monk1's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Be like B]

Pretty sick, I think the vocals are a tad bit too distorted, makes it hard to appreciate them for anything other than a tasteful static or noise of some sort. Loving the variety of sounds, Industrial is one of my favorite genres of music. Always looking for more good stuff. Let me know if you make some more Industrial stuff. :)

LowBit responds:

Thanks! Yeah I'm not a vocalist so I try to cover up the flaws in my voice my distortion. Will be sure to let you know of other industrial tracks I make. Thanks again for you critique!

[Letter from a dead girl]

Loving that violin/harmonica sound you have there. Everything sort of comes together in its own pretty little way. And the beat is pretty sick. Only problem I have is that the hi-hat seems a tad bit loud for it. Other than that it's pretty sick. What programs did you use, and what are some methods you used for that interesting sound(I'm guessing distorted vocals of some sort?)?

LowBit responds:

The sound I think your talking about is vocals with some crazy filter/mod work done to it. I used to use a bunch of outboard gear but this is mostly reason 6. Workflow is awesome and cpu friendly while still sounding great! For mics I use a combo of AKG C214 and Rode NTA-2 and drumming duties are handled by a MPD18 with Nektar P4 for keys and control and also a Behringer BCF2000 for mixing/automation. Thanks heaps for your feedback extremely appreciated :)

[Electric Shadow]

Nice work. The futuristic dystopian society ninjas own personal anthem. Haha very well done. Can't think of much of anything that's off with it.

DuttonsaysHi responds:

Why thank you kind sir. Somebody's gotta think of the futuristic dystopian society ninjas for once :)

[Cry Wolf]

A bit Ambient for my taste, but I like the glitchiness of it. Made me think the audio was getting messed up by me scrolling the page lol. Not only is it Ambient, but it's also kinda trancey, which in some ways cool. It's not necessarily my cup of tea, but it's unique and definitely better than the mainstream crap flooding your ears on the 9-5. Nice job. Loving the bass that becomes apparent around 3:00.

wulfsok responds:

Thanks man, means a lot.

[jumppppppah]

Interesting stuff

I can bob my head to this and enjoy it which says a lot for a guy like me who generally dislikes dubstep...like any of it....I'm not sure what it is in particular but I like the warbles you have here, and they aren't repetitive enough to ruin the track, and the track is kept lively with a sort of "hardstyle" or "jumpstyle" type vibe. Nice work.

RayHo responds:

haha thanks dude! its a totally of like 6 patterns! haha
but imma work on it more today, and make it a actually track.

[The Cave Of Bad Dreams (Remix)]

Nice job.

Kind of an evil sound, but I like the harp-like instrument you have, and the soft sound. Haven't heard the original but I like this.

MetalJody responds:

Thanks. The original had kind of an evil sound too.

[WappaWappaV2]

Interesting.

What kind of comments are you looking for? Reply and I'll send you a pm with any comments I might have.

broseph120 responds:

just any way that it could be improved or what you liked about it. any feedback in general is good really haha
thanks for showing interest tho i appreciate it :)

[Shut Up and Listen]

mmmm....Nah

Not feeling it...at least not yet... It seems like it'd be just an intro to me. Seems like you could extend it, add some sort of effects... maybe notes on soft synths to sort of add some dynamic but keep it soft and pleasant to listen to. The synth here isn't anything to me... it's like a super ambience... almost as if ignorable, like the sound of waves at a beach when you're with other people... You care so much about having fun and talking to them, that the sounds of the waves don't even seem to exist anymore...

AnubisInc responds:

Yea I was going for that kind of feeling. But I just didn't do anything else to it. And I don't think I will. Maybe someone else in the group will pick it up? But Generally I'm the ambient and relaxing guy so I doubt it. Thanks for the review.

[Rubix Voice Over]

What's the point now?

I'm confused as to the purpose of it. Is it sort of a quick explanation to the rubik's cube and that's it, or is it to be used as some sort of source material?

MorbidlyCurious responds:

pretty much. Red Harvest(NG User) made a journal asking for someone to do a narration for him, and i just read and recorded his 'script'. That narration was explaining the fundamentals behind what makes a Rubick's Cube work

[Hyperlight Extended]

Interesting. Not quite my style, but pretty good.

I like the main synth, because it kind of sounds like 3x-osc, which I like for the sake of 8-bit music. I just think it would be better if the other instruments fit the sound as well, except the background/bass acid-like synth. To me it seems like it kind of fights with the lead synth for my attention, though don't take my opinion too seriously, since what you think of it matters most, and I'm sure others have more valid opinions.

Corona688 responds:

Thanks for reviewing!

I don't know what "3x-osc" is; the main synth is simple, pure squarewave, plus vibrato. Generating a squarewave is as easy as dividing the crystal frequency so it shows up in a lot of music synth chips.

I wonder what you're listening to this tune with? The lead ought to stand out from the bass synth since it's in surround sound and the bass isn't.

I'd never thought about this as a chiptune song. I could make it more chiptuney I suppose, especially the percussion.