Haggard's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[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.

[Project Part 2 - Lambda]

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The first half sounds really trancy and the second half.. well like a mixture of rock and trance, heh.

My main problem is again with the strange sounding guitar, but as you've already used that sample in the first part of your three part song it's nice to see some resemblance between the parts.

The piano outro of this song is very nice and was very unexpected! :)

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TheBellmaker responds:

Thanks for the review again. I'm glad you liked the outro of the song.

As for the guitar ya its the same one from part one.

[Project Part 1 - Alpha]

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It's a nice song with a great varity. I like how you added many different effects and changes in the main beat to the song. This keeps the song from getting boring and the listener can discover something new on every new playthrough of the song. ^^

The guitar you used in the second half of the song sounds a bit strange... but that's the problem with sound samples, I guess. It would be very nice if some skilled guitarist could help you out with a real guitar there. Would sound so much better!

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TheBellmaker responds:

Thanks for the review Haggard.

As for the guitar, its actually a plugin built into Fruilty Loops. Its the best guitar I had, so I had to use that.

[- [This Was Meant To Be] -]

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Massive Attack - Teardrop is an awesome song and I think I can hear some similarities to the song in this one.

I like your sudden changes in beats, like at 1:58. At first it's very slow and calm and then suddendly the fast drum beat starts. It was unexpected, and I like it when unexpected things happen in music. ^^

The voice samples at the start and the end sound kinda creepy, but I like it that way. It creates the right atmosphere you need to enjoy this song.

Also, the track has a nice length. And even though it's so long it never gets boring listening to this song. So, you did an awesome job here and I found nothing I could complain about. Great!

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Koriigahn responds:

Awesome!

<3

[Carbon Baby (part 2)]

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It's hard for me to imagine how this will sound as a whole. I listened to part 1 again and them imideatly after that to this one, but there's just that small loading time in between that makes it a bit harder to see the song as a whole.

But I think the two parts fit together quite well, even though part 1 starts off nice and slow and this one is the exact contrary of "nice and slow". ^^

I like the driving beats you used here, they make the song very interesting to listen to. Also the other effects you added here fit in perfectly.

So I'm looking forward already to listen to part 3! :)

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WritersBlock responds:

I was doing quite well with part 3, but then I listened back as a whole, and decided to scrap it. I'll probably mix it up a lot more, while maintaining that fast driving edge. Thanks for the review, I hope part 3 continues at this consistency.
Cheers.

[.:Lost In Her Eyes:.]

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The piano intro is really great. I also like the change over from the intro to the techno beat. It's very smooth and not so abrupt like one can hear in so many "standard techno songs".

The beat you created here is very diversified and I like listening to the song. It creates a very happy atmosphere.

Only problem is that the song gets a bit boring towards the end. There's not that much happening during the song even though it's over 3 minutes long. You should try to change the main theme a bit during the song to keep the listener interested.

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GronmonSE responds:

I thought so too. Could have added an extra melody to it or something but I was lacking ideas at that point sadly.

Thanks for the review :D

[Galaga Main Theme]

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Ohh, that reminds me of good old 8 bit games. But sadly it's just the tune I tend to turn off, because the get very annoying after some time.

You should expand this song into something longer, and you shouldn't use so many high notes as you used here. They tend to cause pain in the ear of the listener. ;)

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aod3 responds:

Yeah i thought it sounded wierd an octave lower though :/

[Example I - Dream]

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This tune could be used for pretty much anything, I guess. It fits into so many categories, it's almost frightening! :D

Personally, I had something like a medieval market place in mind, where some musicians gather around and play some songs to amuse the townsfolk (and to earn some money, of course).
But it fits into a dream sequence as well. It would be a nice and soft dream, that can go into any direction.

The note at the end is a tad bit too long. A very soft fade out would have been better there, I think.

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Adam-Beilgard responds:

A fade would be great, I agree (and of course, now I know how to do that in MIDI). I like the idea of this being versatile, don't let the title throw you - it can go anywhere!

Thanks for reviewing!