Coop's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[-)S(- Toy Spaceship]

We fly through space!

A very nice track that conjures up imagery of space aged games, flying through the vast depths of space, without much of a care in the universe.

This certainly embodies the nicer aspect of space flight, with the feelings of movement being as effortless as a child's dreams and as limitless as the bounds of their imaginations.

I love the way that the beat is softened, which makes the melody so much more powerful and calming. Very nice work. Perhaps a little more work on variation, but not much. 5 minutes means that there's plenty of space to vary the tune a little more ;)

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Will responds:

What a great image! Thank you for the review.

[Oasis Split Up Song #1]

Not really rock

I don't think I've ever heard an Oasis track like that one before - no pathetic Mancunian whine, for starters. With the way that you've put this track together, I think that you decided to actually make it the way it was and then add a name that was vaguely topical for the track.

Decent sounds, but it does sound a little messy when you bring in the guitars, as they sound poorly recorded or played at the wrong volume for my liking. It's a decent beat and rhythm, but then it lacks that spark to take it further and give enjoyment to the masses.

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Sawdust responds:

Yeah, actually I made this like months ago and I made it while my internet was out, so I only got around to submitting it now that I have reason to submit it: Oasis broke up and I haven't reached 100 submissions yet ;)

Also, the guitars were just at a setting I don't normally use, and I couldn't really play with the EQing or else I could disrupt the bass and all.

Thanks for the feedback!

[Hardcore, thats right]

Good beats

This has some good variation and a great cover of the melody as well, this audio really does have some great sounding melody to keep the track going, when the beat is taken away. It's almost self-perpetuating.

I like the way that it loops, with the vocal sample and then the track begins again. You've clearly thought about this and have put some good time and effort into the track. Perhaps a little solo with the deeper keyboards doing something more than the "1, 2, 1, 2" beats and you'd have something really nice to progress with!

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DeejayDeeZ responds:

Hi. Im sorry for the bit late respond.

Thank you very much. You're right, I put a lot of effort into this song and I really appreciate all the positive reviews.

I havent actually thought about another solo on the keyboards. I thought this song had enough variation, but another little solo is a good idea. I just did'nt though about It in the process while I made the song.

Thanks again for reviewing.
-Deejay DeeZ

[~DT~ 8-Bit Upgraded (Raw)]

Too much bass

I'm sorry, but this tune was lost on me when the bass came in and nearly blew my headphones with the amount of top end static.

The intro is great and the use of the 8-Bit sounds across the rest of the tune was inspired, but when the bass comes in and drowns the rest of the tune out, even with the bass boost of my phones turned off, there's something wrong in the creation of the track. More remastering required first.

Don't get me wrong, there's a good, perhaps even great, track in there dying to get out. I would be living a lie if I marked it higher for the potential though.

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DeatHTaX responds:

Hmmm idk how i feel about that. everyone else's headphones seemed to handle it, so i'm not quite sure if they're overlooking it, or if the bass is too high (or should i say, LOW) I mean it could be your ocmputer, but i guess that's something i should take into consideration. Thanks for your review, coop :) I appreciate it a bunches

~DT~
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[[G] The Battlefield ft. Gent G]

Interesting piano

Not a bad track, but I think that more variation could be employed here - the two individual sounds of the rap and the piano are great, but more variation from the piano could certainly help to make the track more imposing.

The beat is well developed and the way that it keeps the track together is good. More development will be well employed to take the track further. I look forward to hearing it.

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Jirohbomb responds:

Well since my friend moved away, I don't think this song will be remade anytime soon. If he had a decent mic, you would have already seen version 2, but alas that isn't the case. Thanks for the review.

[[G] When Giants Clash (Ins.)]

A little too simple

Sorry, this is a decent foundation for an audio track, but I feel that it's just a little too simple - there's little variation and after a while, it does get very repetitive to people listening on a loop.

It's got a good beat that walks the track though and the piano is nice and even - plenty of hooks for a piano solo. The counter melody that comes in on the synthesised strings sounds alright, but I would seriously reccommend that you do something with it to bring the track onwards when you get the chance.

Still, a good start.

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Jirohbomb responds:

At first I liked the synth strings, but after a while not so much. For the lyrical version I will change the chorus a bit, and maybe even change the foundation of the song completely.

[All Hail Windows! 2]

One of the better things about Windows

Certainly a large step forward from the flash "Windows Noises" that I saw when I first signed up in 2004, but this is a great piece that's got quite a good selection of the Windows sounds, but I do think that you rely too much on outside sources for this tune, to totally call it Windows :P

A good use of some of the sound effects, to change the tone of the notes slightly and make it into a melody. Possibly too much variation, as this sounds like three separate tunes made from the three sound effects, joined up by the chorus. Perhaps integrating these three sounds together would have been a better idea...

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Step responds:

:D Thank you. I really do use too much drums in my tracks, it's true... Variation has always been my problem, I can't stand making songs which use the same melody which isn't the chorus more than twice, and then my song sounds like two or three seperate songs joined together :(. Ahh well, thanks for the 8 and for the tips :D.

[Jungle Rythm]

Not bad

I can see this piece growing on me, much like how the jungle grows relentlessly and overwhelms everything else over the course of its life.

I like the sounds of the drums and the way that it carries the tune, along with the industrial sounding backing for the track - to be perfectly honest, we found sounds similar to that once, when I was a kid and we started banging sticks on lengths of plastic water pipe that were all different lengths :P If sounded good, but was not as refined as this, to be honest.

Perhaps some vocals - ululating voices from within the dense undergrowth would complete the track and would certainly give a much improved presence to the track as a whole.

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Step responds:

Thanks for the review :). I'm glad you enjoyed it. About adding vocals, maybe I should add some tribal voices or tiger roars. Aleady tried looking for some, and didn't find any. Ahh well, maybe I'll try looking harder and do an updated version of this track. Thanks again for the review :D.

[Taxmurder]

Nice loop - more variation please

A good base for a decent track has been set, but the guitar sounds just seemed to go around in circles. Perhaps doing something more than that attempted solo at the end of the track would give you a lot more to play with - it's as if you had to cut the solo in its prime about halfway through, which was a real shame.

The drums need some sort of lift, as they can get a little flat - a bass solo would really help out, taking away from the snare sound of the rest of the drums.

It's got potential, so work on it and make it good :)

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Sawdust responds:

Alright, I've made revision 1 so revision 2 will have a bass solo then probably.

[[LY] DNB [Demoupdate]]

Strong Tempo

This piece is certainly carried by the tempo throughout - while it may sound a little experimental with certain other sounds that you blended in with the bass / rhythm.

Perhaps next time, you need to put that vocal sample at the start of the tune, so that people know what they're getting into. For me, it sounds like the piece is taken away from there, with the fact that it disrupts the flow and in a sort of "This is just a demo, for the full version of the track, sign up now, only $9.95 per month!" or some such rubbish.

An interesting piece that sounded like a revving engine towards the start of the track is something that I'd love to hear you build on for the exposition of this piece as a proper tune. I think that it's certainly got the potential to become something much better - perhaps 5 minutes of pumping bass and a catchy / killer melody to keep people in their seats.

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la-yinn responds:

Haha, yeah I know the vocal sample detracts a bit from the track itself but I wanted criticism on what I have so far while not giving away the whole track itsefl. It still is a demo and I wanted people to know it is.

But a big 'Thank you!' for the review, it was helpful as always. :-)