Darren-M's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Star of the County Drum]

HEY great song!

hey this is a great song, i like your pads, and i like your kick. vox pads were cool!

there are a few things i noticed. first off the main high perc. needs to be equalized a little bit, take the high end off it so much so its not the main focus so much. the song had good atmosphere but i felt the bass was lacking some... effect attitude, it was funky but i think the way it sounded around 1:50 was good. around 1:35 it was a little difficult to tell the lead from the from the pads.

the way it ended really had great atmosphere, definitely had some imagery going on

good work

Tigerfrog responds:

Thanks! This was actually my first time doing my own EQ and mastering, so I'll have to try lowering the high frequency of the drums, i agree they are too loud.

[[Melophobia g-R]]

electro?!?!?!

wow im happy to hear this song, this is different from your most recent stuff, its like a fusion between your old style and the new, i liked the drums in it, it almost felt like a psy/electro song to me, i liked the kick alot, it was really well mixed either that or it was a good sample, either way it was at just the right level, this was... a nice surprise from you, i keep up with you pretty well and i will say this has some elements i havent heard in a while

g-r4ve responds:

yeah man. Ive been listenin to alot of electro lately which is probly why it sounds electro-ish :P
With the vast amount of synths and sound effects, plus the hi-hats and ride cymbol playing on each beat -the kick just hit at the right volume.
Also this is the first song ive bothered mastering

[Waiting In SpAcE]

reverses and reverb

there wasnt much variety till the second half, i kinda did feel like i was just waiting until then, i also didnt like the reversed crash symbol or whatever it was for your build up.

now for the good, for your 6th song this is not bad, you seem to be moving along well, this sounds like fruity loops, no?, the reversed parts you made were really interesting, keep experimenting with reversed sounds, you seem to be good at it, and its not common that people use them.

good job , keep'em coming

carl565 responds:

thanks alot, i did use fruity loops. i like reversed sounds alot, i think i should take the reversed crash cymbol out, i didnt really like it myself.

[The Game!]

loops :(

hey man i use garage band alot too but im just not a fan of loops, but it doesnt change my opinion of this song which is, that you need some reverb on the drums, BUT this song works for your description, i can perfectly hear and see what you have imagined, it also makes me thing of a character select screen on some nba basketball game haha, it sounds like somethingthat would be in a video game

good work, try using the effects some, i really like reverb and flangers

karpot responds:

haha thanks for the feedback and I'll definitely keep that in mind next time!

[Ecuador]

interesting

this song was interesting, the midi sounds pretty raw , some eq or reverb would be good on the main treble part, i liked the bass synth on the off beats and i enjoyed the drum kit and its patterns alot

good work

BowserThedestructive responds:

no its made from MIDI the instruments are self made synths. also the drums are a special kind i made.

[.X. Starlight (RemixX)]

surprised

i was surprised to see this remix, i like this song, i liked the sequnce on the synth around 58s

i like making remixes too but the last one i did that was good i got in trouble for because i used a vox track before i knew the rules

XenoxX responds:

Lol thanks got to love the love philter And again thanks for the review.

[!! Sky Dive !!]

reverb at beginning

i loved that drum with the heavy reverb at the beginning, it kinda set the moode immedietly, this is pretty good, nice work

srzsmack responds:

thanks for the review.

[General Tso Aint Chicken]

pretty good but

i like the reverb on the snare, nice beat, liked the high hats too, i wasnt too fond of the piano , it needed something more, but the pattern was good and suited the song, this was...interesting

JPhillz responds:

thx, i thought the same as u whe it came to the piano, but at the time i was stmped as to what to put there, so it was basically just filler. i raly appreciate the love though. thx =]

[Face Goa--_--]

HEY

hey i know you, we chatted on myspace but anyway, i always love your music, i like the arp you used for the bass, that is one of my favorite uses for this style.

keep those songs comming boy! and lets hear some more vocoding in them! perhaps?

PERVOK responds:

I LIKE THAT IDEA :D

[Can You *PREVIEW*]

nice easy

this is nice and easy, i like the chords, and i like the piano and the phaser makes it really relaxing, i didnt like the attack on the chords though, a little to slow. i like the pad that comes in around 1:04

Bleek989 responds:

THX MAN
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