EmperorCharlemagne's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[TTCD - 9 - Crystal ctclsm]

Well you know me man, I always dig lo-fi sounds - anything 80s-90s I'm usually all gaga for!

Much like this track - love the choir samples, that nice puncy EH EH always brings back a nice bit nostalgia.
I think maybe a teeny teeny shade of reverb can go on the drums, and they sound (probably purposefully) off-center but those are minor points.

Another great track as always.

Calamaistr responds:

thanks emperor :]]
-cal.

[Magnus Divinicus Chiptuni]

I wonder what you use to get such good and crisp chip sounds...

All around superb mixing, production, and arrangements. I chuckled at the inclusion of Schala's theme in there; sure, why the hell not?

It's a damn fine piece.

Gario responds:

The chip sounds are all made on Reason's 'SubTractor' synth - just set a pure, unaltered waveform and you have most of the chip sounds (the phased square sound takes a little altering, though). I've created the chip sounds on pretty much all of my synths pretty easily, though - try taking a look at a subtractive synth's base sounds, you'll probably find the waveforms needed to make these sounds (Square, Saw, Triangle, Sine).

Thanks for the comments, bro - glad you liked it.

[8 bit - Back to mind.]

8bitty

Loving the rock between major 9ths, and major and minor 7ths (at least, I think that's what the chords are)... it gives the song a very airy, almost uplifting quality.

Of course, the lyrics are melancholy, so I can see that too.

Great to see more good stuff from ya!

Calamaistr responds:

great to see you reviewing it :)

the chords are pretty universal i think, afterall im still but an intermediate in guitar play and thats where the chords come from :)

[videogamespace (8bit)]

dissonant

not too sure if the melody really goes with the background rhythm outside of a few instances

Still I can't fault a song too much for trying to be different. Nice pulsing bass drum- I can tell you wanted to really go all out for the piece.

Calamaistr responds:

it fits the video, all i can say. 6 _ 6

thanx bitbro. :]
-cal.

[continuation sdrama (8bit)]

certainly a sense of.... DRAMA

good chord progression, and I like the tapering off of some of the melodic lines... it seems you couldn't resist getting a little crazy towards the middle with the constantly shifting motifs, stuttering, and arpeggios. Fine by me : D

It's pretty cool how you can convey a real sense of driving pulse without any percussive qualities.

This is pretty darn good.

Calamaistr responds:

percussion is overrated and has nothing on bitbro's.

its the truth.

:]

thanks mang, -cal.

[Going somewhere else (8bit)]

pretty nifty with the background melodies/noise

kind of sets up that whole "intro" vibe, or maybe even "flashback" or what have you, like you are recalling something that has happened a long time ago, whether that be a good or bad memory.

A solid effort, all in all. Nothing jives out of place, and in pieces like this, having everything fit together is especially important.

Calamaistr responds:

yea its that solid melody that can be carried into time and space, hmmm.
so it turned into a series because it was catchy. :]

thaunks -cal.

[- LD - Entering Affairs]

nice ethnic instruments

they sound pretty convincing, and the chanting is a nice touch; it almost gives the piece something of a Blizzard-feel (or some PC game equivalent :D )

Percussion is nice and driving, and all in all this is a solid and enjoyable track.

Nice work!

Breed responds:

Blizzards music for world of warcraft is a big influence of mine actually. Thanks for the review though sir.

Cheers!

[TTC-H - 6 - Storm and its chl.]

Highly evocative

love the percussion in the background- its muted nature really compliments the piano track.

As usual, instrumentation and chord progression are top-notch- love the way melody weaves between disparate chords, with a nice jazzy section at the end.
Piano sounds great, and although the strings sound kinda synthy, that's not really so much a complaint as a pointing-it-out kinda thing. Overall, this an incredibly solid piece.

Can totally imagine this playing on a PS1 or PS2 RPG scene, with lots of rain and stuff :D

Calamaistr responds:

intentional synthy :p

My TheTimeCrafter series has always been a mix of hifi classical and electronic instrumentations :)

thanks btw.

do check out my AOTGM series :) (its 8 bit!)