SeeD419's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Eternal Frost (instrumental)]

Ugh

Whoever decided that the backspace key should be a hotkey for "back" in the browser should be killed. Gotta retype my review :(

The song sounds like it could use a bit better EQing, but other than that it musically worked very well.

As far as effort goes though, your effort is certainly noted. It obviously shows that you put a lot of time into this and I think the end product is rather good.

I can see a few points in the song where it didn't really flow as well as I would have wished it did, and also a few parts where it just seemed like treble overkill and wasn't really pleasant to listen to.

I think you could clean it up a bit with some more mixing and it would be a lot better, either that or invest in some better recording equipment.

Overall it's an alright song though.

-RRC-

Twone responds:

I recently got Protools so future works can be edited more cleanly. I've noticed comments about flow of the song, so that's going to be noted for future works.

Thanks so much!

[Prepare 2 Launch]

Nice

Impressive as usual Mobius. I turned this on and started playing a game, like 5 minutes later I'm thinking, "good god how long is this song?" lol. Just over 6 minutes. Very nice.

Seems kinda like the same style as flash frozen, although I must admit I do like flash frozen a bit better. Smooth and calm, yet upbeat at the same time. You do it well, lol. This one does sound a bit more trance and less dnb. I think you should do more dnb personally. You're really good at it.

The intro to this one was really calm sounding and was done really well. The percussion around 1:38 was perfect. It hit really hard but kept the calm atmosphere going at the same time. To be honest, I was playing Minecraft listening to this, and when you walk the guy walks exactly to that beat, it was actually kinda funny.

My only real gripe with this song is the crazy sounds at 2:30. Whatever crazy synth that is, I didn't care for. It just kinda sounded like it didn't belong in such a calm song really. The more calm electronic noises there were good however.

Other than that a good song though. Keep up the great work. 5/5 9/10 Downloaded.

-RRC-

MobiusIII responds:

Hey thanks for the in-depth review - always count on you man! I agree, DnB is definitely my style of choice, I'm still learning though. We'll see what the new year brings!

[Decay Girl (rough take)]

meh

Well the concept is good and the song certainly has potential, but it just doesn't seem like there's much effort behind it to make it happen. It sounds like you just said, "okay lets do this" and recorded one take and that's it.

If you want something to sound good you have to practice it and have an idea of how it's going to go. The lyrics seem good, and your signing style I like as well, but you did mess up on pitch a few times.

The few parts where you just strummed the guitar like crazy doesn't sound professional at all. If you're going for a palm mute than do a palm mute but don't just strum insanely like that it sounds awful.

I guess I'm being harsh on this considering it's a rough take, but I'm trying to be helpful. There were a few points in the song where it sounded really good, but you need to clean it up for sure. Taking out the first :20 couldn't hurt either, either that or reworking it.

The mic doesn't sound terrible, but it's not great either. You could probably invest in a better one, either that or do a couple test takes to make sure your mic is positioned in the best place.

Not a bad song overall, it has a lot of potential, you just need to make it happen.

-RRC-

Sawdust responds:

Thanks man! I'll gladly work on this.

[Fine, Be Like That]

Nice

Not a bad tune, actually quite soothing. It's pretty long and I'm glad it changes so it doesn't get stale. The main melody is a tad repetitive, but I see what you were going for and I think you pulled it off. The main synth melody is great. Sounds happy and careless.

The change around 3:15 was warranted, as something needed to happen, and I liked that part quite a bit. I think it picked up the pace of the song quite well while remaining a happy and pleasant beat.

4:07 was the best by far. You timed it perfectly, and it sounded great. Not sure why you cut out the synth from 4:24-4:30 though, that to me just sounded a bit weird and uncalled for. It didn't seem in time with anything else, so I personally would have let it play out for a while longer.

The ending was great...pretty much perfect. Funny song name too, lol. Good work with this, keep it up.

-RRC-

thatbennyguy responds:

Hey SeeD, thanx muchly for the great review.

Repetition has never been my strong point. So instead of trying to eliminate repetition entirely, I have attempted to use reiteration to my advantage. That's what most people pick up.

The pick up at 3:15 was in actuality a fortunate accident, for when I had realised that I had been more than 3 minutes into a song where no drums had played. It turned out to be a refreshing change, as you said.

I wanted that part at 4:07 to be very effective, so I gave 8 bars of straight drums to bring drama. I was thinking of making a whoosh, but that would seem cheesy and probably ruin the song's vibe. Something else which is curious is that I was using a built-in plugin called HardCore for the main synth, which brings on its unique quality. However, this was only the trial version, so it regularly cut out of the mix (unfortunately). So perhaps when I get more funds I may at least get nicer drums first :3

Thank you for all your constructive criticism. You are really helpful and personally an amazing guy. We should totally hang out sometime. I'm free on Thursday?

Benjamin

(Oh, and thx for the complement on the name. I wasn't sure whether or not it would go with the song, but I went with it.)

[TranceJump (Metal Guitar Dub)]

Meh

It's okay but I don't think it either worked or was mixed well. The idea is interesting though. The guitar part sounds good, and so does the electronic beat, but I don't think they really blend as well as I'd like them to.

I think it would have went better if the guitar sounded differently or if the guitar was generated electronically, but I've never been a big fan of guitars in electronic music personally. To me it just never seems to sound right. Daft punk pulled it off once, but 90% of the time I hear it, it doesn't work in my opinion. So I commend you on your efforts.

The electronic track is good though...the only think I could think of is maybe to turn down the electronic track a bit so it blends better - but even then...I dunno. A few parts it sounded like it went well...just not my cup of tea really. Keep at it though.

-RRC-

MobiusIII responds:

Thanks for the review! I guess i should have made it clear, but I did nothing to make this track. My friend dl'd Trancejump and played his guitar over it. I agree, the sound can be hit or miss for some - but I wanted to share!

[.:The Turkish Tango:.]

Sorry

Sorry but this one really isn't for me at all. The drums sound really weak to me and the main melody seems repetitive and doesn't sound very pleasant to me. There were some good elements of the song, but I don't think it was mixed very well. The bass seemed distant from the melody and the drums had a very generic sound.

Like you said, 'hard for the ears', exactly. It's that coupled with the fact that it didn't really seem to change much throughout the song, or not enough to seem like it was getting anywhere to me.

There was some good percussion elements here, but I just don't think your focus was in the right place for this.

I might be able to see this is some old NES game, as it does sound a bit 8-bit appropriate somehow. Not my favorite, but keep it up.

-RRC-

camoshark responds:

Thanks for the review!

It's ok, I didn't ask anyone to like it, I just asked for criticism!
I know the flaws of the song, such as lack of EQing, and progression problems, but I didn't feel it would be right to change it, considering it was made for my friend who told me it was exactly what he wanted.

I'll still take note of your review for future pieces, wich hpefully will be a little less modal, for your own enjoyement.

Cheers,
Samuel Hébert

[scourge]

Not bad

Not a bad song at all, the lyrics are good, as well as the mood you tried to set - I think you did a good job of it. It's a pretty long song too which is nice, it shows you actually put effort into it.

I can hear the queens of the stone age influences in here which is cool too.

I've had this song playing for like 20 minutes and it seems pretty bearable. I'm not sick of it yet, just been jammin out playin a game and it sounds good man.

Only thing I noticed is that I think you could have beefed up the percussion a bit. I think that would sound a bit better.

Keep up the great work.

-RRC-

horsebugger responds:

hey thanks for the review....yeah the drums were made on the computer so thats why there a bit flat.

cheers!!

[A Moment's Respite]

Beautiful piece

Once again, this piece should be integrated into Minecraft. I started this song, and I've been playing for at least 20 minutes without even realizing that this song was still playing. It's so peaceful and calming that it's just perfect for a game, especially like the one I'm playing.

The soft volume wasn't an issue for me at all, it just made the melody more soothing.

Dude...I just did it AGAIN. I started facebooking and another 10 minutes went by. I swear, I could just have this song playing all day long it's just so beautiful and not obnoxious in any way. 10/10 just for the sake of me listening to this and not getting tired of it for a half hour.

Keep up the amazing work.

-RRC-

whitesymphonia responds:

haha, I personally hate listening to my own compositions, not because i hate them, but it makes me feel so self-centered. :D I still haven't played minecraft :(. Nice to know someone loves to listen to it. xD