Everratic's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[/The Seashore Inn\]

This was my first pick in the contest. I love the theme that this song depicts in a short amount of time. It reminds me of one of my favorite hunter x hunter songs! I like all the instrument choices, and the waves are so simple but they add so much depth to the track.

AED-4 responds:

Hey, thanks a lot ^^! Your songs were awesome too.

[Wade just wanted to drink]

This song sounds so much better with a story behind it! I finally understand the intro and outro. I was wrong when I said the outro shouldn't be conclusive because I didn't realize this was a story. I still don't like the intro but it makes sense now. The song is very catchy, has a great rhythm, and a great line up of soundfonts. I'm glad I voted for it.

EvilRaccoon responds:

Thanks BlueOceans! :D Yeah, I felt with people not sure on the why things can become a little disjointed. I'll be for sure to take that into consideration for the next round. Make it more..listenable.

Thanks again!!

[Adventure Of A Lifetime - JohnnyFrizz Live Remix 2016 (Unofficial Release)]

It's been a long time since I heard a song with equalizer automations on the master track; I really like it. I didn't like the way the lead cut off at :51. Maybe you could have faded it out or continued it with a lower volume. The song sounds very repetitive, but I know that your options were limited because this is a remix. The vocals are difficult to hear and I can hear some extra noise, which I assume is coming from them. The mixing is great and and it sounds like you got the volumes levels right. This might be strange, but the bass and hi hats are my favorite aspects of the song. I like how they worked together rhythmically.

JohnnyFrizz responds:

Thank you very much for the in depth review Blue! See ya around :)

[A different perspective]

You reviewed my song after someone else already did it so I decided to give you a review.

I liked the melody ideas. I can see where you tried to take the song, but I'm guessing you didn't know how to execute it. I have a few ideas to help you extend the song and make it better. First you need to add variety to the notes' velocities. This means that some notes should be softer than others. The highest notes should usually be the softest. Next, you need to change the chords more frequently and make sure that they work with the melody, unless you want to add tension. If you want to make an anime type of song, I think you should use a "cheesy" chord progression. That would sound excellent with the melody you have now. Finally, I think you should extend the song by adding chords and trying different melodic ideas, then try to make the different parts of the song blend in. If you run out of ideas, try adding an instrument such as a violin or flute. I looked at some of your other songs and I see that they are short loops; maybe you can try making a song that lasts a full minute.

[noodles]

This is my favorite song from you. The reverb and delay are perfect.

[Into The Unknown]

During the climaxes of the song, the mix became too crowded and was too focused on the instruments with the middle frequencies. I really liked what you did with the bass and I thought the hi hats and crashes were a good addition, but they were drowned out when the song became busy.

Out of all the entries this round, this one sounds like it had the most effort put into it. There's so many cool sound effects and instruments, and the mixing probably wasn't the most fun experience.

I really enjoyed the song and I hope to hear more collabs from you :D

[Timelapse (Piano)]

I really liked the song and it has a lot of emotion, but I think you compressed it way too much. I can barely hear a difference between the soft and hard hitting notes.

I think the final chord at the ending was a mistake, it gave the song conclusion, which in my opinion, contradicts the mood of the song.

pftq responds:

Hm I didn't really use any compression here. Might just be my playing as my new keyboard is hard to play softly on. Yeah, I ran out of ideas towards the end there haha

[Two]

The mixing and mastering of this song amazed me. How can you have so many loud in your face instruments that are all playing simultaneously sound so clear and separated?

Sequenced responds:

a magician never spoils his secrets

[Fearless]

I love the way you used delay in this song :D

The synths, especially the bass, are very interesting.

My favorite part was at 2:18

The song title could have been better. In my opinoin, the song's emotions are curiosity, wonder, and confusion.

Sequenced responds:

i really don't care about song titles

[dj fartmcnuggets - edm]

It sounds like a song Zedd would make, was he your inspiration for this song?

Sequenced responds:

sadly, not