Coop's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Lost in a Cloud]

Too strong for clouds

A nice piece of piano music, which doesn't indicate clouds, which I always try to think of as white and fluffy things, despite the fact that they can bear thunderstorms, snow, sleet and other manner of unplesant weather.

This is certainly a powerful and evocative piece. Nice length and some decent changes in the tune itself through the whole piece makes it one of the best piano pieces I've had the good fortune to listen to.

Did you play this on a computer, or did you duet with someone on the piano?

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[I Like to Hit Things]

A couple of duff notes, but...

I think this is a good song, but that main thing you had going against you was "1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, % ^!" Those last two notes sounded a bit flat to my ears. Consider knocking them around a little, just to get it sounding a little better.

Yeah, I liked the tempo shift, as you played it nicely, giving the whole tune a well balanced feel. I wouldn't reccomend it as a loop though, because ti can be quite a shock hearing the slower tempo replaced by the fast stuff.

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WritersBlock responds:

Thanks for the review. I'm not quite sure I understand the number thing, you've got there ^_^
But, the two notes that sound dissonant, they were meant to be that way. The dissonance was a device I used to break up the constant happy vibe, a few accidentals here and there adds cheek and makes the song much more colourful, without the accidentals, it would be the same as any old upbeat happy piano tune. Thanks for the review, I understand your issues with it, but if you listen to some ragtime music, there'll be a whole lot more dissonance and accidentals to what I used.
Thanks.

[*Interlude*]

Good intro, sustained throughout

I like this tune, though the intro may have sounded like running on a little too long. It worked nicely, witht he gradual addition of further instruments and around halfway, when you brought in the piano, I thought the tune was at its very best.

I'd suggest that at about the 1.5 miute marker, you stop the backing track for a few seconds and let one repeat of the piano circle through, for effect. It leaves a greater impression of the piano in the listener's mind, which always helps to endear the track with people.

It's almost got the tempo for a racing game, similar to Wipeout. The only thing that you're really lacking for a game like that is the bass beat, which while present in your submission is quite subdued.

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WritersBlock responds:

Thanks for your review. Yeah, that would make for a cool ending. Cheers for the suggestions.

[Celestial Skies]

Final Fantasy startup?

I think I've found the source of your inspiration, but that's never a bad thing. A game like Final Fantasy is instantly recognisable to anyone who has played it for hundreds of hours (like me :P)

A lovely tune, that gets away from the FF towards the minute marker and goes its own way - much is the benefit of your work with the harp. Much more powerful and evocative. I'd certainly consider lending some solo time to the harp, which you did a little towards the end, but I'd say it needed to be a little longer. On a piece that is almost 2.5 minutes long, you need to give 20-30 seconds to a proper solo, not the 5 that you gave at the end. Throw the solo in the middle of the song for greater impact as well.

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Suspended-3rd-Chord responds:

the intro is mostly harp- so its definetly in that 20-30 second range...O_o did you miss that? :P

final fantasy is a great game indeed, thanks for saying it sounds like that. Thanks for the review and constructivness!

[World's Bounty]

8-Bit adventure

A nice tune to accompany an 8-Bit game, if slightly advanced for it, with the backing melody. I'd certainly rate this tune highly, as it's a nice piece, but if you are going to call it a proper 8-Bit tune, you need to make it monoaural output, rather than as complex as you ahve made it.

Still, the solo in the middle, where you left out the backing illustrates this perfectly, so you've got a good idea of how to work it.

Sounds like it could be used with an adventure game, where the hero is in his local town, before elaving to discover his fortune. There's definately something that reminds me of early Final Fantasy about this...

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TheReno responds:

Thats why I put it psuedo 8 bit. But Im glad you like it. It seems I made the perfect RPG music =3

I really do appreciate this review, thanks for the tips.

[Not so Simple]

Classical Rock?

I'm a massive fan of Classic Rock - I've never had a tune like this come up in my selection on the various Classic Rock Radio Stations I listen to :P Something more like techno or electronic, perhaps.

A good tune, with some good tempo and beat to bind it all together. You've got the talent, so take it to the next level, by making a track about 2 minutes long. I'll look forward to that.

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aldlv responds:

I really don't know what style it is... I was like pop... maybe rock (but not classical... I made a mistake on that... sorry)
well.. thanx for reviewing.. =D

[Slow Chemical (Kane's Theme)]

Good tune, lose the vocals

I was really getting into this tune, until the vocals started up. For me, they completely ruined the track, but don't let this take away from it - I've never been a fan of this type of vocals, as I like to be able to sing along with the tune - something that I'm not capable of with this.

The drums and the guitar are great and I think that you've got some good stuff set up here to go with. The tune was a nice length, which is a great thing about the tune, despite the fact that you didn't write it and it's only a cover version.

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Blackdoom13 responds:

I dont know what to dooo.
Should it be deathy or clean?!
I don't know!

[Electro Blues - Wayl0n]

Nicely played

Considering you wrote and prepared this tune in one day, it's good. The Harmonica was a nice set up and you have provided a decent, if short tune.

It doesn't loop very well, as when you loop a tune, it needs to be seamless, or a well placed pause. The pause goes on for too long and if you wanted to loop this tune, I'd suggest that you abandon the pause altogether, as the tune is really too short to sustain it.

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[(_RGH_) Kingdom Grunt(KGVB)]

You could rap over it...

Although I think that this would ruin the track unles it was a pro. Your friends probably aren't the next 50Cent or Eminem, so with that over the top, the song might sound ill, in a bad way.

This tune has good length :) and there is some great variation, that the artists can really focus on to make a flash around, for example.

Have you got any ideas for that? I'd love to see this turned into a music video.

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RyeGuyHead responds:

my homies roll deep

but they have no flow

[(_RGH_) Climate Loop(Remix)]

Nice tune

Some good sounds here again. I'd like to think that it was longer, but it seemed to work fine as 30s, rather than 2 minutes.

So you've used it in a flash already? Why hasn't it been submitted to Newgrounds? I'm sure other users would like to use this in their projects as well. The number of downloads would suggest that people are considering it, which is always a nice indictment.

The one issue I have with this song, length and looping aside, is that it sounds a little repetitive, , maybe 10 second samples of the track, repeated. Am I reading too much into this, or did you cheat just a little?

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RyeGuyHead responds:

IM NOT A CHEATER

This is a clip from one of my full length songs