Stalagmite's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Out Of Control TV Programmes]

Bonjourno. Xb

A nice little compilation of random scenes, but lacks holding a plot and something fluent to follow, and to allow the listener to really absorb the characters.
it is clearly a demoreel, but it doesnt mean it is any less impressive or relevant.
Some very nice voice work, i didnt much care for the whole scooby scene, admitedly shaggy was fantastic, but the rest where pretty far from being similar.
you displayed some nice little skits here and there. and made a fair amount of scenarios that capture some different interesting emotions and characters. :D
i think it may be too short for the voice acting contest aswell though? i dont know... we will see what happens :D
it was fun to listen to. good job :D and thanks for entering. GOOD LUCK!

[Scary Circus Battle]

reminds me...

the the Nintendo DS game with Ashley the witch kid... very much similar to that song. :D none the less this is fantastic work! and i love this song SOOOOOOOOOOOO much! :D imaginatice inventive and pure lucious evil. make more, or suffer the consequences :D

[Paranoia Museum]

poor judgment

is the burden of goths. hense the intense low scores without useful advice. i think this is wonderfully put together. i would love to say it reminds me of danny elfman, but its not quite got that extra factor.. still it sounds very old style.. really old, like for beetlejuice or something. very good, ver unique and an unfamiliar style brought back to life to live in the darkness of our deepest psyche. :D this will decay my soul... to which there is only one cure... ren and stimpy sound boards. THANKS FOR THIS! :D good work! worth more than one.

[Juio's Folly (cps Va-reel 1)]

LOLWUT?

so i think gaia may be wrong... sounds more like that captain from star trek.
first.. i am TOTALLY IMPRESSED by your FANTASTIC spanish-latino style accent. that is a FANTASTIC and unique voice! that i instantly fell in love with.

okay so on with the review!

firstly... WHERE is the rest of your voice? i heard the quiet version, but the expressive version was pretty much absent.. although this was perhaps submitted in a rush and you had people asleep...none the less i would have been more impressed if you expressed your voice in more expressive manners including playing with emotions that effect the volume of your voice.
Your weird jeff goldbloom-william shatner cross breed voice was quite funny and has some nice use of tone and pitch! funny and witty use of language, quite in character! suggesting your talents lie in writing as well as performing!

Your spanish voice was sinister, suggestive and very charming ( to ladies i mean). again the script worked with the well soothed voice, that was just so natural.. i believe you could actually get away with using that voice in real life. you would fool me.
it is the best voice i have heard on newground. i mean it.

AND THEN!!!!!!!!
you introduced the third charcter.
who was really quite uninteresting and very .. samey. i have heard that voice everywhere, and it is hard to come across someone who has something Different up there sleeve.
only advice on this voice is use a different one in the future that is an adaption of that voice... add some more qualities to it to make the voice more exciting or unique. :D

overall i can just say your talent in this field is wonderful! VERY VERY good work here. BUT IN THE FUTURE- silly wabbit, WHISPERING is for kids. :D
i ABSOLUTELY ejoyed this one. cant wait for your sub in the next competition! :D

[Beta Unit]

O'HAI!

THE FOLLOWING REVIEW IS INTENDED AS ADVICE! NOT INSULT! to not take it as INSULT, please consider it friendly assistance :D

your mad scientist doesnt sound very mad. it sounds like you made a script that IMPLIES he should have the behaviour and pallette of a MAD scientist... however he held no direct mental ilness qualities that would suggest he was "mad".
may i suggest you give the scientist some kind of obsessive quality, like the jokers lip smacking... maybe he could yell or scream randomly... he should twitter and rant about unneccesary things... he could just generally sound incredibly unusual or unique....something that would differ from the norm instead of sounding a little bit like kermit the frog :D

PERFORMANCE- to increase your vocal energy i suggest keeping out of monotone. it is a little droll in places, and you cant really rely on the script to keep it interesting. try making the voice consistent and fluent, but have inflections and tweaked pitches here and there to emphasise or express yourself more.

your script told a story, and i did not judge this as though it was a comedy, because to be honest it wasnt very funny. writing is a different matter alltogether. i just advise watching lots of comedy to get a feel of its intention and structure.

MICROSOFT SAM UMmmmmmm........microsoft sam is digital voice imitation software... it is not an effect, its a sample. you can use musical samples, but none that simulate or are recognised as someone elses voice.. whether it be robot or alien. all vocals must be your own performance.

i think in terms of being different or unusual, this submission was not really anything unique...

HOWEVER!!!!!
i think this is a blatant display of the talents you can build. you have the ability to become a very good voice actor! it is simply a case of REALLY getting into character, really enjoying and going for it... doing more than saying lines... actually being the character... i personally flail my arms and pull jim carrey rubber faces... most unnatractive lol, but it is much more expressive.

you have so much potential, you will be good, if you keep in practice... if you submit to the future voice acting competitions i can guaruntee you would move higher each time so long as you practiced and thought hard about your work.
keep up your efforts, because they will really go somewhere if you are eager enough! good work, i unerstand it took you a long time to work with, well done for all the effort. i look forward to your future efforts :D GOOD LUCK IN THE COMPETITION!!!!

Bou1der responds:

First off, no insult was taken. I appreciate your input. Thanks for the reminder that I can be very monotone, I know I tend to act like that. I was using Microsoft Sam as a computerized voice, because thats what I wanted, so thats what I used. I wasn't going for funny, I wanted a very serious peice, were a person was mechenized or cyberized or what ever, against his will. I had no luck finding non-commercial music, I would have loved some background dramatic music. My next mad scientist will play a bigger part and will be... well more mad. Please look for more of my work in the future and your advice is much appricated. If I didn't want critisim, I wouldn't submit anything, so many thanks. Please keep it coming.

The big guy, Boulder

[(gaia) va4C 2nd muffin]

stalagmite reviews and listens for first time!

almost perfect.
i think you made mistake occasionally of having similar sounding characers muttering or talking whilst a similar MAIN character was speaking.. causing a little mergance and pulling me out of the illusion a little.
i think personally i would have preferred anoter character in the two way convo, maybe an impatient customer behind the hippy chick....

none the less.........

your composition of this entire thing has an intensely creative mesh of ideas and voices. as i said, where i felt a few of the voices where a little similar..... , i have to admit most of them where completely different. HOWEVER.
TBH i am incredibly impressed. because not only did your characters sound different. they WHERE different.
they had completely diffferent charcteristics; personalities. that is where your creativity as shone through for me. your CHARACTERS where like actual different people... i rarely hear something like that.
additionally your creativity is pulsing with energy and comedy! unique perspective that is both personal and unusually exaggerated... your tv scenes cracked me up hard.
all suggesting you have some quite powerful writing skills to acompany your chipmunk voice! hehe.
also i dont know if anyone else noticed... but you have LOADS of voices in this! TV sounds in the background... people muttering and humming, singing....

and the way this has been mixed has really impressed me aswell! so well done! lots of voices..... and finally the TV section.

just wow. can you actually speak spanish? or was that just gobbledy gook lol. either way i was convinced. :D
perfect diction. perfect idea and i can not wait for the next time you submit for the contests. "bows down"
GOOD LUCK REDNIKETRAINERS

rednikaiaG responds:

Holy Bejeezus, refrigerator STAGnet------>
This is by FAR one of the most detailed reviews I have EVER recieved (despite the one from FatKid/combined judge's scores from the last contest and one from Neo, of course). That ALONE just made my night. Now, add in the fact that it was from YOU and the deal just got a whole lot sweeter. Honestly, the words you left me made my whole week, Man. To see everything, you said about this entry, brought me so much joy. I mean, all this? *points above to your review* Coming from YOU, one of the most talented people I've ever met? And no, don't you go rolling your eyes, or talking shit about the compliments I'm paying you, saying "Oh, old bean, that's just not true. I'm nothing out of the ordinary." Because a multi-talented man like you is so hard to come by. Your music moves me, whether it be silly OR dramatic pieces. Your voices make me laugh and sometimes sad. Your animations are an absolute delight to watch, yes EVERYone of them. Your thoughts are uplifting, goofy, sentimental, emotional, hilarious, personal and big hearted. Well, I know you're sitting there, reading this, feeling a bit uncomfortable and denying all I've just said, so, anyhoo. . .

Great suggestion, about the third party member of the skit. I'll take that into consideration for the next one. I impressed YOU? Wow. 'Nuff said. Glad to have read that what you heard here, was rare, in your opinion. Awesome! I had LOTS of fun doing the T.V. stations too. I just kind of make stuff up as I go (usually the day before the deadline, unfortunately). As for the Spanish segment, yeah I can speak a BIT, but most of it was due to Google Translate. Ha! Although I'm sure NO ONE took the time to actually translate it, to find that it TOO ended in the word MUFFIN (like the other two TV shows did). My diction was even noticed? My, oh my, Sir you have given VA honor to my name with this. I appreciate it.
I can't wait until the next one, either, Stag-film.
*thinks of the candy song, a vulgar nude rabbit, sexy frog, and other random animal voices, all done with your animation skills*
Until we FINISH something together. . . .

............Take care, be good and Trick or Treat, Beaver!exclamation point
<3 always :(Gaia:)

[Garden Party]

one listen

i am yours now and forever. you are god. :D this makes me the happiest little beaver on the planet. :D !!!!!!!! ZOMG! CUTE!

[Drunken sailor remix (DEMO)]

well

where i appreciate your support and enthusiasm for my version, i am not a liar. i voted eight because of course it can be improved. :D (voted 5 though :D)

there isnt alot going on really. you could improve by adding more instruments. the square synth is a little outdated though. try finding a fresher sound for the melody. with more energy, breath and bounce :D your beat is fine i think. im not up on beats but it sounds okay to me. the bass is good too. add some other activity... maybe an arp or string playing chords... i dont know. its your creativity that makes the song what it is.:D just broaden your mind and you willl improve if you try :D good job on this. :D very good job :D

BassTwister responds:

Thanks. Well sence it is my first track I still try to improve it :P This is all made in FL Studio and i really want the plugg in called NEXUS. But I will keep in mind what you said :9 Thanks :)

[Never Ending Story]

you speak Korean?

do you speak it or just voice the words? either way this sounds a little cheesey but alot of oriental pop does lol. this none the less displays clearly your talent for music recreation and vocal creativity! :D vey good job. to improve sing the original neverendingstory from the film! i miss that song so... :D hehe.

Cayler responds:

I speak the smallest amount of this language possible, like hello, my name is, how are you, this is really spicy... lol But I live with Koreans so I have to use it all the time. I have thought about covering the movie version, I love that one. lol

[Constipated Old Man Choir # 1]

zomgawsh???

you posted your boredom on newgrounds? why not just watch a flash on newgrounds instead? this admitedlly was a tad amusing, but overall quite unimpressive and droll.
just practice singing and mic control.. also dont get to close to the mic.
people get annoyed with stuff like this...but if you actually spent your time trying to do a little something more serious then submitting that instead, you would propably get better feedback. :D you should try working on a good song, a short clip or something.. just a little singing bit or some acapella practice. you will get better if you work hard :D
thanks