Coop's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[If You Say So]

Good tempo

A rather nicely paced piece with what sounds like a glass bottle xylophone playing some of the solos. A rather different and interesting instrument to play along with.

I think that the way the whole piece fits together, with a great deal of variation and a not very overpowering bass beat and drums, you really have got something to build on here for other pieces. I'd have said it was more ambient than D&B, but that's your decision.

If you're gunning for it being a D&B piece, I'd suggest that you increase the power of the drums. I'd also do away with that single note solo that was in there - you're better than that, play to your strengths.

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svinepels responds:

Damn, I hope I didn't lose on or two points for categorizing the song unproperly? Anyway, thanks for the feedback, I now understand that the fade out was a bad idea. Although I don't do much fade-outs in my songs, this must have been the wrong song to use one in.

[I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) METAL]

Not bad

I think it could have used better vocals, as it doesn't do justice to the original epic vocals of the piece all those years ago. Do you shout "surrender" in the bit where they are supposed to sing "a-la-la-la" all the time?

Not a bad piece of metal guitar - perhaps cranking the tempo could have helped, as it sounds really slow in the verses. Adding more tempo would have given you something else to play with - perhaps even a solo or two.

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[Invention No. 1]

Like a summer cartoon

It reminds me of some of the short animation sequences I have seen; bright sunshine, fluffy bunnies, bubbling stream, big majestic trees - usually shown as a contrast before moving on to something darker.

It is quite simple - not too many layers in the music that I can hear - but I find that quite charming, part of that playful air.

True, it could be longer, but I think that is a matter of context. Stand alone, I would make it longer, but if it were backing for a visual of some description it is fine.

My only criticism is that the strings come on a little strong for my tastes in comparison to the opening piano. That could be something is simple as a slight volume adjustment for that part though, so nothing major.

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loansindi responds:

Oh wow I missed responding to this. Whoops.

Anyway, thanks for the review. It definitely is pretty straightforward. I still think this is a fun little piece for what it is.

[Animation Voice Demo Reel 2]

Not bad at all

Some nice stuff that you've come up with, but I think that a little bit of the vocals is lost with taking them out of context. A shame, but that's just the way I feel about demo reels.

Some good voices there - did you add the music and sound effects yourself, or were these taken from the final cuts that the artists used to present their own flash work?

I think that you've got one of the better ranges on Newgrounds and you're capable of producing a measured and breathtaking performance. The one real question that remains is how's your thinking on the fly?

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Rabidssquirrel responds:

Thanks a bunch for the review, Mr.Coop!

I'm not sure what you mean when you say that a bit of the vocals are lost with taking them out of context. If , when you read this, you could send me a pm highlighting what you mean I'd be very greatful.

I did indeed add the music and sound effects myself, and all of these little lines were the result of hitting record and waiting on myself to think of a voice to use and something to say. Freestyle, if you will, then cut and trim. I suppose this would have to say how my thinking on the fly is? lol

Thanks for the range compliment :) Self-confidence ftw. And that a major compliment which I also thank you for.

Thanks again for the review!

[[LY] ,-- The Cyan Monkey --']

INteresting music box

Certainly a piece that is full of suspense and takes the listener to other places while listening - perhaps the jungles of South America, where who knows what sort of secret treasures will be waiting for the Indiana Jones type person to come along and try to take them away.

Of course, when the track fades in the middle, the 'music box' plucked metal sound that you get going sounds really creepy and it makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end really well. Congratulations.

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la-yinn responds:

Haha, a music box eh?

It was partially my intention to characterize old civilisations in a dark and spooky way, so I'm very glad that you mentioned the jungles of South America, hehe. It's good to know people can visualize things on my music.

Thanks for the review!

[p4c-Sometimes I Forget]

Very nice

I think that this started off a little slowly, but soon made up for it - the basic sound that you've got going to pace the track just sounds a little boring in the first minute or so - perhaps try just changing something a little in that, before it fizzes out and passes to the piano, becoming a firm backing piece.

I think that you've got a good sounding piece and this can only really be helped by a few things - making it a better loop for starters would certainly help, especially cutting down the intro for the second time around if that's possible at all.

Stopping the melody and the counter melody, allowing the bass solo was good, but you didn't capitalise on it - it deserved to do more, then it just fades out to the ending, which was a shame. Ram that home with some great bass samples and then bring back the melody and counter melody.

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p4c responds:

yeah i think that the ending really didn't do the song justice, and hte intro was extended a bit for if the song were longer and to be integrated into a dj set. i think it was varied enough that it isn't a bore, so i think i'll keep it ;) i also wasnt intending for this to loop--the audio portal has moved away from being the tools of flash users to its own autonomous music portal--so i intend it to be a song in itself and thats how i plan to keep it.

thanks for the review!

[Imperium]

Gentlemen, we march to war!

A nicely morbid tune, this has a deep sense of foreboding for the war that seems inevitable, as I get a deep sense of troops being mobilised and making their way to a field of strife, ready to fight for what they believe. Though with a name like Imperium, they could just be mobilising to crush some sort of rebellion under their mighty heels.

A good steady drum beat, very reminiscent of the US Civil War / War of Independence, with the drummer boys keeping the army's marching pace steady. I like the way that the futuristic beat comes in and takes over, symbolising the scale of Empires past, progressing to Empires future.

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EvilScorpio responds:

Thanks for so poetic review) I'm glad you like it)))

[SN |The Printing Process| SN]

Interesting use of vocals

Quite fast paced for a track with printing - printing either takes a very short amount of time on a lazer printer or an absolute age on an inkjet printer and never at this speed. I'll have to assume that there's a large document on a lazer printer here, to satisfy my nerdiness.

A great blend of a frantic beat and a massively paced melody to counterbalance it. Perhaps a little rushed and the beat could have been slowed down marginally, leaving the melody at this pace - possibly the difference between the paper speed and the print head rushing around painting the words and pictures on the paper?

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SessileNomad responds:

you give the craziest reviews xD

i can never tell if you complimenting or offering critisism

ill agree rushed, but not in a BPM sense, i did rish this to get it into the contest

[SN |Eidolon| SN]

Interesting

A really nice sounding piece of ambience that sounds great in its own right even before the glitches towards the end, which were a little jumbled but absolutely worthwhile keeping in the track.

I think that it's probably a little too 'happy' and upbeat to remind me of ghosts and spirits - that subject always seemed more morbid than you've portrayed it, but that's a question of perspective in the end. I think that the beat could certainly become more powerful in this piece, giving a better feeling of togetherness and completing the track nicely.

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SessileNomad responds:

the topic of spirits is def. a perspective sort of thing

as far as the beat being more powerful, power is sort of a personal thing as well, could mean many things to differnt ppl

the main thing that i was proud with the beat about was that it was a loop that i created by myself, which i had never done b4, i was exploring new grounds with this track

[SN |Rebirth| SN]

Nice

A very calming piece, that gives the impression of flying through treetops and surveying the canopy, before returning to a secluded castle, where the rain falls gently, refreshing the forests and giving nourishment to the plants and animals.

I think that there is a little static at the upper end of some of the notes, which is a shame, but not insurmountable, as some of this can be blended in with the rain sounds and can make it sound even better.

With the way that the swooping noises come in and out of the piece, it takes on a more encapsulating and enveloping impression of being in flight. This is something that can be built on, with more upbeat and impressive beats and a few variations in the melody.

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SessileNomad responds:

nice imagery, flying is a new one, but i def. see how one could vision that

there might be a little static with the piano, its EQ'ed pretty high in the high ends, thats somthing i do with almost all of my pianos, i feel it gives them more life