Echo's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[M stosy (mystic field)]

Fantastic...

I think that you should play the main background and the intro on the piano, with a faint synth helping along to create a warmer sound. I think that a piano would be better to create more of a flowing sensation if u know what i mean.

The flute-ish sound which came in was particularly impressive, helping the melody to build up into what was then a great peak. Harmonization and depth were amazing, particularly when the strings came in to help out. The mixing on this was amazing, with a great use of fx such as the bell tree and brilliant chord progressions.

However, i do think that you should figure out a way to end this as it doesnt make much sense as a loop. If it were up to me, id continue the peak more and build up even more, with more isntruments coming in until the song reaches its highest climax and then fades out with the background melody playing again.

Overall, its a great piece, which deserves every high score it gets, but i just think that if it ended, itd be much better....

Darklight17
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Calamaistr responds:

But if it ended there will be no more music ;(

thanks for the review. ;>

[p4c-Maleficence [Short Mix] HQ]

Woah

Dang it, steph's posted before me again. But nevertheless, ill try and do my best to mention whatever the heck he left out (which is probably equivalent to nothing).

Starting off with intro, a great introduction with good drums which immiedetely set off a good tempo and atmosphere. Id have liked it more if there was a faint bass in the background, as this would have given the intro a bit more of a depthish feel to it if u know what i mean.

Main section was awesome, with great flow and fantastic instrumentisation. That brilliant harpsichord sounded as realistic as heck and when the synths came in after it, the melody they played was amazing. The drums also helped a great deal, punching into the melody with a brilliant sense of rhytm. The slight glitch u gave them also helped to further improve the mood of the piece.

As for outro, it closed off the music with a fantastic style, leaving me just begging for more of those brilliant melodies and amazing drums. Great work.

Darklight17
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P.S Congrats, ur now on my favs list ;)

p4c responds:

begging for more?? i guess ill have to expand this into a full mix!! :D im glad you enjoyed.

[power of Drum&Bass.V2]

Needs more work...

The intro was a bit strange. If i were a regular user who didnt know that some of the best songs have wierd intros, id have stopped listening right there. Luckily, im NOT a regular user, so i continued listening, and when i came to the main section, i was pretty glad i did...

The main synth was amazing, with a great fast-paced melody which set the heart racing and brilliant drums to help it along. I particularly liked the punchy bass drum, whcih however could have been louder. Unfortunately, as the song progressed, some of they synths got even wierder. particularly the one at 3:39 with that wierd whining sound which sounded completely discordant and set my teeth on edge.

The ending was also slightly wierd, with the voice which i didnt particularly like cos of its robotic tone.

Overall, its a decent effort, but it needs loads more work to come up to a better standard.

Darklight17
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jpgregorio responds:

thx, i realy apreciate it. i'll improve when i have time

[Luminous_Odyssey [Box-Killa]]

Very good...

Dammit i hate it when steph reviews before me. It always leaves me feeling so small and insignificant >[

Anywayz, not much i can say after all taht steph said, as i pretty much agree with him on most accounts. I did fidn the melodies slightly catchy however, but the wierd intervals in the middle section made me lose that feeling. I always think that for a dance song, melodies have to be upbeat and catchy, so no wierd intervals and large skips.

As for the atmosphere, i didnt particularly think it fitted under dance, except for maybe the drums, although those could have used a bit more "oomph" on the kicks if u know what i mean.

As for climaxes and anti climaxes, they sort of made sense in some way, but most climaxes didnt result in much of a peak, and anti climaxes were a bit too sudden.

Overall, its quite a good song and with more editing it could shape up to be a brilliant piece of work...

Darklight17
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Box-Killa responds:

now that i look back, even though it is just a week ago, i think this song sucks bad. :D lol

[In My Dreams - Jxl180]

Repetitive bass...

Which basically screwed up what could have been a great song. Its small loop got immensely annoying quickly. When it did finally disappear it jsut suddenly disappeared, and then just appeared again.

The bass also served to completely block out any synths that could have been playing some awesome melody at the foreground, heck it even obscured the drums :S Pity it didnt stay out when it did go out really, the main synths had one heck of a main melody going.

As for the voice, its quite good, lyrics actually make sense and have a great sense of rhytm to them, remaining in sync with the music. They could have been slightly louder though....

Overall, not a bad track, and with more work it could become much better...

Darklight17
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P.S. Dont worry about the zero bombing, it happens to everyone. They really should make it that you can only give a low score if you review....

jxl180 responds:

Thank you for your review. You aren't the first to suggest this. I will try to see what I can do.

Thank you.

[Stargenx - Magical Pipe]

Wowz :O

Now this is waht i call a great song. Fantastic atmoshpere set off immiedetely with amazing work on the pan pipes. The intro was simply brilliant, mood and depth were great with amazing work on those panned sounds which gave the music more of a 3D effect if u know waht i mean.

The main part was extraordinary, with brilliant drums leading the melody on a whirlwind of adventure. The strings had just the right mixture of synthish sound and realism and the fantastic use of pads continued to build up the awesome harmony and depth. The one thing that ruined some parts was that sometimes i heared a note that didnt match with the chords (Eg. 1:38) and this kinda spoiled the smoothness of the piece.

A fantasitc outro too, with a great anticlimax after the superb action filled part. Transition into the different parts were as smooth as ice.

Overall, a great piece, but id fix those slight discordancies if i were you. If u did that ud have top 5 material in no time.

Darklight17
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Stargenx responds:

Thanks for the nice review!
1:38 was meant to be a little dissonant. But I can change that.

[Kaleidoscope Eye]

Hm,,,

This is one heck of a wierd song. The vocals at the beginning sucked, im sorry to say, they just sounded like random words coming from random directions with no order whatsoever. They also made no sense.

The next part got slightly better with the addition of some new instruments and some variety on the drums. But it still needs more work as that annoying whisper got creepy and started to bother me after a few secs.

The drums were the real highlight in this, because they were quite well worked and varied. At least they provided a decent background for the random voices.

The outro sounded really wierd, with a bad transition leading into it to top it all off.

Overall, this most definetely needs more work and a lot more variety. Im sorry but this deserves nothing more than a five.

Darklight17
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TheSongSalad responds:

Thanks for the review man.

[Out of My Sight]

Hm, not bad...

Didnt particularly like the intro, the chords u used were slightly too generic for my tastes, and they got repetitive after a while. U also overused the panning a bit too much and this got a bit annoying.

Melodies in general werent bad, although they did remind of a melody i heard on the radio somewhere. I liked the fact that the backing melodies blended well with the voice and supported the lyrics quite well. I also think that you overused the same instrument a bit too much, try to put more of a variety of instruments as this gives the song an extra edge of originality.

Vocals were the best thing about this song, they were well recorded, and the lyrics were quite clear and actually made sense. The effects used on them were great and not too much.

Overall, i think that with more work on melodies and instruments, this could really shape up to be a great track.

Darklight17
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MusicIsBliss responds:

Yeah, I made the intro last, so it was pretty half-assed; piecing together other parts of the songs for it. I didn't really like the result but couldn't think of anything better. I overpanned because so many of the instruments used the same base location for main frequency, which made it sound muddy when unpanned. Couldn't think of other things to add to the song, so I pretty much reused instruments, cause I'm lazy.

[SN | Obscene Amounts of Steam]

Wowz :O

Simply fantastic. I was left speechless by the end, taken aback by the sheer greatness of the track.

Intro was simply great, a brilliant build up and a smooth transitions into the main melody with some nice backup through the finger drums, which are btw amazing and totally original. Who knew fingers could sound so good?

Main content was fantastic, briliant ambient melodies, mixed together superbly with the glitchy drums. A nice sense of atmosphere and depth. Mixed together with a decent amount of background bass and a great harmonization.

Effects were superb, and they were used in just the right amount, so that there werent too much but not too little. Brilliant work.

I liked the outro too, as it closed off the sheer greatness of the track with a brilliant short climax and a fantastic closure. Nice work!

Overall, this is one heck of a track, its going straight on my favs list ;)

Darklight17
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SessileNomad responds:

woot new fav!

glad you liked it man :)

[[dj-Jo] Battery Life]

Fantastic work!

Interesting piece. A great intro with an astounding build up. For a moment, in the silent gaps between the starting drums, i thought my speakers werent working, but then that awesome melody burst through and i was nearly knocked off my chair. What a fantastic piece of work.

This is dance at its very best, the drums were varied and astoundingly brilliant, providing a steady and quick paced rhytmic background to the rest of the music. The bass was present in jsut the right amount, not too loud and not too low, just perfect for a song of this quality. The melodies were out of this world too, with a fantastic instrument choice and amazing work on originality. NIce work!

Score = 10/10

P.S. Note that this is your judging review from the NGADM Round 3 G2 which i posted so that ud get more reviews.

Darklight17
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dj-Jo responds:

Alright!
Thank you!

Looking forward to the next round :D