Kor-Rune's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Free like the birds]

This rocks! I love your voice! I'd like to hear some more exotic melodies with your voice, and certainly more of your upper octave.

I instantly recognized the AddictiveDrums! I abuse that drum machine a lot. The drums sound great, I might change the beat during the song some more, maybe a dreamier kit altogether. I hear some nice dynamics and ghosting going on, but the hard hits hit really hard and should probably be brought down to bring out your voice.

Otherwise, all the instruments sound great, and the composition is great c: I enjoyed it!

DivoFST responds:

Dude the fact that you commented on my song is amazing, you are probably my favourite artist in NG.
Im really a drum noob, Addictive Drums helps me a lot but still a noob is a noob and technical mistakes on the drums will be found xD<
Thanks a lot for the comment Kor-Rune!

[Ecosystem]

WOW, this is huge, great melodies, fantastic instruments, and breathtaking percussion. ESPECIALLY THE PERCUSSION. Triangles, windchimes, solid orchestral drums.

It's perfect. You convey exactly the message you want too; all the imagery is there. Mixing is flawless. Five out of five, ten out of ten. omg

and holy shit that's a lot of patterns dude

Step responds:

OMG a review by the one and only Kor-Rune. *melts*

Thanks a lot for the review man. You're one of the first to compliment the percussion, and I'm really glad you did. That percussion took me a considerably long time to get right. This is one of the most percussion-heavy tracks I've ever made.

Thanks again man, glad you liked it!

[Of Epic Proportions]

everyone kicked ass, WOW. We need to do this again. Awesome mix and music from Rob too!

RobSoundtrack responds:

Kor-Rune, you know I'm down
Thanks for the plug, sir!

Everyone was indeed ASS KICKING!

[Istishhad]

This is EXOTIC, absolutely neat sounds. The synth lead caught me by surprise, but I'm glad it did. Added a great flavor and melody. The string section has great chord voicings, they really give a great background chord support for all of the other instruments so lush and yum. The bass sounds awesome near 4:04, and the section there fills out so beautifully. But I think the end kind of takes too long to build up, and not long enough to end. but who am I to talk about song structure, I can't structure shit XD

Anyway this rocks and good luck this round!

[Her Wish]

My goodness, what voicing. I love the sound of the strings and woodwinds, the warmth is just a great feeling but you probably already know. The harp is beautifully detailed and enough to keep everything together. It just makes me want to smile and walk through many pastures with this on repeat.

It does sound like you were crunched for time with the abrupt ending. It's a good thing I want more though~ goodluck for round 3 C: I know you'll win the whole shebang so you probably don't need it. THANKYOUBOSA

Bosa responds:

Gracias, senor "Kor-Rune"

[Asperges Me]

This is stunning! Powerful melodies and chords that make a fantastic listener experence. I thank you. I'm almost willing o buy you a mic only to hear that great voice in all of its glory. Great writing, and the classic piano and string combo is gorgeous.Please keep it up, and go for that mic, you're too good!

Troisnyx responds:

I'm glad that it moved you so. <3 Thank you.
I'll do my best to get that mic -- I'm skint at the moment, and sometimes the little I have is taken away from me -- but I trust that mic will come at the right time. x

[Stuck (Entry for RAC7)]

Awesome timing! The guitars are pretty tight and well-played and composed! It could use some lead melodies or vocals, but I imagine you left space for those on purpose.

Descara is right though; a bass would definitely fill the mix out. I did the octave lower clean guitar trick many times before, it gets the job done as long as you get the right frequencies out.

I feel like the hihat could use an accented rhythm at 1:53, it sounds a little robotic. I'd also do the same for the fills, just to humanize them some, and give them some life.

Anyway, good work and keep it up!

adilovemetal responds:

yep, I left those spaces deliberately, because I plan on getting my hands on a good mic, I have written some really cool clean and growl lyrics, can't wait to sync em up with the song, and also, add bass, with the lower octave trick ;) I fiddled around with the octave pedal for half an hour, and it gave amazing results. :D thanks anyways.. I hope to record this soon, but I am afraid wont be before 1st sept.. I have my term examinatios coming up.. If I lose in RAC7 due to this submissio, I wont feel bad cuz this aint my 100%.. so yea, A re recoring is required :) Thanks though

[-*}CaSH{*- King Benjerman]

C'mon man, how am I supposed to compete with orchestral masterpieces?

The timing of everything is super, and the mix is awesome! I can hear and analyze everything with ease.

The tension building at 2:10 is incredibly gripping, I love the progression and how the instruments will weave in and out. Writing and producing something like this has serous dedication. Props, I don't know how you orchestra/classical guys have infinite ideas running through your head. super jelly

Good luck in the competition, not that you need it you clever bastard~

camoshark responds:

Wow, man, I'm flattered, especially coming from someone like you!

I think this is the first time anyone has told me they like my mixing, and considering the number of hours I took to make every part come out, so this goes straight to the heart. :'D

Also, I'm glad you noticed the 2:10 progression and build-up, as they're both my favorite in the track!

Lastly, I hardly consider myself an orchestral/classical guy, as I mostly do jazz stuff (Adam Rogers and Allan Holdworth are my favorite guitarists, just so you know :P). I also hardly think I have unlimited inspiration, as I've had a bit of a hard time finishing this track near the end. I'm glad you put me in the same basket as the others, though!

In any case, I'm really glad you enjoyed, and that you took the time to leave such an awesome review!

Good luck to you too, I absolutely adore your track, just so you know! :P

Cheers,
Samuel Hebert

[timeslip]

Wow, this is great, I love the subtle chorus that comes in on the guitar, and the chord changes everywhere are absolutely beautiful. The soft and warm melodies from the sax really speak to the listener.

Peaceful track, and a worthy competitor! Good luck on the 19th man!

acmeDyne responds:

Thanks K-R!
-- When I heard how awesome your submission was this morning, I almost didn't bother working on this anymore.

I wish I could have put the bass and keyboard parts on this...
Alas, I ran out of time.

[Impromptu - Spring]

Gorgeous. It seems like every chord you grace my ears with is hardwired into an emotion. I love how you hang for a bit with your timing to help the listener engage themselves into the next chord. Every keystroke feels right at home.

It's amazing how well you can select the progressions and execute them with such grace. The strings and percussion at the end really add great closure. omg you rock 5 stars

BlazingDragon responds:

Part of the sensation of hanging on comes from me trying to be expressive, but part of it also comes from me slowing down momentarily and thinking what to do next. While I had a rough idea of melody and chords for this, it was improvised playing. I thought of a song structure in advance, decided on chords, and then improvised the piece. Then I went back, cleaned up mistakes in my DAW, increased the tempo in certain spots where I hesitated, etc. Then I added strings, percussion, etc.

I like basing some pieces off of improvisation because it usually comes out more organic. I don't play as stiff when I do it on the fly.

Thanks for the awesome review!