Haggard's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Preludes of Mélancolique]

Very melancholic indeed

It's amazing what kind of emotions one can create by just using a piano. I don't think any other instrument has this range of emotions.

The song is pretty good and it creates a good atmosphere and I like the slow build up of the song.

However, the recording quality is a bit low, so maybe you should try to work on that to get even better results! :)

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sarias responds:

i love the piano :) yeah the recording sucks i guess i have to cave and try again on that or beg Kore to help me :P

[Prautotype - Handz Up (Teaser)]

Different

Yep, it's different, but not necessarily bad.
The sample in the intro is a bit too long before you start adding more to it, so if a listener isn't that patience, he might just turn it off before the song really starts.

Also, the sample just goes on for too long for my liking. After about 1:20 you finally let go of that sample, but by that time I was already highly annoyed by it.

Anyway, I really like the hard drum beat you used here, it sounds awesome!

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agnryfaic responds:

Yeah I tend to do that a lot, I gotta be really careful, or something that I meant to make really short stretches out for like 2 minutes :S
Thanks for the review ;)

[Pending Explanation]

Nice, but slow. ;)

I think your friends where right. This could be a bit faster than it is now. But you achieved your goal in creating a 8-bit styled song. Not only because the instruments all sound like what you can hear on an 8 bit console, but the whole song creates a very 8-bittish atmosphere. It's hard to explain but when I started I instantly thought of 8 bit video games. :)

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Silent-G responds:

I'll try and make faster songs in the future. I'm really glad to know that I got the 8-bit style down, I wasn't quite sure, so I'm really thankful to hear that. thank you.

[extrallusionist]

Slow

This is a bit too slow for my taste. Also, there's not too much variation in this song, so it's a bit boring to listen to.

But on the other hand you submitted this in the Video Game category. As a video game tune this is all right I guess. It doesn't distract me too much from what I am doing and gives me something to listen to while I am doing it.
It could still be a bit faster in my opinion. ;)

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Silent-G responds:

thanks for the review, I've always seemed to naturally make slower songs, but I'm trying to make stuff that sounds better sped up.

[The Last Pilgrimage]

Very good

I have to agree with Coop regarding the sound of the bass. The drums are too quiet, which is really a shame for this otherwise great song.

I like how you change over from this classical tune in the beginning to a kick ass metal song, you've done a good job here.

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LightKeeper responds:

Thanks man. Like I said though, I'm planning to go back and remix this whole piece whenever I get the chance, so hopefully everything will sound much better.

I'm glad I was able to achieve the transition of classical to metal. :)

Thanks for the review Haggard. :)

[On to the Show! (short theme)]

Short themes rule!

Yes, I'm pretty much biased when it comes to themes. I LOVE themes. :)

This is a nice theme, but the melody isn't that catchy. But on the other hand it's a very enjoyable tune.
I think this should be a tad bit longer. I was just getting into the groove of this and then it was already over. Maybe just a few seconds longer will do the trick here.

The ending is nice, but the pause before it is a bit too long.

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itsameyayo responds:

Wow. I guess the general consensus is to extend it, haha :P

-Thank you for the review!

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[Skela - Groovin' to]

Takes a while to groove

The intro is quite long so it takes quite a while to start groovin'.

But when it finally starts it sounds pretty good. Reminds me a bit of Daft Punk. The lyrics are also nice, but a bit hard to understand due to the effects. But the vocals fit pretty good to the music and add a special note to it.

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Skela responds:

Thanks for the review.

[SPNR - Earlybird]

Indeed very simple

When I first listened to this I thought: "Hm, not that much happening here... pretty simple."
Then I read you comment and that you WANTED this track to be simple. Well, mission accomplished, I'd say. ^^

Anyway, the track is quite relaxing. There's not that much happening anyway so I just can sit back and enjoy the nice beat.

Also, the mixing in this track is pretty good.

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AlexCo responds:

Thanks man :]

The only problem with the Mixing is that theres little bass. I need to put some subs in there but I can't at the moment as you can't hear subs in these speakers. :P

[[S:C] White Hot Colonic]

Nice, but bad sound quality

The beat of this short piece is pretty nice. I was nodding my head instantly to it when I listened to it for the first time.

The sound quality is rather low, though. Everything sounds a bit muffled, which is really a pity. Also the sound sample at the very beginning was a tad bit too quiet. It's hard to make out what this guy is saying.

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SymbolCymbal responds:

Its a static sound i was using behind the drums and a background ambient phaser.. i was tryong to make ity sound old and well oldschool. Kinda like a DJ was mixing this with records instead of me sitting on logic studios playing piano and programing beats and effects LOL IM glad you like it though

thank you for taking the time for the review

[Ultima Eternus - Part IV - B]

Even better

Wow, this is even better than the first part!

I'm not sure how the changeover from part 1 to part 2 will sound in one file, I have to check that out on last.fm, but both parts work great as a song of their own.

I especially like the double bass towards the end of the song, it sounds amazing.

Lashmush responds:

Thanks once more, sir. (man, this whole two submissions one song deal is kind of annoying on the reviewing end.)