Krichotomy's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Waiting for the postman]

I love the chords and notes. It's remarkably similar to the Legend of Zelda "Song of Storms".

Azhthar responds:

Wow!!! I just listened to Zelda "Song of Storms". Is it possible to cover a track without even knowing it??? I never played Zelda (except the old gameboy piece) since I didn´t got a Nintendo... But the melody and the chords are so similar that this is nearly impossible. Maybe I heard it at some point and got it in the background of my head or something. Thanks a lot for letting me know. I guess I should reconsider the track!!!

[Cavern Stream]

I am very stressed right now, and this music feels so good and relaxing. Thank you!

MrNightVarga responds:

Glad you liked it =) Thank you for listening.

[These Days]

It's a cool idea. It reminds me a lot of the lovely Aquaria soundtrack! http://infiniteammo.bandcamp.com/album/aquaria-original-soundtrack

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

Holy crap o.O
I can definitely see the resemblance; thanks for showing me that! The first song even has the same chord progression, if I'm not mistaken :D

[[Beautiful Blue]]

Pretty cool. The piece seems to get strangely louder in some places, like at 00:38 and 01:45. Also, there are a few panning glitches, like at 00:44. Also, the build in volume could be executed better, but it works.

Anyway, this is a fun rendition of a fun tune. Here's a nifty version by a guy who calls himself "CobaltBW": http://sapphirecontrol.net/music/vg/fzero-bigblue-r1.mp3

MeisterMach5 responds:

Thanks for the review, Krich! Nothing gets by you, so I enjoy seeing what you have to say (in which I hopefully fix the issues you address in the near future). The panning in this one was a pain to pull off because I have to CLICK to choose how far left and right I want it and exactly when. So even the smallest mistake, by that I mean a single pixels size, will ruin the track. FL Studio FML.

[Happy Locomotive (chiptune)]

This sounds like an "overworld" or "sailing" theme for an RPG. It reminds me of the old NES game Dragon Quest II (Dragon Warrior II in North America).

BenTibbetts responds:

That's a flattering comparison. Thanks very much. :)

[Prism Valley]

The loop point is not smooth, but this is a pleasant enough loop that I think I'll let it keep running as I practice hiragana. :] Lovely instrumentation.

SilverPoyozo responds:

Sadly... something is wrong here on my end that makes it sound seamless. But thanks, took a while to finish this :D

[Unending Horizon]

An OpenLight classic! Nice notes, nice waves, nice beats.

At 00:53, 02:42, and a number of other places there is a strange subtle background sound that I can't figure out. Is it reflection of the note sliding? I initially thought it was a person talking. Anyway, I find it unsettling. Hence the deduction of 0.5 stars.

OpenLight responds:

Kircho, I think that may have been an effect of your headphones with the delays and reverbs going on haha. I'm not sure what you're hearing, but I can swear that I did not put in subliminal messaging.

I'm glad that was the only major criticism though! I'm glad this was a new OL classic for you haha, and I certainly appreciate your continued support.

[Sjaan the Flying Doctor]

I find it strange that I never reviewed this track. Well- now I get to write a review on the updated version! :D

The melody is very simple, but that is not a fault. It has a strong characteristic sound and I find it to be memorable. The flute harmonies were a great touch. I rather enjoyed the lead guitar. The climactic section was beautiful. The ending felt a little less well-contrived than the rest of the track, but it works fine and it does sound nice. Overall, the track has a great progression and never gets boring or repetitive.

Unfortunately, my earbuds broke, so I'm listening only with my muddy production headphones. Regardless, this track sounds great and well-balanced to me. Only one thing bothers me. There is some percussion that occasionally hits three times. That instrument sounds like a static pop in my headphones, and stands far far out of the mix from the other instruments. (You can see these beats as spikes in the track waveform.) It is even more offending that it stands so far out only in the left channel. For this, I'm taking off half a star.

It really does sound like a lot of work went into this track, and the result is terribly pleasing to my ears. I believe this is my favorite work of yours, and I look forward to more. :)

SourJovis responds:

Strange indeed :P

Anyway I think your review on the updated version is more helpful since with the earlier version I already knew I had to change a lot of the things.

I will update the song at least once more. I will replace the reverb with a new reverb effect I recently got. Also I will try to look at replacement for the saxophone samples at the beginning of the song. I'm sure that can sound a lot better.

I will take your comments into account. Especially that of the loud percussion on the left side. I think you mean the electronic kick. It pans from left to right, and back again, but it starts of loudest on the left. I think I should take away a little of the treble. Keep the volume a bit more constant, so it will sound less loud on the left, and you will hear it on the right. I think I know what you mean by "ending felt a little less well-contrived than the rest of the track". I feel the same, but I don't know what to do about that. This just naturally flowed out of the first section. I don't know how to make it more interesting or what instruments to add.

Glad you like it. I'll try to improve it, and make more, better songs.

[March 25]

Very mellow. Very nice.

MrNightVarga responds:

Thanks =)

[Chasm of Fire]

Nice work! Yeah, it's not fully polished, but it is enjoyable to listen to and you've got some pretty cool effects and stuff mixed in there. The violin is beautiful.

Deemo-R responds:

You like 'em? That's 8Dio Adagio strings, and they're simply amazing (I am a sucker for anything 8Dio). I did this just to try them out and built some random stuff around it. The disparity between good and 'meh' soundfonts is huuuuuge, though. The good soundfonts are CPU killers, too, so I had to put all of my percussion on one channel and cut back on the quality of vsti that I used for other instruments. I'd say it was worth it, though. I absolutely adore the quality of the violins.

Thanks for the review! :)