Haggard's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[At Journey's End - DEMO]

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First of all: The delay has to stay in there. It just wouldn't have such a great sound and wouldn't create such a good atmosphere without it.

Ok, that being said, you should get rid of the little pauses you make here and there in the song, or at least cut down on the lenght of the pauses.

You also should add some chorus, or some strings in here. Maybe a trumpet could work, too, if it is played very softly.

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TheBellmaker responds:

I'll get rid of the pauses. fill them in with something interesting. I have a really low quality string sample that sounds like a really good chorus when its played really low. As for a trumpet.... I really dunno.

[Jxl180 - Endless Night]

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I like the voices, they make the song very original. Without them the song would be too repititive, but now I have something other to listen to while the main beat is going on. ^^

I also liked the intro, it had a spacey/trancy feel to it.

The cymbal sounds pretty dull, especially at 1:33. That doesn't really fit in there, because of the bad sound and it also seems as if the cymbal is a bit off beat there. It would be great if you could find a better sound for that.

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jxl180 responds:

Thank you for the review. I'm always searching the net for new sounds.

[just rock on]

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Sounds to me as if you are still practicing to play the guitar. At the start it sounds very out of tune and a bit later (at 0:20) it seems as if you were either bending the strings or you used the tremolo arm.
Those kind of things only sound good if you are playing a little solo. But they should be avoided if you are playing riffs (like you did in this track).

Also, the end is just cut off and we are left with 5 seconds of silence. So the track doesn't loop...

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piggy123 responds:

ok.

[Ake 2]

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This would work very good as a song for racing games like F-Zero or Wipeout (you know, those "future racing games" ;) ).

Sometimes the drums seem to be a bit off beat (mainly in the beginning. Later on they are fine).
Also, the guitars need to be a lot louder. They are overpowered by the drums, even though the drums aren't that loud, too.

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svere responds:

Okay, I hear you. I'll keep that in mind when mixing upcoming songs. Thank you, Haggard!

[Stuck on a Name]

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It's a bit too repititive for me, but the drum track sure is very nice. The beat is quite interesting. But I think the drums need more "power" and more bass. Right now they sound much too weak.

Also, this track could need some kind of hookline, or a main theme other than the drums. It's a bit plain right now.

But it also has a great potential. I think you can build upon what you already have here and create something big out of it. ;)

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jxl180 responds:

Thank you for your review. After I made this song, I searched the net for a heavier drum sound with more bass and found one. My new drum loop that I submitted was an experimental beat I made, testing out the new kick.

[+Utopia+]

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Definatly not a bad day's work.
Sure, it needs some more fine tuning here and there (sometimes some of the melodies are too "agressive"), but all in all this is already a very kick-ass song.

The beat is very nice and creates a quite happy and cheerful feeling.
The combination of the fast driven beat and the rather slow choir in the background is very good and quite unique.
The guitar solo towards the end of the song is very nice, even though synthetic guitars sound like... well, synthetic guitars. ;)

My favorite part was that little piano interlude in the middle of the song. It was quite unexpected, but it fits perfectly there.

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WritersBlock responds:

The guitar sound was probably the thing I was least happy with. I wanted it to sound synthetic, but I think I needed to fake it up a bit more so that it sounds a lot less like a guitar, but still has a bit of crunch to it.
Thanks. ;D

[Enigmatic Automatic]

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I really like this one. The drum beat is very cool and all those other melodies that are going on there sound awesome, too.

Don't know if this can be classified as "Ambient", but I can't think of a better genre myself, so I guess it fits in this category just fine.

Even though the song is a bit short it doesn't get boring and it loops perfectly fine, so I just listened to this for 5 minutes straight without even noticing it's just 1:17 long. ^^

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gregaaron89 responds:

Thanks for the review, I'm personally kind of unhappy with how it loops, it chops off like a 16th note at the end so the downbeat at the beginning comes a little early... but only I would notice that :P

Could just be my browser and/or internet connection...

[HIT ME Organ Donor]

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Yep, definatly starts of pretty slow. But at 0:33, when those drums begin to play... boy, that sounds awesome! Everything just fits perfectly there. Drums and melody create a very dense atmosphere.

Even though the song is over 5 minutes long it never gets boring. Because of the different parts you put in here the song is very diversified and it's great fun listening to it!

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SymbolCymbal responds:

thanx for the ten dude...we tried to do something hip hop ish but failed so we just kinda went to melding separate track together ..it was pulled off nicely but obviously not perfect... and of course we tried to go a lil crazy with the ending.

again thanx for the ten

[Final Moment (Alex Sandford)]

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Wow, what a great song. This is one of the best songs I've listened to in the audio portal so far (and I've listened to A LOT of great songs already! ;) ).

Just like Coop, the intro reminds me a lot of Nothing Else Matters. But that's not a bad thing, as Metallicas intro is one of the best in music history. ^^

I really like the vocals, even though it sometimes sounds a tad bit dissonant when both voices sing. But it fits into the song and doesn't disturb the atmosphere the song creates.

I also like the short and very soft solo towards the end of the song. It's hard to write good soli that fit into the song. But this one fit in there seamlessly. Good job!

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Naitzmic responds:

Those are big words. Thank you tons.
We really appreciate it.

[Project Part 3 - Omega]

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This part has a great 8-bit-feeling to it. Maybe because of the "heroic melody" you used here. I think this part works very well as the "omega" part as "omega" is a synonym for "end", and this melody can be used very good to end a flash or a film. The hero is victorius and returns home.

I really enjoyed listening to this three part-lasting song. Every part can be viewed as a single song, yet all parts can be put together for a very long (and very diversified!) song. Good work!

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TheBellmaker responds:

I'm glad you liked my heroic melody. I didn't think it was that good :/ but if you like it its kool with me.

Thanks for taking the time to listen to my 8 minute song. Glad you liked it.