Viros's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Metroid -Electro Brinstar [XD]]

Well, that just works.

You can't beat old video game tracks for material to work with, that whole nostalgia thing you know...

The remix is nice, and i can identify it with the original almost throughout the whole thing.

Very nice, keep it up!

Sephirot24 responds:

You can identify with it? Cool ^^

Thanks for the review man! =D

--SephXD--

[Stampuhh!! Remix]

Ok, its pretty good

I like this, it's pretty cool.

I don't know if it was intentional or not, but at the beginning, it sound like your buffer is underrunning during the render.

Overall, i really like the beat and the whole thing is just hard and intense with the bass and all.

Good track, i like it, like to see how it finishes when you get done with it.

Pyroific responds:

The tempo was supposed to start slow and get faster, so it was intentional!

[Maelstrom!]

You got talent

Yeah, tracks getting overlooked in the audio portal is a pretty common occurrence - 17 votes here, 23 votes here.

Wouldn't be surprised if there are twice the audio tracks than flash submissions, and they (the audio) get half as many views...

Overall this is pretty cool, though i have a few critiques...

The melody is a little high-pitched for me, but that's me, the melody is really good, the notes are fine, just really high to me, i imagine this in a club and my ears would be hurting - but what else would happen at a club anyway?

Some notes on points in the track:

at 00:43 there is some melodic clashing, and again at 1:36 - it kinda works, but it just sounds...off.

i like the bass line and the beat, both very nice and the bass track mixes well with the rest.

Overall, really good track, sowing some immense skill there and understanding of how this whole music thing works.

What sequencer do you use?

Phantasmagoria13 responds:

Finally, someone that can give some good advice and take the time to listen to the whole song. I gotta thank you for that! I see what you mean about the melody being high pitched, I was thinking the same thing when I finished it. Im still experimenting with FL Studio, which is what I used to make this, so in the future I hope to be able to figure out how to tone down the melody as you said and improve overall. Thanks again for the review!!

[YT - before midnight (remix)]

Pretty Sweet!

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that this is probably the best i've heard on the Portal tonight.

I'm really digging the drops and the crescendos.

The baas and beat are just about spot on.

I know that you said it is a remix, but i haven't heard the original. If the original is anything like this, i'm going to have to go and check out F77's works.

This is pretty sweet!

Yourz-Truly responds:

word ya thanks i havent posted up anytin on newgrounds for a while cuz u get alot of 0 faggets. thanks. more music soon

[The Joker's Ambition]

Not really my style, but...

It definately has something to work wth there.

I think it's a bit slow, but that's me, and there's a lot of hits in there, not necessarially a bad thing, it just overwhelms you a bit, as do those rising Brass Crescendos - not to mention that they are a bit painful when wearing headphones...

There seems to be some clipping around 2:20 as well.

The bells, though,, seemed a bit out of place.

It's definately dark, and it works for a "Joker" themed song - i assume from batman, if so, you hit the feeling about right.

kadetfunky responds:

Yes, I felt it was slow as well, but I was already over halfway through the song when I realized this. The bells were supposed to be a bit reminiscent of Danny Elfman's Batman score a bit, but I guess it may have just been a bit weird. I tried to fix the weirdness around 2:20, but I couldn't get the transitions to work for the brass or the bass. Also, I'm sorry for hurting your ears. XD

And yes, it's inspired by the Joker from Batman. Thanks for the feedback. :)

[Fighting Theme]

I kinda like it.

I certainly didn't think it deserved a 1.15, so i voted a bit higher to boost it up to a 2.56>=]

I'm digging the beat, i like that a lot.

The bass rif is a bit repetitive, though, and it's kind of bland to an extent.

Other than that, i can totally see this being a fighting themed track. If this was in a video game and the user was focusing on playing the game, he/she wouldn't notice the repetition.

Overall, pretty good.

I think i recognize that hit...FLStudio? If so, rock on!

B-Dizzle317 responds:

Thank you for that! =D I didn't know this song is low-rated; I would've take it off. Maybe my track need some more work or it doesn't fit in the genre.

P.S.: Yes, I made this in FL Studio. Have you use it before?

[Bedlamite- Clip]

Nice, very video gamey

Good stuff, a nice loop. Beginning and end mesh almost seamlessly...I like this and what i have listened to of Echo.

On Bedlamite, both the name and the sound...well, it makes me kinda think of Megaman for some reason, not really sure why >=]

The only thing is that the piano kinda sounds...flat. Not necessarially a bad thing, but i can't really describe what i mean either...i don't know. It's good >=], the longer i listen to this the better it sounds...strange, huh? usually, the longer i listen to something the more i critique it, and get sick of it.

I like the percussion track, the mix is quite nice, and appropriate. This would make a good loop for a loader or a menu in a flash game somewhere...especially one that was either a) pixellated (but not sprites...ugh...) or b) blocky. As in big blocks. It's so much easier for me to draw things than write them...sorry...

I don't have time to go through much more today, but i will be back. Thanks for the positive review the other day!

BMC-Audio responds:

Thanks. I guess it does sound old-school videogamey. Probably cause the instruments sound like the 8 and 16 bit sounds used on like the old nintendo platforms. I'll keep that in mind. I'm glad you like it. The percussion is one of my favorite parts to write. Thanks again.