papkee's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[~SW~ Weightless]

Very neat little piece of music here. I've never really ventured into this type of electronica, but nonetheless I was entertained. Imma do a review like you do.

PROS:
-Bass: You ventured from a traditional single-note bass into something more organic and flowing. It fitted the rest of the song well.
-Melody: The ever-changing melody you wrote for this is remeniscent of more classical pieces and is another aspect of the song I quite like.

CONS:
-Mixing: The song clips in a few places and especially at the beginning. Just putting a limiter on the master is a quick way to fix this.
-Drums: The drums seemed a bit out of place in the song. Maybe use a quieter snare.

Overall, I quite like this little experiment of yours. Good job and props for plane-writing.

SkyeWint responds:

Hey there! Thanks for the review, with some feedback that can help! Also, I saw that you used my format. :D I use it mainly 'cause it gets the messages across and is really simple.

So, to respond to each point in turn...

"Bass"
I almost always do that, actually. I *really* don't like basslines that are just one or two notes. If you've heard any of my other songs, all of their basslines are constantly changing and more 'organic'.

"Melody"
...and I almost always do this too. I love variation. :P Also, interesting note that you probably noticed - the bassline is as much part of the melody as the other synths.

"Mixing"
Funnily enough, the clipping at the beginning is an issue with the FLS delay, I did something weird there and it didn't work. In the other places, yes, I agree. Also, I should try that out, putting a limiter on the master. I honestly haven't used limiters/compressors... well, pretty much ever. I NEED to learn about that. Also maybe a peak controller... Thanks for the reminder! :)

"Drums"
Hmm. You're not the first one to comment on that, as I'm sure you saw. Oh well. If you mean the quality of the drums, yes, I totally agree, they're not the best. I worked hard on the patterns though, and one ambient reverse cymbal thing that sounds kind of 'hissy'. Anyway. Yeah. I get what you're saying here, I could have quieted the snare, I suppose...

Overall. Thanks! :D Great review. Helpful. Straight. To-the-point. Me gusta.

See you around, and feel free to ask for more reviews on any of your songs as well!

[Sora's Soul]

Well, I like the idea, but I really don't know what you did here. All I heard was a language followed by Enigmatic Soul by Two Steps from Hell.

AxelFar responds:

Ops, i forgot to add the Two Steps from Hell credit, will do it now.
But it was that, i just mixed the two songs ^^.
Really bad of my part forgot it, Really thanks to remenber me.

[Feltip Leaf]

A very nice piece. Could use a little more articulation, but overall a very nice melody. The intro is actually very nice; it contrasts with the rest of the tempo to give it nice, human feel. Also, the simplicity of the instruments used gives it quite a bit of emotion. Overall, good job. If you keep at it you will go places.

May I ask what program you used?

pftq responds:

Thanks - I agree about the articulation. Going to keep working on that in future songs.

I used FL Studio with VST plugins for East West.

[Android Tears (Proto 2.0)]

Overall, a really good plan here. I know it's still in Proto phase, so here are a few tips. Maybe try and make the wobble bass a little more deep and agressive. Other than that, the lead was pretty cool. Nice job on the build too.

SirSirius responds:

Thanks for the feedback! You're right, I'm not really sure about the bass / drop myself... I believe it doesn't really fit to the rest of the track. Maybe it sounds better when I tune it down a little I will try that. If this doesn't help I'll probably make a completely new bass section :)

[Hipster Vs. Square [WIP]]

I have to say, this song makes me jealous. I agree that it could use a bit more variety in the bass, and a bit more variation in the leads might be a good touch, but overall this tops most of my techno songs, which means that you've done a good job! Maybe changing up the chord progression at some point for a bridge would be a cool touch as well.

SirSirius responds:

Wow thanks a lot!

My big problem is: I am a lazy fuck. Most of my tracks are work in progress, most of them are done in one day and once it sounds halfway good I already start a new project... I guess I could do so much more with it if I just stick to my tracks until they are perfect...

Gonna check out your stuff now :)

[Piano Unwind]

Nice Ambient Piece

This song is pretty cool.

The ambient background complements and contrasts the piano very well. Overall, you've done a fine job.

skyood responds:

Thanks. :)