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Although it is rather ill-fitting to the theme, it still sounds great. Up until about :36, it's a rather mundane piece. The first part should be a little shorter. Also, the instrumentals at the beginning didn't fit very well with the rest of the song.
Otherwise, it is an excellent piece.
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First, you really don't need to resort to beatboxing for this sort of thing. It would not sound a lot better and professional if you used a drum loop, and maybe a simple music loop. Standalone beatboxing and voices doesn't make good listening.
Aside from that, the lyrics were alright. Though I don't really enjoy or condone rap, you did an alright job, assuming you have little experience. Otherwise, smarten up and make some REAL music.
Author's Response:
well i like beatboxing, not drum loops. you can good music without using like 50 machines.
and i dont really like rap either, but sometimes its just fun to do.
and im a noob at this kinda thing, but im learning.
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Much like MasterJace said, it isn't your source midi. I understand that you have permission, but you still should have varied it up a little more, instead of just changing the instruments.
Just keep in mind that you can do a lot more than this.
Author's Response:
That's a lot more reasonable to say than Jace's blunt accusation. Yeah, I should've put more effort into this. It's one of my older ones though, so I can't vouch much for its quality.
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It was very different than what I'm used to, which is good.
It sounds like it could go good in an Arabic Zelda type game. I encourage you to continue with this.
Author's Response:
I appreciate your encouragement and review. Is the 6 because it is like a demo song? I appreciate criticism as well . . .
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You need to work on making your instruments sound softer. In this song, they're too sharp and quick.
I would also recommend looking for sheet music for this, so you can get more accurate with your instruments.
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This is a song that would fit great in 8 bit style games and movies, but I think it would sound a lot better if it used different instruments. Experiment with other instruments/settings and see if you like how it sounds.
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I like the idea behind it, but the music really didn't convey the mood very well. Anger isn't a mood often associated with slow music and trance-ish beats.
I would recommend trying faster music with lower notes, until you get a sound that can be better associated with anger.
Author's Response:
well like i said its for my coursework and i find it difficult to decide on a mood/emotion and then create a track around that, so i just created the track and named it with a mood i found best fitting to it. i saw it to reflect anger as the pulsating bass line is the beating heart of an angry person, thats the reason for its speed. it also gave me the impression of anger and frustration at the same time like being angry at someone but not doing anything except being angry. but thanks for your opinion :D
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It sounded pretty good, and I can easily see it in many games.
There's not much more I can add, but you should make it loop a bit more smoothly.
Author's Response:
Smoothly? You mean slower? Maybe!
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You did a great job on this song, but the title doesn't fit it very well. It doesn't have the typical summer/beach feel in the first bit, but you managed to pick it up later.
I would suggest you try putting the notes an octave higher before you finish the final version, and maybe play around with the beginning to give it a more summery feel.
Author's Response:
Thanks for the review! I agree the first 20 seconds or so might not fit the theme too well, I had a pretty hard time finding a nice intro to flow with the rest of the song. I'll keep that in mind for the final version!
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You did a pretty good remix, but there are a few things that don't really fit. The drums really don't seem to be 8-bit, and the voice at the beginning wasn't, either.
You should experiment with an 8-bit drum sound, and try making the voice sound a little more grainy, to get the 8-bit feel to it.
Author's Response:
I haven't experimented with drums yet, as I find I make them too scratchy.
Also the voice is just my watermark, so as none of my music is stolen.
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