p4c's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Krupinkin - Love Trance]

beautiful

this really set a serene and thoughtful atmosphere... regret and all those emotions come into play. you did great. sorry to hear u broke up, must be tough ;[

i think that you could have improved it by making the vocals a tad louder and serve a greater use throughout the song rahter than that short break in the beat.

the sfx throughout the entire thing were awesome. all of those droplet sounds and scratched up sounds were subtle details but made the piece stand out.

finally, i wish it was longer. i liked the beachy theme at the beginning and that could have been expanded on, the emotions came in strong but ended too abruptly, i wish i could meditate on this song longer.

Overall, great job, and hope u feel better by now. :)

[[DG] -In Search Of...-]

funky

this was pretty good, though it was bit too repetitive--i dont mind repetition, but i usually like some more variation in each repetition than what you have now--i.e. changes, even if subtle, in the melody, beat, the feel of the instruments--for example, although the piano was beautiful, it didn't move at all both melodically and dynamically [i.e. loud or soft notes--some variation there would make it much more emotional and interesting]

and for the strings stabs, they didn't have enough drive IMO, but they sounded good nevertheless.

finally, good job on teh bassline and the beat, overall, they fit in very well. overall this is a good track but with some extra variation and toying around with instruments would make a much more interesting, inspiring, and gangsta-chill beautiful track, if u know what i mean :)

btw, thanks for the review, i appreciated it! ill try to finish it soon enough B)

DzGuy responds:

Thanks for the advice. It's hard to break out of the repetition when you start off with hip hop but i'm still trying lol.

And you're welcome (about the review). :P

[Denial - Lost in Time]

mmm

this song was pretty good, idk why its getting so low ratings lol. stupid blammers >:[ 5'd to make up for it, i might drop by and give u another tomorrow lol

pretty good sounding for most of it. while it gets to a little slow start--although its a short time period, it spends its time just repeating instead of having any interesting variation--the electric guitar and the synth background sounded great.

i think the ongoing problem throughout this track is the lack of variation in the individual instruments. it doesnt rub me well-the drum patterns stay the same, the electric guitar synth pattern is exactly the same over and over again without any variation, the guitar plucks do the same thing constantly--i wish you varied arrangements, because each instrument sounds beautfiul together, but they wear out quickly like this. apply some effects, subtly change melodies, and itll be much more interesting.

overall, gj. and thanx for the review! ill try to finish that song up and get rollin!

[==(Ice Desert called Eart]

an epic epoch, eh?

I thought that this track was well made, and had this strange dated yet modern feel to it, which is pretty interesting and good. but, some things just didn't jive with me well. ill just throw out things that come to mind as this loops in the background :)
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the intro set the serene feel for hte song nicely. the chimes and flutey stuff were pretty good.

i was listening to this on a laptop, so i can't judge the bass very well, but from what i can pick out of the bass guitar, i think a synth bass that doesn't resemble a bass guitar would do better--its hard for me to tell here, but if i hear it right, it just sounds like a cheesy bass guitar synth that doesn't really jive with the synth heavy rest of the song and gives it that lame 1999 geocities MIDI song feel i remember from childhood... whereas i think a bassy pad that doesn't move arond quite as much woudl be cooler

i think some more synthetic/distorted percussion would do well [excluding the compressed snare, that sounded fine for that crazy national geographic desert feel. but hte bass drum, the toms, the rides--it just seemed a little strange with the synth melodies flying around]. also, use of cymbals for dramatic effect--not crashes... swells and stuff] may sound good too.

i also think that some of the synths sound almost a bit too retro and cheesy sounding, namely the one that comes in multiple times throughout the piece that starts lower and softer and then rises up in frequency and then falls back down--its a nice touch, but i just wish it wasn't so... blatant, to go with the more relaxed, forlorn, observant feel of the song.

beautiful piano melody, btw.

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overall, definately a good track and great work, but i feel like this almost has a little bit of an identity crisis as it gets too melodramatic for its own good lol. it might just be me though, i suppose i like the extreme ends of the spectrum--more subdued feels, or ridiculously intense moods, naturally. well done, everything sounds great apart from that, and gj.

btw, to be fair, take a look at my stuff too :) long time no see, eh?

[~ BassHunter- Atlantis Re]

mmmmm

lol interesting take. i think that this could have been better, but its an okay submission. heres some constructive crit [don't take me as harsh, jst trying to be helpful]:

1) the lead synth that had some LFO on it seemed like a strange choice - i mean, it kind of works, but the atmosphere it makes is kinda weird sounding lol.

2) the percussion seems really weak to me, honestly. i know u were going for a different sound than the usual cliched basshunter rave song, but i think it could have been better in that respect--the clap is weak, the cymbals have a weird lo-fi synthetic quality that doesn't jive with the feel of the song very well, and the bass drum is weak--boost up higher levels, layer it to make it last longer, make it louder, idk.

3) the arrangement of notes was very good, though--good job on that! i didnt hear the original song before, but im assuming some of the melodies of the pads are your own, so it sounds very good - those came out well, with the strings and the notes playing every 16th note.

4) finally, i wish the melody had some variation--i dont mean necessarily changing the tone of the song or the melody itself, but play with the synth to make it mor einteresting--chop it up, make it modulate, change filter effects, whatever--just make it different as the song continues and that way itll be very clutch.

5) finally, good job with transitions--the song definately flowed well.

overall, decent song, with some touching up and revamping, it could be awesome. gj for now, and i hope you improve in the future :)

--if you have time, drop by my stuff too--its only fair :)

Catstuffer responds:

wow... uh thanks for the input! I think you should indeed listen to the song (youtube it!). The main lead is just sorta gives a haloween feeling in teh orginal as well. I appreciate the input on variation and bass levels. Im workin with a demo version of EJay Techno 5. All the sounds you hear are my own. I did not use any defalt loops, and I cant even save the song. The song is recorded through the "speaker line in" so volume is a bit lower then most songs and quality may not be at its prime. Thanks again for the review... ill head over and see what cha got as soon as im done typing this scentence!

[flowers on the ceiling]

very nice!

ableton, coolz. one of my friends has it, pretty cool stuff.

this was a prety immersive song, i gotta say. sounds wonderful--the bassline is good, and the melodies, although sometimes a bit cheesy, were solid. the swooshing pad was adorable, btw. well mixed, gj on that too.

i thought the drums could use some improvement--they sound a bit too tame for my liking, but thats jst me i guess [i lyke my stuff durty =]].

if you got time, check out my stuff--its only fair :)

[Dead Pixels]

hmm pretty cool

this actually sounded pretty cool. very unique, i gotta say. it was nice to just listen to and tune out, kinda seemed like an acid trip--but then again, thats what glitch stuff is :) you got a nice atmosphere going on here, espcially with some of the notes being a tiny bit behind the rest of the samples--it makes it sound really chill and kinda drunken, which means sweet lol. gj!!

if you have time, check my stuff out--its only fair :)

Evilcactus responds:

Will do!

**Salutes**

[Death by bear (w/vox)]

nice!!

everything was really well made in this one, i gotta say. the only thing i wish it had was that the power chords and your vox were bassier so that i could shake my walls with this stufff lol but it was too high sounding to really do that, and the bass drums should be louder too lol

but the actual song itself was really cool. nice chord progressions, they set the vibes for the song well. though i laughed at the concept... death by bear lollll its funny put like that lawlll

if u have time check out my stuff too, its only fair :)

[Windy weather]

pretty cool

this was a cool song. it didnt really give off windy vibes, but nevertheless the sinster feel was cool. there were a few things that could have made it better though:

1) the bass levels were too high so the basslien made it a bit too muddy [you might not get this on treble-heavy headphones, but my woofers were farting like crazy lol]

2) the drum beat arrangment was pretty good for the feel of the song, though i wish it was more prominent in the track.

3) suggestion for improvement: the bassline could be much more interesting if you tweaked and distorted it as the song went on. it had potential to get really dirty, which would definately fit with the song's vibes.

4) if you want it to be windy-esque, you need a bit more atmosphere than this, but you don't have to--i like this feel as it is, so i say jst get a new title lol

this was really fun to listen to, and i definately liked the drum track and the variation--it kept the song interesting and cool. good job!

and check out my stuff if you have time, its only fair :D

kowtnaak responds:

eh the name and all the thing about wind is just because i had no idea how to name it...anyway thanks for advices. it will be surely very useful..and yes im gonna look at your stuff :)

[[HOUSE] Oh gloria Teaser]

YESS!!

this is pretty damn sexy, i gotta say. the ducking bassline, along with the soft arabic-style drums and the plowing on house bass is just a super sweet combo. well mixed, and nice synth selection. good job, man. definately dl'ed and favorited, can't wait to hear the full.

if you got time, check out my stuff too--its only fair :)