Lublub194's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Testing some Nexus 2 (Short)]

Hrm.

It's odd.

Through an extreme amount of being sidetracked, I found this song. I clicked on a link, then another, then another, then something about a kid being stupid, then you saying "I got a random link here..." or something like that. Long story short, WTF HOW DID I GET HERE?

Haha, anyways. This is an awesome demo, I really like your style on this. The only thing I can think of that needs to be changed, and it really does, it's not just personal opinion. Is that your lead synth is a tad bit too loud. It hit at an odd frequency which greatly disturbed my ears.

However... Everything around it was awesome. I think this is a great piece. Nice work man!

ioneofmany responds:

Haha nice. I was going to actually delete this because it's not the best indicator of what I can do, but i'm glad you like some of the elements!

To be honest, I just wanted to make a super 'odd' synth with this new plugin. XD

-- Chris

[-ganon95- SSBM BTT]

Whoa whoa whoa there.

I really see no sense in any stars whatsoever.

There is no arranging, no note sequencing, no talent needed whatsoever in order to import a midi file and make it sound good.

"if you think this was easy to make then try doing the same thing yourself, i used presets yes but i changed up how they sound"

I could critique you on your incorrect typing skills, rather I'll say this:

Yes, I do think it's easy to drag a midi file into a music program. I'd be glad to do so to prove you so too!

So, overall, what I think needs to be changed, is that you need to do your own work, and leave the top 30 for people who actually deserve it.

100% sided with Steven-Polley.

ganon95 responds:

im not talking about how easy it was to import the midi, its what you do after the midi is in thats more difficult...

im sick of people telling me to make my own songs when i have made plenty already. the ONLY reason you are voting low is because this was a midi.

and don't say this song is not deserving of the top 30 because 9/10 of the songs (on most weeks) that are on the top 30 only get on that because the people who made them 0 bomb every other song so they get on the top, i never 0 bomb anything.

alot of the audio on the top 30 is usually a bunch of crap or halfway decent songs. of course there are some good ones that end up getting a download from me. but thats only about 3-4 songs a week.

[Guitar tracking demo]

Whoa.

Man, I'd love to do a drum cover to this, if you'd be okay with that man.

Nice thrashy riffs :D, decent vocals, great playing.

Just missing some bass and drums. Excellent stuff!

ax105 responds:

thanks man, The vocals are really done poorly because I only threw them in as a last second thought (kind of as a placeholder). I can't sing too well, so I left out all the clean vocals (a friend of mine might lay down the singing) for later. And yeah, a drum cover would be sweet!

Can't wait :-)

[-Korp- The Robot's Dance *Prev]

Alrighty...

So, from the opening, I was like "Great, more dance music that's just like all of newgrounds..."

I was mistaken... A pleasant surprise...

I love the opening. It's awesome. You shouldn't change it, I couldn't think of a better way for it to enter in.

I love your drum programming, it's so energetic, and the freq. changes/pitch changes were superbly used.

Your sweeping bass that paramento was almost perfectly on. It really supplied the song a strong backing.

I think this is excellent!

10/10

Downloaded.

Pm me when you release the whole thing?

KorpzeAudio responds:

Wow, thanks for the nice review.
I'll PM you if I release it... Not sure when I will (if I ever finish).

[World of Fire]

Standing ovation!

Excelllent work. The first riff got me completely hooked. It was a "OH SHIT! Xeno did it again!" Moment.

Haha. This is an excellent piece, and if the album comes out, and it's still free, I'd be more then happy to donate.

- A long time listener

[Shattered Reflections]

Whoa there.

Unexpected pleasant surprise is what this is.

I assume you played this all live, as in your recorded yourself rather then programming it into the computer. I have deep respect for that kind of playing, it sounds less mechanical-ized and more fluent. It flows great between transitions of each phase of the song. It's extremely melodic, and it's got great tempo.

However there was one thing that I thought could be changed up a bit, there seemed to be a bit too much reverb, not saying that reverb is bad, but you seemed to have so much that in the more rapid parts the notes were falling on top of each other.

Otherwise this was a great song, I'm throughly impressed. Nice work.

~Review Request Club~

[Joker Tape 1]

Well...

Not a fan of voice acting myself, except for the real top dogs like urbanartuk.

Anyways, your impersonation really wasn't too bad. It seemed to be lacking a little bit of the bassy voice that heath ledger had in the film, but yours certainly had the deranged feel to it. Another thing you had that most people way over emphasized, was the smacking of the lips. Most people tend to do something like: "WHY *Smack*
*Smack* *Smack* *Smack* SO SERIOUS? *Smack* *Smack*" Haha. You definitely had them placed where most people would of overkilled it.

As far as the storyline goes, the extra guy seemed a little bit cheesy at first, but he was really a great addition. You probably couldn't of had the story without him. The breathing for the first part was pretty creative. I could almost see the whole story playing out, though I think there should of been the sound of the Joker unsheathing something when his breathing started becoming louder and increased.

The ending was abrupt, and didn't (The words of the joker) Savor those last few seconds, and see what the person is truly like. It's hard to imitate death, I get that, but just a yell seemed a little too... abrupt. I think you could have ended with some muffled yells from the man being killed, as if the joker had stuck his hand over his mouth.

Anyways, this wasn't the best piece I've heard, but it was definitely a good'n. The story seemed a little far-fetched, but it was enjoyable.

Good work.

~Review Request Club~

edtheninja responds:

thanks a lot, that's something i always try to not overdo, the smacking. and in a perfect world i would have added effects, but it was more for voice acting than a full audio thing. i hope to make more and i might make some additions like that in further tapes.

[[G] - We Ride (Snippet)]

Hrm...

First things first (Literally): The intro, I like the static intro, it's rather suiting since everything seems very lofi. Though the intro could go without the vocals, and if you wanted to keep them that badly I'd suggest lowering the volume.

Your vocals aren't bad, but they aren't the best. I think they could use to have a little saturation added to them. Make them more mellow, and fade in with the instruments.

The instruments all have sort of a faded feel to them, which is a really cool effect actually, but I think there is too big of a contrast between the instruments, and the vocals.

Your drums are really quite good. They compliment the whole song really nicely. I think they could use a little more bass though. The snare seems a little too strong in treble, but maybe that's just me.

It's a pretty good piece you've got here, and It was a nice little listen. You've got everything you need for a great piece, but there were a couple things I mentioned that stood out to me.

Nice work.

~Review Request Club~

Jirohbomb responds:

Thanks for the review. I am going to re do the vocals soon actually. I am going to be redoing it with my friend who has done the recordings of an artist over here in my area. The beginning vocals, well I don't know, I do like that part, maybe I will lower the volume like you said. Thanks for the review.
G-Ray

[Acid Paradox - Discipline]

Whoa.

You've got some good talent.

Your lyrics, the melody of them, fade quite well with the rest of the song, and the lyrics themselves are pretty good.

The synth baseline is pretty sweet, simplistic, but as is all bass lines.

Your overall trance synth melody is nothing special, it really just seems like every other trance song, but it's a good strong background for everything else.

This is a great piece! Nice job man!