R3dn4L's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[[S_Rock] Killed'em]

wow!!!

This piece really has that something something. The strings melody is my favorite part. The beat does an excellent job holding the theme together.
The sound is perfect imho in the sense that it really set the wanted mood. It's coherent and in the long run makes perfect sense, and I wouldn't want it any other way.

I like the drama, the flow and the emotion arising from this tune. That's an A from me and faved.

Cheerz :)

S-Rock responds:

Much Appreciated :D

[electronica like stuff]

exactly my cup of tea :D

Please. please, please, go and finish this off... I'm toroughly enjoyng the distorted glitchy groove. Love it. The piano thing is just glued there ad hoc I have the feelin' but hey, the groove kicks serious butt. XD

combatplayer responds:

thanks man... ill hale a look on it at some point but im not sure when itll be

[..::Twas High As Hell::..]

Nice intro...

...and there is definitely something funny in here. Some melodies and harmonies sound a bit off to me. Out of tune in a couple of places.

4/4 8/10

RaveRunner responds:

nope its in tune...it just sounds off... ive been toying with a theory...im kind of using newgrounds as an apparatus for feed back of certain things...it sounds funny...but not off XDDDDD

[Summer hip hop beat]

Funk-a-tastic !!!

Srsly... solid as shizz. Highly moody and entertaining. Excellent backdrop for anything reminiscent of '70ies afros and gas-guzzling pimped out with fluffy dice hanging from the review mirror type of cars.

I think this is really good work. The arrangement is so good at not overdoing with anything but keeping a nice steady flow and setting the mood right.

Niccccccccccccce........

julessmokespot responds:

thnx man! Its exactley what I wanted to create, atrack that's ideal for cruisin in a pimped out lowrider and bouncin on the beat.

[Cryllium [dj-Smilee]]

rav3shaw has a point...

...what he wanted to say it's that you should pay more attention to your filter/modulation sweeps. There are times where the filtering in combination with high resonance makes the sound go trough frequencies (low-mids especially) that actually cause a bit of pain to the ears. I also like the muddy filtered sound, but you have to be very careful with those and compensate with better resonace and eq settings accordingly.

On the other note, the arrangement and melodies are solid. Nothing is overdone in the rythm part. I maybe miss a bit more gain to the kick and hh's.

Here's a 4/4 8/10 from me.
Cheerz & keep going and improving.

dj-Smilee responds:

Thanks for your input. More gain added on kicks and hats :)

[So far, No good]

Signs of true ROCK !!!

Great guitar licks & chops. You've got soul man, and that's what matters. I felt the emotion trough and trough. A true rock song, no more no less (and it even loops nicely :D). I don't particularly miss the drums (although it would sound more complete, but hey, I don't really care) so here you go: 5/5

Cheerz, and keep writin'n'playin' \m/

ShanZE responds:

Yeah it does loop actually :D thank you for those words, i think i was actually pissed-off enough to pull this off without even trying since i wrote and recorded the whole song in one day. i was writing the lyrics at work while having a terrible hangover and i had just skipped one day because of the same reason. i was having lots of problems and when i got home and started playing my guitar the song just appeared and hit me straight in the face with a ten-ton fuckin' fist! i'm glad you like it, i even like this myself and this time around believing in myself was finally worth it! drums someday. more music soon, somehow.

[Go Nineties!]

Pretty good...

...and nothing's out of tune here :D

I like the mood in this one and as such I don't mind at all that it's repetitive at times. It should be like that an it's nice music to have in the background of something. The lead synth that goes in circles gives it a nice retro feel.

Soundwise, maybe the bassline could be a bit louder and more prominent, but that's just my taste talking...

My favorite bit is 0:31 to 0:33 (clap in room + reverse + start beat).

I'm trowing high rates here, I'm in a good mood after all...

treyhaur responds:

I tried making the bassline stick out a bit but I can't really change anything as I lost the project files after my computer crashed hard. And yeah it's a bit repetitive but most techno and trance is.

And the "in circles" motion, was actually a combination of a phaser with set parameters and a 10-band filter with some hard knob tweaks.

Thanks for the review!

[Super Trance Smash!]

A lil' bit of honesty...

Man, I was really enjoying it, and I mean for real. The bassline was driving me like hell, i loved it. It was all good, the bass, the beat, the pads and the highhats, all up to 2:08. Than the main melody kicks in, and it's, ehm, well... completely out of tune. And I mean completely as in harmonic dissonance. Fix that please, 'cause beside that I've got no complaints, but this one is a big NO NO.

I'll give you a 4/4 8/10, despite that 'cause the other stuff is pretty cool though.

treyhaur responds:

Yeah, I thought it sounded ugly too but I had several people tell me they loved the hell out of it. Made me scratch my head but I figured I'd leave it. I guess there's some beauty in ugly.

Thanks for reviewing!

[Crazy Clockwork Factory]

Nicely done.

So what happens when you're NOT bored? :P

RocketDogShawn responds:

Magic happens.

[-Chaoz-]

Countering engaged

based on my personal and subjective taste:
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2. Massive sound and goooooooood mixing. You can totally feel the energy pumping, even on shitty headphones. The sound is coherent and delivers big time !!!
1. Nice filtering. Makes sense and put to good use for amplification and direction of the emotional experience.
3. Totally appropriate choice of synths & sounds. No shitty twiddling/pinching/shredding/annoingl y sawing my head off bullcrap. Just the right amount of energy.
4. Good intro building + single clap in room + reverse cymbal thingie. Really liked that part XD. Nice ending too...
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1.(and the ONLY one). It's the arrangement that bugs me. IMHO I feel your eagerness for making the breakdowns unpredictable (an admirable trait-don't get me wrong) and unexpected went a bit too far. There were cuts in the flow of things that were unnecessary. These cut in the flow too much too soon (a longer version maybe?). I think a slightly adjusted balance between the regular and the opposite would do wonders.

All in all I'm trowing a 5/5 9/10 your way, and there's no way you can counter that fact :P

lackofintelligence responds:

oh boy. you dont know how happy this makes me! :D thanks!!

BEST REVIEW EVER! LEARN FROM THIS GUY PEEPS!