Krichotomy's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Hero (Classical)]

Great diverse composition!

conorstrejcek responds:

Thanks!

If I remade this, I would use better samples for the instruments and possibly add a bit to the instrumentation in certain sections. My transitions in this piece aren't that great either, but I'm glad you liked it anyway haha!

Thanks again!

[Moving On]

That's a very cool musical build. It has a strong creative feel to it. The keyboardy effects at the beginning feel a bit out of place since most of the piece is defined by acoustic instrumentation, with the awkward transition point being the overly loud note at 00:49. The beginning is entirely too quiet IMO, but that seems to be a normal volume range for classical pieces anyway. I feel like I just ascended from Proteus (visitproteus.com) to, um, whatever comes next. Grin. Nice plucked ending. I'd definitely like to see more music from you.

conorstrejcek responds:

Thanks for the review!

Yeah I guess those sounds do seem out of place. I was trying to make it a bit more interesting at the beginning since it was only strings, but next time maybe I'll do something else.

Positive reviews make my day, so thanks again!

[A Carnival Dance]

So happy! I absolutely love the first half. 00:00 to 00:40 is bright and happy, 00:40 to 00:52 is awesome, but the rest of the music is, while still cool, more bland and repetitive. I feel that the music should build up as it goes, instead of falling into a more relaxed second half. But that may be just me. If more of the 00:40 - 00:52 style was featured in the rest of the composition I think it would be super amazing.

Emid responds:

Exactly and this is the same case here. You might have the taste as of me regarding 0:52 onwards (which I certainly wanted to be as you said) but the difference is you guys are awesome in new ideas while me, a hobbyist type, wholeheartedly confess that this first half had taken a lot from my brain. So seriously I am happy that it is finished. However, to make 0:52 onwards "relaxed", was not an easy goal for me as well. Anyway thanks a lot for you kind words. :)

["Lucid Mind Waves"]

I'm not sure how to describe it but I love the atmosphere it paints. It's complex, unresolved, but still has a "well defined" feeling. The percussion that kicks in just after 1:50 causes a sudden sharp increase in volume in the higher frequencies, which kinda hurt my ears. I'm sure part of the blame goes to my earbuds - my good headphones are broken. Also, the piece has a bit too much simple repetitiveness. So it's not quite perfect. 4.5 stars for you. :)

XayberOptix responds:

Thank you for your observation and review on this piece. I agree that it is complex and unresolved. I guess "mind waves" can relate to dreams in that they have no beginning and no ending. :)

[Simply Walk Into Epicness]

Well, it's properly epic. Very nice. I want to be biased because it is Celtic-y, I want to tick that last half-star, but the instruments are strange in that some sound near and in a box, some sound far away and in a cathedral, etc.

I hear some sort of smallpipes, then Uilleann pipes.

Phyrnna responds:

They be Launnedas!

[AVGN Chiptune Theme]

Very fun! Very nice! Very... short. :)

basheman responds:

Thanks!
Well that's because the theme is short ^^
But I'm thinking about maybe doing the full version!

[Remembrance]

Beautiful! My only complaint is the way the strings swell then cut off very sharply at the end.

AshleyAlyse responds:

I'll fix that once I obtain another computer! Thank you for the review! :D

[Land of the Mystic]

Oh my. As far as my musical tastes are concerned, this is perfection. Awesome composition.

The shorter bowed string notes sound a bit odd, perhaps because of the slow rise in volume followed by a sharp cutoff.

Looping works very well with this track.

AshleyAlyse responds:

You're right! I used a longbow violin refill for this song and it's the best sounding one. I tried using others for the short bow parts, but it just made it sound worse, haha. :) I am very happy you like it!! Thank you! :3

[Polargeist Menu Theme]

Saweeeet! I felt a chill blow over me at the end of the track.

Step responds:

Brrrrr.

[Final Battle]

Excellent use of ZynAddSubFX. I feel like the electric guitar sound is a bit to piercing as some high frequency is bleeding out of my speakers over the volume of everything else, but that may just be my speakers. My good headphones are dead. :O

K-Pone responds:

That could be. Maybe my speakers are a bit different, but to be honest I used headphones while I composed this.