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Just another composer. Write classical and trance. I do take requests if you really want a song. My intelligence level is over 9000.

Brony MACH @TheBellmaker

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Dartmouth College

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Posted by TheBellmaker - August 14th, 2011


----The Bellmaker's impromptu guide to writing audio reviews--------

Preface: As much as audio artists want to be told that "OMG I LOVE YOUR SONG I GIVE YOU 408523042/10", they will take suggestions over mindless praise any day. As Fro said, a review is about helping out your fellow artist or giving advice as an audience member. Even if you give a submission a 10/10, there's always room for improvement. Here are couple types of reviews I find are very helpful.

=Type I Reviews=
Probably the easiest kind of review to write. Type I Review format goes as follows:

-Praise: This is important mostly to keep the artist interested in reading your review. No artist likes to read a 1000 character review full of criticism and pointing out of shortfallings. Usually this section is pretty easy, even a few lines will suffice for adequate praise.
-Suggestions: Pretty self explanatory. Tell the artist what you didn't like, and give advice on how to fix it. This also includes absence of melodies/sfx you feel would have made the song a much better listen. Never write in your review that you don't like a certain beat, or a certain transition, but not tell them how you think it should sound.
-Overall: Basically, just sum up your points, give the reasoning behind your review score in a concise sentence or two, and offer some encouraging words!

Type I reviews I find are the easiest to write when you listen to a track and can name several big suggestions off the top of your head. Usually this occurs when you give a submission a low score. I usually write Type I reviews as payback review (when people review my stuff, I sometimes give theirs a listen). It's probably the most common review type I see, if not the only.

=Type II Reviews=
Type II reviews are time sectioned reviews, useful for reviewing very long songs, or songs that seem to move along very fast. They are also useful if you can't find really anything big to talk about in a Type I review. Type II Reviews are structured as follows:

-Praise: Again, some very short positive statements, ie "Your song is very upbeat, it has a lot of energy"
-0:xx critique
-0:xx critique
-1:xx critique
...
-Overall: It may be hard to sum up everything if it is a long submission. Usually a couple statements explaining your score will suffice.

An example of a Type II review would be:

-I like this and that and these and those
-0:15 I like how that instrument comes in, but it's too loud, turn it down
-0:46 Very creative transition, but I feel it is incomplete, you should add these
-1:46 Damn, that was awesome! maybe a little more filter over here?
-Overall, me gusta

Basically, you'd be writing a bunch of mini type I reviews for specified time segments in the song. I find this very helpful when I'm listening to 7 minute tracks or skipping around. It also helps the artist a lot, because you are being very specific with your criticism, and it helps you a lot, because it lets you address many issues in your reviews, making them more high quality.

=Type III Review=

Type III Reviews are somewhat easier to write, I find, than type II reviews. Type III reviews are highly structured, as follows:

-Praise
-Introduction: Mini type I about specifically the introduction.
-Conclusion: " "
-Leads/Instrument: Mini type I about instrument selection/mixing
-Percussion: " "
-Melodies: Mini type I about melodies
-Rhythm: " "
-Lyrics: If it has any
-Overall

Basically it is a categorized review. The categories don't have to be in any specific order, nor do they have to be the ones mentioned above. However, I find that type III reviews are the most detailed and comprehensive reviews. I've easily exhausted half my character limit on reviews on Type III's. If you wanted to, and you have had a bunch of spare time, instead of writing mini type I reviews, you could write mini type II reviews in each section. It would be like a review within a review within a review....

Overall

Type I: Good for med-length tracks, if there are many obvious suggestions
Type II: Good for long-length tracks, if there are few obvious suggestions
Type III: Good for short-length tracks, if there are few obvious suggestions

-------/TheBellmaker's impromptu guide to writing audio reviews---------


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Posted by TheBellmaker - November 23rd, 2010


I haven't been on newgrounds for over a year. Just uploaded a song I finished during the Summer.


Posted by TheBellmaker - February 19th, 2009


Yay first collab completely.
Trance collab with wii1

Dreams

submitted by our new joint account FriedRiceMusic

Yes we are both asians XD.


Posted by TheBellmaker - January 14th, 2009


huh


Posted by TheBellmaker - June 27th, 2008


I'm trying to make one song that gets in the top five weekly. I think it has to be rated at least 4.3 or something like that. My first submission got 4.5 and was top in its genre (for about 4 minutes lol). My demo song got 4.02 and I'm gonna improve it so I have a really good chance of getting best of the week.

Wish me luck :).


Posted by TheBellmaker - June 14th, 2008


asdf


Posted by TheBellmaker - June 11th, 2008


I had 4's on all my songs then I went and pissed off someone, then I made the most stupd moronic idiotic post and now everyone hates me an my scores went to hell. I also accidently removed my most popular songs. I wish there was like a rewind button for life.

I'm such an idiot please kill me.


Posted by TheBellmaker - June 3rd, 2008


Yes I'm learning flash so now I can make flash AND music and i can make music for my flash and flash for my music. XD

Probably be a while before I actually post any flash, though.


Posted by TheBellmaker - May 30th, 2008


Here's what I think each of the traditional/orchestral instruments symbolize. The image they create can vary on whether they are played in a minor or major key.

- Piano represents light. It pierces through the air and lends gently on your ears..

- Acoustic guitar represents the country. Just listen to country music.

- Electric guitar represent power unrestricted. It's like a juggernaut in a song

- The trumpet represents strength. That's probably why its used for battle charges.

- The flute represents wind and/or air. It can also represent freedom.

- The strings represent darkness. Their sound lingers like an evil in the air.

- The clarinet represents earth. It's used in many songs that sound like the forest.

-bells represent water. Flows very nicely

There are many precussions instruments that I can go into, but I'll only cover some of them.

- Kick/bass drum - represent footsteps.

- Hihat - represents movement

- Snare/clap - I really don't know that they represent, but I usually think of flashes of light when I hear them.

-reverse cymbal - represents breath

SYNTH INSTRUMENTS - they will represent whatever traditional instrument they sound closest to, .except that they will make the image more dreamlike

If you have anything to add to this or I missed something or you just want to comment please comment. :)


Posted by TheBellmaker - April 25th, 2008


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