DavidOrr's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[_-={An Ambitious War}=-_]

Nicely Done!

Great job again Maestro, you're music has really come a long way!

I loved the rhythmic motion in the strings, I thought it really gave it a strong feeling. Also, the vocals sounded very nice as well.

I would suggest you have a stronger beat in the beginning, perhaps bass drum with quarters and snares with some pattern. I get the feeling this is supposed to sound like a march of some sort, but it really neads the snare and bass. Other than that, I'd say you have another great piece of music!

5/5

Keep it up :)

MaestroRage responds:

Hey David. Always appreciate insights from you. Anyways, this song in particular wasn't designed with marching in mind, but I can definately see where you are coming from. The stronger bass hits were originally planned, but my lack of equalizing knowledge made it dificult to properly pull off, and the overpowering led to a great loss of power from the instruments side, and so timpini and bass hits had to be reduced/removed.

I will definately try out these ideas though, if only to learn off them.

Thanks for the review David, means a good deal to me.

[Cold as Fire]

Good first submission!

For your first piece, this is very well done! This is a lot better than some of the stuff on the Audio Portal, so you should be proud of that.

My main complaint is that it's too repetitive. As you progressed into the piece you helped fix that, but the beginning dragged on too long unchanged. I would suggest adding in another part to help keep the listener interested.

You've got some great musical ideas, and nothing sounded out of place here, which shows you've got some potential.

Keep at it!

5/5

Check out my piece Meltdown if you get the chance!

ListenToMyMusic responds:

thank you, I know that is repeatative, I could add some more leads, this is my first techno/dnb or whatever it would be classified, I've made one other, completely different type of song, i will upload it someday

[Vampira]

Nice Beat

I really enjoyed the overall feel of the piece, it has a great hip-hopesque sound with an almost ambient twist to it. Every part blended together very nicely, nothing sounded out of place at all.

I would have tried to introduce a new melody to help keep the piece fresh. Towards the end it began to feel monotonous. Adding in strings to give body, or another synth to help add to the complexity would be very beneficial to the piece. Besides that, I don't really see anything I don't like about the piece!

I'll be watching for more stuff from you, keep up the great work!

Thanks for your vote, DavidOrr! You voted 5 for Vampira, keeping its score at 5.00.

Hope it will stay high up on the charts as long as possible so you can get even more feedback!

If you have the time, I'd love your opinion on my track "Meltdown"!

Always-Dark responds:

Thank you so much for the review you gave me. Usually i get the "wow nice song, make more" review, which is good, but id like to hear what i did right, what i did wrong. Yea i thought i should've added strings at the last break but i really wanted to finish it today so i could hand it over to a friend of mine who's going to rap over it.

Thanks for the vote, and dont worry ill check your track out, i have to now lol

-Allen aka LeN

[For the last time]

Very Nice!

You've got a lot of potential, this is great stuff. I really enjoy your ideas, I can almost see how your brain works when you're writing this music. This sounds VERY close to the Batman Begins soundtrack, I'm not sure if this was intentional or not, but bravo nonetheless.

You could really benefit from new orchestral sounds. Your best bet would be to go with the EWQLSO Gold samples (you can find them for $400 if you look in the right places). Your music would come to life so much more. There is some percussion in the collection I know you would love.

Keep up the great work, I'm going to be watching you!

5/5, along with a 5 to all of your other stuff. I hope you get some more attention!

madboss responds:

Well first of all: thanks for the review and the listening! About the melody: it's my own idea and creation altough I love the Batman Begins soundtrack.
Yeah I've heard about the EWQLSO and if everything goes alright I'll get the silver edition... at least I hope so...
Thanks again for your points and your attention!

[Human Shaped Leech]

Very clear!

Wow, that was very clear sounding! Very professional recording, although the snare could have had a *slight* drop in the high frequencies.

The drums sounded a little off at times, I think it is probably just the pattern programmed. It was only in a few fills, so it may be a simple fix. I loved the double kick drum, very clear sounding and crisp.

As always, a great song. Each piece keeps getting better and better in production quality, keep it up!

5/5

[{dj-N} Neue Böden]

Very trancey

I really enjoyed the instrument selections in the piece, they all seemed to fit very well. I also liked the drums you used, not the standard kick + clap, it had some variation to it, which I enjoyed.

I think your bass could have a little more presence though. I could see you pumping up the low end to help add to the low-end of the piece. Maybe run it through an EQ and boost lower frequencies.

All in all, a really neat piece. Keep up the great work!

5/5

I'd love your opinion on any of my pieces, but only if you have the time!

dj-Nate responds:

Thanks alot for the review; I'll definatley do the same for you.

[Hatred-Noumenon]

Great Job

It's been a while since I took a look at your stuff. You keep on churning out great sound tracks. Everything is really well written, and the recordings are quite clear. I think the bass could have been brought up slightly, but that isn't a big issue. Very crazy solo!

All of your stuff sounds pretty nice, has you band gotten signed yet?

Keep up the great work!!

5/5

[~|Somnio Infinitus|~]

Good Job

I can certainly see this being used for a title screen in a game called Dreams. The piece is very dreamy, and you capture that feeling very well.

I would suggest introducing some violins with vibrato (in EWQLSO Gold, butter legato would work well) towards the end to signify some sort of climax.

I understand the use of cymbals to create a more surreal, dreamy sound, but the volume is way too loud in them. I would say cutting them down by 1/2 would still be loud enough.

It's great to see original stuff from you, I'd enjoy seeing more, especially with these two newly acquired libraries!

I'll 5 it in hopes someone sees it and leaves their suggestions.

Klace responds:

Hey David!
Thanks for the Review!
You'll be seeing lots more Originals from me in the Future, Since I'm working on this games soundtrack, allthough it's going to be on sale once it's done, so I can't really post lots of songs or completely finished version, Only a few songs to hopefully get some sales upon completion.
I'll take any advice you give me to make my songs better, and hopefully you'll be seeing another one soon!

[{Mara's Realm}]

Wow!

Wow, this is great! I loved the instrument combination! The entire feel was great, and the drums really augmented the entire track. I have a sweet tooth for strings, and I certainly got a nice helping of them in this piece!

I would suggest integrating some electronic sounds in this. An arpeggiator in the background could give this piece more body. The reverb seems to be turned up too high, which gave the track a relatively thin sound. I'd get a stereo imager and try and spread the treble out more (but keep the bass less panned and more in the center for a solid foundation).

Keep up the great work, I'm really impressed!

5/5

cornandbeans responds:

Thanks for the feedback! I was aiming for a castlevania/final fantasy feel here. I included an arpeggio in the main verse, it's kinda soft and in the background, so you might not pick up on it.

ah... I searched around for a stereo imager... do you have any good ones to suggest? Thanks for the review, man. It's always appriciated. :)

~cornandbeans