monk1's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Sparkly]

What are you going for?

I would recommend if you're using Fl Studio not to use the shitty kick's and claps, and to use either drum loops in slicer for the use of their kick, snare, or clap. Some hats also sounds pretty cool when pogo'd. Your synths kinda suck, take some time and find on that really works for you.

Like the chime/Triangle ya got going on, and the later synth, as opposed to the first two.

JosephurusEuphraties responds:

im not sure what im going for honestly. still playing around with a bit. and its just the trial version unfortunately. ive watched a couple of tutorials on youtube for like slides and thats about it. oh, and layers. havent tried that yet. nonetheless, thanks for the tips and encouragement. im if-y about using the drum loops. like, when i first got into it, i would only chain them together, so i guess i wasnt really making my own music so to speak. but i suppose theres no harm in using a loop or two.

[Pokemon G/S Lance Battle Final]

Jeez...this is my problem...

I'm sorry but I can't stand the drums, they just feel obnoxious to me. It just feels too heavy as well, to even fit what it feels like being at that place for the first time... Yean it's intense like this, but this doesn't do it enough justice, it feels like you're trying to hard to be a badass.

My opinion.

Burn7 responds:

(/sarcasm)Obnoxious, heavy drums? In a metal song? That's so WEIRD huh? Because Metal isn't known for having a driving, heavy drumkit at all! (/sarcasm)

It makes me think all you listen to would be Trance and/or Techno.

And based off your current audio submissions I may be right.

But regardless, I appreciate taking time to throw in your 2 cents.

[The Abandoned Gallery]

Doesn't seem to be much of anything...

Other than a decent intro to be honest. Loops quite well, but it sounds dark, haunting and at the same time, like it has some beauty hidden deep within it. I suggest making it more drawn out, adding some more to it whether it be as simplistic as it is(hoping so myself), or just with maybe some ambient synths (quiet ones) that are similar to the lightspeed in FL. It could use some strings, like say Sakura, in the background, filtered for a soft chorus of string to help bring the beauty out in this.
Please add more.

Squideey responds:

I appreciate the criticism. I'll get on improving it with those suggestions tomorrow.

[DJCyprusX - Extatic in July]

Very Interesting song.

The filters, and effects are awesome, as well as your kick ass Bass you have going on. I'm liking this, it's a fresh breath of air, from the overbearing dance songs that are always voted 5's just over and over and over on this site.

Congratulations on making a great song sir.

CyprusX responds:

Thanks for the review , expect more stuff like this in the future :]

[Martin - Warp 10]

Holy Godamn Martin!

Jeez man that shit is loud! Fucking had to turn volume down almost half as high as it was. But other than the scary ear hurting, it's pretty goddamn cool. Very Nice Riff, love the pounding bass you got there, and the percussion/Bass/kick drum as well. Not too fond of the siren, but that could be just me. Like the later synth thrown in, nice and refreshing, and very lively. May I ask sir, what you're using for your badass bass/kick?

I like it much sir.(the song I mean)

Not too fond of the (I'm guessing it's a filter) that makes the random notes get even louder lol. Nice work with this though sir.

Lalalo14 responds:

hahah thank you :D
sorry for hurting your ears!

The Kick is Clubby 031 from the Vengeance Essential Club 3 pack
and the bass is from a Nexus Addon pack that I tweaked a little and added a sidechained basslike pad to give the little extra touch to it :)

[1337 N008 H4X and all that]

Drums are okay, but it's kind of bland.

Not to be rude, or anything, but it doesn't seem like you tried very hard on anything other than the drums. I suggest a re-do.

bremmers responds:

ok apreciate your comment

i dont know how to delete song and stuff :S

ill try to work on it ;)

[Last Life (battle loop)]

Oh man...

Hard to explain....

Feels intense, and pretty at the same time... feel all like kicking ass and going... awwww at the same time XD

I don't know how you came up with this sir, but it is most excellent. I can't even think of anyway to comment on its brilliance, in anyway to help it become better.

Great job. :P

SFaPiL2 responds:

Ha ha ^__^. I know, it's a strange combination of instruments (and feelings).

Some people might not appreciate, but who cares. I just felt like doing something slightly different from what everyone else does here in NG... y'know, those ultra-bass heavy metal boss-battle songs.

Thank you for the awesome score and compliments ^o^.

[SOFI (unfinished)]

Fuckin' sick.

Would like see what the result wil be. Wonering also what would go with because of how good it is, but as well as its being good, its almost relaxing, but with a beat until the loud middle comes in which is awesome.

So far with what ya got, I give it a 4/5 8/10

Good luck at making something great!

HarvestThrone responds:

Thanks!! Glad you liked it :D

["Fighting of the Spirit" 8-Bit]

Ah I see it says it's a remake.

Yet unfortunately I've never heard the original. What I must say is that I feel the original couldn't be any better than this man. Great work here, your expertise is stunning. Would go great as a background for like megaman or sonic lol. Are you taking requests for other songs? =P

OmegaManZX responds:

Thank you!

Yes, I take requests. If you have a request, you can send it to my in a private message.

[[Light in Darkness]]

Well one problem I can point out....

It's drum and bass...yet it seems it's mostly revolving around the drums. In fact they were a little too loud, so I couldn't really focus on much else, unless that's the point with Dnb no idea. Yet I have to say with some louder synths and bass this would most likely be some cool shit. Also, about a minute in, the drums were kind of obnoxious in my opinion... Would it be wrong of me to suggest (knowing that I know nothing of dnb) to have a mellow part, followed by a breakdown of some sort? Maybe toss in some other snares, or some toms? sounds like it'd be cool to me :P

LavitzSlambert responds:

Frankly, I am not a DNB expert myself, but from what I've heard from people, DNb, as its title implies, revolves mainly around drum. Usually also, the rest is mainly the bass or other small percussions, sometimes a synth. A description I got from DNb is: imagine you have huge subwoofers, well you have to feel the drums blast you off totally yea.

As for the way I did it, I guess I could've used different snares and toms, but doing DNB beats isn't as simple as it may seem. I mean if you wanna do them from scratch. I used a sample which I sliced and modified according to what I wanted to have. And, generally DNB use relatively the same beat throuhout the whole song, but varie more on the rest, like I did ^^.

Lastly, DNB is a genre that is not appreciated by everyone^^ I can understand perfectly if you like it more or less or not at all ^^

But, you're feedback is very welcome and I appreciate the comment, thank you
have a good one
-Lavitz

P.S.:A DNB expert could give ya more info on that ^^, I tried my best to explain.