ganon95's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Summertime]

somehow this reminds me of some modern pop songs, but that's probably just me.

one thing i think could improve this song is to add another layer on top of the main melody to help compliment it.

also, your drum kick is pretty bass-y which is good but in this case i feel like it overpowers everything else a bit, including your bass. you should definitely try to up the power of your bass or maybe add in another bass layer.

overall, its not bad, the first transition made me think it would drop into an epic beat but it has a short slower part right before before it drops the beat.

Chliz responds:

Thanks for the feedback! I will EQ my kicks next time

[Settle it IN SMASH]

very nice! I'm a huge smash fans so i like hearing remixes :P

+5 overall remix quality is pretty good, feels like a slow DNB/hardstyle song to me and i like that. the drums work well and the bass is nice and thumping.

+3 your showing good originality compared to most remixes. you blended the original with yuor own stuff to make an awesome beat.

-1 sound quality feels like it could have been mastered a little better in a few areas, the trumpets are a little loud compared to the other instruments. I also feel you could get a little more power out of that kick.

+1 it's smash bros, you get a point for that :P

overall i do like it, it flows well and the instrument choice is very good, however there is always room for improvement.

5+3-1+1 = 8/10 / 4/5

CeeeX responds:

Thanks for the feed!

[Vestige]

not bad! a few things:

1 - this song gets a bit repetitive and feels like you have one long sequence that keeps repeating, try variating instruments a bit to make it feel fresh.

2 - your instruments feel a bit too "preset-ish" mainly that piano you used. you can find some great free VSTs online i recommend checking that out.

3 - i do like your use of slides, especially at 2:37, that was a nice touch.

overall ill give this a 4/5 :)

Lethal-Input responds:

Thanks for the review! I made all of the synths myself on Sylenth. The piano I use is the one that comes with FL with a bit of added reverb. I've gotten so used to it that it sounds fine to me, and it's a;ways been a bit awakening whenever someone mentions how fake the piano sounds. Any free piano plugins that you know of?

[~Delta~ Realism (Loop)]

love it! my only suggestion would be to add more of that awesome bass thumping starting at 0:31.

aliaspharow responds:

Why thank you kind sir! I'm definitly gonna have that bass get more use later in the song

[Lonely Places]

not bad!

i like this one alot better then your other song "ladybug" the two instruments flow together nicely...makes me think of someone sitting inside an old mansion while its raining outside

nicholasmetts responds:

Thanks for the review! Yeah I didnt expect ladybugs to go really well. I just started going to school at the University of Southern Mississippi, and I play in several classical saxophone ensembles. I really want to do a lot more work with saxophone quartets. Although, its seems like there arent very good sound samples for classical saxophone. At least not in finale. And I felt like moving on to something else so I ended up rushing the ending. Thanks for listening! I'm really glad you liked this piece because I put a lot more effort into it.

[Ladybugs]

its decent

its not the worst song ive heard but its not the best, certainly deserving a slightly higher score then what it had.

i would suggest adding in some piano and violin parts to add some variety.

and by the way, everyone on the site gets 0-votes on their music, i have nearly 300 fans and i still get bombed, don't let it discourage you

nicholasmetts responds:

Thank you for the review!

[BitTrippy]

BIT.TRIP FTW!

glad I inspired you to make something :)

I can definitely hear a little BIT.TRIP in this, though it lacks an overall "chiptune" type feeling that BIT.TRIP is known for...I do admit my remixes also lack that overall chiptune feeling

I really like that sudden drum beat at 1:58, nice and strong beat :P

That bass at 2:52 reminds me of exploration in CORE

Tydusis responds:

Wow, I wasn't expecting anyone like you, much less the inspiration, to visit my small, dark corner. This has got to be one of the most constructive reviews I've received. Thank you.

[Re-Collect - Venus]

sweet!

i really like how well integrated the drums are into the tune! sounds great!

pichuscute0 responds:

Thanks alot man :D Glad you like it

[~|| Massive Burden]

nice!

This really reminds me of the music in LOZ ocaraina of time at the beginning. then it gets into some kind of epic music track

One thing though, a few of your instruments are kinda loud, might wanna put this on an mp3 player and listen to it at high volume, i find that helps me keep volume under control

T-Free responds:

Thanks for the suggestion, Mike!
Will do that with my new headphones and balance the volumes a bit more. Great I didn't fail at trying classical again. :)

[Aces High solo cover :3]

hm...

I wouldn't necessarily classify this as ambient, its more along the lines of misc.

very cool sound you got here, im digging that reverb.

though i think you should have had the part at 0:16 as the intro instead of what you have

not bad :)

Sevkat responds:

AMBIENT!