I just couldn't resist posting - over the last couple of hours, I've bugun to create a new song... I haven't done anything quite like this one before. So far it's only 12 bars, but I just can't get over it! I really just can't describe it... It has a really cool feel to it - I am compelled to use it in my RPG. If this turns out the way I want it too, you'll see exactly what I mean. I am SO stoked for this one!

That's all I have time for tonight - keep rockin, Newgrounds!

I just woke up about an hour ago to find that my submissions from last night have been approved (I didn't doubt that they would be XP). I've uploaded two of my songs (more on the way!) and they appear to be working just fine. Puppetry is more of a jazz tune, with some pretty great rhythm. Sewer Jam is as of yet something of a joke... while still being completely serious. The reason for that is pretty obvious when you listen to it - so I encourage you to take a peek at it, despite its incompletion.

I haven't worked on my RPG since the last post... sorry people. And unfortunately I actually have to do my homework today or I'll be completely fried tomorrow. So I don't think it's likely for me to get any work done on that until my next REAL weekend (I have weekend band camps >.<). But I'll keep you posted... that is, if you're actually reading all my posts here... o _o

Thx,
That's it for now.

- Ian Jarvey (AKA Obsidian Snow)

I've figured out my file conversion issue now, thanks to the newgrounds forums. I was able to get a decent encoder after looking it up there, and I've sent in my first audio submission now... just waiting for it to be approved and it'll be up and running (I hope... o _o).

I have some other audio submissions I'm working on in the background even as I'm writing this... hopefully I can get those up here, too. Some of it's just weird ambient stuff, some is a bit more jazzy, some is more experimental than anything else. I hope you guys will enjoy them... I'm a little cautious of simply assuming that nobody's going to read this post this time, though... Still a bit suprised by how quickly I got your response there, krumpingkatie. o _O

And I have done nothing with my Flash RPG in the last however many hours since my last post. Sorry - it's just been audio and pretending to do my massive homework load... Thank god I get tomorrow off. XP

That's it for now.
... And if you actually took the time to read this - thank you.

In case you've gotten a review from me (After around September 10th, 2009), I've probably directed you to this post. This is just basically where I'll explain how I reviewed your piece and why it got the score it did.

I do reviews in sections, so the sections and their explanations are as follows:

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Flow: How well your piece carried itself through its duration. If it's too repetitive, you might lose points here, as well as if your transitions don't seem completely coherent. Imagine the music like a river - if the water stops flowing, dissappears, or does something else that indicates that it might not be a river after all, then you'll lose points.

Balance: Pretty self-explanatory - this is the balance in sound between each of your voices. If nothing is overpowering anything else, and nothing is getting overpowered, then you'll get a good score on this one. This is also where things like panning, reverb (sometimes), and generally the use of the sound's directional placement come in.

Themes: Your melodies and harmonies will make up your themes. If they're diverse but coherent, and I can follow them, you'll get a good score. Being too repetitive or having themes that don't make sense together will catch you losing points.

Effects: How well you used your effects such as delay, reverb, distortion, flange, phase, filter mods, and other things (pretty much anything that affects the sound or adds to it without being considered a "voice"). This is pretty self-explanatory as well. If your effects are used well and add to the piece, you'll recieve a good score. Using really interesting and creative ones can help out your score, too, but isn't necessary to achieve a good score.

Extra: I have a bonus system for reviewing when I find meaning in a song or something indicates that it has just a unique/extraordinary quality in it. Note that the highest score I'll give to a song without bonus is 9.90/10. However, I will give more than 0.10 bonus points if I deem it appropriate. Also, if my initial review score is lower, then I will be more likely to give slightly more bonus points, as the last 0.10 points should naturally be extremely difficult to get.

Overall: This is just my general overview of what I thought. This is also where I'll tell you your exact score based on my methods.

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I hope that this helps everyone to understand what their score from me means.

Power to you, Newgrounds!
- Ian Jarvey ( Obsidian Snow )