TheAmateurAnimator's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Paradise Lift]

I like it.

It's pretty nice. Easy to listen to, a bit ambient, I like it. The pail sound effect was a nice touch, and I liked the background seashore effect. And it loops perfectly. I like that too. Check out some of my newer stuff, you might like it.

demoninabottle responds:

totally. Nice to hear from u again. Anyways, I'll be sure ta

[I_E - Peril - Halo 2]

WHOA!

You got the notes and percussion PERFECT! 5'd! Nice choir, too. What is it?

[Megaman 3 Intro Echoz remix]

All right...

Not too bad. Sometimes the themes would kind of get lost in the arps you used, and that was the only real problem.

EchozAurora responds:

Thanks for the review, I realized later that I had forgot to add in a compressor and remaster the tracks, so that would contribute to that problem.

[-Orr-Meltdown [Preview]]

Whoa.

I could criticize this piece, but it's too perfect, so I guess I'm just writing this review to say how much I loved it. I don't know why, but pianos in trance/techno/electronic/industrial songs always sound good to me, so you can bet that I loved most of this song. I also think that industrial drums are awesome. I have a soundfont for them, but I've never been able to use them, due to my lack of skill with drumkits. To make a long story short, I love this song.

DavidOrr responds:

I agree with the piano remark 100%. I love hearing pianos and strings in electronic music a lot. They just seem to work so perfectly together.

The drums were essentially a standard kit, but with really heavy distortion, compression, and some noise added to them. You don't need an industrial drum soundfont to get an industrial sound!

Thanks for the review :)

[-Orr-Stormy Seas]

I am speechless.

I haven't heard epic classical done this well since Edgen' stuff! Wonderful. Personally, I think this song has a bit more diversity than Edgen's latest submission. Edgen's was all brass, with the strings more in the background as backup. But here, the strings are a lot more integral.

I can see some similarities to POTC here, but, with a title like "Stormy Seas," it's really hard not to have a pirate-sounding theme.

I like the use of bells and chromatic percussion on the slow parts. It adds a tiny bit more atmosphere to the song.

This sounds very professionally-done, and I can imagine it in the next blockbuster adventure movie.

You deserve more platinum tracks, orchestral music is so underrated here.

PS. Sorry if I sound a little like a classical music newb. Everything I learned about classical music I learned from listening nonstop to soundtrack music.

DavidOrr responds:

Wow! I'm speechless!

It always makes me smile to see a review like this. It's a very rewarding feeling. I am currently writing more music such as this, along with more lyrical music. My website has another short orchestral piece right now, so if you like what you hear maybe you should go take a look :).

Thanks for the support man!

[Lord Of The Rings Metal Loop!!]

It's okay.

It's very muffled, though. Nice idea, but fix the sound quality.

newskies responds:

Yeah, I know the quality is not the best but thank you very much for the review!

[~|Templeside|~]

Ooh, mystery. I'm digging it.

Very nice. I really get the mystery vibes from the slow sitar. Could have used a choir, though. If you've played Halo, a choir like in "Suite Autumn" and "Library Suite" can set up a pretty good mood.

[~|Man with the Machine Gun|~]

Not bad.

The samples are pretty good, but the strings were a little ill-suited for those faster eighth and sixteenth notes, if you had used staccatto and legato strings both at the same time for those notes, you wouldn't have had that problem. Also, I think that the drums were a little lacking in energy and vibrance. The piano was good, though, as was the composition.

If you have the time, drop by my audio page and check out some of my original songs!

[~|Affectionate Moment|~]

Great.

Very well-done, but like the last guy said, more instruments would be better.

This is still pretty good. Sounds like a romantic love theme, and, judging by the title, it sounds like it's supposed to be. But I think that there shouldn't have been a pause before the reverse cymbal. It kinda ruined the whole continuity of the song.

BTW, using all these MP3s in RMXP would make the filesize pretty big, are you using this actual song or did you make a midi version especially for RMXP?

[~|Liberi Fatali|~]

Whoa.

I can really hear why your hands hurt! Sounds like a bitch to play. But so cool sounding at the same time...