HouseMasta's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Tetris on Crack]

nice title ;)

it was just plain awkward. a bit too repetitive too, but i shouldnt complain. Tetris on Speed is that way too [i made it a long time ago :P]

anyway nice job i guess man
~HM~

[LHM - ENDLESS HANDBAG ('98 NG)]

wow this is amazing

congrats FDA, this song is pretty damn sweet! cool Vox, laid back- breakbeat song. very nicely done! im a NG AP guy, i like to browse through. Rucklo recommended you and i am not disappointed!

5/5

~HM~

[{ANT} - Battery Power: Ch]

awesome

loved it, hardcore techno indeed!!! love the synths, very nice sounding. i wish you made the main melody reeverbed, but other than that, very nice!

~HM~

Anth0n responds:

Hey, that reverb sounds like a good idea, I'll experiment with it a bit.

[Solus- Technotronic Soul v0.4]

good song

even though its based on Overdrive by Clokx, i still enjoyed it. hope to hear more from you!

~HM~

SolusLunes responds:

lol, and it was still the first time I heard that song when you sent it to me!

Must be some subconscious wave-ma-jigger.

[~{ Afternoon Sunlight }~]

good job

excellent work, sounds great loved it!

5/5

DSMagnum responds:

Thank you sir!

[The Purest of Winters]

MAC Oct Christmas Review

This is the MAC Oct Christmas Review for the Song "the Purest of Winters"

First off, im proud to have been selected to review your song for the Contest. the song flows extremely well and it has the rich, full sound of a Christmas Song.

Ok, onto the downsides. the timp roll should have had one more note, so that it would fall on beat one of the next measure, to give it a kick.

the buildups and breakdowns are simply beautiful. it has everything i would ask for in a Christmas song. the ending however didnt suit me too well, i was hoping to a major cliffhanger ending, where you built it up and then just cut it off to let the echo carry on for a second or too.

the instruments you chose fit very well, as one would expect from Reason lol. the piano "hits" at the end didnt sound right, and kind of stood out.

anyway, this song has been the most enjoyable to listen to of the songs ive reviewed. i saved you for last because i had a feeling this would happen.

ok, break down of scores.
10/10 Originality - i would expect nothing less.
9.7/10 Clarity - very well thought out and executed in your song.
9.7/10 Diversity - great progression throughout.
9.9/10 Effort - i hope you spent a lot of time on this, otherwise id feel really stupid if you cracked this song out in one day.
9.8/10 Appeal - loved it
9.6/10 My overall score - the low strings could have been brought out more in certain places to give it more contrast.

Adjusted MAC Overall Score 95.3

~HouseMasta~ 5/5

MilkMan-Dan responds:

Well let me say... I'm quite glad to see that you were chosen to review my piece.

I would love to address each of the downsides of this piece if I may.

You may have a point with the timpani roll... I simply have reason for not putting it in there other than not thinking of that... I figured the cymbal crash would suffice... hmmm... *ponders*

I agree about the ending... I experimented with several ways of ending it... but nothing fit too visually in my mind better than letting it end the way it began. :)I'm going to make a revised version of this song when the contest is over using this piece of advice.

The piano "hits" are an unfortunite matter... it would appear that my speakers and other's... are not quite the same... and I noticed the piano is alot more noticable on other speakers compared to mine. This bothered me... but I didn't feel it took too much away from the piece.

All in all... it's a big step in my music, I have alot to learn... and I will take into consideration all the advice I've been given and when I return someday... you'll see ;).

Thanks mate.

MMD

[SineRider's Christmas Epic]

MAC Oct Christmas Review

this is the MAC Oct Christmas Review for the song "SineRider Christmas Epic"

Overall, the song has a nice flow. its very laid back - its got a lot of the Christmas elements in it - bells , piano, and strings. the song was a bit on the short side however. the chorus pad was nice.

instead of the piano, i was hoping it would be a French horn. that would make the song kick ass as a Christmas song. the contrasts of volumes were very nicely done.

i think this songs has the stuff for a great Christmas song. my only beef is the piano. i wish it were a horn and the ending. it was kind of abrupt and out of nowhere. i dont know if youre going to resubmit it, but theses are some things to think about.

the beginning bells should be brought up more gradually though.

Ok, nitty gritty time
10/10 Originality - 100% you, 100% score here
9.4/10 Clarity - great job
9.5/10 Diversity - i guess its classical..
9.1/10 Effort - a lot of effort was put in, but you still needed a bit more to fully polish it off.
9.4/10 Appeal - Christmas Classic Sounding. :)
9.2/10 My Overall Score - I loved it. it was purely enjoyable and good to listen to. the ending and the beginning need more work still

Overall MAC Adjusted Score 88.4

~HouseMasta~

SineRider responds:

hmm 88.4 good enoguh for me =)

I agree with all your suggestions. I didn't really think alot about instrument choice, because it was trouble enough for me to make a christmas song.

[March Of The Elves (xmas song)]

MAC Oct Christmas Review

This is the MAC Oct Christmas Review for the song "March of the Elves"

overall, it was an ok piece. it sounded flat; there was no contrast, no mixer qualities, and possibly no mastering. the bells were a nice touch, but the song was just lackluster in general.

the drum snares needed to be mixed up a bit more and there are no kicks. no bass either. the ending cut off, which is fine for NG or looping, but not for the MAC Contest. thats another thing that needs attention.

the gong also doesn't fit into the Christmas scheme and to be honest, besides the bells, i would never guess this was meant for Christmas.

Time for the nitty gritty
9.7/10 Originality - you did it all yourself i presume, so i high score for you :P
8.1/10 Clarity - levels aren't great
7.7/10 Diversity - wouldn't call this classical
7.7/10 Effort - no mastering, not a good thing. more time should have been spent on this song.
7.6/10 Appeal - the song isnt that appealing and in fact, its very bland.
7.1/10 My Personal score.

Adjusted MAC Overall Score - 61

the song needs to undergo more work. a lot more work.

~HouseMasta~

Stealth-Emergence responds:

Couldn't agree more, yeah I should have spent more time on this, definitely! bland yeah sure thing!

Though I kind of made it, with the thought that some animators may have some kind of sinister christmas plots in mind! oh well we'll see lol

Yeah mastering was something that I hadn't begun to delve into at this point, however I'm on the case with mastering on tunes I've done since this one!

Yeah I agree with all your points HouseMasta, thank's for your honest opinion and review

All noted, I'll bare these in mind for next Christmas, though I may try another tune for this year nearer the time, watch this space!

Thanks Again

Peace Out!

Stealth

[This is Christmas]

MAC Oct Christmas Review

This is the MAC Oct Christmas Review for your Song "This is Christmas."

First off, congrats on making a Vocal Song. i enjoy hearing some lyrics in NG.

ok, onto the review
The piano at the beginning was too loud an obnoxious for my liking, it needs to be work on.

secondly, the main voice was drowned out by the piano and the whole song. it needs to be brought out desperately as i had a hard time of hearing him. the guitar also distorts the song a little when it comes in.

the instruments you used were all fine, but you need to master the volumes. the piano was WAY too loud along with the guitar. i couldn't hear the main vocals so thats going to slaw me to not give you a higher score.

im assuming you made up the lyrics, so thats pretty sweet.

and as a Christmas song, year i could see myself listening to this if you finalized it.

OK, time to the nitty gritty
10/10 Originality - all you? 10/10
7.0/10 Clarity - couldnt hear the main vocals and the piano high notes drowned out everything
9.3/10 Diversity - Classical i guess, but i would have submitted it to Pop
10/10 Effort - sounded like you worked on it
9.8/10 Appeal - i wish i could understand the lyrics
9.0/10 My overall score. the vocals sounded on key but as I've said many times, i just couldn't hear them as it was drowned out.

Adjusted MAC Overall Score - 85.3

this song would have been SO much better if the volumes were worked out.

~HouseMasta~

speedmetalmessiah responds:

Wow first off just let me say thank you very much for the in-depth review.

I liked the beginning it was the thing that actually made me continue with the song. I can hear the vocals perfectly fine but maybe it's because you have better equipment than me that you can hear it's flaws.

I was working on the mastering constantly for about five days and this was the best that I came up with. I probably have about thirty different versions of this song. Who knows when I get my Yamaha DGX-203 I might remake it.

Actually all vocal credits go to Bad_Man_Incorporated. He did a great job on them.

I'll definitely take all your points into account when/if I ever remake this tune. Thanks again for the great lengthy review I appreciate it.