Reviews for I have a potion

[Tomppaah]

Damn :D

Haha, I can't help but laugh when I hear this. :D I like the synthesized voice very much, kinda gives the track a "modern" feel accompanying the 8-bit feel.

The hole track is really unpredictable, which I think is really hard to do. I would never be able to something like that. ;) I'm more of a "from point A to point B" kind of guy. Kudos to you for that!

You've got all the classic sounds in there and you've REALLY managed to use them well. The track also loops perfectly. Very nicely done!

9/10
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Calamaistr responds:

the synthesised voice was very fun to make, it was the first time i used a program that contained this and had to make each word and tune it individually. The whole singing of it is meant to be slightly loose on the track, i wanted this track to sound dark and sinister, i got a weakness for dark fairytales such as alice in wonderland and little red riding hood. (the original versions not the childrens versions) and decided instead of using a robotic voice, or that of a man.. to use that of a little girl.

Also, something i didnt add in the description was the H. C. D. M. she monotonously calls out twice during the refrain.
This stands for the alchemic composition.

hcdm, the four basic qualities of hotness, coldness, dryness, and moistness.
Fire was both hot and dry, earth cold and dry, water cold and moist, and air hot and moist.

This refers to the potion naturally. Isnt it nifty?

Thanks for your review mate.

[Step]

Lol, cool :D

I enjoyed this. It made me smile, and although I'm not really a fan of 8-bit, I really enjoyed this. Good job on this, for an older submission of yours, it's actually well done ^^.

The melodies are awesome. I don't know what DaveGuy means by random, TBH. It sounds fine to me. I liked the part at 1:11, the melody over there was great, and then the song picked up quite well before getting ready to loop. To keep things simple, I really enjoyed the melodies in this piece. They weren't too complicated, but did the job perfectly. Vocals also complimented the melody pretty well, even if it's a synthesized voice. I'm pretty impressed that you took the liberty of tuning the words properly too. Vocals should be a bit louder though, since they can't be heard so well with the 8-bit synth in the way, as yours31f said.

The synths themselves were great. I liked all of your 8-bit sounds, and the pad sounded good too, although it sounded a bit out of place among all of the 8-bit sounds. Still, I don't mind if you keep the pad as it is since it's pretty hard to hear it anyway, and even then, as you said, it adds more body and texture to the piece. Synths on the whole were great :D.

Transitions to different melodies were perfect, and even for a short loop, the structure is good too. Variety was fine, since the song never got repetitive because of so many different melodies to keep the listener interested in the song. The intro was a perfect way to start the song, and the loop was flawless too.

Drums were also a very nice addition. They fitted very well with the melodies, and were just the right volume, with good beats and decent drum samples. Good drums overall, I have nothing to complain about them.

Overall, this is a great submission, and among the best of 8-bit submissions I've heard. I can just imagine this being right at home in an old-fashioned RPG. Keep up the great work, the only problems with it would be obviously its length and the vocals being too quiet. Great job on the song!
9/10
5/5

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Calamaistr responds:

Wow, i think i never had such a elaborate review not even by coop or haggard :þ
Im flabbergasted here, i didnt expect people to like this so much since its so different from most of my recent work, i can hardly listen to it when ive been listening to my newest album, not that i dont like it anymore but because its a whole different kind of sound, something you almost have to seep into in time/loops.

Admitted when i was done with this track i msned a friend of mine that i probably had made something that would go all over the internet because it was just such a fun theme.

Im still hoping someone will find this track and make a flash on it. haha.

Thanks for your amazing review man, i look forward for more from your hand..if you want ofcourse. (wait till i start posting my new album in the review crew topic, not anytime soon though. Even though i gave a buzz asking why it took so long im actually patient about requesting itself)

:)

Greets Cal.

[RogerBK]

Cool beat

I personally liked it, I love retro video game songs, such as the classical one from Mario (I LOVE it!). This was pretty good, it has nice sound effects, what only gives more personality to the song... I can't think in a game for this song, but I'm sure it could be a very good game... Just as like the frontpaged ones...

The song's variety was awesome, very random and cool, I love songs ike this one, they're very animated and happy, it gave me a nice feeling and a nice athmosphere in my room...

I believe you're one of the bests song makers from NG, Calamaistr, you have the most beautiful piano songs I ever heard, and this wasn't different... I just think you should add more things to the song and take some repetitive things off, then, the song will be great... Keep it up, man!

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Roger

Calamaistr responds:

I dont think theres still room in this track to add things, besides it would probably distract from the detail already present, like.. did you notice how the analog bips seem to flip like a rotating platform, if you would visualise what you hear.. at least thats what i see when i listen to this work of mine.

Its actually a very graphic track even though it is extremely minimalistic.

When the melody goes nuts is pretty much what i wanted to be the effect of drinking the potion, after wich ofcourse you'd want another potions.

So now you know why you kept buying em in games. ;>

Thanks, and greets Cal.

[Haggard]

Now I have to play some NES games

Great song. From the very first note on I liked the 8-bit feeling of this song and I thought: "Oh well, time to play some NES games again."

Sometimes the different instruments seem to be a bit random, but the overall picture of this song works quite well. As I've said, the 8but-atmosphere is there from the very first note on.

The voice could be a bit clearer. Not too much clearer, though as the robotic voice fits very well to the song, but if it hadn't been for the lyrics been posted in the comments I wouldn't even have noticed the voice.

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Calamaistr responds:

wouldnt even have noticed the voice.. hmm..

Well this isnt a heavy track so i guess i could make the voice a bit clearer sometime, rendering would be no longer than half a minute tops.

Most people now said this so i guess it is. Ill see what i can do sometime.
Ive just finished work on another album track anyway, and also editted some older tracks of the album all taking me around 5 hours to render individually so im normally a bit reluctant to edit things, but this is a lightweight so np.

Thanks for the review again man. -Cal

[yours31f]

8-bit + pad ?

I like it. Pretty good for an 8-bit song. My only suggestions are 1) Maybe work on your levels a little. Usually a good ratio is 60/40. so for this I would turn the audio down a tad then turn the lyrics up a tad. 2) The bass line needs a little more of a mixing. It almost seems like the bass line had a pad mixed in it. To me it just didnt fit. Sure the pad is very faint and almost didn't hear it but at some points you can hear it. Other than that good job.

8/10
4/5

Calamaistr responds:

Your ears are good, it actually does have a echo editted pad mixed into it, but on very small ticks to prevent sequence.

I kindof liked it myself, gives it a bit more body.

I plan on making some more like this when im done with my current album anyway.

Thanks for the review. :)