Chelnov's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Sab]

I actually like your song.
It has some weird synths wich turns the song very interesting.
Obviously it looks like you were bored...because the song is very simple in structure and melody.
But i like how it sounds, it's easy listening.
I think its always good to re-work our tracks specially the ones we do when we are bored.
Since the main synth line of this song is so catchy it would be nice if you used it in a serious work.
I don't really liked the bass synth, but that's just a matter of taste...Though I like the melody of it.
The arpeggios, apart from sounding so awesomely weird, are cool ! They give character to the song.
I think that sickness and boredom made you create something very interesting this time. Ahah! :)
Nice work.
Cheers.

Newsect responds:

I agree actually, I actually released this song because I really liked the main synth. that was actually kinda encouraging. thanks for commenting! :D

[The Rise]

I think the song starts well.
The intro sounds nice with the piano line and the synth growing at the same time.
Yet I think that the piano line would sound better if it was more fluid and organic, it sounds too electronic in my opinion.
The biggest disappointment in your song for me is the drum line.
you have your kick audible , thats ok, yet your snare is very low.
But i think that opinions always differ when the subject is "drum EQ"...
I like the synth that you used at 02:07, nice sounding one!
I think your composition is good, strong and simple.
The music grows in an interesting way.
I love your transitions, the break downs and buildups that you made are strong and very inteligent.
You sure have good skills. :)
You did a good work.
Cheers.

Xsalvaz responds:

Thanks very much for your review!
I agree that the "drum EQs" are always based on personal opinion. If it can be heard, it's EQ debatable. I was going for the strong and simple dance style. One that will get in your head and make you tap your foot. I took extra time on transitions because mine usually suck. Haha!
If you tapped your foot or bobbed your head, my job here is done.
~X

[Aftermath [Orchestral]]

This is good material.
I like the ambience of this song, it´s epicness.
i see this song in a western first person shooter or something similar.
The guitar line makes me imagine a duel scene.
All the sounds have a a good EQ.
The composition is very well developed, i would definitly use this in a game
/ movie.
Nice work.
Cheers.

Hellwreckage responds:

Glad to hear you consider it good material!

[Just some more 8-bit]

One of the main difficulties in this kind of songs is to control the synth pitch.
When working with the kind of synths that you used of course...
What i find a little bit anoying in this song is that you did a good composition and created beautifull synths BUT the drums and intro synth sound terrible.
The eq used and pitch turns them just inaudible, like at 00:08, it hurts.
A song shouldnt be just about high volume you know?
I could just ask you "where are the mids and the lows in this song?"
Well, i heard your other songs, and it's easy to understand that you have some compression / EQ issues that you have to workout if you are willing to get your songs better.
I assume you are fresh into the business. :)
That´s not bad, you just have to learn a few things first.
You have good elements in this song, i think you have to learn some basic things about how to turn them better.
I'm not so good as a producer as i sound, but pm me whenever you need help with anything.
I'm always open to help anyone that is open to be helped.
Cheers-

Jahn33 responds:

Woa! One of the rare people that takes time too help someone :D THANKS!

[Piece By Piece]

Its a beautifull song. simple and beautifull.
I think it's full of sentitiveness. love, really love the harp sounds!
All elements are smoth and melodic.
It's good for the hearing music.
Makes us feel, makes us think and remember.
Nice work!
Cheers.

Rhoder responds:

Thanks man, I glad you enjoyed it.

[Taking Flight]

This song represents clearly your description, of that i'm sure.
I agree with our mate Rhoder about the bassline, it would be good if you re-work the bassline and try to make it spacier.
It would be better for this song if you try to fill the small empty spaces with atmosphere.
The piano lines are strong, very well composed, i like it a lot.
I think you should try to understand what sounds are more inportant in this song.
When you reach 01:02 there are some sounds / instruments that are not so audible as others.
with some eq you can decide what sounds are the most important ones to be heard.
I tell you this because at 01:02 there's a lot going on, you have a lot of good sound layers that could be heard. (my opinion...)
I like the dreamy pads that you used, and one of the best features that i can find in your song is when the music is almost at the end, the way you have managed to end the song is very inteligent.
You release all the tension from before with a simple, yet beautifull piano line taking us to a gentle, warm, smoth end of a trip. That's poetry man. :)
You did an awesome work!
Cheers.

SuperGoodSound responds:

Yeah, this song i know i didn't really nail the mixing part of it as well as I have done with other songs. Thank you for the compliments though :)

[Lemniscate (Basic Bitch)F]

I think that the song is good as it is too.
It's a catchy and very good composed song.
One of the things that i love more about it is the drum composition, you have some good kick lines.
The eq of a song is always something that makes a lot of opinions differ...Bu I like how it is.
It has an awesome filthy bass line that is a bit repetitive, yeah...But i don't think that the bass line is the main important thing in this song. The melody and the drum are the most powerfull elements that you have here in my opinion.
The melody is so simple and powerfull...
Its just great.
You did an amazing work man!
Cheers.

Bidoof45 responds:

you are a great reviewer i rate your review 10/10

[Street Fighters]

I think that your song has a good structure.
I really like the samples that you used.
The melody is interesting and it is very well developed troughout the song, it grows good.
I like the intro, i think it songs good with the "you will taste defeat" line.
I just don't understand the bass line starting at 00:17.
The bass line is good, but in my opinion, (and its just my opinion...because everyone got their own taste...) i don't think that the distortion used works good troughout the song.
I tried to hear your song with 2 different headphones and what i found was that at 00:43 (at the song's buildup) you just hear noise. I don't know if that noise was your point, but it gets annoying to hear, because the song's composition is really good and then you just kill it with all this distortion.
It's not easy to equalize a song when you work with synths that are heavily distorted, i know that by experience, but we have the mission to find out how to control this kind of issues if we are trying to make music.
Try to equalize the song and you'll have here something really cool.
At least i can see that you have good, really good potential.
Work it out! :)
Cheers.

Zuelo responds:

Thanks alot for the helpful review, i will work more on this on the weekends :)

I agree with the bass line i think the reese bass is to heavy on this track.

[Aquatic Meadow]

Man, i can understand why you say "Please don't trow it down a ditch..."
One thing that i can clearly see here at newgrounds is that everyone seems to care only about dubstep songs and / or hip hop.
I think that this is the kind of thought that trows down some real good artists around here that create ambient, electronic, classical music.
Just because this genres don't seem so trendy as dubstep nowadays seems to be it's not a reason for not wanting to listen this kind of genres around newgrounds.
Your song's great!
Love it from beginning to end!
It's pure and beautifull, i like the synths and the song progression.
I'll always hear and contribute with my reviews to this genre around here!
Dude, you got 5 star and fav because your music deserves it.
cheers!

dicennian responds:

Thank you, truly. :)

[Requiem of Spirit Glitch]

The drum line sounds interesting.
You definitely got to work hard on the structure of this song, you should try to build and define each part of the song.
I have noticed that around 1:28 your main synth clips a bit, this happens because of the equalization that you have to work aswell.
You have some interesting characteristics in this song, i like the bass line and some of the glitchy effects that you created.
I think that if you work out the main "problems" that i pointed in your song you'll have something good in the end.
I started producing music very recently and one of the things that helped me a lot was to download a good music edition program. I'm using ableton live wich is great, i recommend it because it's very intuitive.
Then i started to consume, and by saying consume i mean i did an intense search, of all kinds of music tutorials around the internet.
Plus i've tried to learn everthing that i could about music production and music theory, this helps a lot. I've done all this using what the internet could give me, and believe it or not, you can find all this easilly and learn by yourself everything you need. Am i a good producer? No i'm not, but in 5 months i have learned a lot, and i'm having good reviews around here.
What i mean is that you have something here, you dont need to have lots of music experience, you just need to have the will and curiosity to know more then you know.
I sense in your song creativeness, i think you just need to get a bit more music information to turn out awesome around here.
I believe in you.
Pm me when you have a new song, i want to hear it.
Cheers.

seph976 responds:

Thanks for the feedback, music is just something im trying to get into on the side, so i dont make or work on it a whole lot, but i recently started up again and im trying to come up with something a little more original, if i get it finished il send you a PM.