Trash-Man-1's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Wolf's Spirit]

Well, it sounds nice and full. I don't really like the genre, but it's nice stuff. Maybe take down the treble a bit to allow the bass to come through more. Also, the sudden drop off of release at about 1 min is a little too harsh IMO, maybe just add a reverb tail for that.

Good song. Definitely fitting of the genre.

[Evaluation License]

So far it seems pretty nice. First off, the intro seems to take a bit long to build up into the main song IMO. At about 1 min, there is a rough transition that could possibly be fixed by some percussion filling in the break you did. the soft section at 1:25 or so is a nice touch, but feels odd at first coming immediately after that previous part. Maybe there's a way to take a little bit out slowly to have the same effect, but not as rough as a transition.

I think overall, I would like to have heard a prominent melody in there. There is a melody, but it seems to want to blend in with the harmonies. It might be nice to break free a little more. At 3:45 the drums fall out of rhythm and it feels very out of place. You might want to change those up.

Ending was really abrupt.

A very relaxing feel, and definitely not bad for your first submission. I think the biggest thing would be the melody needing to become more prominent at least in some portions of the song, as it just blends in and while that is a nice relaxing feel, it should change that feel at least for a portion, so we don't get bored as listeners.

Keep up the good work.

Mixing overall is a little quiet, but that is my only issue. I think just a punch in overall volume would fix that.

ETRossier responds:

Thanks for the review! I think part of the problem at 1:25 is that the ambiance from the strings carries over, muddling the synth, which is maybe already too quiet.

Yeah, I could definitely use a bit more going on melodically. It'll help to get a midi controller set up so I can play around a little more.

Yeah, the ending was abrupt. I should probably do something more with that same synth I ended, and then let the ambiance sustain, maybe do something cool with an envelope.

As for the drums, I guess I'm just not hearing it get out of rhythm. I jump into a couple slow triplet but it slides right back in. Idk, I'll tweak it a bit, but I'm not sure I'm hearing it. I was kinda going for a jungle (the genre) solo kinda thing, but maybe I missed the mark.

I still have room to bump up the master volume, so I'll do that on my next render.

Again, thanks for the review! Super helpful!

[Rock Prophet]

Nice to hear some classic rock. Very nice sounding, and good guitar riffs going on. I suppose my only complaint is that there is a slight high end hiss, but the good news is that it's mostly drowned out when the song is moving.

Definitely is hitting the nail on the head for the classic rock vibe.

Great stuff.

Outro felt a little odd. Maybe a build up to that ending would help it not feel so sudden.

chertolet responds:

Thanks for the feedback.

a slight high end hiss - this is all from the work of the plug-in emulation of the magnetic tape, as if creating a vintage sound, the hiss can be removed completely.

glad you liked it !

[Let's Get Crackin']

Sorry, but that main sound is just.... Really really bad and I think I would rather listen to chalk board screeching while pigs are screaming, with wet dog farts in the background.

If you want a song to sound menacing, make sure everything is in tone first, and then go from there. A building cannot stand without a proper foundation, and the foundation of this song is very weak.

I would recommend to try again, but use a sound that has a solid tone.

Sorry if this is not the review you want to hear, but these are my honest thoughts when I heard this.

[Dirty Clothes]

The sounds used are interesting. So far I'm 45 seconds in though, and the song hasn't changed much. The overall mix is rather crowded and muddy, probably due to the main sound clashing with the harmonies. Might want to tone down a few frequencies to avoid the mud. The song needs more variation as well as a noticeable melody on top of everything. I can't really imagine anyone wanting to spend 6 mins on this. The break around 2 mins is a nice touch, but then we go back to the same overall sound we've been hearing before. Remember, it's not about making a song as long as you can, it's about making a song do as much as it can, and then when it's done, it's done. I feel this entire song could be completed in 1 min 20 seconds. Maybe 2:30 if you added in more variation that stands out from the rest.

A good idea, but as it stands now, it just feels to repetitive to be enjoyable, as well as the mixing is rather muddy (clash with the bass and harmonies).

Ultraconsole responds:

Thanks for the advice!

[Cosmos [BK]]

Intro is pretty much fine, but kinda basic. Takes a little long to get things going, but that could just be my taste. I would love to hear a more prominent melody in this. So far, all we have are harmonies and drums. At about 1:30 we finally get a more noticeable melody coming in.

A few of the drums feel a tad out of place (some sidesticks and such). Might want to either change those up, or find a better place in the mix for them. They just feel so odd when they come in occasionally.

At 3 mins things seem to be going nicely, but I would have loved to have heard more variation by this point. A section or two that is different than the rest, especially since this is a video game song. Remember, it's far better to keep it simple and not just try to get a 6 min song. Sometimes you can do more, in far less time (3 mins is usually more than enough).

The mixing is good, no complaints about it. I would just recommend more variation is all. I would suggest to chop about 2 mins out, and throw in 30 seconds of a section that stands out as an intermission.

Good stuff, but needs more refinement, and less redundancy.

[Kyro - Electric Voice]

Intro is rather annoying. Might want to make all the voice sounds far less penetrating. I had to turn down my volume to make this not so grading. For a DnB song, the drums are somehow the least noticeable thing. You might want to correct this and give them a good punch forward in the mix, and throw those voices back.

Wherever the bassline is, I can't even notice it.

The song could use a lot more variation, as well as at least one section that stands out from the rest.

Drums could also use far more variation.

The song could also benefit from a proper outro.

Overall, needs a lot of work. Sorry if this isn't the review you want to hear, but as it stands now, I just can't enjoy this. Good ideas, but needs more solidification.

[Tango and Crash]

Really nice song. Don't worry about people saying they don't like it. It's because most people here only like super loud mega in your face dubstep/dnb.

I really like the rhythm on this. The only thing I could touch on, is the fact that it doens't really travel anywhere. It kinda just is, which is wonderful. Perfect for background music actually, so I totally get how you didn't want it to get too energetic.

Wonderful track.

[Stella Star]

It's pretty good. I really like the soft touch of the intro. Maybe the intro takes a tad too long (but that could just be my tastes). The delay is a little overkill on the piano/bell like sounds. Harmony voice like sound is perfect where it is. Drums are well done and are mixed perfectly. A few of the high pitch harmonies are a little piercing. The sudden stop and change to 2:00 is very rough and could use some work IMO. Pretty rough intermission. Maybe use some drums to extend the tail form the previous section so we don't have a sudden and rough transition to the intermission. Nice to see people doing intermissions BTW. More people need to do those.

Overall, I really like it. only a few things like the delay on the main harmony rhythm you got going. Outro felt a little odd and out of place.

Great stuff, keep up the good work.

ScottJacob responds:

Hey man, thank you for the remarks, i agree with all of them. The delay IS a bit overkill on the arp rhythm, i'm going to go back and try to clean it up. As well as the outro. It is poorly timed, i originally thought it sounded neat but now i realize that it really isn't haha. I like the roughness of the intermission, i want to keep it a little jarring but i might add some drums before to help build it up for a bit more anticipation.

Thanks for the review! i appreciate it

[Royal Praise Track]

Really good stuff. Understanding what it is, I have to say it's quite nice. Really good sense of rhythm. If I could touch anything, it would be that the symbols seem to clash a tad. I think it's because they are too present. I can't fault anything for this, as this is just a demonstration anyway. Maybe the only thing I could suggest is to have them happen less often, but I could just be showing my own personal tastes here.

Nice stuff.

Evan-Murray responds:

Thank you! And yeah, I agree with you on the cymbals. I should probably upload a recording of a real drumline playing this.