SiAndDrew's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Daylight Train Crossing]

Reminds me a lot of Chicane

Were you listening to a lot of "Giants" by any chance when you wrote this ? For some reason I cannot get "Middle Distance Runner" out of my mind when I listen to this ! Very nice work, you are obviously as talented as hell.

Yodamanjaro responds:

Haha no, thanks though!

[<< - DOMINATOR - >>]

Excellent Dance Piece

Just excellent, i stand in awe.

Yodamanjaro responds:

Standing in awe because it's so awesome? haha

[*Misaki* / ZeRo BaSs]

Catchy, well mixed electronica

Really nice mix, it really takes you up and down with it. Was it professionally mixed down, or a home jobbie ? Damn good if a bedroom mix. I felt it could have used just one more melody threaded through it to give just a little bit more variation and interest through the loud, beat-driven parts. Alternatively, you could think about a change in bassline with the same melody, just to change it up a bit. But top work, really liked it.
By the way, watch out with promoting your website, I dont think NG like that much.

[:Redemption:]

Lovely

I thought this just sounded great, an interesting and well executed piece. It was a little loud wasnt it ! Did you normalise to 0dB ? Piano pieces often need to be mastered down a little softer, say -3 dB or so (you can experiment with this). Tools such as Ableton need to be tweaked to NOT export at 0dB normalised level ... Hope this helps, but really nice work.

AshleyAlyse responds:

Yeah, I just uploaded a much, much better version. Not so loud anymore, haha. Thank you! That did help me out. :) I appreciate your review as well.

[The Gody Hell]

Sounds good, excellent mix

Good sounds, very loopy, maybe could have done to tie the whole thing together with some kind of sonic theme or lead-line ? Very well mixed, though.

[<MWA> Atomic Reverse]

Awesome Dubstep

If this is dubstep, then I like it ! I think this is much stronger than a typical dubstep song because it is instrumental (so you have really worked the sound variation in well). Very interesting arrangement, it took me on a journey. Top work !

mjattie responds:

thanks a lot :) I can't make the super generic dubstep, it's too boring for me ^^ but I like to make this tho! xd

[Rapeture]

Noise Noise and More Noise

If the aim was to create a noise loop, then I would say that you have succeeded. There would be many games or films that could use this sort of atmopsheric piece, but I think it could have been done better by adding some variation in the noises used or the backbone beat. Still, very interesting and well crafted.

Falonefal responds:

Yes, I'm right now in a very noisy mood, next couple of pieces I will be bringing to life will be mostly noise.

[Let The Waves Go Their Way]

Good, Solid, Post-Rock

The sound is nicely chosen and the song builds up well. I really like the pattern that lies underneath the song, and the drums hold the whole thing together - in all, a good solid post-rock piece. What sort of art / game would you put this to ?

KillTheTrucker responds:

Thanks!
I don't know, I saw a great drawing a few minutes ago, 'Soldier' by TyraWM here on Newgrounds. That one fits really good with the music I think, but that's just my personal opinion :)

Thanks for your review.
KTT

[Breakbeater V3 (headphones)]

Great beat, and I love the bass sound

Good work ! Love the beat, and a very good mix. What DAW do you use ?

Maverlyn responds:

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