afliXion's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Mario64: Water (piano)]

Awesome.

This is a beautiful piano reduction. I don't know if you've seen any of my music, but I love piano stuff like this. I also like the harmony and texture that the strings are adding. Very good stuff man.

LimblessAvenger responds:

Thanks A-Flix. oh yeah... that's your new name. I always love a good piano track when strings are thrown into the mix. Appreciate the 10 A-Flix!

[_-_Video Game_-_]

Pretty good.

This definetly sounded like a video game. I can picture mario doing alot of jumping around with this music. I gave it a 7 because I like hearing more of a melody. Thats just something to think about.
Good job though.

Lova-Gurl responds:

thanks

[The Symphonies 2]

Very cool.

Your symphonies are dark. Sounds like they were written in an asylum. (good thing) I really like this kind of music your writing here. O and um what is that program your using to make it? I need to get a copy of it.

RNR responds:

Sorry, I really can't say

[Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring]

hm..

Not bad I guess. It sounds really hard to play on the guitar. However, you did change the rhythm's, Bach wrote it triplets, you played 8 - 16ths kind of thing. Other parts sounded like you messed up the chords. I think you should have practiced it a bit more before you made the submission.

jaredpresley responds:

I had to change the rythem because if i would of played it the old way i couldn't of fit it on newgrounds. yeah a couple of times I messed up on some chords but this was the best track that I got. Also, I wanted to make it my own song.

[Various Viola]

hm..

Being a violist myself, I was pleased to see a song for my instrument. With that said, I didn't like listening to it and it needed some harmony.

[Final Boss Loop]

Pretty good.

I like the music in general, I mean, it was really good. But I didn't really get that 'final boss' feeling.

Grumbleduke responds:

Well, it's the image I had in my head anyway; beggars can't be choosers. Can't really get the right buildup in under a minute I suppose. But, you liked it, that is the most important thing, and thanks for leaving a review.

[Palladio(A Diamond Is Forever)]

memories...

In my first year of playing in an orchestra (and my instrument) this was one of the songs we played. I like your rendetion of it alot. Keep up the good work.

Bezo responds:

Thanks dude. I've always loved this song. One thing I don't like about my new setup is how bad my old stuff sounds now in comparison. ;)

[Battle Music: Symphonic Ver.]

incredible

How do you do it Bezo?!?
I mean seriously, how do you use whatever it was to make it? I need to learn. Awesome music.

Bezo responds:

This one was actually made before I got Logic Pro Audio and my extremely expensive samples. This was composed and produced entirely in Finale 2005, which is only about $500. (opposed to Logic, which is $1200 and the samples with are well over $3000).

As for the actual creation of it, that's a lot harder to explain.

[Evocation]

Awesome.

I loved it. Very nice stuff. Do you mind telling me how you made it?

Bezo responds:

Well, I started by writing the basic chord progressions in Finale 2005, then elaborating them around a simple melody (very simple). The underlaying runs are built usually along tuplets of decreasing size, because I love the way that it sounds. Mostly it went septuplet eighths, sextuplet eigths, quintuplet eights, and four straight eighth notes. It gives the left hand part a very expressive texture of movement while staying in strict tempo.

Then once it was to my satisfaction, I recorded it using my Old Lady sample piano in Logic Pro Audio 7.

[Ultimate Whimsy XXIX BossMusic]

Nice but...

It was good, but I thought it could have used a little bit more melody. Kept waiting for one but it didn't come. :/

Bezo responds:

Hmmm. I hadn't really considered that. My goal was just kinda to make it jarring. ;) The melody's in the piano.