Suspended-3rd-Chord's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Feel Good]

Been a while

good job mixing, chopping, and putting FX on various A'cappellas (sp?). the intro is nice, with the fuzzy bassynth, the unbutchered gorillaz vocals, but the melodies on the top created some unwanted offkey dissonance and clanged a bit- might be what you were going for, but I personally didn't like these riffs. the vocals after are nice, good job with the deep arena reverb simulation. i especially like when you chop up the vocals. beat is pretty good, might wanna EQ some more bass on the kick tho cuz I can't hear it too much. Harmonization is a bit weird around 02:30, but and it starts getting really awkward when the vocals come in. I actually don't feel good :) - but i guess the twisted feel is what you're going for? hehe, good job with that. I would definetly like to hear some more smoother, harmony in here but its all up to the listener lol. Good work with the blend of vocals in the end tho for sure. This might just be one of those tracks that you have to listen to multiple times before you start to appreciate more.

nice remix S-H! :)

TimeBender responds:

Thanks a lot man! that really made an imprint.

[Not so Simple]

ouch

I can tell your new and just messing around with the various sounds in FL so I will try not to give too much advanced criticism just yet...also WritersBlock hit the nail on the head with his review. aside from the sounds, there just wasn't too much to this piece. There was just a simple dancekick, which doesn't fit in much with the composition...try using a kick "in real drumkits"

But besides the kick, try adding hi hats (why didn't you keep them playing consistently?)on each measure, add a crash at the beginning of every four bars, a snare at every third measure, and then fill in the kicks to how you like it. That should help you start making basic drum patterns. And like writersblock said, FPC is a good start. you'll eventually want to look around for more realistic samples on the web and load them into FPC once you get further experienced in FL.

The guitar melodies nothing greater than okay, but they lack an interesting rhythm (it may sound better with a drumset in the background complimenting it). I like how you panned both of the guitars, but they could have a more defined direction..you might want to put some light compression on them, and work on messing with the effects within the FL slayer plugin to make your own tones instead of using the overused, boring presets ;).but really, i would love to hear a different sound altogether...

Once you get a good drumbeat done, add some organ chords or a rhythm guitar to play in the background, and put a bassline in the center. then you will have a much fuller sound, and a more complete composition.

Keep making music dude! everyone has to start somewhere. Have fun :)

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aldlv responds:

your review was the best...
thanx
(& the title was funny)

[*Interlude*]

pretty good, pretty good..

Enjoyable track here. I like the echoing plucked sounds, swelling bassy pads (some sort of filter would be great on them), and the high whistle sounds. it's pretty fresh for the opening of a track. the drums work their way in quite well, so you're doing a pretty great job of sequencing. The piano interlude (of the interlude) is nice and I like echo effect on them. That trancey synth is a really cool fit too. so composition is pretty damn nice.

drums samples = ew. well, maybe I'm being too critical of this because I've suggested different samples than the FPC and FL stock ones in my last 3 or 4 reviews too. Dance kicks could use more subbass, make the clap/snare a bit louder and put some reverb on it-my main beef is with the hi hat. it also wouldn't be a bad idea to include some more variation in this department too, for instance splitting one of the hi hat hits into sixteenths and filling in more bass kicks.

I would say this never really built up into something epic and active, but its just an interlude. Well done WB, good luck on the CTSG collab :)

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WritersBlock responds:

Thanks for the criticisms, I'll try and fix up the drums with my future works.

Yeah, good luck to you, too, you've still got a few spots that need filling, so good luck with that.
And welcome to the review request club =D

[Slow Chemical (Kane's Theme)]

sludge

not my style, but the track isn't all that bad...I mean the sound quality like others stated below is lacking and it does kill the track somewhat. Your guitar tones are too fuzzy, but I kinda like the fuzziness, but it could be sculpted a bit better through better equalizations and maybe a better amp model. a nice phasing effect would be good on them too. I would certainly put some reverb and make sure your tone knob is all the way up for the leads, and try using the bridge pickups if you're not too get a sharper tone. Maybe add some bass here too if you can.

Drums are well done- they sound authentic and hold a great beat. Nothing expected less from Bad Man ;)

Vocals are really not that bad. i've heard the metalish vocals butchered much worse than this. it sounds like you're executing them well enough, but could use more articulation to hear more clearly here what you're saying but I can never understand people's words who sing like this usually, anyways. Just stand a foot or two away from the mic when you sing into it maybe, and definetly add some reverb to your vocals. some slow flanger would be evil during some parts too. oh yes, backing vocals and harmonization would be great too. Sorry for suggesting so much. All I know is that it lacks cowbell, er, I mean- some BREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEing.

Composition is alright- a bit generic and predictabale power chords and simple bends. To me, it just wasn't that interesting. You could add on more to the original song yourself. I would definetly love to hear a shredding, tapping solo to this somewhere in the track, that of course starts off relatively slow. and during the end, it wouldnt be a bad idea to add a ballad guitar dealy with a thick, reverbed, chorusy and clean guitar riff on top of the sustained guitar note.

all in all, keep rocking out man. keep working at polishing your sound and practicing your skills (not that I can hear any highly noticeable errors in the playing though)

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[Electro Blues - Wayl0n]

well..

Doesn't seem like too much work was put into this- are those your loops in the background or did you make them yourself? I'll assume you made them. (but if its just you improvising over the loops then it should only take you 1 day and certainly no more than 1 hour :D) The bass groove works real well, the drums have a good flow and are suitable for the bluesy style here. Guitar composition is alright, it has a cheery blues sound, maybe a bit simple, but the chords progression is utilized quite well, and I like your sliding while transitioning. Just let your last note ring out, and loop the instruments in the background one more time-this would make this loop, loop a whole lot more flowingly.

Another cool thing you could do is put some quieter, lower rhythm guitar in the background. and maybe extend this and have a type of guitar duel in some portion of this track. some drum variation would be nice too- and maybe some open hi hats or tambourines would be great for a chorus section.

and you're guitar tone is pretty crappy :P, but cheaper (for a lack of a better word) tones are more suitable for blues pieces. it might just be due to a cheap guitar, but it could be better mixed with the background loop. just maybe a touch of reverb and chorus would do the trick if you have access to them (or you use a plugin to generate them). the distortion isn't too bad for this type of sound- but you may want to experience with cleaner amplifications and see how it sounds. Oh, and try raising the bass, mids, and treble just a bit to see if it may give you a better sound.

Not bad for a first submission, not bad but not great guitar playing either. Keep rocking man! sorry if i was too harsh, hope this review will help you improve.

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[(_RGH_) Kingdom Grunt(KGVB)]

Fresh song!

This track has a nice eletronica feel but with some very nice hip hop elements in here. The brass you started off with is ace- subkicks work great, and the other kicks mix in perfectly with the bassline to sculpt out a nice bass sound. Lots of drum variation (i love the hi hats once again), you keep the drums moving nice and flowing in the first verse. The synth is nice and sharp- and the main melodies you use have a nice rhythm and are simple and laidback, and a good element in making a track easier to rap around.

I like the chorus verse real much, great beat, great melodical construction and I like the extended brass notes. I believe some of those sounds and synths you put in the right speaker could be raised a level or too, but maybe some silence and room is needed to left open for a rap.

The second verse is real nice following up the main chorus, great job packing it with more synths and keeping a more intensive flow. snares and claps do a great job rolling, and you did a great job with the phasers put on the hi hats at the end. The track doesn't loop too well- I would rather just hear a leadup and a finish with a few seconds- but it doesnt matter that much.

Great mixing job, original hip hop sound, sweet synth development and instrument selection, overall a pretty tight track.

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RyeGuyHead responds:

thanks for the in depth review, much apreciated

[(_RGH_) Climate Loop(Remix)]

good groove!

another nice little loop here, the sound is not my favorite, but this one too was mixed quite well and has a nice thang of riffs. Brass is an original touch, I love the bassline, echoing sounds are pretty cool, panned drums are sweet, and I like the harmonization with the syntns in the second portion of the loop. Can't think of any real criticism to give in here and say much more- so nice job overall!

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RyeGuyHead responds:

hell yea son

[(_RGH_) Soul Drain (Robotrip)]

yea son

very nice loop here, very rappable beat, even though its drum n bass. I love the gentle reese and lower bassy sounds with the slow fitler/phaser whatever effect that slowly swells. I like that cool sounding melody in my left speaker. (would be cool if you threw some soft string sounds in the right speaker, it would make a bit fuller, balanced sound) great synth selection/development, has an original feel. Drums are great and slow too, love the cruncy hi hats and their rhythm, bass kick might be able to use more oomph- but that could just be a problem with my setup.

Good work ryeguy!

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RyeGuyHead responds:

added strings :D

[NL - Save Point Loop]

yeap

This is a pretty good loop, reminiscent of something out of Mario 64, which is odd how I remember when I haven't played the game in a decade. this loops nicely, some nice relaxing melodies, choirs sound great in the background, the waterfall ambience isnt too fuzzy, might be able to use a little more ambience. like maybe some shore sounds as the water hits the ground (not so sure how well this would work in addition to the watefall) and some light bird tweets to add more to the feel. I wish it was longer and developed into maybe a 0:30 second loop or so, but I don't know what the game requester was asking for.

Good taffy.

[2'29'']

Hmm

i tried refreshing this page multiple times, and then the visualizer comes up but the track doesn't play- which is quite odd. So I downloaded it, but still just complete silence. So you may want to reupload this track.

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(I hope I made you laugh a little :) )

Haggard responds:

Yes, a little :P