ChrisisD's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Soul Swing]

Hit The Road Jack. Basically, though. Not really my cup of tea. In my opinion it would've been so much better if you actually played the piano instead of midi-ed it. Besides that, there's literally no swing in this entire song...

KayozKun responds:

Fair enough man. Thanks for the review!

[NGUAC Submission- "That's Why I Stay With You"]

Well the chords are basically Creep from Radiohead. Doesn't make it bad, at all. Your voice is quite soothing. But a bridge, breaking from the rest, would've been nice. And as said before, the mixing is pretty awesome. Lovely overal.
Cheers.

ConnorHeather responds:

The chords are a I, VI, IV, IVm and then Creep is I, III-major, IV, IVm.
The 4th to minor 4th is where you are feeling the creep vibes.
Agreed a bridge would be nice, but i wasn't given any lyrics for a bridge.
Lyrics i was given were "Verse - Chorus - Chorus" so i used a guitar solo as kind of "bridge"
Thank you for your feedback it is much appreciated!
Hope you are having a great week!

[The Incredible Adventure]

Oh man, the 6/8 always makes my ‘Pirates’ feelings tingle. Specially when it’s as epic sounding as this. Could’ve been the new score for the next instalment. The song has a great way of keeping you interested. The dynamics are great and your use of instruments simply amazing. Thanks!

VociferousMusic responds:

Oh wow! You gotta be exaggerating with this. I mean do you really think this piece has the potential to replace a master piece that was rewarded by the Oscar? I think not :D. If that really was the case then I gotta be speechless about it as that would beat my highest expections of how experienced my skills are at the moment!

However, what I wanted to add about my feedback of your composition: Yes, you definitely did very well and you made me have my own thoughts when listening to it, which is very nice! But let me explain you my point. You seem to compose lots of different genres, but when it comes to cinematic music, in my opinion it also is very important to hit the topic of what you are supposed to compose for. My personal goal is to actually compose a full score for the cinematics and therefore it's very important to underscore certain scenes and to emphasize the right feelings.
I usually set up a rough scenario before I start composing. I share my idea of what the soundtrack expresses with people to gather their agreement whether my soundtrack expresses what I personally thought it is supposed to.

Thank you for the feedback in return! :)

[Tune Machine - The Will of Fire]

Okay, so here’s a piece I really like. The sounds you use are amazing, hands down. I totally get your description of the city being under attack. It surely sounds and feels epic with enough hopefulness.
My only complaint, if you can even call it that, is that maybe you could’ve panned the instruments a bit more. There’s a lot going on in the ‘middle’, where as I think that if you’d put some instruments more to the left or right it would be a bit clearer and give a broader field of sound. If that makes sense...

Mekuu-NG responds:

Thank you very much for your words! I really appreciate it!
Also You're damn right about panning. Totally forgot about it lol

[AIM - Timeless Adventure]

I like it. Like the melodies. Like the instrumentation. Like the harmonies. But I do have to be honest and say that I think the high notes on the flute, and there are a lot of them, are shrill. Just turn it down a tiny bit in your mix and it would be a whole lot better. Of course it could be my stereo and headphones, but I still think the mixing could’ve been a lot better. Though, again, a great piece with some lovely harmonies and melodies. Thanks!

Everratic responds:

Thank you for the feedback! I'm aware of that shrillness and will try to avoid it in the future, though I personally haven't found it to be that bad with the two headphones and three speakers I listened to the song on. But yeah, I will be more careful with this instrument next time to try to ensure it sounds pleasant for everyone.

[AIM - The Mountain]

So, here I go. I like the melodies and harmonies, a lot. The one thing hitting me mostly is the ‘computerised’ sounds of it all. It misses a sort a realism imo. It sounds a bit flat. I think a lot can be fixed with some proper reverb on most of the instruments. And maybe some humitization (humanize) on the midi-tracks. (Make it a bit more like actual humans played it). Other than that, great choice of instruments. Thanks! Cheers, Chris

Quebi responds:

Oh yeah, I totally forgot to humanize in my hurry to get it done. Funnily enough, the flute and clarinet parts are actually live recordings of me playing those parts.

[Hope]

I must say, I was sceptical at the start of the song. I don't really know why you used Rhodes there, but they don't really fit the rest of the song in my opinion. First of all your sounds are really good, the piano sounds beautiful with the split(-ish) stereo. When you introduce the guitar, it takes on a Pink Floyd vibe. The sounds somewhat remind me of Shine on you Crazy Diamond. All in all, great work! I enjoyed listening to it! Thanks!

Phonometrologist responds:

Thank you so much for listening and taking time to express your thoughts on it--I don't take these for granted I assure you. I was wondering what track of Pink Floyd in particular it reminded me the most and I think perhaps you're right with Shine On mostly because of the background strings.
The Rhodes idea was just a little intro I thought keeping in there primarily to set the tone of the piece. Call it a psychological approach I took in perspective to how one would listen to it. It's meant to say, "expect to take your time," with the piece as you're listening, but it's also a production trick to have the listener adjust their volume to hear it better while the music that proceeds it gets a little louder. Another reason was because I liked the timbre of the Rhodes, and it makes the piano sound a little more refreshing to my ears when the chord progression is being done with a different sound.
I experimented with a lot of ideas on this track, and really what I'm trying to say is that the Rhodes idea was just that. Got to find out some way to see if it works. Maybe it does, or maybe it doesn't, but I'm okay with that. Thank you again for the review!

[16 - The Change]

The Bass....

...Reminds me of a song I made, at least in the beginning :P Look it up. Mayday Monday.
It sounds good, but the piano is a little bit too midi for me. All tones are played the same. Too bad for that, otherwise it sounds pretty good!
Greets Chris

Fr0zEnPh0eNiX responds:

Hey, you weren't kidding!

Anyway, I have a question for you, what are you using to produce those sounds... and also, are you actually playing that bass/piano?

Thanks!

[The Funky Chicken-Dance]

Haha

I bet you use Reason! I used the same sample as u in a song :P Check it out, The Good, The Bad, The Minimal. Kinda funny :P

Pocketpod responds:

Yeah you're right^^ it's funny to hear the same sample in another song^^

thanks for review.

[Another Delightful Voyage]

1 word: Awesome

Damn dude! One of the best mixes I ever heard! Just be sure to keep making these!! Specially the rappers delight part was awesome, one of my favorite songs all time! Simply awesome!
Cheers, Chris

Tantalis329 responds:

I am glad you enjoyed it. It's good to hear from a fan of the initial songs ^^, I have been wanting to use Rapper's Delight for a while cause it's such an awesome song.
-Tantalis329