FlamingFirebolt's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Happy B-day, Nav!!]

Happy bday indeed :D

Woop Woop! Partay

Happy b-day NAV(ji11)

loogiesquared responds:

Part-ayy!

[{-^MP^-} Techno Funk! V2]

Amazed...

I keep in mind the lack of mixing due to your speakers and headphones.
None the less, this is an amazing track. I barerly hear such good stuff around here on NG. First of all the variations are very intresting and GOOD. It defies evry endless repetion in most tracks. I really love that violin and the filtered synth/arp. And the bass and guitar are a nice touch too. Top notch music, too bad you couldn't really mix it good enough :(.
I always have some sort of complaint about every song since im very nitpicking :p.
And because this song isn't perfect, ill say that the beat needs some imrpovement. And sometimes it just doesn't feel right in my oppinion. Maybe it's just because the beat changes with every melodic change too. So it sounds like different songs sitched together. If you would have a constant beat going tough all of this it would be more of one whole part.

I really liked this track, good job. The harmony between the genres are amazing. Keep it up

-firebolt-

Please check out my new song.

Musical-Pants responds:

Yeah, the beat changes a few times doesn't it?
It was bound to happen without a central chorus I could revert back to, plus I didn't want the song to be repetitive.
But i'm pretty satisfied with the result, it doesn't take off in any complely random directions, it just feels like a lot of different intruments are taking their turn adding to the rhythm, as opposed to only a few instruments repeating over and over.
If you have any further suggestions or comments please pm me.
I'm really glad you liked it, thanks for the review!

-Pants

[Popcorn [EON Remix]]

Great Song.

I don't know sure but..
Jean (micheal) Jarre made the Origenal Popcorn melody.
THen somebody named Hot Butter ( for the sake of irony ) made a remix of it. More dance. And so it became a hit. Not sure about this.
I hate people that think this one is from crazy frog. Just like the Axel F tune :/

[+Factory+]

Its something different then your usual work

Oke, first of all.
Congrats on your 100th submission!

Anyways,
The track seems very 'loud'. With some harsh sounds like that lead synth.
And ofcourse the bass. The bass is kinda deep and i love that panning sound.
The drums are cool too. Something different. Altough i would like to have that snare/clap whatever it is a bit louder. To get that pumping feeling a bit more.
The quality is oke.. i mean i don't know much about this genre. But it sounds hard to Master it :P...
Anyways, for the Challenge i would rather go for an longer bassline (which i mean like the standard 4 bars or something in FL ). This is more of an riff. Which might get boring easily. But you fixed it with some different melodys. Might it be better if you changed the synth like here and then? For some more diversity?
Or must you use the same synth for Envy's challenge?
It's fast paced, aggresive and hard, Just like a factory..!?. Sometimes the drums kinda get drowned by the other sounds. but nonetheless a great track :)
Good job Writersblock

-firebolt-

Please check out my new song! :)

WritersBlock responds:

Thanks for your review.
I did find this tricky to mix together, and I originally had a longer bassline planned, but thins one was more catchy, but I couldn't get as much melodic diversity. I could have changes the synth around a bit, and at one point I put the bass riff to the lead instrument, but other than that, it was the same all the way through.
Cheers for the comments and compliments.

[Racing to First]

Lol accendently voting!

Sorry for the accendently voting.. :D i voted 5 3.78 / 5.00 (+ 0.051) Before listening to it... lucky guy! :D

Now that i listened to it i think it deserves it!
You were saying its for a racing game ( menu ). Well i can understand that. The obvious racing-car sound.. And some vocals probably also has something to do with racing. The breakbeat is great. Kinda dnb'ish. To be honest. I hate that rif going trough the whole song. Well its kinda oke. But there's gotta be a big thumping bass under it! Maybe an reese sound for that extra racing feel.
Love the overal effect you used, including that stuttering.

Anyways,

-maybe make it longer? 45 seconds will not do sir!
-Maybe take my advice and put (another) Bass under it. Big and phat dnb-ish bass.
-Maybe some more race-based vocals? There's plenty on the web. Like
'start your engines' or some countdown.
-A big very melodic chorus! But now it might end up being a tottally different song!

My opinion is entirely based on my taste of music. So take it or not! >: (

-firebolt-

Please check out my new song :)

itsameyayo responds:

Haha, I probably won't change it because it's more of a background theme than anything. I have so many other projects that I devote my time to, so in due time, you might see some of them ;)

-Yes, I will take a look at your newest song, thanks for the review!

-ImperfectDisciple

["I Will Find You" DEMO -[N]-]

Very happy song!

The overall song is really nice. The tune kinda stays in your head for ages!
The piano is a great touch. it might be a little to soft..
The buildup is great. ive heard some of your songs before and you know what your doing.
I think i can hear some Vangaurd sounds. I believe the bass and some pads/synths.
Whatever.. And also some zeta sounds! but Why change if it sounds good? :)
In the chorus. THe beat really gets drowned by all the other sounds. I wonder how you will fix that with vocals on top. ( if theres ganna be vocals in the chorus )
You could make the kick a little louder. Maybe the clap too. But the song is great. But it sounds half/ or not at all mixed. Well its still a demo, and without vocals. So anything can happen.

Looking forward to your song WITH lyrics !!
And goodluck with your cd!

-firebolt-

Please check out my new song :)

[Yiruma-Kiss The Rain Trnce RMX]

Super!

Verbaasd me dat ik deze nog niet had gereviewed had!
naja, ik had al genoeg gezegd over msn.
Maar toch.

De piano is egt super!
Dan die arp erbij. langzaam opbouwend
Vocal van basshunter :P
Dan het refrein, geweldig.
Mishcien klein beetje distort maar dat kwam door de synth/bass ofsoiets?

Ga zo door triple! :) ik verwacht van je, dat je volgend nog beter is!

-firebolt-

ps. Ga door met harddance, want zo ken ik je weer triple :)

[Crawling 2.1 - Mjattie]

Awesome!

Piano immediatley cought my attention! I love piano's!
slowly some pads roll in.
with a bassguitar and some tribalish beats! (?)
i dont really like the key change it might be too fast and forced. but when its finally playing i sorta like it. and its still building up! Im waiting for that snare roll and then some wicked dance song. Instead it gave me some slowmo part.

you obviously know what you are doing.

tips:
hard to give any. altough the key change might sound too sudden...
if you play low notes on the piano, they kinda sound cheap ( in my oppinion )
Maybe use a contrabass instead of bassguitar?
More orchestral sounds would be awesome
some more reverb/chorus on the piano would be awesome!

Hope you take my advice ;)

-firebolt-

please check out my new song!! :D

mjattie responds:

HEY tx for the awesome review :) I'll check your song out. Which kind of notes do you mean that sound cheap? the very low piano or the middle low piano? By the way, the contrabass is a good Idea although I like the bass guitar too ...

[Liquid Filth (v2) - [Yix//dnb]]

Liquid Filth! Yummm...

To be honest the intro was kinda boring.
But the rest was overal good.
The voice was kinda funny altough you could have edited it abit, like in reverb or repeating, slicing and stuttering like that. might add that extra tough in it ;)
about the Beat:
The kick lacked some bass and structure, i found it too weak for DNB.
the snare is good enough lots of attack and kinda harsh.
Hihat is OK. nothing really special but it is really repetive! If you hear some DNB songs the hihats fill up the beat tremendously! you should trying to make something simlair that way. ( sorry if it's offensive )

oke, the bass and other synths are intresting. but lack some dynamic. maybe add more bass. i like the sounds and its quit detailed! But it just sounds too light for dnb.

oke. tips
maybe add some more beat changes here and there. beat stops, rolls, ect. DNB really pushes the breakbeat's...
bass could get some more bass..
try improving hihats.
maybe try editing the vocal

thats it!
im not saying its bad but im just pointing out some negative points to help you ;)

-firebolt-

please check out my stuff!

yix1337 responds:

dont worry thats not offensive at all, what uve given me alot of decent constructive criticism, which i will try to take into account on my next pieces, newgrounds needs more people like you!

[Karco - Unleashed]

You made me fav this song! i hope your happy now..

god i love this! every single part of it.
but especially the chorus. that one just blew me away.
the balance of the main melo and those bleep like synth is perfect.
further more the sidechained pad was purfect :P
i already gave you enough reviewing material on this song. because i cant stop listhening to it! and each time it doesnt get bored :D now i play live on my keyboard with this song and its amazing. you dont stop impressing me do you?
keep it up and if i catch you online ill got a surpise for you :D

-firebolt-

Karco responds:

Thanks! :D

If by the bleep like synth you mean the arp synth, then yeah, it was a fun one to make/use. I've always wanted to use a synth like that. :D

And yeah, I figured, why not? I may as well sidechain the pad and keep it there instead of removing it while I'm at it. :D

A surprise? Have you shown me yet? :O

Anyway, glad you like it so much! :D It appears I'm good at this style, or at least I was at the peak. :D Thanks for the review.