01; fantastic guitar here. Good thing you got SBB to do that, eh? Good drums, too. Toms sound a little cheesy, though.

Good subtle use of bells (actually, I think you mentioned it was a glockenspiel) at 1:34.

Those background low horns that come in at 1:36 are a great driving force behind the main melody. More guitar. Cool.

This piece moves along at a great pace; the hi-hat keeps it going for me.

Tense breakdown and smooth transition at 1:53. Great stuff. Sounds like a flute?
Excellent sound choices throughout here.

I wish you had incorporated some electronic components with the Sanctuary Fortress part. Would have been a nice tie-in with the original; maybe just a small synth section or something like that. Still sounds great, though.

Another good transition at 3:16. Love the piano noodling at 3:36. Everything blends so well together, it's hard to find something disagreeable.

The last few seconds of the track is great, with that guitar wailing sound. The fade out comes a little too fast, though.

Yeah, you're great at this orchestral-rock genre. If there's one thing to improve, it's those cheesy toms. Probably just a matter of sample selection. Good mixing, good flow, blahblahblah, Steph's really good, blahblahblah...

And it's only going to get better from here, isn't it?

Oh yeah, and just another special thanks from me for interpreting some of my favourite game music ever!

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I'm extending the length of my review here to give the illusion of quality.

BLOWING YOUR MIND YET?

Step responds:

Whoa this review is big. Thanks a lot!

"So, I soon as I started listening to this, I was like "Whoa, that sounds like that Metroid Prime song. Oh snap, where's that from...", and I was going to mention its resemblance to you in this review, but I saw your description and was like, oh.

Oh my.

YAY!"

Haha. Don't worry, my descriptions usually tell you everything you need and don't need to know about the submission :D.

"I have to tell you, the Metroid Prime games are my favourite games of all time, so this is a really big treat for me to get to hear this."

OH MAN if you like Metroid music, then DOWNLOAD THIS ALBUM.

http://www.shinesparkers.net/harmonyo fahunter/download.html

It's a compilation of different Metroid songs to celebrate Metroid's 25th anniversary. Trust me, I've never even played Metroid before and the remixes in there have suddenly made me obsessed with the music. Be sure to listen to any of Darkesword's or Sam Dillard's tracks. Darkesword's song "Path of Ruin" is what inspired this remix.

"Cool pad right at the beginning there. It blends with the piano, and the strings that follow are so smooth."

Awesome! That pad is a mixture of different strings, namely a cello or two and a viola.

"Great brass work; really expressive and powerful."

Glad you liked the brass! I was a bit unsure about it because someone else didn't like the sound of the brass.

"What is that percussive sound at 0:48 (that's where I first hear it)? It sounds a cymbal hit that gets cut off...strange..."

It's one of the sounds in the 'Big Hits' samples of Stormdrum. If you heard it on its own, it sounds exactly like a cymbal hit that gets cut off :P.

"Increasing intensity at 1:01; fantastic guitar here. Good thing you got SBB to do that, eh?"

No kidding! The guitar I was using before SBB came along sounded so MIDI.

"Good drums, too. Toms sound a little cheesy, though."

You might be right. I don't usually use toms, so I'm not that good with them.

"Good subtle use of bells (actually, I think you mentioned it was a glockenspiel) at 1:34."

Lol thanks! I was quite proud of that patten :P.

"Those background low horns that come in at 1:36 are a great driving force behind the main melody. More guitar. Cool."

I used that part at 1:44 as an excuse to use more of SBB's guitars, haha. He made so many different versions of the two melodies I asked him to play and I wanted to use every single one. But we all know too much of one thing is rarely good :P.

"This piece moves along at a great pace; the hi-hat keeps it going for me."

Good to hear that! Song progression was never my strong point so keeping the song at a good pace isn't easy for me.

"Tense breakdown and smooth transition at 1:53. Great stuff. Sounds like a flute?
Excellent sound choices throughout here."

Thanks! That is indeed a flute (a staccato flute, actually). I used it throughout nearly the whole song, but it's pretty subtle.

"I wish you had incorporated some electronic components with the Sanctuary Fortress part."

That is an awesome idea. I wish I had thought of it before, but alas I lost the project file.

"Another good transition at 3:16. Love the piano noodling at 3:36. Everything blends so well together, it's hard to find something disagreeable."

Thank you!

"The last few seconds of the track is great, with that guitar wailing sound. The fade out comes a little too fast, though."

I noticed that before and you're not the first one to mention it either, so I agree.

"Yeah, you're great at this orchestral-rock genre. If there's one thing to improve, it's those cheesy toms. Probably just a matter of sample selection. Good mixing, good flow, blahblahblah, Steph's really good, blahblahblah...

And it's only going to get better from here, isn't it?

Oh yeah, and just another special thanks from me for interpreting some of my favourite game music ever!"

Oh you :3.

Thanks a lot man, I love your reviews! Really appreciate it.

"I'm extending the length of my review here to give the illusion of quality.

BLOWING YOUR MIND YET?"

MY MIND. YOU HAS BLOWED IT.

[Cobra Remake (WiP)]

Soooooo

At 0:31-0:47, the attack times on those delicious horn/brass instruments are surprisingly high -- kind of wrecks the solid beat that the drums have going. The melody that they play sounds like a scale; a little boring :(

I love the way it starts, though. Great cinematic entrance!

I'M GIVING YOU A 7 HOW DOES IT FEEL MWAHAHA

Seriously though, good job.

:D

Also, let me know when you upload next so I can pay you back for all those NGADM reviews, eh?

Step responds:

Hey man, thanks for reviewing!

"At 0:31-0:47, the attack times on those delicious horn/brass instruments are surprisingly high -- kind of wrecks the solid beat that the drums have going."

Agreed... I think that's as low as the brass sample can go in attack time though.

"The melody that they play sounds like a scale; a little boring :("

Haha yeah I made that melody ages ago when I was making the first version of this. Therefore I can't exactly change it, but I see what you mean :P.

"I love the way it starts, though. Great cinematic entrance!"

Yeah, I'm quite proud of the intro!

"I'M GIVING YOU A 7 HOW DOES IT FEEL MWAHAHA"

Heartbreaking, man. Absolutely heartbreaking :(.

"Seriously though, good job."

Thanks! Not so proud of this one though, lol.

":D"

:D

"Also, let me know when you upload next so I can pay you back for all those NGADM reviews, eh?"

Aw thanks. You don't have to, though!

Anyway, if you really feel compelled to, then my song A New World is probably one of my best recent ones if you want to review that.

Thanks again for the feedback man.

[Idea 26]

WHAT

Decibel is your cousin!?!?!?!

Step responds:

DUN DUN DUNNNNNN.

EDIT: By the way, you should make it a point that anyone whose profile location is set to 'Malta' is very probably related to me or a close friend of mine :P.

[Find and Go]

Whoa

You're probably the best melody writer I know -- do you have lots of experience with music theory?

The background chords sound cool, and one of the progressions starts to sound like "Canon" (y'know, the famous one), but then you change it up really subtly, and it's really satisfying!

The piano sounds amazing -- so clear. Works with the pads/strings.

The leads at 3:45, I though at first were too loud, but know I don't hear that anymore. Sounds good.

The drums didn't blow me away, but they were an appropriate choice nonetheless.

You get better every time I stop by, man. Cool stuff.

OpenLight responds:

Thank you!

I don't have any experience with music theory in the sense that I've never taken a music theory class. I just write the music haha.

I'm glad you like my music!

[Placebos (8-bit)]

Can't believe...

...that you can make this stuff with a Game Boy.

Dude.

Cool.

midimachine responds:

As far as chip music goes it's not really very novel, but the thing I find amazing is how capable such a supposedly limited piece of hardware is. The "limitations" (i.e. 4 sound channels) really force you to write songs efficiently!

[xKore Eden - Remix]

...but...

...how?!?!?!

TheRealSam responds:

Just like this.

[Moonlit Shore]

Trippy

Told ya people would like it!

OpenLight responds:

Haha thanks! I'm glad I uploaded this then.