Krichotomy's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Penguin love]

The layers feel somewhat disconnected and blah in the beginning. Around the 2:00 mark things draw together into a nice movement that reminds me of the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 music. But then things happen in disconnected segments. This has a whole lot of potential. Did you come up with the music or is this a remix?

jzhak responds:

sorry i compose with the guitar pro software, and yes the song is my, it is no remix, thanks for coment

[Winter Wrap Up (EOD Mix)]

At first I was wondering "is the /beginning/ ever going to /end/" but I felt it held a subconscious tension that enhanced the melody when it finally came along and helped define the feel of the music. Though overall it does feel a bit boring and long-drawn-out. Most of the percussions are short and a bit cheap feeling. But nothing bad. I enjoyed listening.

SubZero45 responds:

I'm sorry to hear that it felt a little drawn out for you, and I appreciate the input that you have given.

Percussions have always been a little difficult for me as far as which effect to give them and how strong to make those effects, in the end I always end up with a "simpler is better" sort of approach, but I need to start taking bigger steps with those.

I have been working in FL for a long time now, but I am not by any means a musical expert. If you watched me make a song it would be the equivalent of watching your grandpa open up IE on the computer and continue to hunt and peck the keyboard, so again, I am very grateful to you and your advice, plus the fact that you didn't hate it completely makes me believe I didn't do too bad of a job :)

[FYI'm naming this]

It has potential. But the beats sound "clear" yet the guitar is "blurry" or soft which feels unbalanced, putting the drums in the foreground. The overall tune seems to vary between emotionless and depressed. Feels weak.

[Prototype]

The beats are much louder than the background. Specifically, the high frequencies in the beats are too loud. When the beats started I kinda jumped.

I like the "lead instrument" that comes in at some points and the piano background is pleasant. Musically, this is beautiful. If the beat volume was lowered significantly I would appreciate this piece significantly more. :)

AmbientDanny responds:

yeah some people have told me that. sum1 also told me that the hi-hats were too loud, yeah man i feel you. thx for the advice bro, and thx for reviewing. :)

[Nicean Barks of Yore]

Just chillin' out on the guitar. Nice. While I personally prefer more connected defined melodies (usually) this would be ideal for a chill scene in a point-and-click game. Great special effects at 1:55 and 3:13, lol. High string sounds out of tune.

Acoustatic responds:

Thanks man I appreciate the review, it would be awesome if somebody did decide to use this in a game:P

Have a great day!

[The Uprising - SkD]

Nice use of varied beats and instruments. I agree with Acoustatic, the distorted guitar is a bit too in-the-face for this chill song.

G-U-A-R-D-I-O-N responds:

I just now am seeing this comment...
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Whats funny is after listening to my song again I totally agree! I just wish I still had the original FL file... I don't think I can fix it at this point :/

[Feel Fine (Remix)]

Happy! The sounds are cool but it would be super awesome if there was more variance. The main instrument always has the same exact bend effect and the beat is unchanging for most of the tune. But these are minor points.

[Step Down]

The volume of everything seems inverted at first, with the more melodic elements being hardly audible. And the initial beats feel odd. But after that, everything is cool. :)

The-Cockenator responds:

if i knew how to respond to that ??

[Long, Long Ago (VIOLIN)]

Nice playing. Would make a cool interlude or such. Sounds kinda tinny and distant. That's not necessarily a bad thing, though.

KittenBeat responds:

That's what you get with a $99 violin you bought on Ebay e.e

[Building A Robot]

Woah, listening to it makes my head feel funny. I guess that is an appropriate feeling? The combination of relaxing ambiance and funny robot sounds is cool.

SamHandwiches responds:

Yeah, that's what I was going for :P I was thinking of 3d audio, like in the "Virtual Barber Shop" so I tried to mix it like that, so it sounds like it's coming from your own head. :D Thanks for the review!