Kaburorne's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[{-^MP^-} Mellow Sunrise]

It's ok.

But I think you need some better VSTs or plugins or something, they sound very 2D and flat.
Shame, cause your melodies are really nice and well constructed!

Musical-Pants responds:

Any suggestions?
I'm working with FL 8, which is great for creating melodies, but i'm comeplety clueless on how to make the the song sound better.
If you can point me in the direction of any tutorials, or have any advice, it would be much appreciated.
Thanks!

-Pants

[Symptom of the Cause]

The vocals?

It all sounds a bit out of tune from eachother. Not sure why, I think it's the vocals. It's got alright groove, I think it could do with some better drums.
Overall, a pretty good 7/10 :)

Monkeywithumbs responds:

It might be the guitar...

[Ghostwave]

Woah

That sure is classic trance! But it's so awesome! The solid bass is great, the main melody is good and punchy too. Loving those ambient sounds and piano in the background, they just give it that edge.
Although, I did take a 10th of your score for a few minor things- (although I'll still be rating 5!)
- There was a distinct lack of kick (which drives the regular trance song), it kept fading in and out, which is quite annoying.
- The drums at the start were a bit iffy too, but whatever. I thought they sounded a bit too simple, with just a hit on the beat.

But, the ending made up for the iffy bits. I liked the drums slowing down, and it returning to the ambient effects. It makes it loop very nicely.
Overall, super track, and I really hope it does well in the clubs it's première-ing in!

NemesisTheory responds:

I'm glad you think it's great, man. :)

I agree with your crits, the kick could definitely be a bit louder. I'll make sure that it's better in a future submission. :) Thanks a bunch!

[Mysterious [DjLj]]

Nice melody

Yeah, nice melody. Try and break from the norm though! Ask yourself, what is it about the production of this tune that makes it stand out?
Seriously, it got good marks for a well constructed melody and sub-melodies (chords too).
But, marks were taken off cause the style wasn't really anything new. Although, with that said, I did like the part with just the bass and drums.
All in all, maybe mix it up with some unusual synths, maybe some samples.
Nice one.

DjLj responds:

Well, thank you for the honest review! Again that song was a bit of a test of the piano Vsti. I will change it and hopefully break through the norm!!!

[Incline Fall]

Meh.

I liked the melodies in between the stupid chromatic bits.
Sorry, but chromatic scales hardly ever work in music.

Yooble responds:

kk thanks for the tip

[Stories of the Past]

Wow

Seriously. Wow.
Very cinematic! Sounds great, and you've used very high quality VSTs. They sound very realistic!
But, the melody lines are amazing too.
It flows very nicely. It keeps to the same theme, but branches out on a lot of different melodies. That's hard to do.
You've created very nice transitions. Even though the melodies and voices change, they interchange very well.
All in all, it's really great!
You want to improve though- so could I suggest constructing a main theme melody and come back to that every so often?
Seriously, this is so great! And is a VERY welcome break from the generic N ts N ts N ts N ts techno crap you get on here mostly.

animefireball responds:

Wow o_O thanx, thanx very much... You know what? I'll try you're suggestion on the very next one i make. Personally, i like to hear some-what Celtic music, that's why i make the kinda of music that you be could for a Collussus movie or theme... as for the N ts N ts's... I make those too, not too good at it yet, but i'm getting there ^_^ thanx again!

[I Am Insane (yes sir)]

Nice!

Very hard. Very acidic. Yeah, really cool. Only took one star off cause it could have used some better transitions and mastering.

Dj-Fanta5t1c responds:

aw man!!

[~Girl in Love~ hania]

Surprised me!

I wasn't expecting such a great melody on the chorus- due to the *slightly* predictable chords. But the harmonies on the chorus and the actual base melody were great! The lyrics weren't bad either, but I absolutely loved the melody!
It progressed nicely too. I look forward to getting those files from you for the collab! ^^

hania responds:

Heyhey!! yes... it's coming ;)
Thanks so much for the support in all this!! I'm glad you liked the song !
talk soon!
-hania
xox

[The Vitiator]

Awesomesauce!

Why is it rated so low :P
Woah, I missed that melody that comes in at 1:30. Funky stuff!

MisterSmammi responds:

Hehe, thanks, man.

Yeah, people here just don't really listen to a song all the way through before giving it a shitty rating. I got a zero within three minutes of posting it even though it's an eight minute song.

[[K] War of Tomorrow]

Clashing

Good synth does not make a good song.
The drums were generic, the lead had the same 2 second repeating melody.
The bass at the start was completely the wrong note, and then just disappeared.
Seriously, work on your stuff a bit more.

Korpze responds:

lol, i do believe your kinda lucky getting it free then buying it and figuring out it sucks and a waste of money.