Calamaistr's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[La Ligne du Départ]

i like it, very rpg game inviting.

only some parts of the melody sound awfully familiar wich isnt a good thing, but throughout the track it all gives off a very nice vibe and make me think of rpg villages and plains to hunt small monsters in so i can make awesome leather armor from their hides and show it off to the people.

Troisnyx responds:

Thanks a lot! ^_^ Yes, I'll admit, some parts of the melody sound familiar - when I wrote this, I was inspired by the Piano Collections version of Hand in Hand from Kingdom Hearts, hence the introduction.

[Dr. Wily - Mega Man 2 Cover]

quality but WAY to loud.

you need to fix the volume man, it hurts the ears on a headphone.
anyway you can hear this is recorded live wich is a good thing, its not my preferred style however but your post in the ad. thread sparked my interest and megaman II has always been one of my favorite games of all time.

deadlyfishes responds:

I don't really know how to respond to this but, my work is always professionally mixed and mastered in a recording studio setting. The song is tested through many audio output mediums for quality assurance including volume levels, clipping and many other things... It's really you that's affected from listening to this song because some people are more sensitive to certain frequencies, so it's quite possible that this song has a certain one that sticks out to you a lot more... If it hurts you then just turn it down. Also, not preferred style? Obviously right away you can tell what I'm trying to achieve here and not base your opinion on what style you'd rather hear it in. Sometimes you need to think outside of your comfort box and see if I've achieved my musical goal which in this case was a modern rock adaptation of the original NES version.

[US Catman: The Lethal Track]

never heard of the movie.

but the music is pretty awesemen.
final fight was one of the most manly games ever though, pretty much because of the man that created moustaches 'mike haggar'.

i think you should do a track based on mike haggar now, we all know you want to.

:]]

EmperorCharlemagne responds:

Mike Haggar is one of the manliest men on the planet. I am not sure if I could make a song that does justice to Mike Haggar, the Slam Master.

I did post the link to the movie up above, and it's definitely worth a watch, if you want to see the valiant Catman use some of the greatest martial arts superpowers conceived to take on a rogue's gallery of druggies, hobos, an evil asian kung-fu priest, and an evil pony-tailed priest with an RPG.

[IronLife Rhythm (Sega 16bit)]

may i insert my plug into your socket?

its like battling an army of cyborg crocodiles in an industrial modern car factory.

very enjoyables. ^______ ^

EmperorCharlemagne responds:

Wheel Gator's secret stage
Glad you liked!

[Game Boy Space Waltz]

no wonder you rate actual game music low.

im still going to be fair here and tell you why i give you a low score.
This has nothing to do with your additute, but it did explain it.

Youre not using accurate instrumentation, infact this is obviously 32 bit. It also has an overkill of reverb, a gameboy would never be able to emitt a sound like this..

regards -cal.

WerewNC responds:

Hey, thanks a ton, dude! I'm in this competition for the learning experience, and by my own admission this is a mediocre song.

I'm new to composing video game music. All I've used for sounds before is soundfonts, and it's hard to find good ones that are free for public use. Your review caused me to come across a program called LMMS that makes a great intermediate step from MuseScore to Audacity for me and has some good, free Game Boy sounds to boot!

[Seppuku]

massive quality.

Like im listening to a CD.

Instruments all portray realistically (wich in my book is never necaserry but awesome when it works)

There is fitting tensions, it all just sounds enjoyable.
Thanks for making this so i could hear it :)

DanJohansen responds:

Thanks right back at you for checking the tune out, appreciate it a lot.

[Italian Partita in D - RAC5]

Raffled collar.

Its so classic it makes me feel like im in the renassaince again.
Its fly and cute and makes me think of clear fields of green.

Thanks :)
favorited.

Darkmaster603 responds:

Thanks for the review, that's what I was going for ;)

[A Life Full of Action]

holy shit.

i mustve listende to this 100 times cause i forgot it was on loop.
Means it doesnt bore. means its cool.

greets :)

sorohanro responds:

Thanks for review. Glad to see you back :)

[Floatin' in the Sky [Sega]]

fwwww

constructive critisism: would be better without the fwwwwww

positive review: its cute. like berrie pie and 16 bit bunnies jumping around a 16 bit grassland.

EmperorCharlemagne responds:

at the time of making i was gay for the fwwwwwwwwwwwwww

since then, grrrggggggggggllllllsshhhh has become the love of my life.

I'm such a whore.

[Ocean Blue [Anya]]

softly.

in dutch we say 'de kracht van zacht' equal to the power of soft volume.
It works. This proves it.

<3

Its a bit like legend of dragoon music in a way.

EmperorCharlemagne responds:

Legend of Dragoon music? Aw, you flatter me!

Sometimes you have to step back from making loud bombastic pieces and try for more subtlety. I mean, not like this piece is oozing subtlety, but back when I made it it was fun to mess around with the synths and effects and whatnot. Glad you liked it! I'll try to look through some of your stuff and review them soon (I listened to a lot, but didn't get a chance to review).