Sentinel94's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Detective Jazz Loop 1]

Awesome Job, as always

Loved the trumpet, as always too. Nice lip work, haha. But why does every trumpet player I know use reason? Just kidding, it's a good program, I know, just seems like an odd coincidence. With your recording, are you recording straight into the program, or using another program to do so? Because I've done recordings for personal stuff using audacity, and it's really good at getting past even the worst mic's flaws, and really getting a nice clean sound.

sorohanro responds:

Thanx man.
I record in other programs.
Check Mu.Lab Free, works like magic :))

[Toccata]

Quite Well Done

I commend you for using only 8 players and actually choosing to place an oboe in such a small arrangement. For anyone who reviewed before me or listens to this, and who is not that well oriented in the ensemble world, the oboe is an impossible instrument to tune. There's an old joke: How do you get two oboe players to play in tune? Shoot one. I felt that this had a good sound and balance throughout 99.9% of the piece, but there are a few places where some instruments speak out a little more strongly than others, where personally I would've had them quiet down a little more. Part of it may just be the player, I know, I've done it in large ensembles and quartets, trios, etc. Around...4:54 I believe, there is a crescendo on those strings. The note is played well, but the tricky thing with crescendos is timing. Really, I personally feel as if they rushed a little too much into that crescendo. It should be a little more gradual, and then about a measure, or if you have the luxury, two, measures from the end of that crescendo, bring it up so that it's almost like an instant step up or two steps up in dynamics. They're very little things though, and I had to rack my brain just to think of them, so overall, it's a job well done.

robomanus responds:

Oboe :D Everyone has got problems with this instrument. In a low scale it's very disturbing. Higher it will always be heard. A flute is more quiet, so the oboe wins sometimes. But the fact is, that this is small group, and there is only one of each woodwind, so it's hard to make it sound good. Thank you for your opinion. :D

[Internal Harmony]

5 Bombed

Must resist urge to keep hitting 5.....about the only thing I can say is that it didn't have enough "backbone" for my upper crust taste, I like a little percussion with my melodies. Keeps a beat going, makes you into it.

Theledge93 responds:

thank you so much. I'm glad you liked it. you didn't have to review too!

[Good Morning America]

Wow!

Once again, what a great sound out of that trumpet! Just imagine if you were using a flugelhorn on that, and how much more you could pull out of it. Nicely done, as always. Looking forward to even more great trumpet pieces on the way. (And I myself am thinking of a Bb trumpet, possibly. I originally wanted to, but at the time when I started learning T-Bone and euphonium, I didn't have any embouchre for it. We'll see though, eh?). 10/10 5/5

sorohanro responds:

Eh... flugelhorn... I'm planing to get one... but for now just planning :(
Thanx for review.
As for trumpet, don't give up to the idea, you can find a cheap trumpet (even under 100$) good enough to fool around. I use to have a pocket trumpet (under 100$, Chinese) and wasn't bad, I use to play on jazz gigs with it.

[You Make Me Feel Like ...]

Very Nice!

10/10 5/5 even if the voice sounded a little too deep, haha, almost on the verge of weird. The chorus kinda sounds like a blend of Weird Al and Blue Oyster Cult.

sorohanro responds:

He he ... thanx ...
The track is supposed to remind also of Barry White (the King of Love), Kenny G (the King of Porn Groove) and all blend of tasteless pop crap love songs that poisoned minds all over the world ...

[Thracian-Jazz]

I've personally commented you on this

And I gotta do it again. I love the sound of this over all, and I've heard a lot of jazz. I mean, really, that 7/8 is very, very, cool and definitely gives it that little extra *mph*! It's too bad you really didn't write this down, because a few guys and myself are getting together two local jazz bands, a big band, and a smaller sized, and I wish we could get this played out, substitute jazz flute for the kaval, probably. It's gotta be pretty hard to top this!

sorohanro responds:

Ok ok , I'll write it down for you ... it's not that hard after all ... :))
Thanx for review.

[Dev - Destiny]

This is the third I've looked at from you

And I'm in awe. This is some very top notch stuff. I simply must know...what do you use?

Developer responds:

I use FLStudio :D
Too bad it doesn't have drum banks like in Reason, but oh well...
I used to it)
If you mean the orchestral instruments, then I use some of my samples. ;D

[Veff]

I love that

haha, You can just sit down and give a beat for about 40 something seconds, and I STILL wanted to hear more. I think that the Pop, which normally people try and avoid, actually added to the music. Sweet job, and great track.
-Sentinel94

flaws responds:

Thank you, mister tag his messages.

[Guitar Challenge - Bad Man Inc]

Pretty Damn Good

"You see a helicopter approach a middle eastern city, touch down, then at 00:21. the troops start rolling out." That was MY vision during the song. But in the real world, don't beat yourself up on the lead, haha. It sounded well done, and there was that little beat in the back that flowed, as well as the last chord of that intro into the solo previously mentioned. Very nice.
-Sentinel94

Bad-Man-Incorporated responds:

Thanks very much man. Appreciate it!\m/

[_-={A Lost Dream}=-_]

Very Interesting

I liked how it started out with just that strumming and you slowly added a little bit of background effect, I always love to hear great stacking like that, I definitely can feel both the Turkish influence and the Japanese influence, so good points on that. And the "hwua!" stuff in the background plays out nicely, adding to the piece rather than taking away from the main melody. Actually, I could see this in something like Rise of Nations, haha. Very well done.
-Sentinel94

MaestroRage responds:

I'm glad you thought the hwua! screaming added to rather then take away, they were an area of debate with myself. I love the effect they have no the piece, yet at the same time due to the pieces somewhat quick nature, having something distract the listener for 2-3 seconds like that might throw them off track... still I think it worked out nicely!

Thank you for the review, i'm glad you liked it!