Coop's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Skela - Groovin' to]

Good sounds

A well balanced tune that makes me want to lift some weights. Very reminiscent of the tunes that get pumped in constantly at the gym, so naturally, I hate it :P

But anyway, this tune is banging, with some good beats and a very nice melody to keep it all going smoothly. I think you could stand to lengthen the track a little, judging by how long the intro takes up to get into the groove. You've only got about 2 minutes of tune after the intro, so that's the killer part that you need to work on. The foundation is set with the nice intro and then the payoff is what we're all waiting for.

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Skela responds:

Thanks for the review.

[On to the Show! (short theme)]

A little short

Not a bad job at conjuring up a scene in a morning when some kids wake up to find their street covered in the white stuff and realising the joy that this world can lend you from time to time.

I think this piece needs to be a little longer, especially in the ending, as the little flourish on the keys at the end seems to be after too long a pause, considering the piece is only 17 seconds long, I think that you can stand to make it as much as a minute long in total and still not adversely affect it.

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itsameyayo responds:

Very true. I might not extend it simply because it's more of a short theme, thought it would make more sense because you would need 40 seconds more of music with a transition into that part of the theme. Thank you for the review!

-ImperfectDisciple

[The Last Pilgrimage]

Good song, but...

I think the main issue with this is that the Bass seems to be slightly messed up - it's not loud enough for what you tend to expect of Metal drumming, giving the sound and impression that the drummer is located in a cave, rather than on the riser behind the rest of the band.

Good use of the strings and one hellishly good tempo cannot be ignored and so we are left with a good sounding piece still. The piano cuts through the introduction nicely and it sounds pseudo classical, before the drums and the real metal kicks in.

I can certainly see this being used in various games that have a medieval quality to them, as they certainly could use something foreboding like this for a boss fight, for example. Perhaps it could be looped for that purpose, thus giving gamers and programmers something to work with there.

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LightKeeper responds:

I'm planning, probably not anytime in the near future, to go back and remaster this piece. Every time I've tried before my computer slows down and I can't work on the piece, so right now I don't have the patience to make this "the best that I can."

I never actually thought of this being used in a game, but I suppose it could be with its theme.

Thanks for the review Coop83! :)

[The Keywood WIP]

A little short

It's a nice sounding piece, but it is a little on the short side. I think that with a little working, you can certainly make this a very nice piece to listen to.

The beat is good, if a little quiet and the melody isn't really that much of a compliment to the beat. If you try to make it sound like a song, it might become more receptive to lyrics or vocal samples, which can certainly add to the tune's appeal.

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Swerve responds:

It is a little on the short side, that's true, but this is just a demo of what is to come. Thanks for your words though, I'll keep 'em in mind.

[extrallusionist]

Takes a while to start

The intro is too slow for my liking, but once we get into the meat of the track and the industrial sounding beat is added, it certainly get going nicely.

I like the way that you've added extra components to the piece, as it's gone on, but it just seems that such a simple formula didn't come in quickly enough for the introduction and once again, it didn't work so well, when you faded out the final component at the end of the tune either. It would sound much better if it were a loop.

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Silent-G responds:

thanks for the review and suggestions. I'll definitely work on my intros a bit more.

[Pending Explanation]

Laid back gamer

Possibly a little early Final Fantasy about this tune, but a nice sound, that puts someone in the mood of a relaxed gamer. You can certainly see the person being bored on a Sunday afternoon and playing games that they didn't necessarily want to play.

I think it's a good looping tune, that required little work. Possibly bringing the backing sounds a little more into play, as they just seem a little quiet at the moment, but giving them a boost certainly wouldn't hurt.

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Silent-G responds:

haha, I really like that description. I've definitely been that type of gamer on a few occasions. thanks for the review, I might try changing some of the levels on this to make it sound better, like you said.

[Franswa - God's Love Remix]

Light and relaxing

This is a piece where I can imaging myself sitting in the garden listening to, as the clouds wheel overhead, revealing the sunlight on a summer's morning.

It's got a nice melody, that certainly carries itself on a wave of good feeling and almost sublime ecstasy in doing very little, which is great.

I'd give the piano a solo on this one, as it would certainly give the whole tune a new wave of joy.

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[Franswa - Norhternlights]

Dark and Mysterious

I can't help but think that this tune has a great sound of being dark and mysterious, with the deep counter-melody that you've employed here, to compliment the melody, which is all light sounding and with the rest of the beat, sounds quite industrious.

The end product is quite a versatile beast that I'm sure the work you've put in will not be in vain - this piece certainly needs to be used. Hell, it even leaps out of the speakers at me, desperate for someone to find a use for it, so it's brilliant.

I'd have loved to hear that darker counter melody in a solo during the middle of the tune, let it take control for a second or 10 and help it develop the tune a little more.

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EternalXIII responds:

Thanks a lot for the reviews! I'm definitely gonna employ your advice!

[Franswa - Teaser two demo]

A little short

I'm looking forward to the real thing, let's put it like that - this is a nice sounding piece that has a good rhythm to carry the piece along. You blended the counter melody in very nicely, which took it to the next step, then just as I was getting into the tune, it stopped.

Give us more from this kind of thing and I'll certainly listen to it and lavish praise on you for it :)

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[Chaotic Freedom]

Hardly Chaotic

It's a nice piece, but it's far too ordered to be called Chaotic Freedom - if you were going for that, you should really have pushed the boat out, giving us something that really doesn't care about how it sounds, for example.

I think that the next logical step for this is to make it longer and add some more variation - it just sounds like a crescendo of similar sounds, each trying to outdo the volume of the last one that played. Experiment with the sounds and always remember that you can make them quieter, to get yourself something that ends up nicely sounding like a release, rather than a collection of competing musicians.

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Insanimation responds:

Thanks. I'll do my best!