crimsonblod's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[DJ Pygme - Ravers Land]

Kicking.

First off, I love the volume. With my headphones, it kicks, hard. The melody is strong, and varied in tempo. I love the almost applause feel of the (snare?). Like a really hard hi-five, with a bit umph to it. And the audience kicks in to make this the most perfect "Live" performance of all time. I love it. Great job mate! I'd offer advice, but can't find any flaws. This is a wonderful work, of both technological talent, and masterful composition. Congratz, I'll be waiting for more of this :-D

Crimsonblod

DjPygme responds:

Man thanks for making this serious review, yes I tryed to make it like it was a live rave! This is like my song number 40, so I have learned a lot of techniques trough time... Its not perfect but Im still getting better ;) One of my other songs is very similiar to it, please listen and rate it its called "Live Today" thanks again!

[COCO JAMBOO]

Hmm.

Interesting choice of beat with the treble. A rare blend of slow in your face kick, with epic fast paced fantasy treble. At 2:09 is a solo of what sort of sounds like a cross between an organ and a synth. I love the sound of the instrument, but it seems to be missing a note between some of the arpeggios. For example, if we were to use c (for simplicity), the song plays C, and then G. Whereas to make that complete you'd need a rapid flutter on E, between C, and G. Some of the notes are missing that flutter you get if you barely tap the keys between the notes. If that makes any sense at all. IT's the only way I can figure out how to describe it.

[Get Ready To Dance {durn}]

Do head nods count?

I like it. It's mellow, and upbeat. I love the sound of that bass, especially in the intro. It's a clean, yet electric sound. And the treble is spunky here. I love the drawn out high note that seems to end each loop of your rhythm. How it rings, and cuts out at the perfect time for a ring of that frequency.

After the lull, is my favorite part of the song, It's complex, but laid back. And leading up to the guitar beat is great. (is it a guitar or is my brain just fried right now?), Overall, great song. I enjoyed it. Almost gave this a nine, till I realized I don't have any ideas to make it better. Not able to imagine how to better it = 10.

durn responds:

haha, so long as it's got some part of your body movin' I'm happy. :D

Aye, I changed up my bass patch for once. Used a thick sub to lay down a floor and then peppered it with a faster electric bassline as well as guitar in the right stereo that some times drops low to help accentuate the bass lick.

It's definitely guitar synth at the end. It's a maelstrom graintable synthesizer set to sound like a distorted guitar, I added a telephone filter onto it to give it that tinny, garage kinda sound. I was actually pretty liberal with that effect. :P Tossed it on quite a few things in this track. I like it's crunchy sound. :D

Thanks for the review, crimson. :)

[Lumbunga]

Not good.

How on earth did this make frontpage? It's repetitive, boring, and harsh on the ears. Not a good song. Everything needs improvement. It's just one giant bassline, one giant rhythm, that compressed itself and pretended to be a melody. Not good.

HeavenSent responds:

hey guys i have an idea how about instead of being all whiny why dont you tell me HOW to improve instead of just saying its crap. i want to get better and telling me how crappy i am isnt going to help anything just tell me how to improve while im still young so i can be more profesional when im older.

[Pokemon G/S Lance Battle Final]

Ah, the day.

I never thought I would see the day. Great job mate. The guitar solo at the 2 min mark is a little too fast though. The next one at 2:20 is great, but that 2 min mark solo, just doesn't let the notes ring, but all the others, even though they're faster, let each note ring long enough to make an impact. I love the left and right fading 3/4 of the way in though. Great addition to the confusion of the moment itself.

And it has to be said, so here it goes.

You've just beaten the Elite Four, you're 3 tiles from a pokecenter all your super revives are gone, and only your Pikachu is still breathing. Guess who steps in and challenges you to a battle? Gary friggin Oak.

There wa go, I said it. Great remix mate. Like, legendary. Love the solos, love the intensity. Keep it up man!

Burn7 responds:

Thanks dude, I'm really glad someone actually caught that. Those solos were taken in multiple takes and I actually cut and pieced them together. I basically cheated that solo because I got sooooo tired of doing it over and over... And it was a bad day too. (See angry yelling sprees).

[Artifice and Inquisition]

Intro got my attention.

I started listening, and didn't even know what to think of the intro. So... Strange. I don't quite have the right adjective to describe it. It's just a great intro. There is some scratching with some vocals around the 1:30ish mark, that needs to be just scratching. It's a great scratch solo, and it needs to be given it's chance for glory. The only other thing I didn't like was how rare a complete word is heard, but that's a matter of my personal preference, not your composing ability, so I'm not taking points away for that.
Great job mate, keep it up!

InvisibleObserver responds:

Fair review, thanks for the comments. I considered having a scratch solo of sorts, but when there's nothing else playing, since its not actual scratching but a large series of tape stop effects... without other sounds playing the seams start to show in a sense which can detract a lot from the overall song.

[SP - Generic Dreams]

All over the place, is... Pretty darn good.

I was just thinking as I read your description, "How all over the place can it be? It's in the weekly". And BAM, it went so far left it became a completely different song, but somehow, it transitioned perfectly. That was some brilliant thinking there my friend. And the ending, that was humorous. In a great way. A ADD song deserves an ADD ending. I love the melodies you've got here.
I'm sorry I don't have any criticism, I'm just not a good enough artist to notice anywhere you could improve on, so until next time...
Rock on.

[Am I Kool Yet?!?!]

Turn it up!

I love the laid back, but still big enough to be in your face attitude here. And the complexity behind the beat is far more than just white noise. I love the machine-like stomp in the background. The entire song feels like a factory, cranking out lethal machines. And the flow, is amazing. Great job here mate. I can't think of a single part of the song that needs improvement.

Gravey responds:

Glad you enjoyed the song. Definitely not what I normally write, but it turned out well all the same I feel.

Thanks for the review.

-Gravey-

[-F- Liquid Trace]

Work on force. And moderation of it.

Great song, but you start out WAY to loud. I can feel my ears vibrate from point A, clear through most of the song. No sense of buildup. This song isn't slow enough to get away with "BAM! I'm in your face with volume!" And you need more bass. As in, I want to feel your bass. Melodies are not meant to be felt, and unfortunately, I can feel them here. What I can't feel is your bass. Remember though, bass isn't just a physical feel, it's the emotion of the song. It's quite literally, the base of the song. IT accents each note, perfects it, and kicks the audience in the chest, or tugs their heartstrings. Here, I want a kick. Not a gentle one, but full contact kick. what you've got here is a gentle nudge, and it really takes away from the song. But, overall, great song. And, I don't hear any static, so good job there.

["Dance Song" Preview]

I agree with Therm

Great melodies here, but the general lack of volume is really a big blow to the quality of the song. Bringing the dial from 7 to 11 would pack that punch this song is missing, and it would give you the chance to show off your background work. IT's great in this song, but with the volume limited this much, it's very muddled, hard to pick out. Just like harmony, volume is key. No worries though, I'm still learning that same concept playing my piano. Ah, hippocratic irony at it's finest. Lol.
Great work mate, keep it up!

momboom1 responds:

Well apparently I need to hook it up to speakers before I export it because it sounded fine in my headphones.