Duffany1's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[R4 - Beautiful Memories Full]

Somebody zero-bombed you.

And I'm pissed about it.

I gave it a 5 though, to offset the other person's stupidity.

r4bbit responds:

thanks

[[oove] Requiem]

Pretty good

I can hear some serious 'Chrispy - Predator' influence in there. You can't even say you haven't heard that song before, or else you'd be lying. I can tell from the melody in the beginning.

All in all this is a pretty sick song though. I wish the bass were a little more brutal in some areas and also the equalization could be better.

It didn't completely fulfill its potential. But it's good.

broove responds:

Holy cow! The melody in the beginning is almost 1:1! However I really haven't heard that tune before, besides that pattern is really simple, so I bet there are many songs out there with this kind of melody.
As for the eq - I agree. My mixing skills are still in a beginner's level, so this is the best I could come up with at the moment.
Thanks for a review, man

[Something that rhymes]

Creative, Original

This is a really nice beat, and the strings were written really nicely. However, I would add some velocity variation when you do repetitions on the strings - it sounds a bit machine-like.

Cymphium responds:

Thank you! I really appreciate the feedback. I get what you mean by machine-like. But changing velocity is time consuming in garageband. Oh well, I'll work on it when I get some time. Thanks again!

[The Jounrey Home [dk84]]

Watch that equalization...

I don't think you were meticulous enough about your EQ, but this song (overall) is excellent (except for maybe the ending). Massive props, bro.

How'd you get the kick to sound so awesome in addictive drums? Mine always sounds like garbage. I agree though, the snare does sound like crap in EZDrummer.

deathkllr84 responds:

I think I'm good on the EQ, it's the compression that kinda fucked up the mix a bit. Whats wrong with the ending?

For the kick put on a little verb, add some EQ and compression, a little distortion, and you'll get it. Yeah fuck ezdrummer lol \m/

[Insanctuary - Back & Fort]

Pretty nice.

I listened with and without headphones, there's not too much of a difference, maybe it's just my speakers or my headphones. But all in all I like the ambience of this song.

And if you want to prevent people from zero bombing just because they are using speakers, just implement this code:

if (headphones.pluggedIn() == false)
voting.disallow();

As to how it's implemented, I don't know.

Insanctuary responds:

Mhmm.. Glad you liked it. Why did you give me an 8 though? I see no deductive reasons. :P

[xKore - Splatterhouse (WI]

This song is dirty as hell.

Some of the sounds remind me of the megazord from the power rangers game for super nintendo. Did you ever play the last level of that game? You'd agree.

All in all this song is excellent as hell.

xKore responds:

i had the power rangers game for megadrive. shit was hardcore.

[-Dancing Flame-]

Really cool

I could see this being put on loop in this scene:

You are in an organization of people who are supposed to save the world, and your primary language is Castilian Spanish. Currently you are talking to the boss (but the conversation is happening in text-form at the bottom of the screen, not really being vocalized), and he is assigning you your final mission.

Essentially I think that would be an ideal use of this song.

Step responds:

Heh, good idea. I wonder if this'll ever get used in a flash...

Thanks for reviewing :).

[[GZ] Dream Trance]

Don't worry, my IQ is at least 170.

The reason that BLR thinks it sounds so much like Dreamscape: both songs have progression that is just so damn generic. It's like you're essentially going from F, to E, to C, to D (perhaps offset) for the entire song (aside from the okay-sounding synth solos). True, this pattern sounds cool, but too many songs use that same old pattern of notes.

To add to the generic-ness of the pattern, the synth sound is also generic, as is the 4/4 basic drum and bass pattern. Honestly, ask yourself: did I really put any thought or creativity into the drum or bass? You kind of just took advantage of the fact that most trance songs have that pattern. Well, guess what? Those songs are bad. They would be frowned upon by anyone who knows even a speck about music theory.

The lowdown: I would pass this song off as simply a mediocre trance song. It is generic both in sound and pattern, the synth solos are okay but sound slightly uninspired, the equalization is mediocre at best, and the song lacks a proper intro and ending. Not to say my songs are any better, but all in all I do not think this deserved top 5 of the week.

Perhaps the reason for my harsh criticism is that trance is getting old. This type of genre simply doesn't allow any room for the variation and creativity that radical genres like Dubstep, Industrial, or even Progressive would allow.

In a sense, this song is simply too "right-wing" for my liking.

GrayZ responds:

Thanks, I'm glad you actually gave a reason for not liking my song :) Like I've said its my first song I put effort into. I've only just started using fl. Thanks for the constructive criticism.

[Viridian's Hell]

Decent.

Overall it sounds really boring and repetitive, and at times the sound can be a little harsh. The constant 4th note pattern is probably the cause of this. I mean, it would have been better if you put even more of a spin on the original theme.

RainOfTheRelentless responds:

Thanks for the feedback - I thought I could put little extra on this but I got a bit lazy, pfft.

[A Hero's Transformation]

Lol. Pretty good, I guess.

Is it sad that I can identify most of the presets used for this? Or is it a fail on your part? I can't tell.

Overall this isn't too exciting. But it's good.

Nijg responds:

Its probably because the mp3 plugins are all a demo