sonicExplorer's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Vicious Circle]

Good start!

The quality is a little low and the solo lead part sometimes blends into its backgrounds. The finale has too much stuffed into one small space. The beat is solid, the backgrounds are good if a little repetitive. The drive is the strongest part of the song- it has that feeling of going, going, going, being unstoppable if you know what I mean. A solid work but could use some improvement- I'm looking forward to a resubmission!

thesystemisdownagain responds:

Thanks
for some reason i haven't been able to figure out how to make sure the mix comes out right, because it sounds fine in the original file, but whatever

[Destiny [HD]]

Good- But Needs Depth.

There needs to be more dynamic contrast and more 'build' in emotion or intensity. Right now its a cool track, but adding a new layer of depth will make it truly great.

highdrake responds:

Thanks!

[Osila's Memory's]

Pretty Solid... Yet fluffy.

Pretty cool idea. I especially like the sort of piano solo near 1:20. Great beat and good background- only recommendation is a more gradual fade out near the end.

Jnr1114 responds:

I agree fully. It sounded good in FL Studio but on here, it doesn't. I must have made a mistake before I rendered it.
Thank for the review!

-JNR

[Chocolate ice + FLP]

Great, verging on fantastic.

Good riff, flowing, fitting background, and solid interesting beat. I personally like the slightly slower approach to trance. At times it feels like the lead synth is a little too loud, but other than that, the song is really quite great.

hanorotu responds:

Thanks man, I might turn down the volume on the lead and reupload some other time.

[Insane Awesomeness Of Purity]

Music quality good. Sound quality poor.

That synth you're using has a distortion that just crushes the loop. Better the instrument and you'll probably see higher ratings.

codeb1219 responds:

I appreciate the review. I'm still exploring the instruments. Give me some time, I'm sure I can improve it.

[Redwood's Furnace]

Oh Snap

This is probably the most unexpected thing that I absolutely love on NG. Love everything about this song, sick trumpet, awesome little fx here and there that just help the song explode into awesomeness. I honestly want to go write some funk now! Thanks! I got through half the song before downloading.

SHADOWFOX2 responds:

Glad you liiiiiike :]
I agree that mute trumpet was truly one of a kind and fit perfectly to what I had
Like Sunspot, it had to have one too I guess for a similar taste, but enough to tell 'em apart.
As far as awesome little things that happen, I think the little violins would have to be my favorite
Even now, the panning plucks get me every time

Thanks for the love :]
Go write that funk yo

[Blue Sunshine(757irish Remix)]

My Kind of Music

I love the mesh of the different synths and the guitarish instrument. The beat and effects are incredibly solid and fit very well. More please!

757irish responds:

Thats how i feel. Ive been really getting into guitar synths since i heard rivers flow in you by Lumin8. Its so catchy. Thanks for the review :)

[Incite (demo)]

Build the Middle

You have a good intro and a chorus part- the part after the intro. Just grab another 'chorus,' stick it on the end of the song, and build another 'verse' in between the two choruses. Then make a little finale with a key change or guitar solo. That's my suggestion.

skull-x1 responds:

thanks for the info. ill edit it and put a new version tomorrow

[Rise above the Risen]

Really Cool

The idea is great and the execution is excellent. I especially like the zoom SFX and how it builds on the beat. The only improvement I can think of is maybe slipping some ambient backgrounds below the song.

Feninja responds:

I had the same thought. and the SFX going with the music made the song flow that much more. Right now I'm trying to find a band to do a live recording of this song.

[=RetroGamer=]

What a coincidence- Give Up=one of my fave albums

Wow, this song is probably the best "given up" songs I've heard. I sure wouldn't have guessed that you didn't get where you were going. I thought the chord changes were awesome along with the melody- just awesome enough to last the 4 minutes. I think one to five "game overs" would have been enough at the end though :P

Daydream-Anatomy responds:

I couldn't even here teh kick or the hi hat in the first mp3 I made of it, I figured out it was cuz when I imported it to my audio editing program it was raping it's sample rate.

I spent 3-5 hours compressing and mastering to try to get it to sound good, cuz I knew it should, then I listened to it before importing and was like, wow, it's way betterO.o

I'm uploading the final version in about 20 minutes:3 but if I hadn't figured that out, I would've probably deleted this, and never reworked it.

Also the multiple gameover's is supposed to be piss annoying, cuz it's frustrating getting one:p

Thank you^^