Haggard's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Carbon Baby (part 1)]

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At first it sounds very sad and melancholic, but after about 45 seconds into this demo it takes a whole new direction. With the added drums it sounds more like some fighting music (Mortal Kombat style ;) ).

Still needs some more work, like cutting down the volume on that synth that starts at 1:04 a tad bit, but I definatly want to hear the whole song now! :)

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WritersBlock responds:

Thanks. I hope the rest of the song will live up to your expectations.

[Extradimensional]

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I'm very undecided about this one. It's so strange and I certanly didn't listen to anything like that before (and I listened to a lot of strange things already ;) )that I just can't make up my mind.

I definetly like that you experimented with different sounds and effects here, but not everything works out well, I think. The beginning takes too long in my opinion. There's not much happening there, but at least it creates a very creepy atmosphere.

At around the middle of the song it gets a lot better, when the drum beat sets in.
So my advice is, that you add something more to the first half of the song. Maybe a slow drum beat, or maybe a creepy melody played on a keyboard.

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MadCow responds:

with how much shit i had goin on at once, it would prolly sound worse if i added more stuff lmao. Thanks for the reviewwwwww

[Electromagnetic Goldfish]

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Don't know much about the "dance" genre, so I don't know if this fits in there or not. But I DO know that this sounds very nice and it's great fun listening to it.

I also like that one has to listen more than once to this track to get everything that is going on there. I didn't notice the nice background melody the first time through for example.

Too bad that the song is quite short, I really would like to hear a longer version of this.

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MadCow responds:

i put it in dance because i found it to be a fast dancy type song. i made it short because i didn't want it to get too boring/repetitive.

Thanks for the review

[x5470]

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I like this one. The beat is nice and heavy and I think it fits very well into the industrial genre.

I liked the subtle background noises and beats you added to the song as those keep the track from getting repititive.
I also like that the track loops quite well.

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MadCow responds:

thank you good sir

[Way Ward One]

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I like how this song develops over the course of time. But it develops too slowly in my opinion. At least you are aware that the track is very repititve. ;)
I also think that the track needs a little more bass. Right now it all sounds too "light".

I do like the trancy feeling that you create here with all the effects and with all those repitition (so, at least they serve a purpose here ;) ).

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[Little Wing Jam]

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A very nice track, indeed. The intro could have been a tad bit louder, though. When the drums set in it's a too big jump in loudness, as the drums are quite loud here.

Maybe you should turn down the volume of the drums a little bit, so that the other instruments can be heard better. Right now they are nearly overpowered by the drum track.

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[Solus- For Schala Remastered]

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The beginning sounds a bit like a mix between "The Moonlight Sonata" and the track that is played in Resident Evil when you are in a Save Room, heh.

I love this track. I like how it developes over the time and I also like the effects you put on the piano and the other instruments. It really fits and all instruments go along together very well.

Great song!

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SolusLunes responds:

Ha, the RE save room song. I never thought to compare it to that :D

Glad you liked the simplicity of it :D

[(FMC) -=Climax=-]

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Sounds very crazy... but that's not a bad thing. It sounds crazy yet it follows a clear structure. I like that.
I also liked the various parts you had in the song. This makes the song very interesting to listen to.

However, you should use the clapping sound less often. I just think it has been overused. Nearly every trance song makes use of that clap...

Also, I noticed a slight error at around 1:25. As if I was listening to a chewed-up tape. ;)

FunkmasterCatking responds:

Yeah, I don't really know why its doing that, I think it might have been one of the vst's I was using.

[Flatline?]

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The loop is done perfectly, so good work on that aspect.

I like the blending you used here. The tunes and melodies all fit together very well and the whole flow of the song is pretty amazing. There's nothing to the shot loop that doesn't belong there. Great!

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CineGoryP responds:

Short and sweet is the new motto. Can't get reviews complaining about repetition if everything you hear is new ;)

[+Prologue+]

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I'm surfing the web while this is playing in the background and I don't know how often this song started over again (just indicates how well this thing loops ;) ).
I think this is very great song! It creates a great atmosphere while it keeps itself very well in the background.

It sounds very relaxing and kind of sad at the same time. I especially like that you only used a few instruments and effects here. This adds a lot to the atmosphere the song creates.

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WritersBlock responds:

Just the one instrument, piano, and I think I just had 2 effects aswell, reverb and delay. So, yeah, technically speaking, it's really simple. I'm glad that I've recieved these positive responses for this particular song, because it feels like you're judging me solely on my compositional skills, rather than effects and technicalities.
Thanks for your review, and the ten!
Cheers, man!