sorohanro's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Ode to The Interviewer]

Oh man... where even to start...
This is the time when a remake is way better than the original.
The very military like beginning, with dignity, then you have the playful piccolo soloing on top, like in marching bands. Very nice contrast.
Later on, it changes to a more "serious" music, bringing some polytonal feel and a orchestration reminding (to me) of Ravel.
Last part goes with ostinato on strings and theme on brass, like in modern Hollywood film music.
Diversity, good orchestration, good mixing, all perfect :)

Thanks for reorchestration, sounds fantastic.

BenTibbetts responds:

Thank you for the inspiration. :) Please continue writing.

[Nightmare City]

Nice harmony, good choice of instruments, good mixing.
I would like to hear first melody with a music box, but that is just my personal preference.

OpenLight responds:

Thank you for the review! And yeah, I would like to hear that melody with a music box as well. Honestly, if I had a music box synth I might have used it for that but at the same time I like the synth I used. It would've sounded good either way but the music box may have at least sounded pleasantly different haha.

[The last few seconds]

Nice track, I like the staccato rhythm pattern on strings. Nice melody on trombone also :)
5/5
Cheers.

[.:Prostitute - Dj Rage:.]

Somehow abstract, but I guess it's intended. In some places is a bit empty, just "wobbles" and no instrument to keep a harmony (a pad? something).
Pretty good mixing.

[Qelaion - Migraine]

Listening this on loop for quite a while. From the start of that low kick to the scrambled/ mashed vocals, filters... everything is just... perfect... yet I crave to make a jazzyfied version of it.

Qelaion responds:

>:D Thank yew. Like I said before on the Soundcloud version, if you need anything like MIDI files and the sort for reference, feel free to contact me, I'll send them along your way!

[Never let go.. (UtÃf¸ya)]

Nice track, good usage of the legato. Very good orchestration that include classical and traditional instruments.

[Manaical Prodigy]

As a concept I think is good. From the ostinato rhythm to the solid string section it breaths a game feel. It has enough variation not to get boring but it doesn't catch too much attention if you have it in a game.
The only thing that stands out in a bad way is the violin solo, a good solo played with a less realistic sound.
My advice is that if you put a solo on top of virtual instruments, then it should sound really good and realistic.

Good track, perfect for a game project.

UltimaTricksta responds:

Thanks for your feedback, Mihai! I've been working on getting a nice violin sound and the only samples I have are those from Garritan Personal Orchestra (used in this piece) and the ones from Edirol Orchestra. For the first time, I tried changing the velocity of some notes to give it some sense of a human feel. But perhaps, I may need to do something more sonically to get the sound right. Again, thank you for your feedback!

[Re:Reveris]

Great music as usual.

Mixing... ouch... Here are some suggestions:
Imagine yourself in a concert hall where "London Symphony Orchestra" is playing your music (that would be great).
- Where would stand the strings ? Violin 1 (left) - Violin 2 (mid-left, more in the back) - Viola (mid right) - Cello (right) - Double Bass (sometimes in the right, sometimes in the back)
- Where would be the piano ? usually in the front of the orchestra if is soloist or in the right, back, behind violin 1
- How about percussion ? that is usually behind all instruments (so, need more reverb to give impression of space).

Troisnyx responds:

Thanks a lot for the input. :D Really. I think that's given me an idea of how the mixing should go. Again, I'll ask for tips in the PMs.

[Day of Reckoning]

Great music but as usual I complain about mixing :))

I would have less thickness on the synth, with some ping-pong delay to enlarge the stereo field. Guitar sounds a little fake and thin. I would make it HUGE by tracking it twice and pan it extremely left and right with different amp/cabinet and eq.
To glue up the whole mix I would put a reverb on send, something medium-small, like a room or "club" and send a little of guitar, synth and even some of the percussion.
The percussion would sound epic if you would use a big reverb (concert hall, arena, stadium sort of type). Same would go great on the piano sound.

Troisnyx responds:

Noted. Thanks a lot for the input! I've got the EQ on, so I can reboot this file and tweak with the mixer.

As for putting the reverb, I'll need to PM you about that -- I'm not sure where that goes, TBH! ^^;

[In an Unrelated Story]

Nice

I was listening some of your tracks and I'm impressed with your sensibility. You have a very good sense of melody and you master quite well the technical aspect of guitar playing.
Nice ideas, good orchestration and very tasteful choice of guitar tones.

I would suggest just to improve the mixing skills and pay more attentions to gain when you record. There are several places where your track is clipping. Slamming a very fast compressor/ limiter as the last effect on your master bus might be a quick fix for this.

KD18 responds:

Thanks for the advice; it's greatly appreciated. I'm actually self-taught in the mixing department and am always trying to learn as much as possible. In terms of a comrpessor/limiter, I actually use my pre-amp's limiter before sending the signal into my computer. Would you suggest adding a digital one in the mix too?