Stalagmite's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

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dish out the reviews!

quite a nice idea. good chord progression, certainly reflects upon the purpose of this piece. repetitiveness is not neccesarily a good thing though. originality, something to make your music that much different to everyone elses. that way people want YOUR music more. more reviews. more points. more votes etc. so spend MORE time. nice piano... i hear some tinny ones here. but yours is "ok". try velocity changes. ( i repeat to another) lol. Digital pianos are more realistic when the velocity is changed. for instance. the strength of the note is based upon how hard you push it. this is to electronic. if you want to see what i mean go to my blog and check out "lost" for karen. you will see what i mean about pianos being realistic. P.S. yes. my piano is digital. probly the same preset as you. just harnessed in a different way. :D happy composing.

Catstuffer responds:

I'm using FL keys with the hardness turned to mby 40%... no other effects on it. Thanks for your thoughts. As a main menu theme... the piece doesn't need to be more then 20 seconds... (unless you enjoy waiting at menus...) Thanks for the piano tips. I will try to make more adjustments in the future.

[F to C]

bangin'

whiney and slightly annoying. non the less. quite refreshingn and original. reminds me of the english TV game "fun house" LOL

AEPfx responds:

thx

[Harx - Dark Sensation]

very eery.... spacey.....

i like the movement from major to minor....very dramatic lol. gives it a real universal/intergalactic feel. very spacey. and your bass and drum. quite literally "bangin'" lol. good job. I could sit and chill to this. and i will.
FAVOURITES. thanx.

[MH16: No Inspiration]

Inspiration huh.

when we here or see something particularly compelling.. wel relate to it. thus causing feelings of joy which can causethe spurting of new ideas. but this is only because we relate to the thing which inspires us... it acts merely as a medium with which to channel our selves... Your inspiration is already in you. you just arent looking hard enough.
P.S. im here till thursday for any other after school specials.
P.S. the song is okay.

FairSquare responds:

If you read my comments, you can see that it's not a lack of inspiration alone :P
Anyway, thanks for the review!

[Defeat? DW style]

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LoL HAHAHAHA

i hate fighting games. but i am really good at them! yayness!
gd job. captured it all perfectly. :D well done.

Liau responds:

:D thanks!

[melting lights]

idea nice. not executed to well tho.

the piece is quite clashy and fuzzy. not in the sense of distortion. but rather the instruments sound like they are struggling to be louder than eachother.
I like the quick break between melodies too. very dramatic. nice idea. good work. very "timberland"

theBrownOne responds:

yea i need more mixing experience.
I focused on finding complimentary sounds/ layering the instruments more than anything...
but thanks a lot for the review!
I may put some more work into it but im focusing on some electronic pop stuff now.

[The rain will never stop]

its quite good. :D lol

interesting idea. the strings lack in power though. to make them more dramatic try overlapping them and adding a cleaner reverb.
I can here the melody building now. I LIKE IT! really good. suprised me! however you surely do need to work on your introductions. the intro is the first thing i heard, and because i thought it started a bit weak. it will effect my judgement on the rest of the track... HOWEVER! it has just redeemed itself.
You transpose thee key up too. it doesnt flow well enough into the transposition. and sounds off key for a moment.
Work on that piano too. try and get one with more emotion. it lacks the pleasant velocity sense. real pianos dont play at the same strength on each key. some notes are soft. others are hard. depending on the impression you want to give.
Bangin tunage though. really impressed.
Well done and thanks alot.

Ozzy93 responds:

yes, i wasnt sure about the piano in the transposition, i didnt figure out how to do it. if anyone could tell me, it would be nice :D

[Final Fantasy X Theme - Remake]

a bit basic...

non the less... your digital piano doesnt sound too bad....or your real piano does. LOL. to add more drama to this piece... you could have played it softer and more emotionally. it does not sound so much performed as simply copy and pasted from a midi file. well done though. its a nice piece. :D

[Travel {^}-{Alix1}-{^}]

yes. another synth would work.

perhaps a synth that would play something harmonious thus complimenting your melody. your piano is tinny though. destroy it LOL. and get a nicer sounding one.
You could add strings too. theyre nice. and i am happy i dont hear any cheesey claps too. :D yayness. some constructive criticism. :D:D:D
you have certainly earned the 9/10 and 5/5. and you are in my favourites now too. :D

alix1 responds:

Thank you for that awesome review! Yeah the piano is a little tinny but i cant get a new one till i have enough money to get a good one.

[Seymour's Ambition }-{Alix1}-{]

actually....LOL

your other stuff is whack. but this... WOW. you are playing this..... OMG! why the hell cant i play like that! wowza! excellent job! well done my good sir! keep it up!
this piece certainly has an eery and insecure feeling to it. your choice in music is really good aswell. and im guessing your heavy into anime too lol. why not post an animation on NG? give it a go. :D

alix1 responds:

I try to play as much of my music as i can.. I am actually playing a few songs that I have on my list. I sometimes use Fruity Loops 8 to do some songs.

i do work with flash. Lately I have been working on a game. actually it is more of a compilation of games. I will have a lot of the games for the atari like tetris pong mario and maybe zelda!