Manhart's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Soaring Above]

My gosh you've become great at arranging these orchestral pieces! I love it.
This definitely deserves more attention.
The melodies are very epic RPG-like. Could surely see this in an RPG of some sort.
Keep it up!

NativeNiles responds:

Thx!

[Fight for our Future]

I agree with wyldfyre1 with the potential. It could be SO epic! It really needs a bass to complement the beat and the base chords.
The song hasn't got the traditional progression - but it is actually how I make many of my own songs. The melody you use here is actually pretty close to something I like to play on my own guitar - which sounds so damn goood.
It would be cool if I could make a version with real guitar? :)

Treviabot92-Virstein responds:

No doubt you'd make it better than I could; live or even recorded metal almost always sounds better than synthmetal. If you want to do a cover, then by all means, go for it! I've no place stopping anyone from doing exactly what I did to get started, nor inclination to do so.

To be completely honest, I haven't put much thought into this piece lately, but I agree, it could sound much better. I really want to keep that bass line if I can, because I made it that way so it'd stand out. Ultimately, though, if that's screwing up the song, I will of course ditch it in favor of the song itself.

Thanks for the review!

[GvP [Ver. STEINN]]

Why hasn't this gotten any reviews ? :P
I think you've used some nice sounds for this remade version of it. I like the addition of the fast guitar, however it gets a bit too much being on for the most part of the song! It has enough melody in it self that it kind of looses itself in the original main melody - I hope you know what I mean.
The sound is also a bit too muffled for my taste - but so is the original version! Still epic melodies.

Fav'd and sub'd!

Treviabot92-Virstein responds:

Sorry for the late response here and on your other review (which I will write momentarily), classes started just last week and I haven't been on near as much as I used to.

Obviously, I am still working on my ability as a musician, to the point that I'm taking college courses just so I can be a better composer. Even for stuff as old as this cover, it's encouraging to see reviews like this, especially now that I'm older and have a better idea of how to properly respond to a critique.

I agree, the fast guitar being on the entire song was indeed a bit much, but, you know, hindsight is 20/20. At the time I did this cover, I had listened to rtnario's XCEED version, which sounds much better than the original or, hell, this cover, and that gave me the idea to add a bass line in my project file. But when that was done, I still wasn't satisfied with the cover. It was at that point that I thought of the fast guitar, and once that was done, it really seemed to bring it all together.

I might redo this cover at some point, once I have a better idea of how to achieve what I had originally set out to do. Even today, I'm still learning how to use FL Studio, and my method of learning is more or less to just brute force my way through a song until I like how it sounds, then if the thought strikes me, to repeat the process until I find out how to do it better. Admittedly, there are probably much better ways to learn than how I'm doing it, but this is what I know and, thus far, what I know works.

Anyways, I'm glad that you like this. Like I said before, it's always encouraging to get a review that, while praising something, also offers critiques in an attempt to help make it better. There ain't near enough Newgrounders who would offer a review like this, especially now.

Thanks for the review! Hope you enjoy what I submit in the future!

[The Funk Tank]

Wow. This is awesome. Extremely nice bassline, and incredible detail in the main melody :o
And you made it in a night?!
5/5

Schtiffles responds:

Haha yeah, melodies are my thing. I can sit for hooours just diddling into the piano roll and making adjustments.

[Progressively Speaking]

Awesome track! I heard it on my android newgrounds audio portal app, and just fell in love with it - it practically saved my day :)
The melodies are so catchy, but I still think that you should keep on working on it, since it gets a bit repetitive. Make the beat change more, and maybe find another sub bass, cause it don't work THAT well. ( it is still awesome though)
I've listened to it with Beats earphones, and on a Creative 2.1 set of speakers.
Thanks for bringing me back onto newgrounds lol!

TBM responds:

I'm glad I could bring you back! Be sure to check out my soundcloud for more!

[Orchestral Theme 1]

Awesomely epic

Well, I think we've got a winner to round 4 :D
You will definitely beat me with this.
It sounds like it was professionally produced, like something you would hear in a mmorpg or something.

Gravey responds:

Haha! Glad you enjoyed the piece bud.

-Gravey-

[Power Metal Rangers!!!]

Epic :)

Hey dude.
This sounds really nice, even though the sound quality could be much better :)
But the guitar is well played ! Really nostalgic to listen to that song again!
Check out my newest submission, I've recorded guitar too :)

wilb0b responds:

LMAO! nice switch up with the listens, best timing ever!

and your song was really nice as well sir.

[For Samuel]

Great atmosphere

I think you should make the piano sound more realistic by changing the pressure of the keys here and there (meaning you don't always use the same amount of power every time hitting a key).
But it is really a great song though!
I enjoy the mix of classic piano and an electric beat.
It has a great atmospheric feel all over.

Keep it up.

-Manhart

Aydin-Jewelz123 responds:

Thanks dude, will play around with it and try to make it sound more realistic.

[European Angel]

Nice

I love the sounds you've chosen. It has got a nice calm feel.
I think you should add some reverb to the snare and the beat could overall be made with a bit more power to it, if you know what I mean.
But overall:
Great beat, great sounds, great melodies.
5/5
9/10

zenodio responds:

Thanks a lot man, your review is much respected.
Thanks again.

[blah2009]

also interesting

I'm glad I found you and your music.
I was just reading the other reviews, and noticed the guy saying it was too repetitive. And then I realized that I had already listened to it 5-6 times without noticing the repetitiveness :P

Some of the chords on the piano might be a bit too loud though.

Keep it up.

Pissomatik responds:

Thanks for the good vibes, I've been in a really bad creative stump lately. Maybe I'll start making something good in the near future.