XTREEMMAK's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Hopeful Hoping]

Hmmm....

I didn't hear the last two so I dont know, but overall I'm not really impressed. Not sure what it's for either. In general, the entire track is just lacking in aspect of depth. The piano was acting a little weird to me too. At one point I heard convolution reverb and then the dry signal overpowered it mid way through the song (wtf?!? lol). I was though a good idea to put reverb on that piano, but as uninteresting as it is, you're gonna have to put some more. Probably to the point where you're listening to it on the Grand Canyon lol.

Next was everything else. Dont know what you were aiming for with those instruments.... they were there I can tell you that much....other than that to me they just didn't fit in the mix or have a need to be there. They didn't compliment the song I guess is the general theme I'm trying to get here (lol).

Last was the sequencing of the piano. I'm pretty sure you have the piano in MIDI ( or at least I hope you do) because it needs to be quantized bad at some points. Though remember, when you quantize, remember on some points (advance use as some people dont seem to understand this concept really well) create rhythmic errors to prevent the recording sounding so machine like (after quantize).

I hope something helps here. Dont give up!

DDgeek84 responds:

Pssssttt..... I'm using garageband, as in I'm only using my alphebetical keyboard to play the song, meaning it's going to sound mechanical. As for quantize... I have no clue what you're talking about.... I mean I really hav no clue. You're gonna have to explain that one to me. Aaaannnddd... I didn't really know what else to add... give me some suggestions, and mebbe I'll change it, if I can.

[Jump UP!]

Jumpin!

I'm Jumpin damn it! HA HA lol. You can call me the Easter Bunny in a second lol. Seriously though, this is nice especially the intro :D. Nice mix, nice take, nice theme, nice direction up until 1:14 which is where the repetitive nature came in (lucky bastard that's where it ends lmao).

Well done!

Chaoticstyle responds:

TY tell ur friends XDXD....ty mang

[Afx Rinse 33]

DUDE WTF!

That intro was two damn loud! After that, it sounds ok but the mix is just...bleh! Song wise it's interesting.

Cant give it anything higher because of the mix inconstancy. God it hurts just listening to it low.... sorry dude.

Drumbouncer responds:

srry man, didnt even realize it was that loud, i was trying to simulate an annoying afx kind of glitch

["Shifting Sands"]

RETRO!

Great job! The main thing I dont like though is that swish thing every 4th measure. It get's a little annoying and I know you were aiming for the desert wind effect but I think it's just too overdone in the production to the point where it becomes unnecessary. I also think you could have did something else different the second time around so it sounds less repetitive like a bridge or added channel or something.

Overall though, nice classic feel! Brings back the good ol days when you can actually play one game 50 or so times and not get bored :)

OmegaManZX responds:

Yeah... I guess I did overdo it. I think I'll revisit this one later and make it a lot less repetitive and alter the swish a bit.

Thank you!

[_/Goodbye, My Friend\_]

Hmm

I like it, but I just think a few patches need to be changed. Like I'm not entirely feeling the organ. At first I wasn't the bells that pick up at about 1:13 but they grew on me. It would help to add another mode transition or two though to keep it from being repetitive or if you wanted to stay in the pocket like I'm guessing you wanted, then I'd add some pads in the background to sweeten it a bit. Some sound scaping in the background with some ambient effects sound like it would help as well.

Overall, good job! Like the mix too :D

ShootingStar responds:

Thanks! I might make a "mix" of this with all the feedback!

ShootingStar

[_/Reavea\_ (demo)]

Heh heh :)

Really cool intro man! But what happened in the middle? Feels as if the energy just dropped for a sec. I know you were going for that good ol eq sweep effect, but it just felt like at times it's happening to much. Sound scape ending was nice though :)

Overall, nice work :)

ShootingStar responds:

Thanks!!!The middle was supposed to be a little energy less for a "cool-down"

ShootingStar

[Never Easy]

Nice :)

See I don't know too much about death metal, but I do know I liked what I heard. For the most part, everything sounds clean. The drums did sound a tad bit over compressed in my opinion and think the snare deserved a different sound than what was given, but overall, it was a satisfying 1:09 of my time.

Good track, nice performance.
Also, check out my first submit and send a review my way if ya please: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/liste n/175670

Dimoria responds:

Ok , I'll try to fix something asap.
Still thanks :)

[DXM - Q20-2]

Nice

It's a nice track. Unlike some tracks here, this actually goes somewhere. Not particularly a fan of the main synth and I recognize that break beat *ha ha*, but the arrangement was well done, and it had energy. If anything I probably would have added some more pads towards the end to make it a bit bigger and maybe advance the rhythm a bit more on the end to keep the rhythm from being so static.

Great track, well done :).
Also, do me a favor and send a review my way at my first audio submission: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/liste n/175670

tijnn responds:

Thanks for the review, it's really helpfull, and ofcourse your recognize that beat, it's the most used beat in the world, the amen break :P

anyways, i'll try to use your tips in improving this song with mastering etc.

[Creating A Song .:GX:.]

meh

I agree about the clap comment and it does get a tad repetitive after a while. The track does have potential though. I like the dream synth if anything else though. Bigger rhythm would have sounded kinda nice on this track too. Sounds like the drum track is too far in the back or too layed back.

Nice track, just think the arrangement needs to be reworked and the mix tightened a bit.

MangalovverGX responds:

thanks for the advice!! i'll be sure to work on that....
i know its' the same melodie over and over again.... i'll try to get different types of melodies in my other songs

[ExtraD]

Interesting little track

It didn't go anywhere much, but then again it didn't have to. IMO, it did what it was supposed to do. I would have been more interesting if it were longer and additional change ups were done. I like what you did around 1:17.

Overall, nice groove.
With that, check my first out: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/liste n/175670

DESHIEL responds:

I'm not even skilled in composing. And like i replyed before.. i posses a lack of ideas :(