Kazmo's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[-={DJ-PHX}=- Fantasy Island]

Do You Mind,,,

...If I Remix This???

I LOVE THE MELODY!

Could use better drums sounds and more mastering, but that doesn't remove the fact that this song has SOOO much potential!!!

5/5
10/10

Keep up the awesome work!

Kazmo

unrealdark responds:

I won't mind that. Add me on msn: [e-mail] so I can give you the melody and the Flp. ;) It could use indeed better mastering, I never used any mixing elements in my old songs. Thanks for the review. ;D

[HardTrance WiP [Brando RMK]]

It's Kazmo, not Kamzo...lol ^^^

I really like what you did with my song! :P

I was hoping for a more 'hard' sound, this is actually quite soft. The synth is something I'd probably hear in some sort of epic trance song at the break.

MOAR SIDECHAIN :3 (I'm not sure if you have any in there lol)

5/5
9/10

Keep it up!

Kazmo

Dj-Brand0 responds:

Lol haha rofl didn't realise I wrote Kamzo XD

Im sorry 'Kazmo' :D ^^

I'm glad you liked it. I opened this up last night and played around with the base etc. But I didn't make any major changes. I would have worked more on it today but I've been stuck up with physics homework :S Taking a break right now.

Yeah as you can see this is only like.. a 8 bar loop.. doesn't have much structure.

But yeah, again glad you liked it.

-Cheers Brando

[Kw- Sky Like Spring]

I liked it!

The bass at the beginning was cool, the kick/snare really got my attention.

You may need to EQ your snare and hat a bit, they're quite bland, yet strong.

The lead solo at 0:46 was sort of unexpected, and was kind of empty.

I like the snare roll and then the part afterwards, with your typical trance beat!

I must say though, this song is quite repetitive, it took a little while for it to change up.

That new synth that comes in has a nice sidechain on it, don't know if that was deliberate, or it may just be the strong bass pushing the actual final master of the synth lol...I've done that before by accident.

Nice arp lead that comes in later, really driving.

Your song is really bassy overall, which is good, but it's almost too bassy, the bass and kick almost have a tendency to drown out all other sounds, especially the highs.

Overall great job, yet it has room for improvement. :]

4/5
8/10

Keep at it! I'll be watching you!

Kazmo

nightsurfermusic responds:

Thanks for the in depth-ness of the review :)

I'll be sure to work on some of the things you said.

[Reminiscence =HFX=]

Moving...minus the sustain pedal squeak of terror!

XD...*cough*

You played so nicely! I love how you just made that piano sing.

:3

Suzuki baby grand eh, seems like they have to do a callback on all models, they have a defective squeaky pedal..lol I'm just kidding. I'm surprised they didn't do anything about that before the recital. And I'm sure you weren't the first performer, so they must have noticed it earlier, but just didn't feel like doing anything about it... :'[

I felt like writing you reviews lately, since I haven't done so, and because I didn't talk to you at ALL today!!! :O

Well, have a great day tomorrow, keep up the great work at both music and school/studies! I know you're very busy!!!

All the best Mel. :]

5/5
10/10

Kazmo

Phyrnna responds:

Thank you! I've been busy and I had two midterms today. x_x

The sustain pedal is horrid. Of course, it was better than earlier in the recital when it just fell off the piano in the middle of my song. :(

[Flight to MYST =HFX=]

I wanna fly to MYST!

:3

You know it. lol

This piece of music really gives a mysterious feeling, very ominous...

Then again, I <3 all of your music!!! :D

Keep up the awesome work!

5/5
10/10

PS: I never played the game, I was very deprived in my youth. I didn't get my own PC until grade 7. And all the computers I played on prior to that were so bad that all we played were games like...solitaire. XD

Kazmo

Phyrnna responds:

You should really play the game! :D I love it for the conceptual wonderfulness it has. :D

[The Pianist's Journey =HFX=]

I quite enjoyed this!

I must say, you're really getting the hang of FL8, and I'm quite proud of you! :3

The crowd sound that comes in at around 0:34 sort of gets annoying at 0:55, because it's on every beeaaatt XD but ya, experimenting is key! :D

Love the sounds/structure.

The piano is quite lovely. :]

Keep it up Mel, heck, let's collab soon!!! :D

5/5
Pi^2/10 lolololol

Phyrnna responds:

Thank you! Of course with your help of course! <-redundant line of redundancy!

It gets annoying? :( I thought it sounded good. Hmm... maybe I can tone it down a little.

Sounds/Structure? Actually this song was a mash of mistakes. xD There are about three/four key changes in the entire song. Which all originated from one mistake key change and I just went on that. xD Also the synth sounds are all my own 3xOsc sounds, but one of them was a little oopsie that I stumbled upon and kept.

Yes yes, let's collab! :3

5/5 <- YAY!
Pi^2/10<- the area of a circle with radius 1/10? O.o

[Tranced Planet]

Very nice my friend!

Right off the start, you grab my attention, that's good.

Note: Don't over use the white noise effect thingy for the first minute.

1:22 is a nice change.

It's a bit repetitive, and some of the sounds are a tad ear-piercing, such as the white noise.

This is nice change from all your mash-up remixes nonetheless, which they are quite awesome as well.

5/5
9/10

Keep up the great work!!! I'm watching you.... lol

Kazmo

Airprogressive responds:

Thanks for your review Kazmo!!

I'll try to follow your suggestions

thanks again!!!

[:=>Donkey Kong 9-8 Remix<=:]

Why...

...is this #1 on the Top 5 Weekly?

It doesn't make any sense in my honest opinion.

The playback quality is just a little better than horrible. (You've improved though, as I've heard in your latest song.)

The song itself is quite repetitive. (I don't even think this is Trance, more like a Video Game remix...)

I see people using it in their Flash Submissions ONLY because it made it to the Top 5 Weekly....sad.

*NOTE: Moltov did use a MIDI file for the main tune (he said so in the author comments), and this song is pretty much ONLY the main tune, with a bass and lead in the background, so it really isn't that amazing.

*NOTE #2: Moltov, don't tell the listener (Kr1z in this case) that "Maybe your speakers stink?" if the majority of people said that the song is full of static. Kr1z is also pretty popular here on NG, so he probably knows what he's saying.

I was being generous with the 6/10 to be honest, it was mainly the quality as well as the composition of this song that knocked the score down.

I see promise in the future, keep working at it, I know you can make your songs sound way more crisp, just give it time and practice. You should probably submit more often so that you can get more feedback on your projects.

I'm sorry if this review was a little harsh, but you must understand that there are really tough critiques out there, I being one of them, and you just have to listen to them sometimes. Good luck in future projects!

Regards,

Kazmo

Moltov responds:

Note#2 -> it was the beginning of the reviews and there wasnt a large amount of people saying it and I apologized to kr1z.

[Lira - Amnesiac]

So, here I am...

...Amazed.

This actually loops very nicely, I could let it play for hours!

You know what I would say...I think. ;]

Keep up the great work Lira, you're great!! :3

5/5
9/10

Kazmo

Liralei responds:

Hahah, Kaz. Thanks for the review! :)

[Psytrance Marilyn Manson]

I'm astounded.

The whole song just left me in awe. It's simply one of the best psytrance songs I've heard in a long time.

My fave part is at 3:58, it just gets sooo trippy.

I have nothing to add to this, except that it's excellent!

Keep up the awesome work, I'll be keeping an eye on your stuff!!!

5/5
10/10

Kazmo

hopeku responds:

Haha! Comments like this makes me want to submit more!

Well, that's gonna happen!

Thanks a lot!