Phonometrologist's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Waltzkrieg]

Not too shabby especially for something that you’ve done in 3 days. I’m not going to nitpick too much at the production of the piece. It did seem to drag at parts, but the arpeggios at 4:00 was a pleasant surprise. The more I listen to it, I’ve come to actually enjoy this.
How you used some of the instruments, at times they did seem to be a little unnatural. For example, I can hear the horns being played in a way that seemed like they were being inputted via a keyboard or just penciled in. Some automation would help that, and how I would approach that is by treating it as a voice so you can have an idea on the dynamics and how a musician would breath as they play their instrument.
Overall, musically speaking, I enjoyed the brooding nature of the piece and your choice of arrangement. Like I said for 3 days it’s good. I would have just spent a little more time with this in tweaking what you have to make it sound a bit more natural with the use of automation and legato in between notes.
With that review, I don’t want to make it seem like I didn’t enjoy the piece, however, because I actually did.

Morteth9 responds:

Thanks a lot! A great review. Helps.

[Dream Harvester (RP)]

Makes sense.
I'll just say this directly about the music: wouldn't change a thing.
It reminds me of another dream, and here's to hoping for more "Dreams" like it:
"It's amazing how much glass can spread all over one's floor from a single picture frame. As if it was the picture itself that held so much energy in it which caused it to burst across the floor. With my bloody feet, I was overwhelmed with a mixture of joy and regret–– a pain that has never felt so good."

ZLEAP responds:

I am driven by the dream.

But who feeds who?

Thanks.

[Clair de Lune]

I like to see actual classical in the portal... a good contrast which sometimes I find to be humorous as you wouldn't expect to hear this here.
It's a good Interpretation. You have a rhythmic/analytical approach to your playing.
I'm curious how it would sound if you would imagine a phrase in a more "romantic" approach.
To not think about the individual notes, but rather to where the music is going.
For example: That E-flat minor chord in the section at 1:09, I imagine an explosion from the sky that's suspended in time, and the chords in the higher register to be falling debris, snow, or whatever you would want to think. As a result, the tempo could gradually pick up speed for each moment after the bass note sounds in its own ascending motion.
At any rate, I enjoyed your playing, but I thought I would just give you my 2 cents in concentrating less on the individual note but as a whole while you play.
Would love to hear more.

JosephAS1 responds:

Let's call it a "happy accident"...
I specially like interesting reviews like yours, thank you!

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[Goya]

You got a very nice tone out of that piano, and your use of the ambient sounds seem reminiscent of Goldmund. Very good balance in this mix. I don’t hear anything that I didn’t like so no constructive feedback in that regard. I enjoyed this very much and most likely will continue to.

broove responds:

Mixing was a huge pain, especially the piano. And although I was satisfied with the result at the moment of publishing, now I can still hear things that need improving.

Thank you for a comment. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[Out of Time]

Yeah you are right about people expecting something different as far as Ambient goes, but that's okay. I enjoyed this. I love the bass synths. It felt like it was building up to something quite nicely, but around 2:30 it seemed like you were hitting a wall. Sounds like it's missing something, and Elitistinen might be onto something.
Still pretty good.

Chemiqals responds:

Thanks for the honest feedback! I might revisit this song =)

[J Song - Piano Sample]

At thirty-five seconds in I was thinking, "alright I can dig this." It kind of sneaks up on you and then it vanishes. Raxore pretty much said it. Nice little piece.

[Summer Sleep (WIP)]

IF this is what you heard in your ear then it shouldn't matter what I think. However I will say this, I enjoyed the beginning but then the piece came to a point where I didn't know where you wanted to go with it.

Just realized that this works great as a loop! Get rid of the voice.

Synthrax responds:

Thanks man!!! I know it's a little rough but I'm fixing it up!! Haha. And it sounds good to me but I want to make music that not only I like but others like. I enjoy bringing out the emotions through my music. :)

[Poly: Late Night Confusion and Pain]

This is some really good stuff, and it really moves. Love the adding of layers starting at 2:15

Anchorwind responds:

I'm glad someone who measures sounds enjoys my work, for I am largely the opposite of scientific save my pattern-based, even-beat styling. That mechanical predictability has much significance, life experiences as well as a dedication to breviloquence, and needs not be elaborated upon here. Aside from the mechanical structure, I feel the story that needs to be told and then build the sounds that echo the emotional resonance. No measurements, no hard data, just intuition, emotion, and a comedy of errors.