KrisKrosNL's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Offworld]

Nice rythem.

When I heard the intro of the song, I was "Huh? Ice Cavern? lol". I've been a Zelda freak, so some rythems are easy to compare to it. :P

Intro: the first instrument started playing with a good calming start. However, I suggest the bell to be toned in a slightly lower pitch and heavier. The one you used is too light and high-pitched. The bell-thing at 0:14 could also use some lower-pitching, too. I noticed that the power was weak when the instruments at 0:30 were coming. Maybe it would be good to power-up the drums, and make the electric guitar stronger. The guitar that was playing in the background could also use some powering up. The bell playing individual notes at 1:30 should be a bit heavier and lower-pitched, then it would sound good. The instrument at 2:10 started a bit too late, and it didn't sound in total symphasy with itself in my ears, so maybe you could check and re-arrange its time spaces. (see if the gaps before each note is the same as supposed).

Middle: the last issue mentioned in "intro" still lasts here, but there's no need to repeat all that. What I've noticed here is the electric guitar. It needs more power (tune it up). The drums also could use some additional power. The rythem was nice, but the volume is the only problem.

End: the bell appears here, same with the beginning, and I've already mentioned to let it be lower-pitched and heavier. And the power of the electric guitar and drums should be stronger. The point at 5:12 was quite too sudden, since it first muted entirely, and then played half a second later. You should re-arrange that space closer to eachother.

Whole song: could use some reverb, make it echo a bit.

So, the major improvements needed:

--the pitch of the bells (minus one point)
--the volume of various instruments, especially the volume of the electric guitar and the drums. (minus one point)
--add some reverb, echoing effects to make it sound a bit cleaner and smooth than usual (not extracting points)

Overall, a 8/10 and a 4/5. Good work on this.

~The Liberaten
~The Review Request Club
--grammar and spelling not revised.

[Adjeye-3 ~ Chaoz analyze.]

Nice.

This feels very, VERY powerful and chaotic.

Intro: the beginning played in with a sudden boom, and then the piano. This was nice. Then the third insturment played in and started making this song epic. When the voices played in, I was "huh?" I wasn't expecting that, and it didn't really fit in my point of view. If you removed all the voices throughout the 1st part of the song, it would be better.

Middle: the rythem wasn't really powerful here, but once in a while, an up-build will occur and make the song powerful again, which is good. The thing is that the sound seemed to go over the general limit, and it made the sound collapse a bit. For the rest, it's awesome.

End: the electric zinger (lol, an instrument that plays in long notes) could have been louder. For the rest, it's great. At the very end of the tail, there could have just added ONE note to make the end perfect.

Improvement needed:

--voices (remove them in my opinion)
--limit of sound

Overall, a 8/10, 4/5. Good job on this.

~The Liberaten
~The Review Request Club
--grammar and spelling not revised.

Adjeye responds:

Now I can work on some things then :P

[{Gone wide deep}]

...Hmmm...

Well, it wasn't really super, but not bad.

Intro: Well, the beginning had wrong instruments following up. The synths weren't playing in exact symphasy, and that's really bad. At least use another plugin. The drums kicked in at a bad time...it clearly ruined the rythem's pace. The bass could have used a lot more of echoing. The small tinckle bell sounded like a pain. Use a heavier bell for this.

Middle: the small bell continued to play, and that's the worst part of this song. As mentioned earlier, it needs at least a heavier bell or a different plugin. At 1:25 is where the rythem collapsed, and this wasn't needed. At 1:42, the song was clearly ruined. You must not have done this part. It stayed in a bad position until 2:09.

End: nothing special about it, quite the same as the beginning. Not good. There must have been additional notes and instruments. A climax needs these qualities.

So overall, a 6/10, 3/5. This song could use a LOT of improvement.

~The Liberaten
--spelling and grammar not revised.

aenmj responds:

Just so you know, I've used three instruments in this one, no edits and such. I can change that next time, indeed.

I liked how high the 'bell' was, but that's more of an opinion

I do admit that I should have let the song stop at 1:42. No idea what I was thinking at the time and made the repetitive part not come back. The song slowly died in the end, so you're right.

I don't agree with that a song needs a climax. Sure, it sounds nice, but it isn't a necessity.

You have given me a higher score than expected, so thanks. I won't be revising this one though.

[Ng Bbs Awards!]

Epic bad-ass feeling.

The theme feels so bad-ass, it sucks me into another demension.

Intro: the start was good, with calm beats, followed by a rise of power. The song is powerful enough, and doesn't need any additional notes/instruments. The thing I didn't like was that the instruments weren't super smooth and clear. It would also be cool if you made the sound echo a bit.

Middle: the temporarily halt was a good build-up for 0:53. The problem is the same as the intro: the instruments need to be smoother and cleaner. Maybe adding some additional notes would also be a good consideration.

End~Replay: well, the end of the loop wasn't perfect. There should have been a few clam notes before the complete end since the end is too powerful to stop. Also, the loop didn't play perfectly, so re-arranging the end~beginning would be a smart move.

-1 for low quality play.
-1 for bad looping end.

Overall: a 8/10, and a 5/5 for making me pump hell. :)

~The Liberaten
--grammar and spelling not revised.

[-Field of memories-]

War. :)

This song is very powerful, I found this after finishing "Stick War", and this is what I was looking for. I gotta say, the rythem was powerful, but not powerful enough throughout the song.

Intro: the very beginning started nice, but the sound effects of the wind weren't clean and smooth enough. When the third instrument jumped in the intro, it began to gather some power (which is good), and the fourth instrument started the main rythem. The con of this was that it couldn't really increase the power of the average song, so you should have added an extra instrument that can power up the song at 0:29. The part at 0:44 was a good one, but the power still wasn't good enough after that effect.

Middle: the synth started playing and this powered up the song, and this part just sounds great, along with the additional notes. If you want to make this better, then add some extra additional notes to make is sound super epic. At 1:30 is where the power constantly dropped, along with the playing bell at 1:45. This isn't my favorite patterns, but it's a good pattern to charge up the power at 1:59.

End: the climax sounded superb (could have used some additional notes and instruments, along with smoother effects) until 2:14, and this was the greatest downfall within this song. The power suddenly collapsed, and it ended with a bad temp. The wind effects at the end should also have been smooth. The end could have used a supreme ending play with intense power. The empty remains of the song should also have been removed.

So overall, a 8/10, and a 5/5 since it's submitted in 2007. I don't know how good/bad technology was compared to today. This song indeed gives the feeling of only one thing: WAR :)

If I had to rate this to be used with Stick War, then it would be hard, but that's it for now.

~The Liberaten
--grammar and spelling not revised.

[ParagonX9 - Blue Marine]

Awesome!

This song is damn nice, like travelling through a tech zone.

Intro: the first beats were nice, along with the kicks (which build up the song) even though I was expecting some light synths here. :( Well, only suggestion for the intro is to add some extra synth in the area between the middle and the beginning.

Middle: well, not really perfect. The same notes as those of the intro showed up, with little variation. :P This part could have used a lot of additional notes along with additional instruments (damn, I want those synths!). As soon as I kept listening to the middle, it began to become repetive into my ears. This is due to the same use of the same notes as used in the beginning (with little variation).

End: dissapointed as usual, with little variation throughout the song, and it's hard to hear the differences. The end of the song stopped unexpectedly (I see you wanted to make a loop) and the loop didn't really fit. I'm really disappointed for this. Well, you claimed this is unfinished, and I totally agree. If you ever make the full version, make a special third part for the song.

Overall: 3/5 7/10 even though I wanted to give more. If you want to make a masterpiece out of this, make part 1 normal, part 2 extraordinary, part 3 superbly special.

~The Liberaten

[ParagonX9 - Chaoz Fantasy]

Very challanging.

This theme has the feeling of a boss battle/meet of danger. This really pumps up your soul :P

Beginning: what I didn't like what the first instrument you used. Too loud/painful. The build-up was nice, followed by the play of rythem. It actually inspires the human mind into combat (according to my reaction) The drums played really nice here!

Middle: this wasn't personally my favorite part, but the instruments were all well-used, but something at 1:12 strikes the ears (pain). :P It's good that it didn't end up repetitive, since it played a new part of the song. The "piano" from 1:30 to 1:45 was too loud, since it strikes the ears again. Overall, it sounded a bit un-challanging.

End: somehow, the end was the best part (to me). The instruments were softer than the rest and it relaxed me. It symbolizes (in mind) the end of the battle/meet.

So overall: 8/10, 4/5, adding +1/10 for the effort. All the things left to fo is to re-master some instruments (not the entire song).

~The Liberaten.

[{Small test, Work In Progress}]

Ruined by the Second Half.

The beginning was good until the second half, when the entire rythem started becoming quiet and collapsed. You lose 50% for spoiling the second part.

Each song has it's own structure. This structure is complete nonsense. It starts off good but then gives up. WTF? Seriously, change that.

aenmj responds:

Thanks for the review, but I'd like some advice on what to do with the song. I was just fucking around with the second part. It's just to make the song a little bit less repetitive. And, the very last part has no drums (what I intended), because I have yet to find a very powerful kick.

[Mfyirst]

Dude...

The instrument was the worst thing I ever heard. You might consider changing the instrument.
It sounds like shitting. :P

The rythem on the second half is also (badly orginaised).

aenmj responds:

Hehe, I know, right? This was the very first song I've created with fl9, while I did not know how to change tempo or whatever. I'm surprised it sounded this 'well'.

[ParagonX9 - Red 13]

Epic work.

No mistake, very nice rythem, this deserves a 10/10 5/5. This song can be used for dancing pro-style.

*Damn, gotta dance.* ;)