RunningShadows's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[_Fool Me Once_]

Really Good

It is

[Panda aids]

Really cool.

This is really awesome. Very, veeerry catchy stuff. And this song had perfect flow from one section to the next. Job well done, I have zero complaints.

[Digestive biscuit]

I still really like your chiptune stuff

even if you consider them "nothing special." I really do believe your stuff is high enough quality in composition as well as overall structure to be in a big time old school video game. This one for instance gives me a Megaman vibe.

Only reason I gave a 9 rather than a 10 is that I feel like it could've used more balance/EQ (which I don't even know if its possible or easy to equalize on a modplug tracker as I have never used one, so this may be no fault of your own).

Other than that it was truly delightful, I enjoyed it thoroughly.

[Clock - Happy]

Make it longer!

Awesome drums! They're very crisp and well produced. Great bass as well, so it's just riveting to listen too. I do think you should extend it and make a simple, maybe even ambient melody. Just something to keep the listener interested. You have fantastic production skills so keep it up!

TimerClock14 responds:

Thanks man! Glad you liked it.

Actually, the drums were all sampled in a loop, I just added a few sounds to it. ^^
The bass was made by me, though. So that makes me happy. :D

[Hunted Hunter - WIP]

A very good start.

I really like it so far. Sounds like something from a suspense movie. But yeah i really like your blend of elements such like the real sounding percussion that gets overrun by electronic sounding percussion around 0:43. And the blend between a tranquil- reverby guitar and the more powerful distorted electric guitar. Very nice contrast in textures and atmospheres. As far as layers- it needs more bass. You could go either way with this one : Bass synth or bass guitar since your using both live sounding and electronic sounding elements. Some other possible layers : background pads/strings, other synths doing arpeggios, maybe some violin or other stringed instrument. Just some suggestions.

But overall you have the start of a killer track. I hope you continue to develop it and would love to hear the finished product. If you have a moment, I would appreciate if you could give my latest track a listen. Thanks!

SFaPiL2 responds:

Thanks for the suggestions, man, I'll keep 'em in mind. Unfortunately I don't have a bass at home, therefore I'll have to stick with a synth (although I suck at making a rich sounding synth bass, for the time being).

I'll definitely keep you posted when the finished product arrives.

Cheers.

P.S. checked your latest track: it sounds fantastic (the structure is as smooth as silk), but ironically I think it has too much bass, imho ^_^.

[Lost In You [RC]]

Nice

Very good break beats. The synths all flow together nicely. And the melody is very uplifting. The only suggestion for improvement I have is that the track gets a little bit repetitive into the second half.

Great work overall. If you have a moment I would appreciate if you could check out my latest song, it needs some exposure. Thanks!

pichuscute0 responds:

Yeahh, it is a bit repetitive. I would fix it, but I don't want to fuck it up by adding too much, so I'm gonna keep it like this. Thanks though. And, will do. :D
Also, I'll be updating this track in a couple minutes with the sub bass fixed. :P Was way too high before.

[Snappin (1h project)]

It's got potential

But I'm in the same boat as Timer, it feels really empty and gets a bit boring. But overall its an interesting concept.

You should come back to this because it could develop into something really cool.

[Raindrop Interrogation]

This is awesome.

I'm not sure what it means but it makes me lol. Great job. Are these samples? Or did you record them? I need to know

Lol but its awesome

jazmik responds:

I recorded those, yeah.

The idea (actually the lyrics) came from a song by They might Be Giants called Cloisonné.

[Ugly Truth]

Great concept

I like the reverb. It works very well. Yeah it feels like a bittersweet ending to something, like it's over now but not everything is right. It's a very very dramatic piece.

Great work.

NordicHazard responds:

thank you! keep having pictures of a film with this in background XD