TheNegativeIon's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Electronic Stuff]

It's a solid track. I really like how you handled that saw wave with a mood like this. But I don't think the wobble bass at :53 really fit well with this particular kind of flow. Also, at 1:24, I thought that... thing came in a bit too suddenly. Maybe if you added a few bars in the bells beforehand that would help transition into it better? That way it doesn't seem like you just went into a completely different song or something.

SoTJake responds:

Thank you for your review :)

Yeah, I also think that the whole song is just smaller songs mixed together. While I was experimenting on this track I tried different techniques of electronic music that I listened to and that is also the reason why at 1:24 it sounds like a whole different song.
Next time I will try to make a song that sounds like one song :D

[Ynegebez]

I really like the dreamy atmosphere that this song generates. It kinda reminds me of a hub world for a Kirby game or something. I guess my only problem with this song is that it doesn't have much replay value. Maybe try adding a memorable melody that one can hum along to? I dunno. I guess it just depends on what your aim was. Aside from that, this was pretty good.

Qvarcos responds:

Heh, thanks for the review, I thought the bassline was pretty hum worthy :D I'm glad you can feel that dreamy atmosphere, that was my aim :) I keep thinking about new ways of creating melodies by the way.

[Things livin in sewers]

I can certainly picture this being set in some kind of top-down, maze-like, sewer, horror game. It had a pretty strong start, but I think, however, it starts getting a bit noisy at around the :40 mark or so. I dunno. Maybe it's just those low pitch strings get tiresome after a while.

Azhthar responds:

Thx for the response! I have to check on the noises you mean. The funny thing is that in this piece I did not use any low pitch strings at all... I have to check this again but propably you mean the sewer atmospheres I used and pitched down.

[Bubonic Night]

Well I like how it starts out with that static noise, but I think it should've faded out at some point and have been cut out from :59 on; it just kinda started getting annoying to me. Nonetheless, it was pretty good for a halloween song. I especially liked the percussion.

SoulSecure responds:

Honestly, that's not bad advice. Rather good advice really, but I kept it in for depth and discord.

Thanks about the percussion. The samples I used for that were some I didn't even know I had and I love how it helped bring out the kind of feel I wanted.

Thank you for the review!

[New Challenger]

I really like how the song opens up. But at :23, I thought those burst synths just seemed out of place. They work a little better everywhere else, but I think the ones at 2:06 would've been more preferable.
Love the use of the horns, though.
Overall, I think it's alright.

AeroMusic responds:

yeah, maybe that would of helped the structure a bit to make it more cohesive
cheers for the review man

[Silence (Sample)]

Hmm... well I'm thinking maybe something should be done at the chorus. Maybe mute the percussion and add strings or something? I dunno, play around with it. Overall, it sounds pretty plain to me.

prodrift101 responds:

Thanks for your review. It's still a work in progress. Unfortunately, the interesting part is the part that fades out.