Will's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Dusty Old Consoles [8bit]]

Great melody, but a bit muddy

First of all, it's a great arrangement and the tune is insanely catchy. However, just because it's retro doesn't mean you can't mix a little! All of the sounds are clashing together into a huge mess of noise, which doesn't sit well on the ears and distracts from the rest of the song. Give it a little volume mixing and especially focus on panning some sounds away from the central point.

5/5, 8/10

TakeTheBait responds:

Thanks for the review, Stupor. As of 1/26/10 I remastered the track and it sounded much better. Panning is something that I didn't do however, it's a great idea and can really make an 8bit track, thanks for the suggestion I'll be sure to use it in future songs or maybe even revisit this one!

[Mud Step (W.I.P.)]

Great dub

The selling point of dubstep is the bass - rich, growly, and distorted with the LFO going wild throughout the song. That, plus some half-time electronic drums and a few effects will make a dubstep song, though creativity won't hurt either :P

Here's a great example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK QUVhiri_k
(takeoutspace)

Quarl responds:

Thanks sir! :)

[Kw- Ring Of The Ignus]

Funky, Lounge-y feel

You captured the funk-house genre pretty well, in my opinion. The marimba-esque synth worked perfectly with the song, and the others added to the experience. The drums were good, but the synths almost completely drowned them out at many points. Other than that, nice work!

nightsurfermusic responds:

Yeah, the synths were very fairly drowned out, I noticed. However, I do like it how it is. :D

Thanks for the comments!

[Rig - VOT FIVE]

Let's see here.

- Four-on-the-floor beat
- Tiny, hollow synth riff
- Sample hell
- Sped up ad nauseum

If this doesn't define the bulk of the Audio Portal, I don't know what does. Good Job

Rig responds:

y thak u

[Solus- Nameless]

Very nice listen

I like the simplicity in this one. The light snares would sound weird in any other song, but here they seem to fit in place with the mix here. The song is dark and ambient, which i like, plus it has a bit of melody to avoid that brick-laid-on-keys sound that many ambient songs here sport. Great song!

Would you mind checking out one or two of mine? Thanks!

SolusLunes responds:

BRICK ON KEYSMATRON GOGOGOGOGOGO

[Rucklo & Guzzi - Deeper Again]

That was awesome!

You are both very talented artists, the lyrics were creative and well sung (more than I can say for most NG raps)! The mastering and beat were great as well.

Rucklo responds:

glad ya like it man!! :D

[Broken Future]

888 downloads

Interesting coincidence... I almost hate to download and make it 889! Great song, though love the percussive synths.

kirja100 responds:

THX!

[Hopeku - Crazy Illness]

Absolutely Outstanding

This is a good example of a song that can pull off many measures of repetition without ever getting boring. How much was the mastering job?

hopeku responds:

Only 30 bucks!

Worth the shot!

Thanks!

[~DT~ 8-Bit Upgraded (Raw)]

Fun and Intense

The arpeggiated synth and the bass sound pretty cool. The only thing I have to complain about is the lack of mastering - all it takes is a little master compression! I guess that's what the "(Raw)" part is for. Good job on the song!

DeatHTaX responds:

Thanks. Yeah, I just put the raw part up so i could get some feedback on how i should maybe master the track, or things to take out/add in. But hey, thanks for your review. I really appreciate it.

[Hardcore, thats right]

Fun to listen to!

Like the others have said, it's catchy catchy catchy! The progression was captivating, and the synth was airy but not too squeaky in tone. The drums were good; only complaint there is that there was only one drum-fill. I gotta say, your little voice parts in 2:11 and 3:54 were kinda cool! There are some artists who wouldn't have the guts to put their own voice into their work (myself included :P).

I kind of feel weird asking this, but why don't you go take a quick look at my page? That would be very nice of you :)

Anyway, Nice Job!

DeejayDeeZ responds:

Thank you very much for your review.

And since you wrote that awesome review, I will take a look at your page right away :D

-Deejay DeeZ