kevs91's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The People's Anthem]

The People's Anthem.

First off, the title is very fitting, this does indeed seem alot like an anthem of sorts. So good job in nailing down whatever idea you were focusing on for this.

The very beggining wasn't great-the synth kept the beat but the melody was very simplistic and the sound itself wasn't great.
The entire first part has the same problems-very simple sounding, not great layering, and a lacking melody.
Thankfully, the later parts add tons of sounds that fit, and at its best this song is very good. I'm not so sure it works as much as an opening, because the begginging does leave a sour taste in my mouth (ear?) but I'd have to hear the whole 'album' as a whole before passing judgement on that.

Despite the iffy beggining, and the very end which isn't much better, this song does have its high points, and those points are very good. So good job overall on this track.

If you have the time, I'd love it if you listened to/reviewed my newest song, "Enjoy Your Stay". Thanks.
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/view.php?id=1450070

himenow responds:

Thanks for the review, one of the most helpful I ever got :)
I know it wasn't the best sounding, but it's not my worst either >.>
I'm still a beginner at all this computer-music creating. It takes a long time to fiddle and create a good melody, and time is something I rarely have.
I'm good at creating melodies and things on the piano, but I rarely remember them.
The tracks to the album are spread out on my page. There are 9 tracks so far, and another track is in the making.
I'll try to make this one one of my best.

And I'll gladly check our your songs :)

[Greek Fire]

Greek Fire...

I hate to give a bad review, especially if this is your first attempt at a genre, but I really didn't enjoy listening to this.
Here's why:
Mostly, because it felt slapped together. You have a bunch of different synth sounds, all making seemingly random melodies, thrown in and out at apparently random times. You've got a bit of wierd off-tempo things going on at times, and the bass goes in and out at pretty wierd spots.
What made this problem worse was that I really didn't like any of the sounds, except maybe the bass. I don't know what you're working with here, but really spend alot of time playing with whatever software you've got to try to produce sounds that you enjoy alot and know other people will enjoy. If you did that with this, then ignore that last bit and I'll just leave it at I didn't find the sounds at all to my liking.
Really, I just need to stress spending time on making these things and listening to them over and over again until you think they're as perfect as you can make them. Because while I obviously have no idea how long you spent on this, it really seems as though you didn't put much time or effort into this at at. It's a pretty short loop, and it has no cohesiveness at all.

So keep working on this, and I'm sure you'll do better in the future. Not trying to seem mean here, but was this an april fool's joke? Listening to some of your older stuff, its all at least bit better than this. So if it's a joke, and I no have reason to feel terrible for asking, I'm sure your next one will be better.

Anyways, I'll assume this isn't a joke, and just say that I hope you keep working at making songs and I hope you improve.
If you have the time, would you check out my most recent song, "Finding the Pulse"?
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/view.php?id=1450070
I would really appreciate a listen and a review, thanks.

Hazard-Rush-Studios responds:

No, this wasn't a joke, more of a coincidence, but you were correct; I only spent roughly 20 minutes on this.

[Tears of an Angel (loop)]

Heh, give yourself some credit....

...seriously. This isn't nearly as bad as you had led me to believe by your comments. I found it to be really, really catchy and I enjoyed the sounds throughout, especially considering that you made it in about thirty minutes. I know that I could never make something this listenable in such a short amount of time, so you must be pretty good at whatever you do to make this. The bass, while generic, really elevated the song's feel. All the synths wove together very well. The percussion was pretty "meh" however; it didn't really go great with the other sounds and it was sorta annoying at some parts. This problem wasn't an issue when the bass was going and the other synth sounds distracted the attention away from it, but I found if I intentionally focused on the percussion I didn't like the loop as much. So you could improve on that, I guess, if you wanted to continue work on it.

Still, a very good short loop, good job.

If you have the time, could you listen/review my newest track, Finding the Pulse? It lost alot of volume on the conversion to .mp3, so you might have to turn it up to, you know, hear it :). http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/view.php?id=1450070
Thanks.

[Chiron- Four times Perfection]

Four times Perfection

nice of you to make a song for your dad.

and an appropriate birthday song, too. obviously very trancy. i loved the background noise, and the sparseness of the beat. the clap, especially, came in at just the right point. very good rhythm. i didn't love the main synth, it was a bit... boring?, but the melody was good. and the sounds you add later in the song to augment that do their purpose well.

a very, very soothing track. maybe not as long as it could have been, but very well put together, almost gossamer sounding.

so great job.

BMC-Audio responds:

wow, thanks alot dude. i didnt expect to get this much positive feedback. i tried to give it a Royksopp feel, cus that sounds really cheerful to me, just soft, easy electronic. I agree the synths were pretty basic, (besides the arpegio, i thought that was pretty awesome! ) i didnt spend too much time picking them out. thanks again, i apreciate it!

[carnaval charMS (Mellow song)]

Carnaval charMS.

So I started listening to this, and I have to admit, I didn't want to like it. I hate carnivals, and mellow songs are usually boring and too peppy for my musical tastes. But this really was very well put together, with some very good sounds, some great subtleish changes throughout. The synths were very well done.

Still, it was peppy, and maybe a bit too melodic for my taste. But even if its not my favorite song, I can tell a ton of effort went into making a very nice piece. So good job, keep it up.

Music-story responds:

You don't like mellow songs? Well they are good once in a while. That goes the same for all other types of songs. I guess I made you like it a bit. Thanks for review and vote. Bye for now.

[:Night Light:]

:Night Light:

Wow, this is a really good song, although it is way too short.

I loved how distorted the beats sounded, it really gave this song a different feel than most techno. I also liked the stereo effect on the main background synth, the way it used both sides of the speakers. It was really cool. Then the main riff synth sounds really cool, and when it, the beat, and the background synth are all going together, even if it is a brief time, it sounds really cool and the pounding bass drum only helps the sound.
This really doesn't sound like most generic techno, it's heavier than the run-of-the mill stuff. The title really fits it for this reason. It reminds me of music that would be going on in a movie or t.v where a character is riding a motorcycle out in the city at night. Lotsa black leather and stuff too. But that could just be me :O.

I would have liked to see additional length and complexity, 'cos it would have been interesting to see where this would go if the song was maybe twice the length it is now.
Still, I'll give you a pass on that 'cos it seems like you were working on two songs at once, and 'cos this song, however short it lasts, is really, really good.

So keep it up.

[Default Song]

Default Song

The beggining sounded like you were dialing a telephone in front of a fan. It was boring, and annoying. I'm not trying to be mean, but listen to it for yourself before submitting it. Then, it changes sort of randomly and you've got an ok sounding synth that's just looped and sped up and down. Then there's a new sound. And it starts over.

Not really a composition that screams "I spent a week on this". It seems like you're new at this, so try spending time learning and experimenting. Above all else, put some real effort into your submissions, and they'll turn out ok.

If you have the time, could you listen to my new song, "Beliefs Breaking Away"? I'd really appreciate a review. http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/view.php?id=1450070

an1ma7ion responds:

don't put a link on one of my audios again!

[Up Step!]

Up Step!

This is a good song--its just evident that you only spent 30 minutes on it. Work could have been done, especially, on mixing. I liked the piano, and with the beat it was pretty good. Its just that it was very repetative, and that wouldn't have bothered me because you wrote a pretty complex guitar riff that could've diverted my attention from that. But because you left the beat and especially piano so loud during the guitar part, it was hard to ignore what should've been the background. Also, the song was pretty short, and it didn't have any real depth. There was nothing, on the second listen through, that I could pick up happening behind the beat, piano, and guitar.

Still, I did like the beat and the piano. The guitar was a bit screetchy, but it was still pretty good sounding. I also liked the end, how the piano just kinda wandered towards the finish of the song.

So overall, this is, what you said, a nice rock song that you only made in half an hour. I would be interested in hearing an extended version with more depth and work on mixing. So good job.

If you have the time, could you listen to my newest song, "Beliefs Breaking Away"? I'd really appreciate a listen and a review.
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/view.php?id=1450070&sub=758
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[little peace--]

Hehe,

Alright, it was short. You know that already.

It was very, erm, peaceful. The background sounds were all very cohesive and the sweeping key change in the pad (?) was done very well.
The voice fit the other sounds perfectly, and the echoing (?) or backup voice made it very soothing.

So good job, and I'll certainly check out the finished project.

If you have the time, could you listen/review my latest track?
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/view.php?id=1450070
I'd appreciate it, thanks.

heather-lanham responds:

sure! I'll check out your music.
thank you for the review! ^^

[Bloody Chords]

Hmm..

The beat itself seems a little fast for its own good. I know you're making drum and bass, but the beat you constructed doesn't seem to lend itself so well to a fast tempo.

The major issue I noticed was when you would have these pretty random pauses in the beat. They seemed sorta random, and they were very clumsy and not very good sounding. And the sort of breakdown thing at one point is very short and seems pointless, then its back to the main repetative beat with O.K. background noise and those awful pauses.

When you've submitted two tracks yesterday, and already one today, it makes it seem as though you're not putting much effort into these. And it really sounds like it, too.

Try to spend some time on these. No one is perfect, but really listen to your stuff over and over again before submitting. Make sure its the best you can do.

I know this seems like a really negative review, but it wasn't a really terrible song. The beat wasn't great, but aside from the random pauses it was pretty energetic and cool sounding. The background noise was pretty awesome too.

So keep trying, especially since you're pretty new.

If you have the time, could you listen/review my newest track?
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/view.php?id=1450070&sub=751
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I'd appreciate it, thanks.

DrRalf responds:

Hi kevs and thanks for a very fair review.
The beat tempo: I had exaaactly the same in mind, but now I got confirmation from a respected guy so I'm sure about the speed being too fast lol.
The pauses: I actually liked them :( matter of taste here I think..
More time: as true as 1 + 1 = 2 I've always had this problem.. Aalways start new stuff when my previous stuff is FAR from ready, it's a NASTY habit I gotta change indeed. Im thinking of getting my account deleted and making a new one because I ruined it with all the bad snippets while I can really do much better when it comes to producing full tracks.
I'll have a look at your song tomorrow,
greets

-- Ralf