Shamukh's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[[Solace]]

Liking this a long.

Really epic first submission, haha.

At 1:25, it seems like the bass is starting to clip (remember not to let your mix go above 0 Db, take care of mastering the volume after the tune is mixed), and the and saw lead at like 2:08 becomes extremely loud and drowns the other sounds, but you seem to fix that a couple bars later. Weird, haha.

So yeah, it could use a little more EQing, but beside from that, really great job!

5/5

ericsenter responds:

I'm still a bit of a nub at FL, and Ill go ahead and change those things. Thank you very much for the advice. =D

[Storming!!]

It's alright. :)

It's a pretty good replica, it's one of my favorites from MegaMan X too. :P

The only thing I completely do not like is the string-like synth you have going. It has too much attack and release, and it's too much in the low-pass range (and I'm also pretty sure is the default preset you get when you open up Sytrus). I'd say boost it up a couple hertz, and possibly adjust it so it's not so preset-like.

Great job man, keep it up! :)

The-evil-Nemesis responds:

Close but no cigar, I purposedly removed attack so it is played right away instead of after some time (as the default preset). As of the release, I haven't fiddled with it, but I know you are right about that part. I decided to choose the strings instead of some other synths because I liked the epic feel it gave to the song. Thanks for your review, and I hope you like my next submission better!!

[(NUB)TiedTheRoomTogether]

The freakin' subbass...

Some might complain it's too loud, but god, it makes this interlude so orgasmic.

5/5!

nubbinownz responds:

I happen to LOVE the sub bass ;)

[Metalbase (Redone)]

Reviewin'.

Not bad really. =)

This song is missing one huge component though: bass.

Add some sub-sonic sine-wave in the background to help fill the song. (Perhaps another pad would help too... just for foundation).

I'd also say switch up the drums a bit more (meaning, add effects, layer, etc., so they aren't just FL presets).

There's my two cents. Beyond that, and the fact that I'm really not a huge Slayer fan, this definitely has a lot of potential. Keep it up man!

MashedPotatoJohnson responds:

I'm thinking about throwing the bass in there. I'm just generally inexperienced at basslines = /. I'll get to it if I can.

[SysRq-The World At Its Best]

Really, really nice.

Everything mixes well. But for some reason, I don't really fancy the piano you bring in at 1:09. I think a soft synth would do much better for the environment of the song. It still fits pretty well, though.

Really good job! Hope to hear more from you. :)
5/5

SysRq00 responds:

Thanks so much! I was actually pretty psyched to play with that piano sample so I just wanted to put it in here to see how it sounded. Anyone who was heard my older music may recognize that melody, yes it's recycled from a couple other songs. And you can be sure that I'll be putting out more stuff with Reason.

~SysRq

[Blue Escape (Demo)[Incomplete)]

Finish it! :D

I like this a lot, the melody's beautiful. :)

Two things that stand out to me are

1) the phasering on the gated synth you have seems brought out too much, I'd tone that down a bit.

2) The kick doesn't really fit the atmosphere of the song, in my opinion; it doesn't have much punch. Boosting it slightly will make it more prominent and better fitting.

Everything else seems to flow quite nicely to me. Well done! Keep up the great work man! :D

Heitoki responds:

ya it is a bit phazored out too much, but it only a demo, imma fix it within the next few versions

[Crashing into a Wall]

Favorited. :P

Hey, this is DarkbearX from FFR. :P I'll post here and tell you what I think.

Intro is good, bass stands out well. The synth seems a bit airy to me, though. It feels unfilled, I guess. Ahh, at 52 seconds in, the bell-like synth rids of that airy feel.

From there on, things seem to flow perfectly, and is pretty diverse. :) I really like this song dude! Keep up the great work!

Stargame responds:

I know exactly what your talking about with the beginning part. I meant for it to be that way, however weak it is, because it gives it an excellent build up. It loses the mostly airy feel at 0:52, and after that winds up being full and powerful for the rest of the song. Kudos to you for the good review, thanks for that.

[P14-FLoop1]

Eh?

That long pause at the end will make for a GREAT loop! ;D

Proskate14 responds:

You could just comment saying i needed to cut off shorter but you had to be sarcastic. It doesent help

[Wild Arms Opening Theme v2]

Very nice!

Much better than the first. IMO, you should add some reverb and sliding onto your lead synth. It'll give it a more ambient feel to the song. :P
That might not be what you're going for, but the way I picture, it sounds orgasmic. :P

Very nice improvements from the last! :D

I3chig0 responds:

thanks. i dont really have alot of time to work on these so i tend to work on more than 1 so i tend to try diffrent things. i do take others ideas into consideration and only upload them if there any good so only time will tell ^^

[Chrono Trigger - Gato's Theme]

Yessss.

1. Chrono Trigger ISSSS the best game ever.
2. Gato freakin' rocked. :D

Definitely a nice mix of the original, ;) This would make a great loop.

5/5

DmNt responds:

thank you :)