Envy's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Crying Soul[R]-Shinrog]

mmmm

I like this because its more of a remix than any other remix of the song because you changed it.
I just reviewed another song of yours and I have basically the same critique, clap a little loud, kick a little weak, not really any heavy bass (Of coures thats my style, If you like what you have than ignore me because your input is all that really matters on your own work.)

Sounds pretty nice, the only thing new I really have to say is EQing. When you have the hits come in you get some clipping which kind of gives me a wet noodle in terms of my liking of the song. I LOVE the start though i have to say. The plucky guitar sounding synth fits perfect.

So overall, Mixing (Maybe adjusting the volumes can help a little), less high frequency percussion (hurts ears), heavier kick (throw a compressor on it and Eq it) Other than that nice work!

9/10

5/5

Keep it up! You have potential from what I've seen (Once you get Eqing down, you'll be wonderful)

~Envy

Shinrog responds:

yeh, i got an issue with the claps and drum since I'm doing it all from hearing, it sounds kinda fine at the start, but i miss those things, gotta sharpen my ears for that.

[Infertehno]

oooh

Awesome the start is definately my favorite part :D That arp at the beginning is really cool. It all sounds very futuristic and dance-ish.

The only thing I could say is agreeing with the person beneath me. The bass could have a little more umph if you know what I mean. The song seems very High frequency right now. Need a bit more low to equal it out.

Also, the clap stands out a bit too much (for my tastes atleast) either quiet it, or again mix it a little lower.
Try taking your kick and compressing it up to like 6-10 Db, thats how I mix my kick, gives them extreme umph.

ooOOOh I'm writing this as I listen and I must say I really like the lead that comes in at 1:41. Then the breakbeat, again just adjust volumes of the snare on the ghost notes (Theyre ghost notes for a reason.)

Overall, nice work.

9/10, 5/5

Keep it up

~ Envy

Shinrog responds:

the dude below you asked for more bass xD, you meant to sharpen the bass which i think is right. thx for the tips and thx for reviewing.

[{dj-N} Listen to Your Heart RM]

Lol

Rob mayth midis o.O

Ftw.

[Changer [revised]]

Hey!

The bassline is actually really catchy!

Your melodies actually have a great deal of potential! Very upbeat and full of energy, I like it!

I myself am a melody person, so everything else doesn't matter to me nearly as much. Great bassline and melodies

Way to work with what you've got...

Get yourself some new samples and you could be really good!

Try vengeance club samples... once you get some stronger samples you could be great man.

Keep it up!

Envy

Matches responds:

Thanks! Where do you get thoes?

[Holy Pirate Crusaders]

*waits*

To play on guitar hero 4

Nice work.

Erectronik responds:

Me hopes so too D:

LP

[End of Summer]

hey!

Thats pretty snazzy.

The piano at the start was awesome man. But I must say my favorite part of the song was the first fill, into the start of the song. From there the energy was incredible.

Nice work on this!

I dont generally write reviews because my review box always freezes and takes like 10 minutes to write a short review. Anyways! Nice work, sweet pad and bells at like 1:31. Definately very happy ^.^ nice work, 10/10 5/5

FlamingFirebolt responds:

i started with the intro. then i couldnt contineu anymore! so it was on hold for alot of time. then i kinda forced myself to finish it, thats why it isnt that '' energetic'' the whole song.
sorry
thanks for the review :)

[Noizaholic - X-Undergound]

pretty cool

Not bad. Need to turn down the offbeat hi hat though, it starts to eat away your brain after a while.

try to amp up the kick, yknow put a compressor on it, add some punch. After all the kick and the bass drive the song. On that note, I didn't really hear much of a changing bassline. try to blend it with the melo a little more.

On the topic of the melody, I liked it, sort of mysterious. Take that melody one step farther! Add some stutters, or some transition notes and pauses and such. Basically just go crazy with it. Add some counter-melodies in there to give the whole thing some definition.

Make it your own, keep it up

~Envy

Noizaholic responds:

hmm noted... good ideas...

thanks for the review Envy!

[Rig - Our Secret]

Hmmmm

awesome... TBH I wasn't going to review, until i hear the "slow down" fill... That part made the song for me. Afterall, I'm not a huge DnB fan. Sorry I cant leave a longer review, just that fill was awesome. Nice work.

Rig responds:

Thanks for your opinion, man. No worries - I can't please EVERYONE. :)

[The Belmont Legend]

Oh my!

I don't find myself listening to classical often... But when I find a piece like this I have to stop and say "wow!" This is simply amazing. The emotions that are given off in a classical piece are unmatched by other forms of music. You've done well... Very well! Keep up the great work, and I believe I'll be checking in on your future works because of this one. Awesome mallets, and such.

I've been thinking about getting into classical, but 1) I don't have the tools necessary for it, and 2) I don't have enough patience to create a piece with enough emotion.

Awesome work, 10/10 5/5

Keep it up. love the melody and the crashes and everything just perfect. Almost sounds live.

NickPerrin responds:

Hey, thanks for the review, but just remember - this is not 100% original, it is based off the original piece for NES, which was 8-bit technology. The original song, "Vampire Killer," from the 1987 game Castlevania, had only 3 channels and was fairly straightforward in comparison, so I've taken a lot of creative liberties. Since the original there have been many other remixes too, in lots of styles from jazz to rock. I was yet to hear a full-fledged symphonic version, so I did it myself.

[==(The First Flight)==]

ooooh

This is going to be a bit more brief because I just wrote out a full review and suddenly everything got highlighted, then it disappeared. SO I don't feel like typing it out again.

I LOVED the first 3 notes of the piano, they fit perfectly.

The pad was perfect for the song, but with the ride that you already have, I feel like a quick 16th note quiet hi-hat with accents on the off-beats would be perfect.
Kind of like a ts-TS-ts-TS. That would be awesome.

Also, at like 1:24 when the rest of the drums come in, some sort of realistic sounding guitar bass playing a soothing bassline would be awesome, but I'm not sure if it would fit with the genre.

Anyways! Nice work man, I love the ending as well, and the flute is perfect. I figure I see a review of yours every once and a while, so i figured I'd drop one for you, good job man!