corbetweller's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

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Listening to this piece was a painful experience. I say this with raw gratitude. To revisit a wound is to remember you are human. Some wounds may never heal, but they can leave a beautiful scar. Thank you for writing this piece. It was a kindness to your friends.

Phonometrologist responds:

Thank you for contributing your thoughts on the matter. It's an honor.

[A Battle Story]

Long time no chat, bro. I really dig where this is going and I can hear a fretless stringed instrument (something ethnic) doing some slow Glissandos and Portamentos, almost like it is dancing. Combat can often be like a dance. You already have a type of pipe flute in there and it makes sense with the theme. Keep it up!

CaptinEpic responds:

Hey man! Hope the composing is going well! Thanks for the advice! Yeah I was hearing those kind of sounds that you suggested as well. My only problem is figuring out how to go about it. It’s good to hear from you.

[Tokala Extended Piano Theme]

Stunning piece Steph. I'm glad to see you are still writing music. I took a gander at your MMORPG site and I must say that's quite a task to undertake! My company plans to do an MMO at some point but it probably won't be for many years! Until then I may be able to offer some words of wisdom if you are so inclined to ask. Cheers mate!

Jessismith responds:

Thank you, Corbet. :)
I saw your game company, and it looks awesome. Keep up the amazing work, my friend! :D

[HYDRA - 3 Unfinished]

Geez man... I mean... My Brain just got punched by this epicness. Now I feel like I should submit some of my heavy metal or at least do a colab! I hope you are still working on music, dude. If you are, let me know where I can take a listen. Awesome work on this song.

P.S. Did you quantize the monophonic Guitar parts? If you didn't you should consider doing it. It will grant your mix a lot more clarity and precision. Peace!

MattReeves responds:

Thanks man. I've always valued your reviews, because you make such awesome music, and I feel like we think on a similar plane, musically. I will message you soon about doing a collaboration, because that sounds incredible! I haven't posted a whole lot lately, and I'm going to school, so time is limited. As for quantizing, I actually recorded this song entirely in fruity loops with noticeable latency, haha. So basically, I had to play every note ahead of the beat. At first I didn't even realize it, and just thought I sucked. But once I figured it out, I decided it was time find something else to record with. After a lot of headaches and frustration, I bought a mac, and use logic now. So the short answer is no, but new stuff will be a lot tighter :)

[LOTR Game Trailer Score]

RAGE ON!!!

Nothing short of epic my friend and I would expect nothing less. I noticed most concerns were on the samples and the mixing. I would have to agree that the mix is a little messy and could be even more riveting with some sound carving and clean up. The velocities also sound maxed out, but it could just be over compression. Aside from the mixing the piece itself rages hard! Keep it up Captain!

CaptinEpic responds:

thanks man i appreciate it, yeah i need to work on my mixing a lot more. i need to get a good grip on it for my next piece

[Mad Man's Dance (piano)]

Honest Feedback

First off I have to say, the piece hasn't got anything "atonal" going on. It does have some very chromatic flavors at times though :) If you want to test the waters of tonality, try to test it in your root chords. Rather than playing a triad or 7th try some diminished or block chords. The piece actually reminds me of Final Fantasy IX, which I really enjoyed. Your piece is filled with potential, keep it up and study some composers you really like in atonal music, if it is something you are really interested in. Take Care, John

Cheers,
-Corbet-

VooDooCompositions responds:

Much thanks! And sorry for the misused word. As much as I love theory, I'm horrible with most terminology :P

[Ragtime Experiment]

More honest feedback

I really enjoyed this piece. The beginning of the piece shows you now how to imitate the style of ragtime. One thing that would enhance this piece a great deal is the recording. It's automated midi with very little change in the note velocity. The subtle changes in velocity that come from recording a piece by hand cannot be overlooked. If you can't play it that fast (I know I can't play this song that fast) then play it slow and then speed it up. The human touch brings an incredible amount of emotion with it.

VooDooCompositions responds:

Thank you! Your kind words keep me wanting to write music lol. And know, I certainly couldn't play it that fast. Though, I may have access to people who can.

[:Saving You:]

Come on!

Enough with the tease! I'm just kidding ;)

I can tell this piece has a great deal of potential and I am greatly anticipating the finished work. I'm especially interested in how you create your metric modulation. Keep it up! Cheers!

AshleyAlyse responds:

The tease... will NEVA STOP! >:D lol, kidding. :)
Thank you! :D I am actually thinking about separating it into two pieces instead, but I may still go along with the blending of two different time signatures together. :) Hm. Only time will tell, haha.

["light in despair"]

My take on it

Alright, so the party rolls up to a boss battle they are about to get owned in.

Then the music begins...

Enter Left Stage - Badass with a wide brim hat
He strolls over and says:
"You need to leave this one to me ladies"
(The party is filled with dude heros by the way)

One of the party members (The one with the big mouth who always has to say something) speaks up saying sarcastically:
"Who the hell are you suppose to be?! Mr. Badass with the hat???"

Badass dude says in a matter of fact tone:
"Pretty much..."
Badass dude then proceeds down the dark hallway toward certain doom, solo, and disappears from sight.

Quite dude in the party, who rarely speaks then says with conviction:
What a badass...

Ankalegon responds:

lol nice bro.
that makes me think of Setzer (final fantasy 3 (6)) for some reason!
or dante (dmc)
or a love child created from the two

[Simple Choral Arrangement]

lovely

I love the peaceful and calming melody. This song is absent of worry and strife, but instead is filled with true belief and conviction. That's faith, baby! I'd love to hear more pieces like this!

Jessismith responds:

Thanks buddy. That's exactly what I wanted to hear, so I really appreciate it. :)
I definitely plan to make more like this one. Hopefully will make them longer and easier to understand too, lol.