FlamingFirebolt's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[retro rock beat]

great rock!

alright when i first saw the title i expected some 8bit/chiptune version of some rock song. but this is way better!
the first sounds in the intro sound really 'midi-ish' thats just too bad. but the guitar on top of evrything makes it good. great riff.

but!
i loved the beat and hated it. its a medium beat for rock. some sounds really were distorting stuff. and it sounded almost like you just trew a bunch of samples and scattered it around. distort is a real problem on this song...

anyways, is the guitar realy you playing? or what?

-firebolt-
please check out my stuff :) might not be rock or anything but... yeah..

[*ultimate Destruction Rmx*]

great dance song!

i liked it! dancy. great melody and buildup. overall just fine.
however i did gave you a 8 now did i? ^^
thats because it could do so much better!
ganna try to sum it up chronological.
The piano is really nice! might be a tad too much delay but its oke.
then the saw like synth as an bass. might be too soft and weak for a bass.
kick is oke.. might be a little louder. i dont like that sample too much.
its an great buildup so far. altough the melody is constantly repeating it isnt that boring yet.
there is a certain lack of percussion/ hihats and claps. its a great way to fill the track up and make it more dance-able.
the bridge is amazing altough i would wanted that the piano would fade out. and that the gated synth would play trough. ( in the bridge not the chorus )
i liked those pads you got right there.
woud love to hear an acid synth in the background just for the heck of it. maybe add some more Fxes and cymbals.
its an great remix tough i might be too picky on dance songs...

what was bothering me is, that i cant remember the origenal melody. i know it from somewhere!

-firebolt-
please check out my stuff ;)

sonicxtreme responds:

yes ill take a look...anyway thanks 4 your time...peace

[Meteor synthesizer-Nightheaven]

maybe got some remixing ideas :D

i liked it very much. kinda resembles funky house.
however it had some really loooooong boring parts. thats probably why some people vote it so low. alright its not perfect but it isnt that bad. to my opnnion some synths arent really giving that funky feeling that your trying to archieve. i did liked the overall song especially some basslines!
so... Intro: 3/5 im sorry its just to boring i had to skip it when listhening again :P
Beat and percs: 3.5/5 i might be harsh on you but. for house the beat must be banging! loud deep kick with heavy percs and on top that funky melo! but that might be me...
melody : well the melody was the bassline and i really liked it! 5/5 for that!
overall positive score: 11/15 do the maths yourself ^^

but i was wondering, what program do you use?
and any chance i might be able to remix it? :D would gladly do some heavier house/dance remix of this!

-firebolt-
ps. go check out my stuff if ya have time

Nightheaven responds:

A remix by Flaming Firebolt!Of course!
Brother I'm in love with your "Mario castle dance",and I think is one of the greatest works here on Newgrounds,I hear it almost every day!
Talkin' about the program...
I use Ejay House,a very simple program that allows me to have fun when I have time and insiration.
My purpose for the future is to adjust all my songs with a more proessional program.I'm surprised to see that my works (not perfect at all),are appreciated also in such a "rude" version!
If you really want to make a remix,I'll send you the "best quality version" LoL
Let's keep in contact (send me an-email,a Msn contact etc etc)

[*Angel Of Destiny* / ZeRo BaSs]

the intro is so different then the chorus :/

i always liked your fast amazing style.
but i was kinda misguided by the intro. ah well. its zero-bass so it better be any good >:)
altough the beat has some punch, i just think they lack a bit more bass. but ive never done anything like that kind of breakbeat so i dont know anything... however you do have a 'normal' kick like on evry quarter note just like dance/trance songs.
I like the way you used some orchestral like hits. the acid sounds in the beginning.
Fastness and energy that comes off this track. its an intresting mix.

however
i like the explosion at 0.45. when evrything suddenly poppes in. but it could do better, bigger explosion. i know evry intrument is there but yeah.. i expected some big hit or a slight silence or whatever. well its your song ^^

anyways evrything is so fast its almost hard to keep up. especially some background arp like synths. they have so much notes they feel like randomly playing notes in the right Key.. thats kinda akward but it would make sense if you played it in 140bpm wouldnt it? still amazing.
bleh, i want the 'secret' of your amazing music.. :D

-firebolt-
10 and 5vd

ZeRo-BaSs responds:

Thank you for your kick-ass review FlamingFirebolt!
The secret?? :D
1)Hear many music of different Electronic genres
2)Use Reason over and over.
3)Have a decent amount of samples

Thank you for your review and your support!

[~EnV~Imagination(NG)]

Amazing! Favd you..

I really like your overall style! its fast, energetic, nice buildups and choice of synths.
I like that you used a snare on the kick and sidechain the saw(?) synth. thats amazing. i do hear some small details, noticed some weird acid synth fading out somewhere :S. and you dont reuse too much patterns which is nice. it makes it less boring. but even so, is it worth the 135+ patterns? well i didnt spend 6 weeks on it but i think so. 5d and 10. goodluck on your next song

-firebolt-

ps. you gatta teach me some stuff ^^

[Quantum Laboratory]

calm yet not boring

i like the way you combine these 'elements'.
the slight glitchyness in the beat. ( i like 'slight' glitchyness )
the acid bass/synth on the background to support it all.
and ofcourse the hoover! heh i love it! but i cant use it in any in my songs tough..
glad it still in some works. the bells makes it more melodic and the 'somewhat random' pads and effects here and there are perfectly placed. and the phaser effect is nice. not overpowering the whole song and melody. atleast your not lazy and you can think of an decent build/intro! however. there isnt a real ending.. like an ending note or beat hit... or a silence so it almost loops.... perfecly.. almost! if you made it loop into eachother it would probably a bit more background music instead of just for lishtening. i dont know what you really want to achieve but it sounds great. i can remember someone reffered to 'how its made' on the discovery channel. and i must agree at him with some point. if you would 'remove' the hoover it would sound almost the same. ( well the style would ). melodic, calm, with fantastic beats with lots of things to keep it intresting to listhen.
you deserve something atleast...
so heres my 10! haha

-firebolt-

Suspended-3rd-Chord responds:

Thanks for the excellent review

Glad you like the hoover, it was fun to incorperate. I guess the key to using it is leave a lot of room for it (just drums + bassline, and maybe some subtle synth hits) since its such a "huge" synth and dont overdo it, just use a few notes at a time, if that makes any sense. There might be some holes in what I just said, but thats what I think.

Thanks for noticing everything too. Yeah, the phaser was fun to adjust and get just the right sound so its potent yet not too powerful-I actually used it in two of my other tracks. As for the ending, my original intent was to stop it right there, go back into the beginning and add a different drum beat, and another synth. Unfortunately, that did not work out to well! So now all I got is the flute doing the sliding melody plus a retriggered snare rim. I guess I could have just left a moment of silence on, because its not really not meant to loop. The ending could be better for sure, thanks for the suggestion!

I still need to check a TV guide for that show, haha :P

Again, thanks for the detailed, helpful review, i enjoyed reading it!

[Remove Police]

Do a little research before you judge them!

Yes i did hear this before this was posted ( and frontpaged )
so i did had my doubtes. especially when people said 'its stolen look at my link'
well, if check your newgrounds profile. and the link to your myspace
( http://www.myspace.com/ultrasheriff )
since you have similair style of music. and the same voice which i think is quit uniqeu. its quit obivous your the same guy and not stolen. And since the related music of insurgio is linked to this music. it proves that he used this song. if it was stolen then they wouldnt have related it would they? obvious enough yet?
no? well go do your own 'research' since most of those 13 years dont have better stuff to do!

anyways about the song. im amazed about your voice. its... kinda weird.
its really relaxed and low. kinda crackly. i like it. but most of the time you just say random stuff like 'yeah' or other related things to the song. ( and im not only talking about this song! checked your songs on myspace too )
i also liked the little robot voice. kinda cute ^^
the style is really retro. i like it. might be a little dry and sharp here and there but thats obviously retro sounding. nowadays we got fullness and reverb.... only... go check out the top 40. it has some dancy stuff out there that has so much reverb and pads at the background to make it full.
however with the whole song. im really amazed by the parts at 1.27 and so on.
thats pure gold! i love the kinda 'epic' melody you have there. with the somehow paddy soft voices. ( you had some fun with the vocoders dont you? )
ok, thats the end of my wall of text however. is wearing black underpants outside your grey pyamas and wearing a motorcyclehelm really necesarry?
you guys reminded me of Daft Punk in a super hero outfit! lol thanks for that!

-firebolt-

[_-_Being Wit Me_-_]

cool however not perfect

i certainly like the overal style your trying to accomplish
altough it keeps getting me a feeling that it isnt finished.
half-work
also on alot of stuff it sounds really empty!
and also really DRY! go play with some reverb and maybe delay.
i really have my doubts about the kick. it sounds a bit like some hardcore kick.
I would go for a way more Hiphop kick. with some compressing at the subbass.
to get that OOMPH in your beat. also you were inspired by timbaland? right?
well he is a mixing master especially at the beats. you can put some more effort into the beats i suspose.
after awhile it DOES get boring. im sorry but it just does. i do like the melody of the strings piano. that acid bass gets on my nerves after awhile. go make it more hiphop. ( yes more ).
BUT! what it really needs. are some vocals. try getting your hands on that on your done! ( including with some tips i said before )
i do like where this is going but it just doesnt feel 100% done. put some more effort in it and you have yourself a mstertrack!

-firebolt-

[Last Boss (Megaman 6) Acapella]

nice

ive heard some other accepella's too. i bet they where from you! ( didnt checked sorry )
only i really liked the idea. but can you put some more effort in the beats? go learn some beatboxing. ( no offence )
anyways i wonder how you did it?
every 'midi channel ' sang and then put it together in some sort of program?
did you need some more takes for 1 melody?
it sounds realy funny and it makes me remind me of Katamari Damacy accepellla.
(if you dont know it go check it out)

sonicmega responds:

In terms of how I put this together, every separate "track" you hear (as in each different tone of voice) was recorded by itself in Windows Sound Recorder according to its placement in the song. After this was done for all the separate tracks, I went into Audacity and imported each of them, then tweaked each so that the voices came in when they needed to. Once everything was placed together to fit, the entire group was saved as a single track.

I agree that I don't exactly have beatboxing skills, nor have I ever, so practice could certainly be used here for the future. Nevertheless, thank you for your comment!

[We Need Your Help, Starfox]

amazing!

damn i loved it!
ive never played a single game fox. the only way i knew the melo was from SSBM. ( and that wasnt very special ) but this version blew me away. it might be a litle simple with the 16bit sounds. but it pulls the trick anyways! its fast-paced with an amazing epic melo. ( altough not yours ). im inspired. wanna make my own corneria version. only more dancy , and i might say, higher quality sounds. not 16bit.
thanks!

-firebolt-

Beartheshadows responds:

Thanks man, glad you liked it. I've wanted to redo this one for a long time, I can just never get around to it. Let me know when you get yours up. Good luck!