Coop's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[mac8 - dawn after the fight]

Too much static

There's a good sense of foreboding around this track and it would be nice to take this further, but the main problem that I have encountered with this is the large amounts of static that resonate around the bells and some of the higher pitched notes.

It's got a good chance to be great, but I would also suggest that the pauses are reduced, with something else in the early running of the track, just to keep the momentum going

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[vortex^2]

Not bad

Not particularly good either, but it's a basis to work on - with a little more work, you could turn this into a decent sounding piece - give us some more length, as the variation starts to kick in and then the loop starts again.

I think that with the way that you started (slow and steady), you've built a nice base to build on with a thumping bass beat and then some keyboards, just to take the song out of the intro and into the next phase of the song.

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[into the darkness.]

Mortal Kombat!

Sounds very MK in the background - the only thing that was missing was the guy yelling "Mortal Kombat!" I think that it is a nice sounding piece - great buildup, so it has great probability as a menu piece.

With looking to make it better, I'd suggest looking to make it longer (maybe 2 minutes) and work on making this loop something that could be used in a fight - it's more of an intro to that, which is a good start, but only a start at the moment.

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[All Night Party 11]

Quite balanced

A nice sounding track that has quite a few nice blends of features, combined with a driving, but not possessive beat. It's a refreshing song that doesn't quite make me want to get up and dance about it, but I think that it can certainly go places.

It doesn't quite loop right, but over time I think that this can be worked on - try making it slightly longer, which would distract from that feature, especially if it's down to my laggy connection, or something, which is a possibility, I suppose. Personally, I think you're about a half to a third of a beat away from a perfect loop, but it might be something slightly different.

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[Depth of Thought]

Nice sound

A good driving bass beat is certainly what pushes this tune to new levels. A nice melody and a good balance between the two components really add a good flavour to the track. A pleasant bonus was the fact that it loops well as well.

The composition was good and the counter melody that came into the track in the middle was a nice boost, although more variation could certainly only be a boon for this track.

Good work, keep it up.

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TheBellmaker responds:

I do agree that this track needs more variation, although I partly consider a test for my new z3ta plugin. The next song that I wrote is a better composition as a whole. Thanks for the review!

[JuMP3r - Bounce!]

Pounding

A great start! Welcome to submitting on Newgrounds.

A track that is based heavily around the beat and the synths - I would leave out some of the pauses, just to help with the continuity of the track - it would work better if you had some sort of solo, either the synth or the bass just carrying on a little longer, before catching with the pick up of the backing melody again.

This track could well have a great many uses for games on Newgrounds and even some movies, but that's quite ambiguous - the games could be for any menu, but I think that skill games would be the best choice for this

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[Skela - Mighty]

Mighty indeed

A really nice pacing of this piece, giving life to what seems to me to be a great track for use on the racing games circuit. The pacing of this one would say to me that it's a game where I need my wits about me and would more than not prefer to keep this going as long as possible.

Though I would have to agree that this tends towards the less aggressive forms of racing, or potentially the sort of games that require skills above all else, it would be towards the more cartoon based market.

I think that at some poin t during the song, cut the synths and just leave the beat to carry it for a few bars before throwing back toward the drive that the synths produce for the tune... something like a pit stop, for example.

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Skela responds:

Dont know what the hell youre talking about, but thanks for the review!

[<==Stomp the Sand==>]

Slow start, but nice

I think that it needs to perhaps remove the snare sounding, as without it, the bass would shine through with the piano, especially with the addition of the melody over the top.

Unlike Haggard, I think that the intro was the best part, as it sounded too cluttered after the addition of the extra instruments. Perhaps stretch the track out a bit, to incorporate all of these features into the song.

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DjCompass responds:

Thanks for the good feedback.
I definitely see how it could be too cluttered, and i admit that i spent very little time balancing it out, so i'll look into that some time.