Everratic's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Askel]

I think this is one of your best short pieces :D

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

Thanks!

[AIM - The Search]

This was an utmost relaxing listen. Although I usually prefer tracks with grandiose climaxes, I had no desire for that in this case because your execution of portraying certain imagery and vibes was excellent, and it was done in a somewhat novel manner. My only gripe is that the piano playing in the very beginning sounded a little inelegant.

[~{ || MEGA || }~]

This is phenomenal! Reverb isn't usually something that stands out in a track, but the way it's used here is glorious.

larrynachos responds:

I think I actually paid attention to the reverb settings on each insert, instead of just fiddling with the wet knob until I liked it

[03 - Reminisque]

This is very relaxing to listen to :D The atmosphere and sound design is nice. The main thing I dislike is that the piano playing sounds unrealistic.

SplatterDash responds:

Thank you so much for the review! Ultimately the piano playing most likely sounds unrealistic because of the balance I was trying to achieve between the device and the brightness (not sounding too dark while also sounding realistic), but it's apparent I gave priority to one over the other lol. Really happy that you enjoyed this :)

[endK - Cotton Glade]

The sound design and production are impeccable, and I love the chord progression as well!

The only thing that bothered me is that I feel like the main melody was never presented in a manner that would make it shine and become an earworm. The drops, with the competing melodic phrases, are lovely, but I wish there was another busy section in which the main melody could be perceived as playing continuously without competing elements.

I think the final drop would have sounded great with a +2 key change; it would sound super cheesy though :p

The mood of the song reflects the art perfectly!

endKmusic responds:

Yeah, I guess that's one of the things I should work on more for sure, since I always tend to do something different in each part (which is not always a good thing).
It's kinda always been that way .____.
Thanks for the review! <3

[/crash/]

"as it has many flaws in its current state,"

wow, I suck at finding flaws apparently.

tailspun responds:

haha, thanks a bunch BlueOceans :^)

the only thing i still kinda wanna touch up is the beginning, i've noticed a few odd chords (although they may only be odd to me, idk).

[Bad Dream]

The first half sounds like a foray, and the second half sounds triumphant; I guess that the subject successfully accomplished a clandestine mission. This is a wonderful track. I'm still amazed at how effectively you can tell stories in such a short amount of time.

Bosa responds:

Thank you! Fortunately this time I had video to score to!

[Love and Adventure (Orchestral)]

I think I noticed the following pattern of different emotional states: blissful love, grief, hope, and despair. It's amazing how seamlessly the song switches between them.

I envision a story where two people fall in love, but tragedy strikes one of them, and the other ultimately fails to save the stricken one.

Bosa responds:

Ah, a great image! I am very glad that the music can tell the story for you :)

[Shaft]

I like the atmosphere. The movement of the pads feels like ocean waves. Most of the percussion sounds well-mixed, and the percussive rhythms are nice.

There's one thing that bothers me a lot about the mix. Maybe it's the fault of my headphones, but it feels like the sub bass frequencies are panned ever-so-slightly to the left, which gets really annoying. This might not reflect what you observe in your DAW; it's just an impression I got while listening.

Most of the melodic phrases felt lifeless to me; it didn't seem like they were trying to express anything. The vibes this song evokes are mostly vague.

With that said, I rarely listen to house music, so maybe the things I dislike are actually conventional qualities.