alertG's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Winter Solstice (wip)]

amazing start!

it is just so good. starts slow, then builds to light beat, then heavier w/ bass, then heavier melody. Especially the gated synth which sounds amazing here(and especially near the end).

makes me want to hear the rest, then download it to my ipod and play it in my car.

SteakJohnson responds:

hay thank a you! now I will attempt to remaster this...

[[z3ta] Prototype Orange]

uhhhhhh

your beats are insane dude. Its not the modulated basses, its how you put them together with the rest of the song. If this was used for a game or flash or whatever, this is freakin perfect and nothing could beat it. Its amazing how good this.

The only problem is when you want to get into "listening" music. If thats what you were going for, then a stronger melody is definately needed. For this one, a clear cut synth with a nice melody with this to back it up would be good.

But if you were going for a little more background music, then this is so great. The percussion is just so great. 10/10

SteakJohnson responds:

hah thanks I always was good with percussion. I guess it is more backgroundy type music, and im still tryin out your melody on my other song! thx for that too.

[The Wolf Inside Wip]

very good start

very nice sampling. very clean, very nice intro.

this all seems like an intro. there needs to be more of a melody to keep interest ;) its great beat and construction tho.

keep up the good work

SteakJohnson responds:

thanks for the melody idea! Also im thinking of extending the intro a bit because i think it should have more of an epic drop rather than just goin into kicks n snares, but yea again thanks!

[Submergence - Unity]

good but...

the melody is really cool. gives you a videogame/8-bit feeling to it, with a solid beat to it. what was disappointing for me though, is that the bass was not sharp enough. i would have liked it if the bass had higher volume on the higher frequencies. Maybe not to get a house-sounding track, but otherwise it does not seem as much trance. ya know? more miscellaneous.

definately nice, just not for straight listening. more for ambient game music. so therefore it depends on the game.

but it does sound very balanced and professional. so ima give a 10 for what it is ;)

Submergence responds:

You like high bass eh? Well most trance is built around melodies and the bass just falls in behind to keep it moving. Sorry to disappoint you. Thanks for taking the time to review. Be sure to check out our other tracks!

_submergence

["Above the Limit 2"]

i disagree with Nekkofox

I didnt think there were too many electronic sounds except how at 2:00 that tone doesnt mix as well.

i just thought this piece had nothing interesting to it. The individual parts were cool, but together, frankly, they were not. Theres no progression, kinda a climax?

I say you have some good material here that just needs more melody construction. ;)

[More And More]

hmmm

i think the vocals could have some better effects and balanced more with the song. :/ Its still a pretty good song, but it could have been better ;) The song part of it sounds really nice. and balanced.

maybe its my opinion with the vocals... thats just what i thought of it. some of the effects were good, some werent as good. the vocals themself stood out from the song too much imo. Eq.

[Demo Reel 2010 ]D.M.[]

2:50

i think theres a bit too much lyrics for my tastes but i like the one at 2:50 the most. most professional and interesting in my opinion. little weird atm though :o

Darren-M responds:

hmm maybe i should spread out the vocals some. yeah it is kind of a weird song.

thanks for the review, ill consider that song as well

heh really thought it was a joke though

[Nostalgia In Space (NG Cut)]

awesome work

its great to hear some quality work on newgrounds. often either people settle for anything, or artists dont feel like submitting their work here because it is really good. (and not to mention house).

this is a great piece and I love the emotional part to it. i always like it because it really gets you into the music. If you made music like this, hell id buy your CD. i dont like many many mainstream artists in the electronic department, so in my book you are better than many.

Also, i may be wrong(as you are more devoted and talented than I am), but maybe tone down the closed hi hat a little bit. i think it takes away a little bit of the song, and makes the beat a tiny bit funky. maybe just me, but im leaning on that it does a little. if you could respond to me that would be good since im always learning more about developing music.

[-=] SummerDream [=-]

dont like it

i think it doesnt sound good. ummm. dont like the synths used that much. it is blended very nicely I can give you that. but the melody and sound of it dont sound like something that i would want to listen to when i want to hear house....

[Chaoz Impact-[Anima Mix]-]

pretty good

it is pretty good. for my personal tastes i like the melody of this version better than the original. The only complaints about this one however is that there is a little too much reverb for ambience, and how it is missing a little bit of treble. Its good that it is limited, but the percussion seems so drawn out here(unfortunately).

So, I like the melody more, but it doesnt sound as good sound quality-wise to me. Hopefully my critique is helpful. Im trying to give as helpful feedback as i can ;)

Anima-Theory responds:

The remastered version I've done is A LOT better, I've fixed the problems you talked about.

Thanks for the review :D

Anima