Coop's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[-PdG- Darkness]

Good loop

A little short, but not a bad piece of programming or playing, if you actually did that :P

I like the upbeat melody that goes along and carries the piece forward, while there's a nice understated beat in there that can give a very different perspective of the whole piece.

I think that it possibly could have done with being a little longer, giving room for some sort of melody solo, just to bring and added dimension to the piec,e other than that, it's great and is very versatile.

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Prodigal responds:

The programming is actually a VsTi called Glitch, if that's what you are looking at. THe reverse snares, the sustained snares, etc...

The Upbeat melody is going to be fiddled with in the full version.

Thanks for the review!

[The Untraceable]

Could have a little more

I think it's a little short to be a boss battle, but it's a good start for a track. I think that you've got a good foundation that could be built upon by adding additional extras to it, like a solo and then eking the track out for another minute or two at the very least.

If we're talking video game combat here, we need to assume that there will be more than 55 seconds of the fight, so it needs to be a little more than we've got at present.

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mopembopem responds:

Thanks for the pointers, my intention was to get some feedback before I continue with further development of this song.

[-(Brown-Bit-Broken-Pieces)-]

Needs more variation

Seriously, this gets very annoying after one run through - there is so little variation, that it really does show and it needs to get a new lease of life. Perhaps think of additional material to add to the piece, in the form of either additional instruments, or additional parts of the track, by actually creating new material.

In short, there is so little to this track, that it's 20 seconds (generous estimate) looped constantly.

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Tykwa responds:

There is automation being done behind the scenes, Maybe I'm the only one who hears this throughly, Although even it is shabby as it was just attempting to familiarize myself with autmation, and not just moving dails and recording.

[Calavera's Demo Reel]

Nice work

While I'm not a fan of the traditional voice acting reel, there is some good work here and you can certainly hear that you mean business, with your vocal work.

Some of the writing is very good, though I would like to see that extrapolated, giving people a chance to see if you could produce something completely - perhaps give us a radio commercial or two, but it's down to sorting out what you think you need and then producing the voices to match, which is the easy bit for someone like you ;)

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CalaveraVA responds:

I shall have to create something in the future extending the writing beyond brief character clips; a commercial demo would actually be something exactly along those lines. Thank you for the review!

[SN| Riptide Projection |SN]

Good sounding

I think that you've got a good sense of direction with this piece - it really does go places, without actually having a sense of travelling at all. The whole piece just seems to be a nice loop that encompasses additional instruments and parts to the original beat, but it could do with having a little more in that variation, just to make it sound like it belongs with the rest of the tune, in all honesty.

The secondary melody is good, but it just seems too far detached from the main beat and melody. I think that it could possibly be blended with those two parts better, as opposed to a straight swap.

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SessileNomad responds:

we might be different on what were each saying is the secondary melody, but if your talking about the first parts with the crazy drums and the second parts with the clean drums, i did that on purpose, i kind wanted to build up tension then release it

we could be thinking about different stuff though

but yeah....thanks for the 9

xD

peace out

[lost to us aeons ago - TT]

Hmm, a good 8-bit tune

A nice track that to me seems like it's designed more for Legend of Zelda, than anything else. I like the way that you've added some bass to this piece, which certainly conveys a sense of urgency and foreboding at the same time.

A nice loop, it seems to convey all of the same parts that you expect from this sort of track. Very versatile and hopefully it will see some use when it comes to the budding flash artists that complete movies or games of their own of this ilk.

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Calamaistr responds:

Its a very old melody though not as old as the original zelda it 'wasnt based or designed on it. :)

And i hope to see someone use it sometime too. thanks for the review.

[[MC Crispy] - World in Flames]

Well, it's a no from me.

Sorry, but you might have talent. If you do, I couldn't tell, as you need to start by improving the quality of the vocals to match the beat that you've used, which is awesome.

I think that there are two things that you need to concentrate on first, in order to get ahead here:

1) Microphone. You might need to get a better one, because this sounds awful in quality. Decent microphones don't cost too much these days, so go out and get one that you can wire up to the computer, before trying again.

2) Recording program. Download something like Audacity and get used to the equalisation properties of that program, because you can take away some of the background interference. Edit out the first few seconds and the last couple of seconds, because the sound of you dicking around with the mic is awful.

3) Take the mic further from your mouth. Short of getting a pop-filter for the mic, you might just want to go and get yourself sorted with a decent position for recording from. The mic is a sensitive piece of equipment and it doesn't need to be in your in your mouth. Possibly turn down the mic sensitivity.

4) Writing - it's not the best rap that I've heard - try setting the beat closer to the beat of the backing track, as it would help you a lot - you don't pause enough between verses and choruses, so the track doesn't come through.

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[Not a Stalker]

Interesting vocal effect

I like this song, it's got a certain Weird Al quality about it - possible akin to 'Melanie', the song about how he stalked a girl. Still, this is good it its own right, especially where you've gone to the lengths of making it sound like it's being recorded really quickly and it's being done by an amateur, as he's unlikely to be a pro doing a song like this.

I'm not sure about the vocal sound effect that you've used - it reminds me of certain vocal effects from songs like "One more time", where it sounds like the sound oscillates up and down notes, as if the vocal cords are being played like a harpsichord.

Keep writing this stuff, it's really funny.

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CluppHead responds:

Thanks. I think the amateur sound comes from..........me being an amateur. LOL The vocal effect comes from an autotuning free trial vst thing that i ran across. I've been using it on the last few songs i've covered, and decided to try it out on an original. It was just a fun thing that i think i get a little carried away with. However, I am glad that you enjoyed the song, and probably will continue writing in the near future. Thanks for the review, much appreciated.