3manonMusic's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Alien Shepard Tone]

I see that the battle of the titans have spread to halloween2024...
This is really really tense, good job. Giving it a 4.5 instead of a 5 for the simplicity, but the simple concept is excecuted perfectly!

Payton-Petkus responds:

Pfffft this was a “oh no I need a song for Halloween” moment and I pulled something that could work from my computer haha

[Mortis a la Comprensión]

DUDE WHAT'S THAT VOCAL PACK WTF

chipsqueek responds:

Zero-G ETHERA Gold 2.5 Full Version
EastWest Hollywood Choir Diamond
EastWest Voices of Opera
:P

[I Bought an AI Girlfriend]

Okay yea this shit was rly funny

[megacollab.mp3]

This is in either 170 or 85 bpm? And in D#?

elweyquecomenta responds:

yeah

[Garageband Practice #2 (NG Audio Mega collab entry)]

Hey there! Is this in D#, with a 170 bpm?

omithealien responds:

Yep I has 170BPM.

[NewGrounds MegaCollab - Vocal Loop]

Hey man! Thank you so much for reaching out to me even though you don't have discord! That's some great vocal work, and I know where to implement it already ;)
You're in!

[BY THE HAND OF DEATH]

As per request, I'll give you a review as well. It's good to be asking for feedback on songs!

Composition: 12.5
Mixing: 10
13/8: 9.5

Additional thoughts: This is definitely the most experimental track on the contest, without any competition (although Jazzdew's "material artifice" also comes pretty close, you might wanna check that out if you love this kind of music). A whole bunch of random noises making a chaotic mess. That's always a "either love it or hate it" situation. In this case I think it's safe to say for me that I love it! The sound design is very well done, it's very progressive and I like the overall vibe of this. Also fair that you t-rated this, because of how ominous this is lol. With a genre like this it is VERY hard to get the mixing done right though, and in this case it unfortunately shows. Some part completely exceed what visual reference Newgrounds has for volume, at those parts my ears also start to hurt. Mixing is really subjective when ur making stuff that is just all-and-all experimenting, because some parts are supposed to sound "ugly" in a good way. The reason I scored so low on the 13/8 you already explained yourself; because of the very fluid bpm the time signature is very hardly noticable, especially at the extratone parts. Nevertheless I loved the ride of tonal kicks, loud sfx and glitchy amen breaks! You can get a long way with the crazy stuff you make!

vekoN responds:

thank you! i understand and appreciate your rating!

yeah as pointed out by you and many others the mixing on this gets quite loud; i'll address this for a release

[Temperamental Collapse]

{13/8 JUDGING REVIEW}
(please note we are rating score on a scale of 8-13)
Composition: 12
Mix: 10.5
13/8 implementation: 13

Additional thoughts: well well well. Without a doubt the best 13/8 implementation of the entire contest, the commitment to that one bit is just insane. If I could give bonus points for that I would. The composition is pretty nice as well, but feels stretched at points just for the sake of reaching the time mark. At 2:43 the saw wave reaches a frequency that is just too high to play solo, real sad moment for my poor ears and stuff. The sudden drop-off at 4:58 also feels very forced because of the time goal. Especially because there are like a good 5 seconds of complete silence afterwards. Maybe work on those transitions more next time. After that my favorite part of the whole song is introduced though, so hey I guess it is worth the wait of 5 seconds. The drums are really cool and unique as are your usual compositions, but the kick drum is so overly compressed at times I had no choice but to score a few points lower for the mix. Good luck with the contest!

[13/8]

{13/8 JUDGING REVIEW}
(please note we are rating score on a scale of 8-13)
Composition: 9.5
Mix: 11
13/8 implementation: 10.5

Additional thoughts: I really like the bass of this song, that plays a pretty funky melody that gets along with the organ pretty well. The thing about this track though is that I actually only hear 5 instruments, which is really little and makes the song very empty at parts, especially at the beginning when only the drums play, even when the organ kicks in it's still pretty empty. I very much advise you to not shy down on any layering for the next time you are making something. Another problem is the lack of progression; the drums, bass and organ sound almost the same in every part. The song also ends really abrupt, which makes it good for a loop but not for a song if you know what I mean. Good luck with the contest!

vestik responds:

Amazing, thank you for the feedback! I strongly agree with everything you said, I felt like I didn't maybe put as much time into it as I could. I will keep it in mind for next time!

[Don't Get Caught]

{13/8 JUDGING REVIEW}
(please note we are rating score on a scale of 8-13)
Composition: 10.5
Mix: 9.5
13/8 implementation: 10.5

Additional thoughts: This has a pretty nice concept, I can imagine this being played in an indie game if you have to do a stealth mission. In my opinion the best part of the song is 0:34-1:18. The violins played a pretty cool motif that I would have liked to see more of throughout the song. Besides that part the rest of the instruments are pretty weak sounding, sorry about that. There are also quite a lot of parts that sounds really empty, where there is one instrument playing but the instrument is not full enough to solo. I do like the unique drum rhythm. Good luck with the contest!

TrandafirTeodora responds:

Thanks for the review!