endlessnumber's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Fable (Radio Edit)]

Wow, great!

I really liked Robert Miles' Dreamland album and still return to it in times of emotional difficulty. I think you did a great job with the grit you introduced to such an innocent theme while maintaining the basic textures... Should be three times as long and develop more. at 2:07 the song should continue to build into a full fledged section with chord progression interacting with the beat. For an example of what I mean, check out Dave Darrell's remix of Miles' "Children".

DJ-Qwamii responds:

Thanks. This is a cut version of my Original Radio Edit. That's why it is very short. :}

[Melancholia (House Mix)]

Interesting mix

The driving beat and distant harmonies you used reminds me of the house hit Hometown Glory and the music by Kaskade/Late Night Alumni. I think you could have spent more time polishing both the chord synth and how you introduced it. It still soars, I am just nitpicking. I would have liked to hear a little bit of development and variety in the percussion, the beat. Length is a little short for such a progressive house track. 8/10 ...#

PrEmoEffect responds:

Hmm. I will look up those producers to see what you mean. My newer tracks have more work with the percs because I've heard time and time again that mine are too mundane for house. But yeah, it's good to hear that from multiple sources. Check out my newer tracks, they are much more developed in that sense. I will, however, keep the length to a minimum because well... this is Newgrounds after all. Thanks for the review.

[Cooler Than Me (DJQRemixDraft)]

revamp and beat, not a remix

i think it's a nice beat but you didn't work the vocals, which happen to be in 6/8 time, into your beat, which happens to be in 4/4 time. if you have a beat and vocals together for your next draft it will be a proper remix.

DJ-Qwamii responds:

It's still a WIP so do not worry. :)

[Stride (Mans0n)]

Not house

But still really nice. It sounds like one of those Ibiza Annual mixes crossed with Niklas Harding. 5/5

Mans0n responds:

this is progressive house lol.

[ECHO - Definition of Drea]

A kind review

this track clips, reduce the overall levels to increase headroom. google "clipping."

for a nice introduction to piano trance, listen to Robert Miles' "Dreamland" album and anything by Mike Foyle. This here feels more like a rave track.

Since you're new to trance, here's how it works. 32 bar intro with minimal synths, 32 bar outro with minimal synths. Start with a basic beat, bring things in, then bring them out at the end. This is to make trance tracks mixable by djs. (Most trance tracks are at least 5 minutes in length.)

Kick drum needs more punch. Again, google is your friend.

Anyways you've got some good ideas but above all listen to more piano/dream trance and keep working!

Echo responds:

Seriously, i didnt even know whether thsi should be put under trance, cos it sounded like something between a dance and a trance which as u surely know, are similar, but different. True the kick drums need more of a kick but the the track clips are like that because i accidentally rendered it with a low bitrate. Not to worry, im already rendering with the highest bitrate i can render with so the overall quality should improve.

tks for the review though
Darklight17

[Spire - Desolated Winter]

Pretty nice, I like it

Sounds professional, except for a few spots:

1:50: too much in the painful frequency region
In general, kick needs more punch
Please release your tracks with a beatmatchable intro and outro so people like me can include them in our mixes! You did a nice job with the end, but it could be drawn out more, and a rhythmic intro works great.

Thanks for the listen. 8/10, 4/5. Please take my suggestions into account and continue to make good music!

PrEmoEffect responds:

Thanks for the advice. (This was thrown in very hastilly and doesnt have the best of structures). But I might release a club mix, (I'm making a game mix for it during the break). So if you're interested pm me. And I will take ur advice. Cheers

[Mt.Goat - Mirrors Edge RMX]

Where's the climax?

The song didn't go anywhere. This is not danceable.

The piano synth is good, but I don't suppose you expect credit for that. If you know how a piano works then you'd know that there's no amount of release in between; you either have alot of release or virtually no release. It just sounds bad and electronic with only a minor amount.

The detuned saw synth pans too much and just annoys me.
Bell synth sounds fake and doesn't do anything.
Choir synth adds nothing.
Kick isn't punchy enough.
No hi hat? Come on!!! That's what it's all about!

Basically, no energy.
3/5

Danishdragon responds:

Thanks for the review -

tho I dont really get what you mean about the release on the piano.

[(WF1)/Tell Astral Feelings]

Um...

Look, I hate to be a clod, but please quantize midi input... the rhythm isn't exact here and it just sounds poorly put together. If it was on purpose... then I suggest that you do not use an automated, timely percussion track alongside a piano part with rubato.

PM me if you need any advice with quantizing.

wyldfyre1 responds:

meh, no worries man i'm sure its not for everyone. Trust me your not saying anything that i don't already know. Thanks for the review for sure.

[-[ Redemption V1 ]-]

eh...

a good try but it honestly just sounds like you took a saw and added detune, then threw in basic drums and a pad. sorry for being blunt. 4/10.

DSMagnum responds:

I wasn't making darkstep. I'm not Spor. I can't make amazing basslines.

The drums were simple because it's really hard to make a good sounding beat in 5/4 for this style.

Maybe it was bland, but that's how ambient-esque music is. It's meant to be simple and basic, not incredibly complex.

[Paradise on E (Karco Remix)]

Excellent

I came back and listened to this again. Perfect layout of the soundscape.

Two very minor things stuck out to me.
1) painful frequencies
2) crowdedness - in alot of places it's a little too crowded, but in general the airy ambiguity lent itself well to the flow.

Everything else was perfect, and the chords replace the originals very well.

Karco responds:

Ah, I was wondering what you'd think about this. :)

Not sure what you mean by "painful frequencies." I'll ask you on MSN. ;)

Crowdedness, yes, that was there. It's partially (in my opinion) the bass which was too loud. I might go through this again and re-mix (not remix :P) it all sometime, but since I can't replace the submission on Newgrounds, I don't have much of a reason to except for sending people a better HQ version.

Thanks for the review!