Score: 10

"FUCK le bomber le zzzero"

submission: -PdG- Kirby Rockstar REMIX

date: December 27, 2009

This is a great adaptation of a kirby song.. i put my headphones on to listen to this and is just cascades through my ears and into my mind...

The side chaining was really good as well i didn't feel is was overkill as most FL studio users do. You truly took this song and complemented it. in that aspect........MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

And dude dont worry about zero bombers .. they will always be there.. newgrounds is a place to build up your musical resume... just communicate with flash artists and try to be featured in successful flashes and one day if your serious about music production then you will have a slew of experience..... a remake like this is a perfect example of raw talent thrown into the competitive video game musical genre on the internet...

never give up.. PM me whenever you have a new song.. ill def toss you a constructively criticizing review.....

But back to the song... thats why im here right?....

the piano roll was done perfectly.. no sloppy arrangements, also the side chaining was at a perfect level to keep the bass and pads on the upstroke. the analog synth had a nice glide to it without overdoing it.. i really cant give you any advice because you perfectly executed this... i really mean that .. and thats why you get a ten. i almost went with a nine because it doesn't loop perfectly but who really thinks about looping when making music

shit dude im favin this cause you did such an awesome job with this remix. i know you sat there with headphones on getting the reverb and side chaining perfect... i can respect that
now just put this emotion int our flash experimentation and BRAVO.................... your a fuckin HIT

Score: 7

".............. oh yeah im writing a review"

submission: One - Metallica Hip Hop Mix

date: December 19, 2009

well i had no idea what to expect when i clicked on this. Since it got front page i was expecting it to be awesome. I was kinda dissapointed.

reason for the disappointment was that it wasnt even the complete song, second reason was the drum beat. There is SO MUCH MORE you could have done with that beat to make this sound awesome. Just sounded like you made three beats and posted them appropriately in the appropriate spots designated for the appropriate beat as other such appropriate times frame would find appropriate. Yeah the beat is boring.

But sorry for all the Negativity there. What i did like about this piece was the awesome guitar playing, even though it really wasn't the one composition, i was kind of expecting you to actually go into the solo, but i know this was just an intro for a friends podcast so it had to be short and sweet and get as much of the song in there as possible. I did enjoy the composition alot. And i enjoyed the overuse of distortion for rhythm guitar.

But seriously dude the beat was as bland oatmeal, saltine cracker, cardboard breakfast as you can get with hip hop beat making. I dont understand why everyone is pissed that you made a hip hop version of an old ass song. I really thing you should try to fuck with the beat a lot more. Think along the lines of Wu-tang clan Beastie boys Onyx and rage against the machine got into a free for all brawl filmed in slow motion and you are making the track for it with this hip hop metallica piece.

Still always love your guitar playing though :)

Score: 9

"OOOOO NOEZ"

submission: 8-bit shit again............

date: December 13, 2009

NOT FUGUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!. now i wont be able to get this out my head now.

well i know you didnt actually play fugue in d-minor. But anyway i dig it alot, has a great happy feel to it and the 8 bit composition is well done.
The percussion is well made as well.

i can see this being used in a menu loop for for a happy go collect gem monkey world type game.

You pretty much made exactly what you set out to make with this one.
good show!

Score: 9

"OH MY HOW I WOULD LOVE"

submission: CornFields 8-BIT

date: November 29, 2009

For you to send me a midi file of one of your songs.. Even though im not the hugest fan of 8 bit synths sounds.. your composition abilities are FLAWLESS.. In my personal opinion i would think your compositions would be complemented so much better with the appropriate synths and drum machines.

The beginning of the song is an emerald in its own.. It immediately grabs attention...the rest simply delivers a story of side-scrolling adventure.
Not many actually pay attention to the composition of an 8 bit song .. just as long as there are many melodies and harmonies with a good supporting noise factor drum line... But since i have been paying attention i can see how much work you have put into this wether you se it as easy or not.
The melody doesnt seem like it repeats much at all. you somhow keep it simple YET busy enough to distract the ear from hearing a repetition.. Its like an illusionary rhapsody.. LOVE the forced chorus at 1:10 into a bridge and wash into a nice little solo.
Love the transmission noises at 2:40!

Have you ever wondered what this would sound like with professional production?... You have this amazing library of 8bit compositions..

I do commend you on your composition abilities. The melodies you hear in your head must in fact make it to the computer screen in total. You give me inspiration to forget about effects and automation but to concentrate on actual composition the way it was meant to be.

i can totally see this track being used for an intense cyber shooter with a cute little character with a lethal disposition....

Over the past few weeks you have become one of my favorite artists. I have been trying new methods in compostion and listening to your stuff has given me great ideas.

Thank You!
5'd for justice
10'd cause its damn good

Score: 10

"just been listening to your stuff"

submission: DaftomenK

date: November 28, 2009

like one houndred bleeeps and your other stuff.. you are REALLY good with inputing scales.. Sort of like a piano roll master.

This song reminds me of what would happen if you daft punk, justice and jamiroquai fucked and had a disco baby.

I especially love the beginning and the piano buildup that starts at 3:30. when it started arpeggiating i got chills and the distortion synth at 4:10 definitely got my head bopping once the beat kicked into it.

I cant even come up with one thing i would change about this song. I even love the cheesy little vocal samples.

Also great use of panning. This song sounds SO DAMN GOOD in headphones.

great stuff.
keep it up cause ill be listening
5'd 10'd
faved

Score: 9

"Its a shame"

submission: The World's Greatest Magician

date: October 17, 2009

Its a shame that you dont have better sounding synths. Your playing and composition are top notch but your synth sounds just dont match your skills.

Love this song, very well executed and a great silly and tense feeling theme.
The title and story go along perfect with it. Great musicians can put pictures and scenes into the listeners mind.
And it loops nicely as well! :D

i would give you a ten but the mix and the synths just dont do the composition justice.

Awesome work
5'd
9'd

Score: 10

"Holy shit i remember this song from the game"

submission: Chains of Ocean and Flame+*~.0

date: September 8, 2009

Personally i think it sounds better than the PS1 version.

The percussion is perfect, you didn't overdo it with timpani like most others would, the wood blocks and chimes work out really well.
NEEDS MOAR COWBELL haha J/K

I think its an oboe in there, i could be wrong. Whatever you did to it it sounds awesome , especially with the reverb.

You really did an awesome job with this cover. i also like how at the end you didnt let it loop you just let it slowly fade out.

awesome job
5'd 10'd

Score: 10

"i love all your work"

submission: A Trip Through a Time

date: August 30, 2009

you are truly a master, i love your noob series. i truly worship you. plus Millsapparatus is the coolest name to have EVAR.

premade loops rock!!!!!!

/sarcasm

Score: 10

"Normally i leave long helpful reviews"

submission: teardrops in the rain

date: August 29, 2009

But i cant say anything to help this track out. Its pure complication of simplicity really grabbed me from beginning to end. The beginning was so tender and beautiful and even when it busted in to 4 on the floor with the synth it still maintained its organic and emotional feel. i especially love the piano lead in the the beat.

Acctually i do have one suggestion, lol, the synth that comes in with the beat could have been touched with a slight more touch of reverb, but then again that just my preference.

truly an awesome job here, i have noticed that all your songs are very placid and smooth. you definitely have a niche that you work with very well.

5'd
10'd
faved
and you too are faved as a favorite audio artist

Score: 8

"I like the ambient touch, but"

submission: 555 drum thing

date: August 29, 2009

Some stuff irked a little bit.
Some of the programed drums were a little off time. I know you were probably making the drums kinda off time and a little amen ambient type glitchy, but some of them worked and some of them didnt. The beats were awesome and EQ'd nicely but sometimes the use of cymbals was a little too much to bear. Since it happened a bunch of times i gave you an 8.

Now onto the good.
This is an extremely relaxing track, The drums that didn't go overboard were very smooth. I would suggest those parts where you had tons of cymbal sounds lined up in a row replacing them with panning clicks and low snares and hi hat. The beats were very interesting and i give you a definite thumbs up for that. It is basically what kept my attention to the song and made me write a review. I especially when you dropped just a simple hip hop beat here and there, it definitely gave me a nice head bop moment. i also the nice slight pauses you had near the beginning.

The actual music:
I love the simplicity and easy touch. When you started harmonizing the chimes it really smoothed out the track and even though you continued the same line alot it really kept it placid. The little mono-synth leads were also perfect and flowed VERY nicely. My favorite part was at around 1:30 where you meshed the lines together and eventually broke it apart again to go into the fade out ending.

Personally if i was working on this track i would repair some the drums and even extend it. For some odd reason i feel a distant ambient soulful saxophone would really put a great spin on this track.

All in all i really do like this track. you get a 5 from me because this deserves a higher score. Normally i would have given it a 4.
(Dont let the zero bombers get you down).

But seriously awesome work. I really hope you work some more on this track because it has so potential to be amazing.

5'd
8'd
faved