Burn7's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Bearskin]

I like this one too.

But not quite as much as your second development :P

Sorry I have a lot less to say on this one, as my time here is running short. I did, however, "Like" you on Facebook. So that should count as something :D

ThermalLaser responds:

Yea yea yea! Cool Shit man! Thanks for joining the Facebook revolution! ....

I honestly forget about that facebook page.... I should do something with it....

[Bearskin II]

Fairly Sexy, Good Sir.

I love your tunes because you keep the emphasis on melody and structure rather than a heavy beat and a repetitive bassline. It's really refreshing to listen to songs like this, and it fills my heart with hope for the future of the Audio Portal.

The main melody that appears throughout the song is interesting and awesome enough to have me listen to the song a few more times than I thought I was going to. I liked your choice of synths and instrumentation, pretty much everything here is sexytastic.

I'm only giving you a 9 because I felt like the end buildup was really great, but there was no payoff afterwards. The spiraling ending decrescendo was not enough for the epic runway you gave this song, man. I was hoping for a comeback final chorus with an intricate counter-melody or maybe just a little tingy synth playing a harmony part over it... You can't just leave me hanging like that! You've gotta make your stuff more than win at simply existing, make it take off into the sky and become something more than just music. It has to become an ideology, a religion, a lifestyle... something people can look back to in 20 years and think "I'm glad I lost my virginity to this song.".

Come on, give me a big KA BLAM MOTHAFUCKUH at the end of this unprecedented journey of sonic intensity.

(And yeah I do realize that 2:08 is your finale section and not everything has to be to my own standards. But I'm doing the goddamned review goddammit, so I'll goddamn do whatever I goddamn please.)

(Also, I will now go check out 'Bearskin I')

ThermalLaser responds:

Yo Burn7! Thanks my man I'm glad you enjoy my tunes! I got a new one im working on for that big Newgrounds collab CD. It's going to be good. Just working on it around my 'effing college work. You and I need to collab on some heavy shit sometime man! We're reinventing the Portal! Let's bring back the portals dignity! *cough* Excuse me....

Yeah... the first cut of this song was made for a music class project. Sharing it with the class was an interesting moment....hahaha!

LOL! I'm going to make a burn7 edition! I want people to look back 20 years from now and think "I'm glad I lost my virginity to this song."lol! You'll get your big KA BLAM MOTHAFUCKUH!

[Long Time (Cake Tribute Rah)]

"Summary Too Short" my ass, Newgrounds.

This thing is pretty sick, I like it quite a bit.

You consider putting a hard EQ over your VoX to try and get them to stand out a little more in the mix over the other instruments? I noticed that a good amount of your samples/vsti's are very sinewave-intensive, and are all quite "sharp" (Presentation-wise, not tuning-wise).

Also, Auto-Tune is an unpracticed singer's best friend. Sure, it really is kind of cheating. But it wouldn't hurt to throw a gentle push in the right direction using Antares' nice little trinket. I'm not saying to go full T-Pain and go for the full pitch correction, but if use a gentle 50ms delayed tune on there, it would really help out.

Not saying your vox are bad, because they're definitely better than what I could do. But it never hurts to add just a little bit more :)

Still, very nice overall. I've listened to it through and through twice now, and I like it quite a bit. It's totally not my thing usually, but I really like it.

Don't stop Rahmmy, you da bestest :3

SoulSecure responds:

Naw, the vocals got mixed in too loud because of the -6 dB mixing device I put on last minute. The only samples used were the drums. Everything else is live instruments or noises I made/recorded and tweaked with, so they aren't really samples. (2013 edit: I meant that they aren't from a database of samples)

Oh no, I'm not unpracticed, I was being extremely lazy in the vocal department because I was pissed off at my microphones. They'll be redone once I get a new mic.

No, they are bad, haha.

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the review!

[In Teh Goth Clubz]

Background or foreground, this song works it well.

I really enjoyed the melodic elements, beat was really tight and the synths were well done and the sounds were nice.

The fact that you use variation in your kick rhythm gives me hope for the future of techno. It's something that has just fallen by the wayside in a lot of music nowadays, and I think you did a good job with it.

If I might make a suggestion, I would say to use a few EQ's on your synths to give them more depth and feel. Right now they all seem very... flat, I suppose. They sound damn good melodically and sonically, but aesthetically they just seem like they could use a slight boost somewhere in the higher ranges, like between 4-8khz, and maybe even up to like 11-15khz. I know this was only done in like 4 hours, but some good mixing and mastering on this song could really turn it gold.

It's a damn good song, and I'm excited to see what else you put out :)

Chaotichism responds:

To me, rhythm is the better half of industrial music. Well, most genres, in my opinion. I tried to really make this sound like something you'd hear at a club - hence the name of the song, haha - and I felt like I got it, for the most part. But after listening to it a few times, I HATED the strings. I need to work on them. (Badly, I might add. Heh.)

In regards to the synth, I'm starting to notice that it needs some work, too. I may need to look into that. Though I can put notes together, mastering and mixing are something I'm trying to get better at. I'll check out some tutorials on getting that perfect synth because I really need to improve on this one.

Thanks for the review and the great advice; hopefully by this weekend I'll have something better. Haha.

[You Won't Like This Song]

Hey guess what.

I liked this song. It was fucking weird. Seriously out of my range of tastes, but the melodic bits without the bassy synth really got my attention.

It eventually starts to sound like fakie dubstep tho, and I HATE dubstep. So minus 1 star.

I also like your FX at 2:19 on your basslines. I kinda lol'd, I love when people infuse music with slightly comical elements.

Anyway, have fun with your song on the weekly "All Time Top Scoring" list. Kick some ass!

EricFreeman responds:

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoy it. And yeah, most of my songs are pretty weird and probably out of a lot of
peoples' tastes.

And what's to hate about Dubstep? It actually takes more work to produce than pretty much every other genre I've experimented with. I understand what you mean if you just dislike drums and a wobble bass because honestly that sounds pretty bad, however I think I pull off a more "musical" dubstep with some of my other songs. :P

And just so you know I have three songs on the All Time Top Scoring list this week. ;)

[Bandalism]

On your way to becoming a songwriting badass.

Definitely not a bad song at all. I actually smiled when I listened to your note choice around 0:34+

All you need is better drumkit stuff, a bassline and some mixing/mastering/EQ work on the guitars to bring them out and polish them up. You're well on your way to making people jealous of your talents, just keep it up :D

squiral responds:

well thankyou for your generosity :) well i lack certain things such as equipment, :/ sowftware i have been teaching myself to play many instruments xD BUT good news is im getting a new guitar tomorrow :)

[Doom Theory]

Very nice.

Seems like you've improved quite a bit since the last thing I've heard of yours.

Very nice guitar stuff there, the riffs are biting and the quick bits are lashing and lovely. Nice buildups and transitions as well. Personally I'm not a fan of the "Crazy and somewhat Formless" style of solo. But I can respect it and you do it fairly well.

I do have to say that the drum stuff is pretty weak, and I kind of wish there was some variation in the bassline but this is still damn sexy overall.

ThermalLaser responds:

Hey! Burn7! It's been a while! Yea thanks man... I try! tee-hee....

I'm no lead guitarists, so I just try to do funky little whatevers when I Feel the rhythm needs a little whatever... Whatever... Right? I think that's from all the megadeth I've listened to over the years.... Dave Mustaine always has amazing lead guitarist and when he plays lead he sounds like like a fucking nut job.... I'm not comparing my overall skill to Dave... Just comparing my mind set and problem solving skills to him... AHAHHAHHAHA

And with the drums! Bahh! you're all such critics! haha.... I'll probably change 'em one day... so any one who has enjoyed this song should just keep checking back every once in a while.

One more thing..... You just made my day.... I love my music being sexy, cause that's fuckin' sexy in itself! Boom!

[Black 'n' Decker Fanny Wr]

Okay, okay...

Fine. I'll fucking review this song. Only because reading your lyrics made my face do this @.@,

And then this O.o

And then this :D

The song itself is pretty cool overall, I like a few of the riffs in there and the lyrics are... alright, I'm starting a new paragraph for the lyrics.

Amazing.

That is all.

If you ever want a guest vocalist, just ask me. Because I could write something wondrous to go right along with what you've got.

I also like how you're all laughing throughout the whole thing. Metal and humor go together like Pancakes and a box of nails. But as long as you're into blood, then it's a pretty good combination.

GoreBastard responds:

Thanks man.
Yeah, I didn't want to edit out the laughter. Leaving it in was funnier!

Cheers and beers!