sumguy720's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[El Segundo Paso]

Great job

This is a nice track, I like the song. It's not quite as high octane as I am used to for techno which is simultaneously a good thing and a bad thing. Did you use garage band to make this? I think I recognize a number of loops from there, but they were used well. I can tell you've been mixing for a while.

I think maybe if you added something else to make the song pop out more, give it more depth, you'd have a way more successful song here. (The ending is kind of abrupt as well).

Quite an original piece of work, doesn't get boring, great job.

MrSandwich responds:

Thanks, and yes I used some modified garageband loop tracks.

[Pokemon Crystal Suicune Battle]

This is pretty good!

I like it, I'm not sure really what the original sounds like, so I have no reference to what you started with, but I like it. It's good for a midi track.

DeltaPhoenix responds:

Well, this is not THE Midi, but a remix based on it. i send the original if you want.

[1st Loop [Perverkam Mix]]

Pretty good

This loop seems pretty good-- As an ambient piece I think it grabs too much attention albeit the sound isn't bad. One of the things that took me out of it the most was the drums, they seemed cut away from the strings in the beginning, like two songs had been spliced together.
The fade in/fade out loop style is sort of a cop out (I think) for actually making the music continuous.
Pretty good!

est1913 responds:

Cerri - thanks for the feed back....it's a work in progress...

est1913 - I appreciate the comment and compliment. I will take the fading and panning into consideration when making further tracks.

[Macrocosm Magic]

Nice!

I really like the rhythm this song has going throughout it. It makes a nice track, but I would classify it as more of an ambient piece than a techno piece, because it lacks a sort of punchyness that other techno songs I've heard somehow utilize.
So yeah, as an ambient piece this is really cool, I like it.

What program do you use?
I was just thinking about how this would almost work as a midi. But that would be some unnessecary work. It kind of has that midi feeling without the lower quality. It's like a high quality midi, which I think is what gives it the rhythm. Anyway....

MegaMac responds:

I used an assortment of loops and custom made loops in ACID. For other types of music I use Audacity, Cakewalk, and MIDI Maker along with direct recording with a PC mic, for I lack the equipment needed to implement my 4-Track (it has also lost its memory card). Quite soon I will upload some songs (some finished, some still in a beta type state) that are soundfont enhanced MIDIs I made from scratch. Thanks a lot for the comment!

[To the End of The World]

Awesome

This is really kicking! It reminds me a lot of Yanni's 'Santorini' in the mood it sets, and how it opens up. I really like how the lead guitars fit in with the other instruments without drowning them out or dominating the sound unnessecarily. The tunes are really catchy, and this song has a great texture. I think the only thing I could ask for is a little more suprising buildups-- or maybe that's not it, maybe just some contrasting elements that could highlight the strongest part of the piece, like maybe going back to the mood the song started with. I'm not really sure what I mean because I don't have the nesseccary expertise.
Great job!

cazok responds:

I know what you are referring to, but when I made this song I had no idea it would be such success. I didn't use time trying to perfect the build ups and all that thinking it wouldn't matter too much.

[Storms of Agony]

I really like it!

I think this is one of the best dance tracks I've heard in about six months-- if not longer! I like how the melody is sort of alwyas present throughout the song, not explicitly, but it all seems to point back to the original melody. Especially because it does so without becoming too reptitive or predictable-- but also it's predictable enough so one knows when one has to bust out dancing albeit they're surprised when they get there.
My favorite songs are those in which something is learned along the way. There is no better teacher than experience.

Shinrog responds:

Agreed...

[The Barren Desert (nearly Fin)]

I like the idea

It's pretty good, I think it would work well as background music, but it progresses really slowly for a song that's good to listen to by itself-- you know? It's good because it's not distracting, but that's also what makes it sort of bad. It's one of those weird schisms.
I like how it sounds - but again I feel like I want to skip parts to hear the next variations.

SkatingIsGenetic responds:

Oh...I see what the problem is.

But it's a dilemma, because I WANT it to progress slowly.

But I'm guessing the parts I have aren't...pulling people into the full song, just only certain parts.

I don't know how I'll be able to make that work...lol

I'll figure it out though.

But then again I like it this way, so this just might be a tribute to me.

I don't know, I'll see what happpens.

[Journey Of Colossus]

Really interesting!

I like the flavor of this piece, it starts of with a sort of hesitant feeling, and then opens up just at the right time.
I'd like to hear more of the main instruments though! It sounds a little muted, which would be fine without theclapping effect I guess that's what it is, I hear it everywhere and don't know what to call it.
Anyway, long story short, if the tunes were brightened a little, sharpened, I think it would sind really cool. Of course too much of ANYTHING will be going the wrong way anyway. 4/5

SkatingIsGenetic responds:

Ha ha, yeah, the claps I'm going to change.

I have way too much of it...

Again, I have to spend more time on the aspect of music that I suck at which is making the beat.

If I finish it, which I should, I'll PM you and let you know!

[Peacebeat [an instrumenta]

"HeXen"

This song reminds me of an old '98 first person puzzle action...shooter...mystery game.
I like it!

alternativesolution responds:

Lol, nice. Thanks for listening!