Coop's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Beach Melo Remake 2008]

Good

A good piece all around - a thumping beat and a pumping melody, that drives the tune onwards to the counter melody and keeps the clubbers dancing all along.

There's something about the way that this track has been put together that doesn't sound normal, with the way that the bass starts it off, then it calms down towards the middle and end.

I would say that it needs finishing off properly though, as the ending sounds more than a little scruffy - it just stops, which needs to be either made into a proper loop or faded out.

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[Windstorm]

Good pacing

I think that the pace of this tune is the defining part, with the ability to run up and down the scales in the melody a real bonus. You've given us something that I'd certainly call either Techno or Trance, but whatever you call it, it's still a damned fine song.

I'd suggest some vocal sampling to improve the track, as the variation and length are good, but if it is lacking one thing, it is that killer touch to make it a hit on the club scene.

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gregaaron89 responds:

Vocals? I never even thought of that. I can't say if it would work or not, but that's a good suggestion. Thanks for the review.

[+Factory+]

Very productive

I can certainly hear how this is an industrial tune, with all the heavy beats going on, as if this tune is set in the middle of a production line, with robots and heavy machines manufacturing things. The only question is what are they making?

I'd consider adding slightly more variation, as the process of manufacturing doesn't have the same components repeated over for the making of one unit. Take us along the production line and show us the product being assembled - different sounding parts of the track will come together to produce this final piece, which sounds different from the sum of all of the parts together, when you can take the beat away completely.

I note that the beat was removed at the end of the track, probably symbolising the end of the manufacturing process, but I would suggest more processes involved in the creation when all is said and done.

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WritersBlock responds:

I like your thinking! I could definitely remould the track around a physical, almost story like, theme going through the manufacturing process.
Thanks.

[Unfinished Story (original)]

Reminds me of Eurovision...

A good tune, with a riff that sounds a little like 'save all your kisses for me', which won the Eurovision Song Contest back in the day.

Good use of the keyboards to take it away from the start. You've put some good effort and variation into this piece. It's a shame that you didn't give a bit more variation to the latter part of the tune, as it could have used just a little more on the variation side - when it did come in, it was a little too late for my liking, added maybe as an afterthought.

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[Lost In Her Eyes-eugenio.mRMX]

Quite a lot of static

This is a good tune, but I would work on removing the static from the piece, as it has quite a rough edge to it all told. Some of the sounds are quite loud and as a result, they are a little abrasive on the tune.

I'd consider spiltting this into two separate tracks - the pause in the middle is unecessary and the volume is still at an ear splitting level with this annoying static sound after the break. Once you've smoothed it out and perhaps added something more in the variation stakes, or even a vocal sample, you'd be getting somewhere.

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genee responds:

hello my friend, i apologize for the late response, as ive been busy lately with college :(.

Hi Coop83, im trilled with the static comment, i dont quite understand what do you mean by static, is it some kind of whitenoise? what do u recomend to remove the static? ill check the equalizers, there might be something off there, as for the sounds being loud i check the equalizer chanell because i believe nothing goes beyond -0.8db but ill see that too. the pause with the complete silence is there because as my friends original song had a pause i decided to put it to keep some of the resemblance with the original song. im really looking forward to fix the static sound u mention, ill like to know what do u suggest could work to fix it. thanks Coop83

[+Pandora's Dance+]

Sailing?

This one sounds like something that could accompany a trip on an old style sailing trip. Probably one that involved people rowing the boat itself, though that is probably due to the drumbeat sounding like it's encouraging the rowers.

I can see how this relates to a dance as well, with a good use of the melody that gives us something that sounds neo-classical and combines well with the beat.

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WritersBlock responds:

Yeah, I see where you're coming from. I actually imagined a solitary woman dancing wild and free and alone, but the idea of a sailing tune is great, it's given me a whole new way of seeing the song, like an exploration voyage thing, go out on the high seas in search of untold fortune.
Thanks.

[-Air and Rain-]

Makes me want to sit in the rain

Quite a sad tune, really. It remoinds me of a few times that I've been quite emotional and have gone outside to places which are deserted in the rain and I've just had a chance to be with myself.

I love the way that you've got the thunderclaps rolling across the back of this tune, it really helps with the motivation of the piece. They aren't subliminal, but they're perfectly doing the same job as a subliminal message.

Thinking about it, the tune isn't as sad as the intro would have me believe, I was smiling by the end of it, as it shows that you've protrayed quite a powerful piece.

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Gloudas responds:

Wow thanks, it's cool to hear it inspired those emotions in you. And I definately understand what you're feeling, I like the feeling of desertion and independence the song creates. Thanks a bunch for the review :D

[[TMM43] Por Que No]

You've made a good one there!

This has got the potential to make it on the club scene in places like Ibiza this summer. Get to the recording studio STAT!

I think that a few little tweaks could be made here and there, like adding a little more variation, possibly another different vocal sample, for example and then there's also the case that it doesn't have any real lyrics, so to speak - clubbers love to have something with a good beat to dance to, which you've provided. When they go out looking for it, they need some lyrics to go on and that's the marketing genuis behind this genre of music.

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[Fanatic Public Enemy (DjD)]

Perpetual tune

I quite like the way that this tune seems to carry on. It's got the up and down of a tune that is having a bit of a change of beat and tempo, but it doesseem to keep giving itself nice impetus.

The only way that I'd improve this is to make it into a perpetual loop, which would greatly improve this aspect of the tune. Losing 5-10 seconds off each end of the tune could change it quite a bit though, so be warned.

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Mad-Muppet responds:

Hey, that's a pretty good idea. Thanks for the review!

[Subconscious Invasion]

Good mixing

I would say that for a point of reference on your next tune, you can always leave the tune as it is without adding anything else and maybe subtracting a component, before adding something different on the next loop.

I know that you started to take away later on in the song, but earlier, it did get rather crowded and could have done with the loss of one or two components.

I loved the way that the tune built up as it went on and I could tell when something was going to happen even before the drumroll indicated something was about to happen - a nice quirk of the loops, I suppose.

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