The-XI's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[_[Space Cathedral]_]

I voted 5 in advance.

Because I have great faith =D

The heavy reverb is completely awesome, very gothic... seems to be fitting what you wanted in the first place =)

I like the drum riffs and filteres you have, but I'd to ehar some phat dark bassline be pumped out eariler. I mean, the voices are good, but accompanied witha phat bassline that just goes 'HEY IM A BASS SYNTH. I CAUSE MASSIVE BRAIN TUMORS AND HEART ATTACKS CAUSE IM A GOOD SYNTH' would just make me collapse from heart failur it would be so good.

Awesome work, I am impressed wsith how much delatil you spend on FX. Keep it up!
Maybe check out my songs sometime?

Green-Phoenix responds:

Hey!

The big sound at the start is supposed to be like a massive, heavy clock tower pendulm swinging back and forth, I was hoping that the panning left & right would give that away. Anyway...

I agree with you completly on the thing with having the bass come in earlier. After listening to a few times from a "listener's" perspective, yeah, I think people wouldn't be bothered waiting.

I'm glad you realise that it takes time to create good FX. Most people just think that it's all just pre-made samples thrown in. I do spend a lot of time experimenting with basic sounds, that end up sounding incredible once I'm done with them.

If you like these FX, then I strongly recomend you check out my track "Inverse Universe" which has possibly the best effectuals I've created so far.

Enough chit chat, I'm goin straight to your page!

Thanks for your review!
PEACE OUT from LONE STARR.

[Enlightened by the Night]

Looplooplooploop

LOOP!

Took me two measures to get the groove right, but thats good, made me lsiten harder =)

Very groovy, I started bobbin my head almost instantely when I got the groove. I love the FX you threw on the plucked, and the little harmonic stirngs and the little fluteish type thing sound great. But theres something in that melody that has a sour note? =/

Other than that one note, I am really impressed. You sure can write some nice calming groovy loops =D Keep it up! (oh, and it also loops very good!)

LoneEagle responds:

Yup this one loops very well i tried something and it worked but it didn't work that well for the other song "Betrayed by the Shadows".

Hmmm, listening to it again i think that i have spotted that sour note that you are talking about. Although it isn't that big of a deal i'll try and be more careful next time so it doesn't happen again.

"Nice calming groovy loop =D" why thanks, i'll take that as a compliment.

As we speak right now i am not in the making of any new songs but of course i'll be "keeping it up". I just love to make music and i feel that i am getting better with each song that i make (if you listen to my first submission you'll see what i'm talking about :D

Thanks for reviewing.

[Betrayed by the Shadows]

Loops =D

I love reviewing them. Barely any work to do, and its easier to focus on the specifics.

I like the feel of the song in the beignning, very groovy, and your drum work and string chords is nice. The only thing I'd get rid of is the clap sample you have going there. Throws off everything.. add a clav, maybe a tamb sample or two, you know, add some nice equalled out high ended percussion to add more groove.

The melodies you bring in are great. I really enjoyed listening to this loop, great work on it. Maybe you can check out my songs sometime?

LoneEagle responds:

Loops... i think i'll be making more of those in the futur cause they are not to hard to make, and it might be good practice so that maybe one day i grow some skills and make some good stuff...

The claps are something that i almost never use and i don't think i'll use them again... they always feel out of place, i'll try some other instruments as you mentioned.

Thanks for the review, and you can bet that i will be checking out your audio :)

[{ANT} - Dual Action]

Sweet, I love crap.

I thought this was literally going to be shit, but it actually started to grow on me when it started up! The techno drums are very apparent, and I like them. Very fast paced. Everything is damned well written, the riffs are good, the melodics work well, and its very damn catchy. Good for a chase scene in a flash.

Keep it up, I really enjoyed this song =) Maybe you can check out my songs later?

Anth0n responds:

Hm, personally I think some of the notes don't go together well, but I'm glad you like it. When I make fast songs I tend to make them short and I finish them quickly.

I wouldn't mind checking out your songs later. Thanks for the sweet review!

[Virtual Dream]

Woah, big file.

Someone has either cranked the quality up, or has done a lot of work. Either which way, it'll make the listening experience more enjoyable =)

This has such a dark surrounding around it but the little 'wahs' make the song sound like a dark sphere with light piercing through it. Very odd combination of synths and theory, but it worked well.

Great song, I can clearly see the ambience in it. My only compaint is with the drums. This is ambient, not really a form of electronic (unless you wanna go all Illbient) so maybe cut back on the percussion, maybe only add congos, bongos, voices, pianos and other forms of rythym?

Great work though, like i said before. Keepp it up! Maybe you can check my songs out later?

[Death of the Black Rose]

The last petal has finally fallen...

And mankind knows not what to do.
They look around in confusion,
Moaning cries of confusion
And sorrow.
They look for direction
And to the sparks of shredded light
They march
Hoping to obtain the gift of life
Where they can see the petals rise
And give birth to something new
Where they can live
With hope
And be
Free.

Awesome work. I thoughrougly enjoyed the song. Awesome solos. Maybe check out my songs sometime?

digital-musician responds:

Thanks!! I'll always appreciate the great feedback you guys give me. Keep it up!

[TheComet-Auto:Unleashed Remix]

I love trance

So I'm hoping this will impress me =)

I thought you were going in the '3 stepper' directions, but then I realized that it was just a delay =P

I really like the beignning, with the distorted drums and vocals, but I would like it to bust out of the distortion and go 'BAM, NOW IM A CLEAN MUTHA FUCKA', then you can go all 4X4 kick, with the big bassline.
Then I could love you.

This song is good, but its not quite up to my standards as far as trance goes. Keep it up!

[TheComet-Until The End]

I agree.

NG DOES need a breakbeat catagorey.

The entire song sounds great as a whole, the 303 adds a nice smooth feel to the song =)

My only single complaint is that when the drums first come in they sound really really, well, sliced and incomplete. Maybe you could add some glitch slices or something to make it seem fuller?

Good work on the song, maybe you could check my stuff out sometime?

TheComet responds:

Sure thing, I'll take a peek at your stuff later if I get the chance!

[rage of light FULL .]

Woah, dark.

I can't decide if this is a really fast tempo, or if its a slow tempo and your just making all the synths go fast!

I really enjoyed the whole dark feel to this song, awesome work. Keep it up, man!

MuSic-Creater responds:

heheh ty yea i should hade change the bigining a bit yea i gess my style if fast slow mixed tgether thanx for the reveiw glad u enjoyed it i like ur songs also. keep it up

[Deoxidate- Psychosignal]

I <3 trance

So I hope you don't dissapoint.

Well, the beginning was kind of awkward... ?i could see it breaking into something big, but then you bring the bass, the kcik and the hat in, and that totally disturbs the flow. Maybe if you have the bassline fade in or something.

The general song is... alright... but theres not too much flow, the your hats are simply noise. I'd like to see more diversity in the synths.

Decent work, might be better if you worked on it a little more.