UnknownToTheKnown's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Remember Me Remix]

I smell Vocodex at the start. Drums need to be boosted definitely. Or perhaps your other sounds reduced, because I can't feel their full potential. They should be the driving force i assume - as it's called Drum N Bass. The mix sounds full though which is good. Not empty. Your use of the vocals was great to listen too though. At 2:37 when all the sounds kicked in I detected some SLIGHT clipping. Your bass line though as lovely and thick - i liked the portemento you used as it glided from one note to another. Overall, it was well done. Good stuff mate!

[The Silk WIP]

Your subbass created an aura of pain around the entire song and my ears. Way too loud in the mix - it made everything else muddy and overall brought the whole mix down. It doesn't sound like DnB either- i was expecting some 200bpm powerful fast drum loop to explode at some point but it remained very mellow throughout. More chill/ambient in my opinion. The synth strings were basic - nothing special. However the arpegiated synth going on underneath it is quite good. Overall. It has potential.

poinl responds:

Sadly i lost the file to this. Many thanks to your honest crits!

[Irika's Theme]

I played along with this on a little Yamaha keyboard. I'm assuming this is C Minor. 2 main chords I managed to identify were F Minor and Eb Major. I think it's classical in that you've recreated classical instruments such as the Harp and Glockenspiel. (If i'm correct?) The motif itself is like something you'd find from the happy techno genre. A bit like DJ Satomi. You've added strings but they sound like bare fifths or simply octaved. I'm not sure, but then again i am tone deaf. I would have loved more harmonical experimenting instead of using your average major and minor chords. The motif itself is not bad at all, very promising infact, if you did more with it. Overall, it was alright - not terrible at all. Good stuff mate.

[SMACKA - Get Hypa]

Nice thick sounds. Maybe lower the DB on the hi hats going on just a TINY bit. Overall it was alright, not my sort of thing though.

shesmackshard responds:

thanks for listening. its done though, no edits will be done :)

[few chords]

The chords themselves are alright, not too complex - apart from the random dissonance at the beginning when changing to a different chords. The second part seems very generic, just by listening to the chords and the strumming technique, that's not to say it's bad - it's just not as experimental as I was expecting it. However, I enjoyed listening to it very much, especially the second part of the song at about 1:05. Reminded me of the Kinks. Good stuff mate!

Doumaaa responds:

Hey, thanks for a thought out review. I guess I put it in experimental because I got tired of putting everything into misc and these things just come out of the blue and I record them without preparing anything, so it's kind of an experiment. I sometimes add weird sounds and stuff too :) I'm glad you like the singing part and I'll check out the Kinks, I don't know them much. Thanks for the inspiration.

[Ocean of Stars]

Overall it was alright. I would have enjoyed it more if their was a motif of some sort that satisfied the ear. The thing you have going on with the glossy square synth around 1:42 is alright but nothing catchy or melodic in my opinion. The reverb on your lead though is great, but i didn't like what you did to the bass sound. It sounds like held notes, as opposed to say - octaved quavers or something more rhythmic. Overall, it was alright. Good stuff.

Geoplex responds:

Thanks for the honest reply! I am heavily dissatisfied with this one, to be fair - it's simply a bit boring and melodically it isn't all that interesting. In a lot of ways it was simply a mixing experiment.

Oh, also - on the whole bass thing, that's how DnB subs are. They're always long held notes, it's meant to be atmospheric and I guess it's not everyone's thing.

[Epic War Drums Track ~P~]

The rhythm at the start wasn't very good. However, it improved greatly at around 0:44, giving a true war drum sound. However, you need to lose the tambourine (if it is) that's playing with it. Ruins the sense of war and pain and blood.

[Attack of the Insane]

Great beat at 0:32. The chip tune and that deep grungy noise complimenting it at the same time. Interesting experimenting, similar to some of the stuff I'm trying to make. The transition at around 2:14 is a bit off though. Could have been done a bit better. Overall though, i enjoyed it. Good stuff.