monk1's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[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.

[Electronic Synesthesia]

A bit heavy which I like.

I also like the main riff but not enough tocarry the song. I also like that sring you have going on(unless it's a slayer or plucked!) later on.

Slaytesics responds:

thnx man, it's not a slayer or plucked, I don't like those

[vk819 - U.N. Owen Was Her?]

I'm sorry...

I like the general composition of it in terms of the piece, but man I'm just not feeling the instruments, and the percussion doesn't seem to go well with it for me. Could use a heavy bass drum in it in my opinion, but other than that and maybe changing the synths so they don't sound so harsh would be all I can offer for advice, or opinion.

Ookami-Kun responds:

Aye, the synths and drums are just based on presets for now, I'm gonna tweak the shit out of them. This was just an attempt to get the composition and harmonies right. I'll definitely work on the harshness though, thanks.

[Torque]

Well...

Just not feeling it. I can't really explain too well. The kicks just seem rather quiet and just sound unfitting to the melody you have, which to me seems rather pretty at first, and for some reason seems like it would make a good ambiance. Oh well... Not too sure how to offer any advice, and I'm sure it's the way you prefer it as it is.

DiroNomer responds:

Thats fine. I agree with you about the kicks, and I do think this melody would go with another beat. Thanks for reviewing

[All Around Synths]

A bit bland to me.

I know it's ambient, and what I like about it is how it seems kind of 8-bit video gamey, and at the same time completely not, but it still comes off bland to me. Not fond of how it feels. It comes off as incomplete, and could use some harmonious scales, or even a quieted/filtered drum pattern, so that it fits the song well by being soft. Heck for some reason I can see this somehow turning into a bit of a hip-hoppish beat. Odd. Hope you add some more to it.

jaburuw responds:

Thanks for reviewing!
I´ll take your considerations in a next song,

Best regards,
Rafael

[Evil Beat]

Very cool unique sound in this.

I like what ya got going on. What kinds of synths did you use, and how did you get the filter to transition so smoothly?

guitaraddict4791 responds:

Thanks for the review.
I used a lot in this song, but the majority of the stuff was Toxic Biohazard's presets that were tweaked a bit, and Albino3 analog synths that I don't even remember what I did with. The beats were taken from FL Studio XXL 9's drumkit 5, and I had some synth bass in there, I forget what plugin I used on that. Then for the voice, I used a speech synthesizer and a vocoder. THAT took me forever to figure out, but was fun to play with

[Life Changing Journey]

Holy shit did you do this with flslayer?

Impressed bro. Slayer sounds, but how'd you get that heaviness to it?
Also drums need to be louder, and the main guitar seems to be too loud in the left side/speaker/headphone in my opinion.

w0lv3rine responds:

yeah, until I can get a midi output I can't use my guitar. . . but you just gotta go in the low octaves. .. like I think C3 gives you the chugging effect. but yeah, I figured the drums weren't loud enough, but hey thx for the constructive criticism, I'll be sure to put that into effect to make it sound better

[What do you think?]

As for how its done

its ddone quite well, just the synths could sound better and make it so much better. Also those sound like open hats, i think closed hats with an open every four steps or so would sound better.

StevePeanutButter responds:

I'll let him know, thanks! He said he's gonna continue the song, so I'll upload it when he's done.

[WTFruity Loop...]

Sounds like you used default kick and hats.

Gah i've heard those sounds enough to make me want to pull my ears off, would be infinitely better if you used percussion from the packs, preferabley the dance clubkick, and the other hats available. snare4 is quite cool too.

like the melody otherwise, and the fade effect sounds nice.

StevePeanutButter responds:

Sorry for making a song that makes you want to rip off various body parts. xD
I'll check out the voices you advised me to use. I'm going to make the loop a little longer, and less repetitive. As for the kicks, they arn't default, they're Hip Kick 3, and Hip Kick 9.
Overall, thanks for the amazing advice ^_^

[Are U Ready {Dj-Abbic mix}]

Holy Bass!

Had to pull my earbuds almost out of my ear to listen to this, because the bass was hurting my eardrums lol. It's cool, but I'm not into it too much. doesn't grab me. The kick gets old quick, and the synths just don't really enthusiate me. I haven't heard the original, but this could be better with some more kickass synths in my opinion.

DjAbbic responds:

Oh well, everyone has their opinions, and I can't please everyone. Sorry bout your ears ;)