Burn7's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[One Must Rise 2011]

Oh God Dammit.

See, here I am trying to stop enjoying techno music as much and then you go remix one of my favorite video game themes (As well as the first arena battle theme later on in the song, I hadn't read the 'author comment' that said it was in there so it was a surprise).

And as if YOU actually have to worry about not getting on OCR.

Although I think I would have enjoyed a more heavy bassline, (especially around the part where it breaks down around 0:30 in the original) I still really liked this. I enjoy your stuff because it has less emphasis on beat and more on chord progression and the more musical elements of the piece, something that I think modern techno is really lacking.

Nice image for the song as well, I can say that I did recognize it immediately. Also, is it any surprise that the company that made OMF2097 ended up creating the Unreal Engine that powers TONS of current-gen games? Epic Games. Started with Jazz Jackrabbit and ended up creating a legacy.

If you ever want internet guitar lessons you can hit me up anytime :)

Oh, and I'm listener number 666. Just thought that was funny.

NemesisTheory responds:

haha! you're awesome for even knowing OMF's music! bonus points for it being one of your favorites too! so many people dont know about omf, easily the best thing about the game is it's music.. kenny chou (or C.C Catch) is so awesome :D

and we'll see haha, they have REALLY high standards and there's soooo many talented musicians on that site that I dont even compare lol

i'm happy you enjoyed the remix that much, especially because you're a OMF fan, and yes haha, Epic Games makes the most epic games. XD

PS: I just might!

[Fresh Break <Seth>]

Have a 5

And a 10.

Good work. It's been a while, and you seem to have improved a lot.

I don't really have much advice to give you other than watch the clipping on your filters around 3:12. Whenever I use a resonance filter like that, I always put a "Hard limiter" compressor on whatever track I have that on so when it goes up and down the spectrum it doesn't clip.

Keep writing and rocking man!

SethKorn responds:

haha i tried the limiter and it sounded perfect :D haha thanks for the advice.

also glad you liked the song, i put alot of work into it :P

[Raw Testes]

Awesome!

That tone is sexytastic. What Line 6 product has these tones to them? I'm using a Line 6 Spider III amp, and I couldn't get that tone out of it if I tried for hours.

Also, how do you record yourself? Just kind of wondering how different artists on NG do it.

Bad-Man-Incorporated responds:

This is the podx3, with downloaded tone from line 6's tone library. You can browse by artist, genre, guitarist, band....and when you find a tone you click "get tone" depending on your set up, humbuckers or single coils... and it loads the tone into the podx3 empty channel. If you like it, you can save it there forever.

I use cool edit pro for recording. (Now adobe audition or something)
It's old, but it still outdoes all the new ones in my opinion. Also, uses hardly any memory. SO a mixdown of 20 channels of a 4 minute song takes like...5 seconds.

Thanks man, glad you dig it.\m/

[Burn (Instrumental)]

Heavy and awesome BUT

I hate your kick. I really do, it just sounds like someone hitting the top of a tupperware container. It's almost watery, like the sound of a drip of water mixed on top of the original kick or something.

Sweet stabbing quick riffs, I also like how liberally you use squealies.

Everything other than the kick is badass, so I'm not gonna be one of those douches that gives you a 6 because something sounds weird to me personally.

On an unrelated note, I saw your forum post a while back about the 0 bombing in Heavy Metal, and I completely agree that it's fucked. There is definitely something going on. I had a song at 4.24 that was fucking #3 for a little while until it goes 0'd as well. Ah well I guess, there really isn't anything we can do about it. I suppose we could get a whole shitload of people to go on strike or something but that wouldn't solve shit.

[Castle of Tears: Bloodlines]

Hah.

I downloaded the "DigiE - Castle of Tears OCRemix" like... forever ago. I enjoyed it, even though I had never even played Castlevania 2 before. I had no idea that I'd eventually be uploading music on the same site as the remixer of this damn good tune.

Great work, I'm sure you already know that though. I honestly hope you're getting some sort of money for your works. Because there are few audio artists who deserve it on this site, and you're one of them. Good luck doing whatever it is you're doing!

[100% Pure Hatred]

Bad. Ass.

I've been listening to this loop for the past 15ish minutes as I make myself some fucking twisty noodles. Weird combination of activities, I know. But I fucking love twisty noodles.

This was pure badass riffage from start to finish, excellent guitarwork. I understand your frustrations with the bass, mine is like a $30 piece of cock that I borrowed from a friend.

The lead guitar at 4:00 was really... strange. I'm sure you did this intentionally, but it's clawing at the classical musician within me who is screaming "That's not a full fucking harmony! GODDAMNIT ITS WRONG ITS ALL WRONG!!!" but I can appreciate the melodic quality in that part there, I'm guessing it's supposed to be conveying the downfall of society and our eventual decline into chaos that will ensue.

My only true gripe with the song overall would be the drums. I'm sure you get this a lot, and maybe have similar hatred for it, but It's just... GAH! It's such badass guitar riffs but the drums are so... stale, for lack of a better word. I really suggest getting Prodrummer or Addictive Drums or something. AD even has a demo you can download.

And if your PC really just CAN NOT HANDLE it, then if you wanted to, you could send a master my way and I could replace your drums with AD drums. I'm sure it would improve the quality of your song nearly tenfold. Just a suggestion and a friendly extension of my services :D

Alright well my water is probably boiling over the sides of my pot by now. Awesome song, just really wish it had badfuckingass drums. Keep up the metal! Fucking yes!

GoreBastard responds:

Wow thanks man!

Yeah that lead sounded the way it does because of both intention and lack of lead guitar ability! Haha!

I totally agree with you about the drums and you're right, I hate them so much! I've been trying to aquire a copy of Addictive Drums for a while now. I think my computer should run it ok. I'll cross that bridge when I come to it!

I can't believe my shit luck though. For the first time in literally about 5 years I started to do well with my money and actually start saving up for a new PC, then some dick broke into my car and caused irreparable damage, so I had to buy a new bastard car instead!!

The next tune will have better drums, whether it's by taking you up on your offer (cheers for that too) or by getting AD.

Cheers for the awesome words pal!

:)

[SSJ3 - Fairy Fountain]

Badassery.

Okay I'm not sure if that word applies here. But still, this was pretty damned good. Great instrument choice, very welcoming feeling. Sounds like it could be the elevator music on the ride up to Heaven (Not that I believe in that shit)

Although I am curious to know whether or not you used precreated midi or came up with it all yourself. Because if you did it all from scratch I have immense respect for you, because it seems like nobody does that anymore.

Shiverwar responds:

Actually, I transcribed the MID file to a tablature program called Power Tabs and I manually transcribed it, note for note, to the piano roll in FruityLoops, meaning I listened to the sound, and actually recognized the fret the sound was on, set each note on there, and it went from there. It was at 80 bpm, I lowered it to 70, and I had choir aahs in it the whole time to give it more of a holistic sound, and, well, this is what came out. I did not import the MIDI file directly to FruityLoops, 'cause that'd be way too simple. I did the transcription thing for the Goron City theme too, BUT I made my own classic rock-n'-roll remix from it. In short, thank you for this fabulous review.

[EV - Rebirth (Piano Loop)]

Calming, very cool.

This was very nice, calming and entrancing. I only gave you a 9 because I REALLY wish this was a full song. That and it's not a true loop since the verb at the end doesn't carry over to the beginning. But that's just my own audiophilic gripe, just ignore it haha.

Actually, if you don't mind... could I do a softer guitar solo over this? I think it'd sound awesome, as long as I don't mess it up :P

EmpyrealVis responds:

I will think about it XP . Thanks for such an awesome review . I agree, my looping skillz are BAD . XD ! I will PM you, whenever I come up with the answer .Unitl then, goodluck to you ^^ . Cheers ~

-EmpyrealVis (Last day on this account)

[Just a Journey Away *AeX*]

Sweet groove you've got there.

Very cool, I love the beat you've got in there. Also, the following are suggestions, not criticisms. Just different ideas. It's always good to get someone else's insights, ya know?

At 0:48 when everything else comes in, I would lower the volume on the lead so you could get better clarity with the drums. Just let them come in and kick ass.

Also, at 1:29 you could add in a counter melody to change it up a bit.

2:38 is sexxxxxxxy. I love that synth's sustain.

Thinking about it, at the ending you could overlay the intro melody over the piano's and it would be a good melody/counter kinda thing.

Overall I really liked the sound of this. Although it doesn't follow any real recognizable musical form, sometimes that adds to the feel/liveliness of the piece.

We should collab sometime :D

AetherX responds:

Those are all great suggestions. I'll try laying the intro over the end and see how it sounds. And a collab would be awesome.

[Metanoia]

Metalicious

My only complaint in this that the guitars sound really soft in some places and not quite as much in others. It's kind of strange is all. It might be the drums slightly overpowering the guitars.

The song also doesn't seem to have any real pattern to it, which is cool because instrumentals that are random and awesome like this are my favorite kind.

Sweet riffs, sweet solos, sweet everything. Keep the metal alive!

ThermalLaser responds:

Fuck yeah, I appreciate your comments. I do like randomness.

Amen, Keep the Metal alive!