sixflab's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[1 Glass of Rainbow Kool Aid]

Get me some Kool-Aid

-I enjoyed listening to this. I had to go over it three times before I could even review it. It's quite lengthy which makes it a tad bit difficult to review.

-That being said even though I listened to it repeatedly it didn't get boring or repetitive. This is what really suprised me since most long songs get repetitive at some points. Even using the same chord you put enough dimension into it with complicated multi-layer work.

-Reason is an expensive audio program and it really shows in some of your work. Did you use Reason 4 or an older model?

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MixyRecords responds:

Thanks, I appreciate you taking time to review. I'm glad I was able to make the song intresting enough. That was my goal with all the effects.

I used Reason 3 but I got it for free because a producer friend I know hooked me up.

Again i appreciate the review

[AF - Magic (Demo)]

Trance?

-I'm a little confused. It says trance in file info but you say it's house. It's completely irrelevant anyhow since it's just a demo and the song can be changed anyway.

-Good melody with many filter combinations that slowly progresses as you go along. It sounds great in concept but when it actually plays out a few times it just feels a little overdone in spots. I'm not saying completely rework it but it could use a tune-up that can make the song feel fresh even after several playthroughs.

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aliaspharow responds:

Yeah i know... i'm pretty confused myself

[Kaleidocinema]

Very long

-It's quite understandable for the bit-rate to be low with the sheer length of this song. Try limiting your work to somewhere between 3-5 minutes so you don't have to worry about bit-rate and can upload higher quality tracks.

-It's a bit too frenetic and fast paced overall through the song. There weren't enough breaks or additional slow elements to balance out the drums.

-Even with that aspect I did like how eerie it felt in the later stages of the song. It has potential to have a flash video made for it if someone took the time to build around it.

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shizeet responds:

Yeah, normally I don't compose stuff nearly this long. But I also rarely set time limits for most of my stuff - just keep on going until I feel it's fairly finished heh. The criticism about lack of breaks and such is understandable; I did want to have some less groove driven, slower parts, but the program I used for this is rather "gridlocked" so it's kind of hard to do that convincingly without recording it live. Thanks for the review.

[Mother.]

Well

-I think you did a really sweet thing for your mother. Mom's do a lot of work and they need some appreciation every now and then.

-Nice melody that is very light and heart warming. There is much variety as far as keys used which is good since it makes it more enjoyable to listen to.

-It would sound much better if it was mastered in an audio program. Not sure which key of the piano it was but it sounded a little off to me. Other than that it's simple and doesn't need anything changed as far as song make-up.

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Calamaistr responds:

No idea how to master but lately ive been tampering around a bit with reverb, cant say i like it though so i wont use it more often but atleast ive been trying to get a bit better at FL again i guess.

Thanks for the review.

[[dB] Isolation]

Well

-It's hard to judge trance since it tends to have a continuous melody overall. I liked how you incorporated cymbals at key points in the song. It's an underused instrument that only can help add more of a dynamic kick to everything else that you are doing.

-I'd still like to point out that it is very repetitive in the melody. Try changing it up. It will only make the song more memorable if it has twists and turns that nobody expects. Undertones maybe (I personally like this sort of touch). It's subtle but it can dramatically change how a song can play through your mind.

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Decibel responds:

Thanks for your input, I will get to work as soon as possible :D

[Mass FX]

Miscellaneous

-It really isn't true techno so I would think of it more as just a miscellaneous song. It mixes and matches elements from a couple different genres so it's hard to classify.

-Very nice build-up by increasing the volume while keeping primarily the same beat and melody throughout. Brought about by the fade at about a minute to bring it back to where it was at the start. I felt it gave it a dimension of change. It allowed you to bring it back at a much higher level than it was at before.

-The ending was just dragged out too long for it to be a loop. I would suggest cropping off un-needed parts of songs in the future.

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KieranNG responds:

It's Acid Techno.

[Fulfillment Part 1]

Yes

-First song that I have listened to today with actual effort that really shows. The intro just pumps and gets into your face. At :47 the piano only helped with this even more.

-Nice pace having it go up and then go right back down. I felt it gave it a nice tempo that felt a little progressive.

-The solo felt a little underdone and could of had some undertones or a follow up of the same notes in the background.

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WizMystery responds:

Thanks for your review!

I'll always put effort into my submissions, otherwise I'd feel there wouldn't be a point in making them :P

There are actually undertones in the background, but with little mixing skills I couldn't bring them up without them taking over the other instruments. I'll have to learn mixing from scratch, or use multiple project files per track.

[requiem fo' a dream DNB RMX]

Ehh :(

-Honestly this remix had a lot wrong with it. I know how difficult it is to remix a song with that much already going on at once. The intro clashes a bit to begin with and doesn't get alleveated too much when the actuall drum and bass elements begin.

-At times the violin seems a bit off and sounds like it needs tuning. The cause could be from having used a slightly different note. I'm not entirely sure though.

-Overall the song seemed too cluttered and had a tad too much repetitiveness for it to sound good to me.

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jpgregorio responds:

thx, the "Violin"(it was strings :P) melody was from a midi, i tried not using it but i not really good at remaking melodies by hearing them. it was just a thing i did for fun, so it obviously was gonna be like that, if i actually put time in it (like i did in the "power of drum&bass") it would probably be better. well bye now.

[Calm_Sky [Box-Killa]]

^-^

-Oh my, this was good. It's so soothing to listen to. It's one of the major reasons that I like ambient songs. They are just so calm and don't just pound your ears.

-I loved how slowly it came in and progressed at a nice even tone becoming quite a happy opportunistic song at about the :55 mark.

-I would of much rather seen this as a song instead of a loop since it loops very bad. The ending didn't allow for it to loop properly since a new instrument was added(drum/conga) at the end but is completely missing whenever it loops.

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