Calamaistr's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Windows]

I enjoy how unpredictable this piece is, usually i can easily ''guess'' every progression, but not on this.
Thats often a mark for me to listen to more and put a composer in higher esteem.

-cal.

Step responds:

Thanks, that's genuinely great to hear! Glad you like it :3.

[Tranquility (8-bit)]

I think you still have a lot to learn in terms of composing a proper melody, there was no direction or proper harmony in it (though ive heard much much worse, so its not all bad), the chords are fine but not enthralling and without deviations turn into a blur, cool for using magical8bit though! I use that one mostly myself too, and the percussion is allright, i personally hardly ever add it in chiptunes but it sounded pretty good. :)

greets and keep learning more, i suggest looking up stephen malinowski (good visuals) or studying some classical music like bach to understand how to create a good melody.
-cal.

stunkel responds:

The intention was to kind of make it open like this. I guess I didn't do such a good job though. I know you are a 8-bit artist so you might be expecting something better, sorry to disappoint there. Thanks for the review though!

-Ryan

[Slow Motion Lightning]

Pleasantly suprised on this, in honesty i cant say i was impressed by your video game entries but this style definately makes it right, i think you should keep making such.

Its a bit like listening to cybertracks of the virtual audio project. :)
Pure 80s on the road late night chillout feel.

greets and thanks for your review on one of my tracks.
-cal.

VideoGameManiac responds:

thanks! I have always liked videogame music since I was a child and I really like to remix them in a different way/style but my favourite genre is electronic ambient and I always use it on my original creations, sad you dont like my remixes but very glad you like this one xd

[A Storm Over Lavender Lane]

1:10 and on caught my main attention, not that i dont appreciate fast compositions but i just didnt feel the theme in that part (probably because it felt more like a breeze than a storm), the slow part felt a bit like waking up and opening your front door and meeting a empty street filled with leaves.

:)

headphoamz responds:

Gotcha, some people like it fast and some like it slower. :P

[Chant de l'Eveil]

I cant remember much music from the original legend of zelda, i was still like 10-12 years old back then or so.

But regardless of that, the atmosphere in this piece is sublime. I love the instrument choices, they sound so crisp and natural. Your voice is also very natural.
Most people try to hard to emitt a 'perfect, faultless voice', wich makes it sound artificial. You do not, you just sing wich befits the universe of zelda :)

Ill listen to this again sometime so ill fav it.

greets.
-cal.

Troisnyx responds:

Cheers, thanks a lot for listening! <3 The instrument choices were the closest I could get to match the Eight Instruments of the Sirens in Link's Awakening. I missed out the Conch Horn, unfortunately, but I got the rest of them in. My bodhran seems to be the "Thunder Drum" of this piece, which I'm grateful for.

I'm glad that you love the voice too... while it was painful for me to get the mic to work half the time, I do know that I did enjoy producing it. ^_^

[Blind Maiden]

Im no fan of autotune wich i heard a bit at the start but that aside, this is very original and immersive.
Im not going to say where i could see it in but instead let me say i could simply lose myself in the atmosphere and im sure those are more fitting words.
I also take it you wrote the text yourself,
If i win round 1 i hope im not put against you or ill have to compose a 6 minute long 8bit opera xD

good job and good luck :)
-cal

etherealwinds responds:

There's absolutely no pitch correction or autotune used ^^ I've practised vocal breaks from chest to head and other techniques such as yodels which could be confused as autotune effects. I did indeed, I like to write poetry in my spare time which helps when writing story-like lyrics. You're very kind, thank you and good luck!

[Anthem of the Adventurer]

Its a bit generic, but very clean and proper aswell, good job :)

ChronoNomad responds:

I suppose that everything is basically generic because it's all been done before. Nothing new under the Sun, and all that. Looking forward to your generic entry for this fantastically generic contest! Let's get...generic. :P

Better generic than geriatric, I suppose.

Anyway, thanks for the generic review. Clean and proper seems legit--in a generic sort of way. Without some explanation about what you think is so 'generic' about it, I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. :)

[8bit Going Up]

I like how you use the exact same plugins as i do xD
Anyway i think this is a pretty nice track, perhaps because its both atmospheric and engulfing.

-cal.

wandschrank responds:

I have different ones now; I needed some variation :D Thanks for your review!

[Paprika OST - Parade rmx]

I dont even care that it sounds pretty off, that you like paprika to begin with, and like this track in particular makes me throw you a thumb up xD

wandschrank responds:

I did that on purpose.. at least the terrible recorder playing. :D Paprika is great! Like Inception in good..