Chelnov's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Everything We Stand For]

Nice song!
I like how it develops troughout the 02:49 minutes.
Very epic and cinematic, could fit perfectly in a movie soundtrack or in a video game.
Love the strings ensemble at 01:46, very well mixed together.

[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!

[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 :)

[Genesis]

This song is different from what i know from your work, thats true.
I love this kind of ethnic songs, and i think that this song pretty much represents in a really good way this genre.
This is something i wouldnt try to do because i lack some knowledge on how to work with the kind of sounds and instruments that you used.
At 01:40 the piano & pan flute lines work good as a transition, i like how they flow so well to the point where you would release the song's tension, but that doesnt happen...i think that this "transition" sounds tricky, because as a listener i was expecting some tension release after the piano / flute line back to some epic final verse/ chorus.
At 02:51 it gets good with the introduction of the snare roll, i love this kind of military snare rolls and i think it sounds good in this song.
I think that your song is nice in general.
You can always re-work this track too.
As you say: "make it something better later"
I really like your work, you have some good and interesting tracks.
This one is just another one for my fav list.
Cheers.