monk1's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Lume]

Nice tune my dude! I'm a sucker for the fluttery sounds and a lot of sounds you use in this remind me of the 80s-90s and make me imagine some sort of cop driving off in the sunset in some sort of delorean or other time-related car.

I don't if this would fit what you were going for here, in terms of sound or style, but I was thinking if you had that part just before that breakdown there around 1:20 where the flutter sounds a little glitchy, just like how it does at the end, happen again a little more pronounced before that beat comes in before the end, and give it a little more time to enjoy that awesome melody and beat. You could probably do something like bringing in some extra percussive hits like splashes and low-pitch claps to add a crunch factor, and something of a bassy boom or explosion or something for the fade out to fit the excitement the song had been giving.

Just a few ideas, but don't let that take away from the fact that I really enjoyed it!

LoneEagle responds:

Hi, thanks for taking the time to leave such a nice review. I like your ideas and i could have definitely used something like what you mention to add more diversity to my track and keep it fresh. I'm glad you liked the song. Thanks again :)

[Full Throttle]

Oooh! I dig this! The bass is so deep and booming and the percussion sounds great!
What did you use for your bass? I want to get more into using bass that gets deep but doesn't lose its clean like that. Also, really like the percussion changes there towards the end.

NikoN1nja responds:

Thanks for review :)

The bass wasn't really a bass though, it was made using 2 presets:
"808 Bounced" from FLEX;
"BA Ampology" from Serum

[The Darkest Castle]

I like the atmosphere here. It makes me think of the big reveal of the bad guy in a start to an RPG where the BBEG comes in and sets the hometown ablaze. Nice job!

[End me with a flash!]

Hey, this is pretty neat! The beat itself feels very high energy and you can really take advantage of its chaotic nature to have the more around it. It actually reminded me of the Dance Dance Revolution song Paranoia. There's a jungle mix of it and I think the screeching sounds of the synth would really well in this... Or your own thing of that strange nature 😉

Adaxption responds:

Thank you so much for the feed back on this audio! it means alot to me i will be checking out Dance Dance Revolution Paranoia Thanks so much! :3

[System Shutdown]

Well done man! Dig the breakdown and your percussion sounds are banging! Go great with that cyberpunk and synthwave sounds.

[ᑫᵘᵉˢᵗᶦᵒᶰ Mᵃʳᵏ]

Oh man this is so rad! I love the retro sounds throughout! 😁

[Foggy Recollection]

Woah, this is really cool! I love that sort of sound it carries with all the instruments for a timeless track. It feels as though it could be fitting for an ironic juxtaposition for a tense or even comical scene in an older neighborhood with cafes, and makes me think of bands that have that sort of "anti-folk" or "folk-punk" scene today :)

[Distant Caverns]

Man, this is frickin' gorgeous! The synths sound so perfectly blending of old chiptune and newer-generation and it just marries it all with some Lo-Fi sounding beats to reinforce that chiptune sound. I tell you, this is dare I say "flawless". Very well done!

[Scared Shitless Of Heights]

Very nice! I enjoy the soft synth that comes in the second half that sounds like a 3xosc. Has a sound that reminds me of chiptune and makes it feel kinda homey in a weird way.
Beats are solid, but I agree with Ahurac- at least if you did a slow pan to center, or just brought it a little bit towards the center. It's nice to have isolated sounds/vocals/etc, on one side for brief bits, but when they are like that for longer periods of time it's just not the same- though if you prefer it that way disregard that lol

Keep it up :)

[latenight funk jam]

Homie, this is slapping like some super hot fire.

My only constructive criticism? Considering the length of the track in its looping (which is good) would be just to slightly tweak or adjust on the opening synth- maybe cut out a little detune so as to make it a little less "hard" or "loud" and have a bit of a "hum" or saw to come in and compliment the melody and keep it fresh without losing its fresh dynamic.

Just a thought, hope it sounds cool! :)