VWT's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Röt (The Nature of Decay)]

Excellent!

I really dug this! You've got some excellent slow buildups in here, which does make for a pretty "epic" track. When that tom driven beat came in @ about 1:30 this really started rocking. The layering of all this different synths at the end worked great as well!

My only criticism would be concerning the overall production quality of the track, there seems to be a lot of clipping from cranking things up just a notch to high in the volume department, takes a little of the impact of the beats away and causes some "bad" distortion, but it certainly didn't keep me from enjoying this!

Keep up the solid work!

HarvestThrone responds:

Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it! And yeah this one still hasn't gone through the mastering process yet and I'm probably going to edit a few things. Thanks for the review!

[In Her Music Box (She Hides)]

Great Title

I dug this a lot, it would make a great intro to just about any style, I can see it leading almost anywhere.

Anyway I think you achieved exactly the kind of sound you set out for, great work!

DjRocALot responds:

Thank you very much dude! :)

Roc A Lot

[-=electrobeat=-]

Yeah...

...what he said. I really liked the bass-y retro-80s beat, but the synths sound pretty random and atrocious. Maybe you should listen to some old-school like Cybotron, Jonzun Crew, or even Maggotron to get some ideas for what to do with what is a pretty decent beat.

Tibol responds:

:( im srry

[Pariah.]

Um.

The intro was well done and had me looking forward to the beat breaking in, but when it did it was a bit disappointing. You have some good melodies and great structure but the overall sound is REALLY weak.

The drums need way more impact, the kick sound is alright but it's buried in the mix, the hi-hat needs more bite (I can barely hear it) that strange chiptune-like fuzz on the snare is not working. You could really use some crash cymbals/gongs/sheet metal/explosions, any thing to jar the ears a bit.

Good effort for sure, bu it's all just too smooth, like an elevator music version of industrial.

2/4

HarvestThrone responds:

I know. I'm still going back and editing a lot of my work, but keep in mind that I don't work with outside samples. All I have is what FL Studio comes with, and unfortunately I don't have the money to buy awesome programs or torrent on this computer because it's not mine. I'll definitely keep what you said in mind for when I master it though. Thanks for the review!

[Its You]

Not Bad

For 2-3 hrs. this is solid. Has a real EBM kind of feel for me (if your not familiar with the style, check it out. It could possibly help inspire your future work on this track).
The whole thing could use some compression, however. A lot of it is going into the red with some bad distortion. Looking forward to the finished piece. -4

cRAVE01 responds:

wow, thank you so much for the review! I certainly will check out some EBM to see if I can make the update any longer! I'll try and work with some compression

thanks again for the reviews. I'll check out your stuff

[Western Gun]

Epic, alright!

Wow! I really dug this track. I'm newly familiar with a lot of electronic genres (thanks, Ishkur!), but as far as I can tell there is not a lot of precedence for your style here, which is a good thing! Congrats on making a near seven-minute piece that never feels dull or repetitive, that's quite an accomplishment on its own.

So, the main kicks were great with that crashing metal kind of sound and I'm a big fan of sliding synth sounds myself, and these had a nice sharp, piercing tone which is exactly what they're for. I also like some of the more old-school sounding drum hits you used (hi-hat and snare esp.). From the interlude four minutes in until the ending this is really intense, with the building tempo and reprise fading out, great job on this part.

As far as criticisms, I really found myself wanting to hear some crash cymbals during the climax to add to the, uh, climax-ity. Trying some treated gunshot sounds during this section could have a lot of potential as well. Also, I thought the more melodic sounds overwhelmed the drums at times. I think people's ears automatically search for melody (even sometimes hearing ones that aren't there), so the melody, even a very intricate one such as this, will still come through with slightly louder drums to provide a bit more punch. And this isn't really a criticism at all, but the piano melody didn't really sound "old-time" to me at all, in fact the melody sounded almost East Asian. Again, more just an observation. It was one of my favorite elements of the song.

So all in all, great work! I'm looking forward to your next piece.

Joobles responds:

Thanks for the great review! And I am in the process of trying to find some spaghetti western sounding gunshots, specifically the ones they used in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly = D And I'll try putting cymbals towards the end. I'll also try raising the drum parts, but the last time I did, it souded like shit. But I'll see what I can. Make sure you look out for another version of this, because with these last three reviews, I have a bit to work on.
And I want perfection, dammit : P
Thanks once again = D

[[W] Xtermination]

Great Track!

Hey, I enjoyed this a lot. I wish there was more quality hardcore on this site like this track. Your kick drums were crunchy and pounding (I liked the variation in sound about halfway through, too) and the synth line was pretty unique. I would be interested to hear what the synth would sound like if you added some distortion to that as well. And the vocal samples were classic.

I had to take off one point for the snare, however. I understand that you need a rather high-pitched, treble-y sound to get it to stand out from the massive kick drum, but it seemed both too loud and too weak at the same time. There a lot of ways you could fix it, like adding some chorusing, reverb, delay, or any combination of the above to both thicken the sound and smooth out the mix. Or maybe you could just put a little more midrange on its eq, or matbe even some compression. A relatively minor complaint for an otherwise great track. -5

(If you like dark/hard/fast tech, feel free to check out some of my own work, by the way)

weemeee responds:

ty for all the feedback :D:D

[BLAMMED-226]

Trashy

I dig the blown out sound.

226NeXuS responds:

Lol thanks. I'm not worthy!

[The Eternal Symphony]

Great Work!

I have to preface by admitting I'm totally ignorant of the Beethoven piece (and most classical music for that matter), but I really enjoyed this. Your piano playing is excellent and it really holds the piece together as it changes. The drum programming was great, too (I'm sure this was NOT written by Beethoven), the only suggestion I would make is maybe to try fading the snare and hi-hat rolls in slightly.
I was caught completely off guard when the turntables came in at the end, but in a good way, it kept things exciting. Also I don't usually go for turntable samples, but that is because most people who use them select a single sample and repeat it endlessly while real record scratching is more loose and free-form, which is exactly how this sounded.
I agree with the other reviewer that some more dissonance and distortion would have worked for this piece, but as you have heard my own work you can correctly assume I'd say that for the majority of what I hear on NG.
All in all, the combination of classical melody, electronic beats, sound effects and turntables gave this a cool, surreal type feel. -5

timpinisucks responds:

Easily my most positive review I've recieved on any song. Thank you for throwing roses at my feet. I'll keep your suggestions in mind!

[Cats in my fridge]

Me neither.

So why post it? Seriously, if even the artist doesn't like it why waste everyone's time? Are you trying to make us feel good about ourselves by comparison?

trashcanman responds:

the new remix is up