Neon-Crepth's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Indian Vib3]

WHAT remove it??!!!

NO! don't remove this! this is seriously up in the top 15 songs i've heard on ng. so damn catchy. you really know how to master your drums. the hard snare that sounds like beatboxing is simply perfect. the little scratch thing panning around adds so much style to it. i love this. im not a fan of hiphop either so you really got a good one here.
5/5

-crepth

[{Airwaves}]

its alright

its a common problem, i think we've all done it before XD but its stacking synths. there's such thing as too many synths at the same time. you need to work on balancing the sounds well so that certain things sit back and the ones that you want noticed, like the melody, sit forward. also the synths you have aren't the most original. work on making your own unique sounds, it adds style and makes it more interesting to listen to, resulting in a higher score perhaps!
good job on this though. 4/5

-crepth

[Dance Generation]

you're not that bad for starting but

you need to do a few things. make your own synths... we've all heard the one you used here. don't go too crazy on the kick, too loud can also be a bad thing. get some new instruments in there. ....aaaannnddd. uhm good luck, seems like you're going in a good direction. 4/5

mind taking some time to listen to my stuff? i am also in need of feedback. ^^
-crepth

djmatt161 responds:

thankz for the tip XD

[Stand and Bleed]

this is WICKED man!

my expectations were low and some repetitive heavy metal song from the title. a little weird at first but then you hit us up with that nasty bass and syncopated drums... i think they were. the sfx you had in there were so cool and fit so well. i agree with Brazi below me. this will be underrated most likely just because of it's dirty sound. the dirty sound is what makes it though.

maybe it's just because i've been listening to it a lot lately, but i can definitely see this becoming a nice goa-psy trance. just a consistent kick and a rounded off bass- you got yourself a great song. there is nothing to improve on in this one. 5/5 and fav'ed

-crepth

[The Daydreamer (IDM)]

neat combination!

this is really interesting. experimentations like this really pay off. IBM beat isn't something you'd think of when you hear 'classical guitar'... it had a really nice sound and mood.

the synths in the background are a little powerful at times. im glad you took 'em down a notch at one point. and i think the synth is also a little too wet or has too much flanger at times. that balance between your instruments is probably the only thing you need to get down.
5/5
-crepth

DomesticTerrorist responds:

Thanks, I appreciate the review!

[Galeforce [Epic Trance]]

cool song.

i think the overall instrument choice was pretty good, they go nicely together. with perhaps the exception of the marimba thing... i think its part in the song was a little weak... probably more melody wise than mastering wise- it demands so much attention because of its sound but its notes are a little generic and sticking to the chord note o.O i didn't explain that very well. when or if you repost, elaborate on that instrument. my favorite part of the song was when you picked up with the clap at like 1:49ish or something. so damn catchy. in the remake of this, i think you should do more of those parts (have more of a concentration on percussion.) basically, i think there were several places in which a stronger melody would have helped. this is really the strongest foundation for an awesome song that you can get.
5/5
-crepth

x-Exodus-X responds:

Thanks, Crepth!
By the marimba, do you mean that one main dry sounding synth that I've got going throughout the song, or the really wet (that's what she said lol) bell in the beginning?

If you mean the bell, I agree. That thing was annoying and I was really close to taking it out. I was thinking of switching it to a pad, and having it play those generic notes in the background.

I don't think I'm gonna redo this one though, I have 2 other projects going on atm.

At 1:49, do you mean the breakdown? Or just the clap? It was the first time I tried something like that, and I like the way it turned out.

I thought my melodies were decent, and I couldn't think of many better ones in that chord progression...as for focusing on the percussion, that WOULD be cool to try, but I dunno if there's much you can do with a kick, hat, and clap :P

Thanks for the review, I'll keep everything you said in mind. See ya around.

[Forever Gamer]

simply awesome.

i really enjoyed it, but i was waiting for it to be like really intense. you need to add a waaayyy heavier bass to get to that climax. wicked 8bit break. overall, very catchy and nicely mastered.
5/5
-crepth

[Radical Dreamers (DEMO) -XvN-]

pretty cool

i can recognize it now... i remember some other people on newgrounds redoing this song. it's nice and i think this particular one has a nice feel. however I really think you should get rid of the little click on every note, it sounds like a two year old with really good rhythm walking in an open empty room, or perhaps an old guy with no teeth trying to smack his lips together... hope i described it right. but yeah, i think you should get rid of it.
4/5 b/c i think you can elaborate on it... perhaps a few other instruments thrown in there?

-crepth

Xavon responds:

I don't hear any clicks through my speakers, so I'm not sure what you're talking about. It may just be your speakers/sound card.

If you're talking about the plucking of the strings, it's a harp. It's supposed to sound like that, I think it's quite nice and fits the melody perfectly.

Also, like the title says, it's a demo. Once I map the rest of the notes out I'll definitely add some more atmosphere.

Glad you liked it.

(Also, the chorus isn't playing at all or just really softly in the version you just listened to. I just reuploaded with the chorus.)

[Furevolver]

sweet

i like that rough style with radio sfx kinda thing. and i think the piano could have been a little sharper or maybe just less compressed. i like it when those drums just hitchya. maybe a reverse cymbal would have helped there. the bass needed to be much much stronger, especially when its just the bass and drums. during that part there were a few notes which sounded dissonant... maybe fix that up. i would have also liked to see more done with the drums, being such an imperative part of the song...
4/5

-crepth