Xyirx's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Everyone went on.]

You have the score, but dynamic is still missing.

I like how you progress the song. The 1:58 part is touching there, and so as other parts of your song, however, if you can adjust the note velocity and add some more delay, and also some strings in, this would be much more touching. The song still sounds like a MIDI though.

So your melody is already satisfying, the rest is just the realism in music.

Calamaistr responds:

currently exporting to mp3 i worked on the velocity im not going to adjust the track with delay, since i would play this track exactly the way it sounds currently.

Thanks for your review, check back in a bit as ill overwrite this file with the velocity adjusted one.

[.:Forgive:.]

Bright and emotionally expressed

This piece is full of melodic sounds. It is really touching when you have one instrument such as piano which has the greatest sound range, compared to other instruments, shows off its sensitivity alone. I like the chord you use (Bb, is it?). Though it's repetitive for 5 min song, it's lingering in listener's head for such a long time.

Accompaniment from strings and woodwinds can bring this piece even more dramatic.

stefevr responds:

Thanks ^_^
I have no idea what chord I used, I have no knowledge in music whatsoever, I just compose on the go, I never had the patience to learn the chords and such, but I know I should ^_^'
I'll try to add some other instruments like you proposed, thanks for the tips ^_^

[Orchestral - Demo Reel (CE)]

Rare ten to give out!

Very sensational and well mastered. I love the emotions you lead me throughout the song. It's so powerful and attractive that I would like to listen over and over again. I like the 1:35 part very much though.

[Valley of the Lost]

Clearly sounded

I think I really like the way you use the piano here (and something like bell playing along with it too?) It's conveying the picture of the song title....containing both happy and sad melody. What soundfont do you use? It sounds really clear and powerful. :)

[in the park]

Not really sensational.

I'm not really sure that you could name this piece as a classical piece because it does sound very much synthesized and distorted by the mixer effects. The feelings I get from the melody is still poor though. according to what you describe in your comment above. I am personally reflected to feel sad and lonely when I listen to this piece, not actually romantic or loving much. :)

Maybe if you change the instrument to a solo classical instrument like violin or piano with some accompaniment from low bass strings, and removed the noise at the background, this would have proved to be a success.

[~FP~ Transcendent Serenity]

Fairy-Tale-like

I have to say that your song has a very sweet feeling within it. The instruments are well picked, yet I still think you could have fixed the clarity of the instruments, especially the piano, so it could be less reverberated and just a little more piercing. For the melody, I appreciate the flowing and smooth transitions from beginning to end....though I expect a little more "tension" or "peak" within it. :)

This could fit in films or video game perfectly, I can guarantee you. It's a great piece nonetheless. Keep it coming.

Funkypotat0 responds:

You're spot on with what I think, unfortunately every time I go back to redo the things you've said, I get composer's block and it ends up sound worse off.

Thanks for the comment.

[[SP] ~ Shipwrecked (FoyleCVR)]

Beautiful

I must admit that as a classical music fan, I love the first two minutes. It's really relaxing to listen to it as the piano glides me through the song. Melodic composition gets you far ahead of anyone else around here. However, when the trancey beat comes in, it's sort of disrupt the emotion of the song. The warp gate effect (or maybe it's just the strong kick) you put in creates a weird effect when I listen to the song though, but unluckily not really in a good way.

I wish you could make a classical track out of this piece and somehow lessen the trance elements out, or maybe reduce the noise sounding in your song, so the song remains smooth and relaxing. :)

I really like this piece, nevertheless. Though I may give you only an 8, but I voted 5 because I know that you put a lot of effort into this piece.

Blizzaine responds:

Thanks a lot. I worked really hard on the whole thing. I mixed 2 of my favorite elements of trance, the classical soft melodies and the harder sidechaining stuff.

For long time trance fans, the part where the beat and the weird "gate" effect are welcomed (hence the name "psytrance". You seem more like a classical music lover.

Thanks for the review!

[The Dragon's Cave]

Mystical.

I love the way you use the pad-like (or maybe tuba) sound that creates ambient feeling. It really adds the clear visual to my mind.

I hope there's a little more progression or peak in the song. The rest of that, you did wonderfully. :D Instant favorite.

[Distant Homeland (Mimiga Town)]

Somehow uplifting and trembling my heart.

The melody and chord follow just in the right order that it tells the story very clearly about a departure to greater adventure and reflect back about where you come from. The instruments are not that great but the melody is excellent.

carlohmf responds:

As I've always said, I've always liked this song and it's one of my favorites in the game. XD I understand what you mean by the instruments not being great. It's MIDI after all. Don't get me wrong, I do love MIDI, but with so much new technology available for making music, MIDI sequences seem to be a little out of date.

I'm currently using FL Studio 9 which was just released a few days ago. XD

Thanks for the review!
-carlohmf

[Garden Of Moonlight]

Hmmm....

I think the you've got the melody down quite well on this, though I personally think that you could have added a solid bass sound that suspends the song a little more. The ending is quite good too. :)

rtnario responds:

"a solid bass sound that suspends the song a little more"? I'll try that and see if it works for me. After all, it's from a trusted source :) Thanks for reviewing my works, for the third time! I think I'll return the favor one of these days...