KrisKrosNL's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[-Orr- 4 Brave Champions []

Now this...is the true force of 'medieval destiny'.

I absolutely LOVE this track; it's the type of track I always compose in my brain, but never manage to compose it on my FL 10 due to too much lag. You, sir, have massive talent and potential. I had listened to the previous loop before, and I must say: this track. Blows up. For real!

The intro is similar to the loop, but it kicks off much better. All those strings and 'bam bam', just what kind of special VSTi was used for this? It sounds absolutely amazing. Around 1 minute, a clamer, replying pattern plays in. It releases some tension from the intro.

Now, that brass at 1:51 is a bit disorted; it hurts my right ear a bit. Maybe it's because this version is only 116kbps, thus I'll let that slip for now. It plays at 1:58 again and beyond, but it sounds less distracting at that point.

The second half of the song and beyond, just great. 3:12 brings the 'war' feeling again, and then ends in a rather depleded way--like a sudden event finished the scene.

This song is perfect for some WWII movie scenes, and maybe even for a Legend of Zelda game--the elements here are just related to LoZ.

Overall, 5 stars. This masterpiece...download + favorited.

~C23

[Horizon (RMX)]

You've gave me the preview before, thus I wasn't expecting much. =P

As said before in a PM, this is FUCKING perfect. And as I said before, this sounds like Techno with Drum & Bass mixed together.

You fixed 1:05~1:26 just as I told you two, which is great. I especially loved the second half of the song. =3

Overall, 5/5 stars thus a vote of 5. No critisism. Keep going, man! This song is going on my favorites + download.

~C23

ForeverBound responds:

wow this really give me goosebumps ( please stop it)

joking I already know what u thougtht of the song and as u can see I take your advice verry seriously

[Concept X]

Good job, dude. It sounds much different than the Tec-X version.

The intro sounded more like Dubstep, so I first thought 'shit, dub dub is coming'. But then the Trance began to play around 0:55, so I was like 'ah, much better'.

The center sounds like it has a lot of potential. In fact, it makes it sound more like a Dance song IMO. =P

The hats and beat are perfect, and it's well mastered. I can still reconize those instruments that you used. =P

Overall, a relaxing Trance track of yours. At 2:49 you could add an extra pattern to make the track more powerful or special to reduce the small repetitiveness that I notice. The end was good enough (a fade-out).

Thus, a 4 and a half/5, so I'm gonna vote 5 on this since the score is too close to 4.

~C23

ForeverBound responds:

I really appreciate your review. It sounds different than the Tec-X version because it's an entire different song. I was just lazy and used this name because I had an old song called like that.

And i just wanna to make a different intro as I normal do, so first the sub then the hihat's etc. and yes now u mentioned, it sounds like there is dubstep comming.

But i'm not planned to make dubstep it was just an accident that it sounded like that in the beginning.

~Forever Bound~

[Mural OST - Drifting]

Wow...this is peaceful. Loved this song; it brought some tears. I can picture a lone teenager, forever alone, when he suddenly gets a 'chance' (could be any chance) to prove to his friends that he has talent and power and achieves succes.

So, now onwards a review. The intro was perfect; great composition there. At 1:03 was when tears tried to burst out of my eyes; that part is a great sudden rise of atmosphere. It calms down at 1:30, and it ends just about perfect.

No criticism on this; this is perfect in my opinion. Definate 5/5 + new favorite. This is some great classic talent...I'm jealous. =P

It's been a long time since I listened to this kind of music (new generation music is taking its places, sadly), and this inspires me to listen to more classical songs. =)

~C23

BlazingDragon responds:

That first paragraph sounds an awful lot like Naruto. :p

Thank you regarding the intro. I don't normally record myself playing piano but decided to give it a shot on the intro and outro. :) 1:03 took me a lot of thought to build up to, and it is great to know that it turned out effective.

My first compositions were...not the greatest. :p Keep at it my friend, and thank you very much for the encouraging review.

[Dragonzball P]

Total bullshit.

This can't be considered as song at all. In fact, this sounds exactly like real shit. It's got terrible composition and the 'instruments' are just shit and of shit quality.

Worse to follow; how did this even manage to hit over 3500 downloads and over 60000 plays? Holy shit, I can't believe the Audio Portal contains this sort of real shit. How can listeners enjoy this shit (which is played with fucking farts)? I'm certain those who voted a direct 10 are either doing it because of the movie or because you're popular (or they don't have music taste at all).

Overall, a direct vote of 0/5. The only reason for the half star is because it's got some decent composition, at least, but not good enough for the level of being this famous.

~C23

[-Carefree-]

Nice song; it starts off clamly and then eventually goes into a state of quick orchestral speed. I really like this; it feels hopeful. At the end is makes the supposed hope turn into an all-new road of hope. ^^

On the other hand, there aren't really any mistakes in my ears. This really deserves a nice 5 star. And yes; happiness arrives when this song plays. I like your orchestral songs the most; they just sound awesome. =)

~C23

[Heavenly Horrors]

Damn, this song just blows the hell out of my brain; such epic modern-ness. I especially like the part after 3:58. No errors, and this deserves a nice and big 5 star.

Might try Corpse Party...just might... =P

~C23

[Chaoz Fantasy (8-Bit)]

Awesome remake of Chaoz Fantasy, Para. In fact, I like this 8-bit better for various reasons:
--doesn't have waves that mess up with my ears.
--sounds much more chaotic.
--improvement on the beats.

I don't find anything wrong on this piece. Great job, especially the final second when the song collapsed into a 8-bit transition. Nice one.

~C23

[Rising Sun]

Damn, so hot and epic!

It doesn't really matter that this is short; this is perfect! This fits for a battle within the rise of the sun. >=D

No mistakes, no faults, just perfect. This also is an inspiration-booster!!!

Awesome job!

NLC

[Offworld]

Nice rythem.

When I heard the intro of the song, I was "Huh? Ice Cavern? lol". I've been a Zelda freak, so some rythems are easy to compare to it. :P

Intro: the first instrument started playing with a good calming start. However, I suggest the bell to be toned in a slightly lower pitch and heavier. The one you used is too light and high-pitched. The bell-thing at 0:14 could also use some lower-pitching, too. I noticed that the power was weak when the instruments at 0:30 were coming. Maybe it would be good to power-up the drums, and make the electric guitar stronger. The guitar that was playing in the background could also use some powering up. The bell playing individual notes at 1:30 should be a bit heavier and lower-pitched, then it would sound good. The instrument at 2:10 started a bit too late, and it didn't sound in total symphasy with itself in my ears, so maybe you could check and re-arrange its time spaces. (see if the gaps before each note is the same as supposed).

Middle: the last issue mentioned in "intro" still lasts here, but there's no need to repeat all that. What I've noticed here is the electric guitar. It needs more power (tune it up). The drums also could use some additional power. The rythem was nice, but the volume is the only problem.

End: the bell appears here, same with the beginning, and I've already mentioned to let it be lower-pitched and heavier. And the power of the electric guitar and drums should be stronger. The point at 5:12 was quite too sudden, since it first muted entirely, and then played half a second later. You should re-arrange that space closer to eachother.

Whole song: could use some reverb, make it echo a bit.

So, the major improvements needed:

--the pitch of the bells (minus one point)
--the volume of various instruments, especially the volume of the electric guitar and the drums. (minus one point)
--add some reverb, echoing effects to make it sound a bit cleaner and smooth than usual (not extracting points)

Overall, a 8/10 and a 4/5. Good work on this.

~The Liberaten
~The Review Request Club
--grammar and spelling not revised.