00:00
00:00
View Profile XGM-Zeth

69 Audio Reviews

51 w/ Responses

RPG Material

Ok, In general, I checked this out because you reviewed one of SolarLunar's songs, And I saw your name.

Had a nice feeling to it, However, You need more soft strings, and better samples.
Sounds a bit lo-fi.

The flute is well played.
You had some basic elements from Seiken Densetsu 3, You might not have heard of this game, but the music is similiar to this song at some points.

(Thats a good thing)

What sample-liberaries did you use? (soundfonts, vsti's etc etc)

You got some talent, And I suggest you do not let it fade. Anyways, For further discussion, do you have MSN?

DavidOrr responds:

Thanks for the in-depth review. Right now I am just using a Yamaha S03 keyboard, although I am going to purchase either Reason 3.0 or Pro Tools very soon. Thanks for the review!

(sorry, I don't have an MSN account, if you wish to contact me you can email me at davidorr@davidorr.net)

I liked this song.

The piano, was not that advanced in the beginning, but it did what it was supposed for.
The ambiance should have been a bit tuned down at volume, and in general not so clear, creating a little mystic theme in it.

The drums was a nice touch, but at some point made the song too full of sounds, Great mixing though, and nice use of effects.

This was overall one of the better pieces on newgrounds, And i liked your melody on this one.

SolusLunes responds:

I'm glad to hear that you liked it. It was much fun to make. Okay, I'm lying, it sucked to make, but the end result was worth it.

Here we go.

You treat yourself like a god, you think you outclass everyone at NG, and you called one of the best classical composing people at NG for a retard, I'm telling you, You're not gonna be loved.

Ok, the intro gave this song alot of promise, but then you added a instrument, that actually sucked, because it was not tuned correctly.

And what is up with that ending? It just stops, and wind continues.

The percussion is good, probably the part i liked the most about your song, You still need better samples though.

Ok, Summary, Get better samples, dont treat yourself as a god of music, because honestly, you are not.

cheesemonkeybill responds:

hey guess what? FUCK YOU!

i'm not trying to be "loved" or whatever the fuck. the synth is fine, it just has a fifth applied on a different layer. i didnt fuck up the tuning, i made it that way on purpose. i dont give a fuck about classical composers, cuz classical music sucks HARD BALLS. its for pussies and people with fucked up gray wigs from like, the 1700s, dumbass! FUCK YOUR FUCKING FUCK.

Seven, Strict.

Ok, First of all.
I hate that f..erhm, fuzzing in the background.
The acoustic solo sounds decent in my ears, but you shouldn't have a that big space between each part/riff.

It's good guitarplaying, better than i could do.
However, I'm a pianist create symphonic pieces, and orchestrated epics.

Anyways, It had some of the same touches as Yngwie Malmsteen, just not that advanced.
Are you inspired by his acoustic solo?

AngryWinky responds:

Yes sorry about that...shitty mic + messing up on the compression = fuzzy buzz.
Meh...what can I say...it was improvised.
I am greatly inspired by Yngwie Malmsteen...he's a genius...if I ever get within a mile of becomming as good as him I'll die happy. Glad you liked it.
(*Just a note: I hate this fucking "song" now...I really liked it when I hadn't slept for 30+ hours...but after I slept and became sane again I was disgusted when I listened to it.)

Your final review as well.

Yeah, First of all.
I'll give you some the stuff i heard with this song.

-The backing instrument is like, a violin or something? It should either be contrabass along with french horn, or a tuba.

-Second of all, the slow thing, it went a bit TOO slow for a epic battle, but it is brilliant for your second song in reason 3.0.

The drums need a bit tweaking at volume, as they was far too high volumed.
And once again, a bit more reverb, not drowning them, but just adding a touch.

That gives a fairly good effect.

The bass drum was not too particulary fit in the song, and i would have used a timpani or a more ethnic drum instead.

Good violin/Viola melody through the whole song.
It got alot of diversity, and change alot.
Thats a good thing.

However, It is using the same chords, making it sound very samiliar at the same time.
At the intro, there was a bit of dissonance, which should be in an orchestrated piece.
HOWEVER, not as easy noticed at that.

I do feel sorry for you in a matter, because there might be some guys who will accuse you of self downloading.
I mean, even you must understand that a double platinum or diamond, worth nothing.
if not earned through time, reviews and fan's.

I'm giving you this review, because i found it cruel to only give your brother a last one.
I did in particular like this piece, and its with NO doubt, your best.

You might even beat me now, But i wont let you steal my title that easy, even if im retiring ;)

-Christian Sandviknes-

Sebby-man responds:

Thanks for revieing, I will consider all your ideas. The backing instrument is just a low strings. My intention was not to make this whole song battle like, but kind of like preparing for a battle, then getting into a battle, then something good happens, then victory, and then a new battle arises. I decided to summarize all the emotions in my song as battle related, therefore calling it "the Battle!"

Unfortunatley, ill never know how many downloads my song really has

Kings & Kingdoms, Knights.

Good progression at the beginning, and it buildt up tension quite well.

Now the drums kicked in, oh god, i love those things :0
The atmosphere is so good, The violins keep my attension, and its such a powerful piece.

This is probably one, if not THE best piece i've heard from you, and believe it or not.
I've heard everything on your webpage.

It had tension and everything needed all the way.
It had some of the basic elements that hans zimmer use in his songs.

also, Edgen.
Are you at MSN? Because it does not show at your web page, its the only thing that aint appearing.
You might not respond this time, but im quite prepared for that.
If you have msn, mind telling me the adress by email? Zellion@gmail.com
(Just so you wont get spammed.)

I'm creating an album now for a web page, and if you would help me on this, i'd be forever grateful, and will do anything to repay you at some point.
-I am also leaving NG very soon, so you'll have this whole place for yourself :|
I'd appriciate it if you at least sent me a email

Thanks on advance. And if there's anything i'd like to add. Its my birthday today! Be nice!

-Christian Sandviknes-

Edgen responds:

Christian, THank you sooo much for the kind words! I'm glad you liked the piece. If you like this one.. Goto my website. I've got a "KNIGHTS v2" now online which is an extension of this piece. www.edgen.com/music

I'll be happy to help you out in any way that I can. Email is the best way to get in touch. AIM/MSN/Yahoo is just too difficult these days. Either that, or drop in at my forum. There's a TON of talented musicians there that would love to hear your work and give you a good solid crit. www.allmediastudios.com/forum

I wish you all the best and hate to see you leave. You've got a great talent, and I wish you good luck! /justin

Ugh, Trance...

You're lucky that i even lowered myself to review this, because im no fan of trance.
only really good melodic trance.

Anyways, the start was good.
The kick seems too cliche, and its the FL Kick.
Its the standard snare drum as well.
The standard sounds make me cry.

Melodic - It got some melodies to stick to, increasing it score.

The bass was some times out of order, and created dissonance.

Constructive Critism only, If you feel like going to my songs and voting 0 on em all, i dont really mind as i've stopped producing for NG :p

Oh the irony.

It's some time since i created a piano piece named exactly the same.
But it's just quite ironic that im also the first to review this one.

(feel free to see mine after this)
I created mine out of sentimental reasons, and if you did it out of the same ones, i will not dig any further.

I wish you luck with your songs.

Short Review:

I do not have much time at my hands right now, so ill keep it short, The intro seems to be a bit out of sync, but it still rocks.
-Goodie goodie gum gum.

Rock on matey!

speedmetalmessiah responds:

Thanks for the review.I think it might be a little bit out of sync, but not much.Sometimes when I record I can't hear the bass drum to well so it's hard to keep time.

Justin, Good work.

Ok, This is the first review i'm giving you, and mainly because im far too lazy to review stuff for a man who will never check out my stuff, or even reply.

Anyways, When darklordoblivion showed up, i was sceptic to him, as he was not acting professional, and said it was more of a hobby.

When you replaced him, I finally found it more satisfying, because i was now beaten in orchestrated, but by a professional person at a much higher age than myself.

I'm reviewing this piece in particular because its new, and from what im hearing right now, one of your best.

Could you give me examples of what drum-samples you use, and from what libraries?

I really cant give you as much in-depth as with most people, as you outdo me by far. :(
I noticed that it was very similiar to Hans Zimmer's soundtrack for The Rock.

Edgen responds:

Heya! thank you so much for the kind words. Glad you liked it! Sure thing! I use gigastudio as my sequencer and Sonar as my MIDI program. From there, there's a ton of libraries you can download online and purchase. Sonic Implants are my main strings, SAM (www.projectsam.com) are my main horns, and Drums can be made from scratch and many soundfont libraries across the web. Many of the drum samples in here are from SAM's TrueStrike Demo which can be found freely on their website. Of course you can buy their entire library. Storm Drum, Custom drum samples, G-Town, and London Orchestral are other libraries I use. MAny samples also come with Gigastudio 3 and can be found on the sample DVD rom. Any other questions, feel free to ask!
/j

Male

Norway

Joined on 9/10/04

Level:
6
Exp Points:
370 / 400
Exp Rank:
> 100,000
Vote Power:
4.76 votes
Rank:
Civilian
Global Rank:
90,862
Blams:
27
Saves:
33
B/P Bonus:
0%
Whistle:
Normal