skyood's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Abyssal Display (Full)]

Good pieces, but whole = ?

I want to be overall positive, because the individual elements/beats/synths/layers are nice. But it's like every layer/element is in an entirely different key, and hearing them at the same time is ... well it's not pleasant. If what you were going for was jarring and dissonant. then you're dead on. But it was honestly hard to listen to the whole thing. Again, I'm not trying to say that it was all bad because I liked your selection of beats and sounds, etc. But most of the time as soon as you layer one on another, they're in completely different keys. So I guess how good it is depends on what you were trying to do with it.

Sblounchked responds:

alright, thanks for actually being honest. its better than most comments, everyone needs a little constructive critisism. i was kinda going for a, not creepy, more suspenceful, but still a chill-out type of song, not going with heavy bass. i was trying out different pitches, and to me it sounded a little off, but i like to hear feedback to reassure me, ill work out the pitches and put it back on here
Cheers!
-Ed

[The Abyssal Display (WIP)]

Almost?

In my opinion, the two samples (I don't know what else to call them) that start in the middle just intrude on the groove of the song without really adding much. Just clash too much. The rest of the song I really enjoyed. Creative and relaxing without being a downer. Good job overall.

Sblounchked responds:

hey, thanks man. ill take those out

[tattered regiments]

Excellent.

I love the mixed meter. I love gutsy-ness of the sparseness. I love how it is a little sad, martial, and playful all at once. I love all the counter-melodic elements. Me like. 11/10

acmeDyne responds:

Thanks for the 11 ;)

[Ghost stomp]

Not enough of a pretty good thing

I pretty much like it, but there's not enough to it to keep it interesting past the first couple plays-- aka in under a minute I was pretty sick of it. Something as simple and adding a couple cycles and do a breakdown/build up thing would make a big improvement.

PANDANGERUSH responds:

Yea, I was thinking of adding it into a full length song as a chorus and building beats around it to give it variation while still being catchy.

[Runescape Metalized]

I've never heard the Runescape theme, so ...

So I thought it was good but any references you made to the original would have been lost on me. Only nitpick is that I maybe would have mixed it a bit different. The lead is pretty overpowering. How much of it is recorded live and how much is digital?

Brewbs responds:

Lol I like the lead that way(: basically everything but the drums and guitar was digital.

[Troublesome Wolves]

Good, but ....

For me, the synth comes in and overpowers/distracts for everything else going on in the song, which was good. :) Either tone it down (the volume at very least) or flat out scrap it. There's enough "new" going on with the halftime, etc. But I can see how others might like it. :)

TwinrovaDesign responds:

Yeah I have had mixed feedback on the synth tbh, i think your right saying its a personal thing. I think on my next song I want to try use it in a much more subtle way!

[un-pants yourself - slunchy]

Overall good, but where are we going?

I like the overall feel and the instrumentation. But it's hard to explain any other way-- where is the song going? It doesn't feel like beginning > middle > end, or even A > B > A(repeat). Just feels like random chords behind random notes that may or may not even fit in the chords. Solid ground to build on, though. :)

kjhsdgf responds:

well, the melodies and harmony are all traids/sevenths in the key of g min, but i left the main melody out, because the instrument blew ass.
really, the octave tenor voice is probably what makes the chord pattern so confusing.
although the bassline does have a little too much movement, so i can see where you're coming from.
but i'm glad you liked the instruments, and i'll be sure to keep those :D
thanks for the review, matey!

[Underworld Zelda Remake]

Mismatched time signature?

Overall ok, but the kick/snare being on a different time signature kills it. Your kick/snare is in 3 while the the of the song is in 4. I an explain what i mean if you need me to, but I don't want to insult your intelligence. :)

riffmaster32 responds:

Ahaha, I get whatcha mean, I play saxophone, I didn't notice the time signature thing til now. Thanks for pointing that out

[Vedrim - Osiris]

Well done

Couldn't find any nits to pick-- and I'm a nitpicker!

vedrim responds:

Thanks! Good to hear, lol =).