square-spirit's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Full Moon]

Not bad!
something specific...
Do not build your music around chords and chord progressions. Build it around melodies. In the beginning the big saw plays blocked chords. Then at the breakdown the bubbly sine synth plays broken chords. Additionally the saw synth uses the same rhythm for each chord, and similarly the sine synth plays the broken chords with the same rhythm, so there is no rhythmic differentiation between chords either. So it turns out pretty unmemorable. Chords are only the supporting framework; the melody should do most of the work. So start with a melody.

Also I very much agree with what the below user said about 3:10.

good luck

jjrocks2002 responds:

Thanks for the advice!

[Geist]

the bass is pretty boring and flat, at least in the beginning. nice drums. the cd scratching sounds are a nice touch. but you have to be careful and don't go overboard with the glitches, otherwise it becomes uncomfortable to listen. 1:00 breakdown was great. melody does get boring after a while.

TheyCallMeCaudex responds:

Thanks for the feedback. I guess the bass is a little flat in the beginning. I'm still learning the synthesizer. I'm glad you liked the scratching, and I'll keep that in mind not to go overboard.

[Searching]

Hey, first review.
Nicely made synths. I like all of them!
However, the first half of the song doesn't seem to go anywhere. You could have completed the first 2 minutes of the song in about 30 seconds. The chord progression is also quite strange.
After the 3rd minute or so, you make some great changes with the chords, and it really makes me want to dance. It feels like it should resolve to a B major, but it never does.
6 minutes is quite long for a song. Cut things out? Try not to make the whole song as trancelike as the climax.
It's a great piece of art, please keep making trance!

TerraNation responds:

thanks for the review,
well length sometimes is very important when it comes to trance especily this kind of trance.
Short versions will never be accepted as a release i have already try that.
Mastering version might be even 7min beacuse of the intro needs to be longer. Newgrounds usely dont like these kinda songs to many kids who dont know what trance is :)

[Outlet showdownn]

Not bad!
The lowest C on the piano that you play in the beginning is too loud.
Nice subtle buildup.
Great dubstep style bass in the middle and near the end, paired with great drums.
Hope your song does well! There's not much wrong with it.

The-Cockenator responds:

Thanks for the feedbacks :P

[.Revenant.]

sweet

i love the detuning
nice beat
you changed it up just enough to keep it interesting for a little while, but in the end it gets repetitive, especially when you keep the exact same beat for 4 minutes
i think it's just fine without vocals
solid ending, they're tough
unusual title for the song?

HarvestThrone responds:

Thanks! I understand, and will be looking forward to rewriting/mastering this song, and others, once I get my studio together.

[Haunting Past {Fin}]

for a beginner, awesome

you really have the feel down
the ambience in the background is really good
but try to use different rhythms and not just short quarter notes
also, when you combine short sounds with a long drawn out background, it kinda clashes
the air rush sound in the beginning is really cool, use it more lol

gormor777 responds:

Thought I check back to looking at my old songs and I find another comment wootness~ XD

Indeed I can agree that the Quarter notes are a bit much, but this was my first song that I made so yeah variety was kinda sparse for me ahahaha :D

Indeed Windy sound effect was one of my favorite things to work with, though I had a hard time trying to figure out how to fit it in but seems I didn't do to badly though.

Thanks for your Review it's actually given me a general idea of where I should be practicing on more.

{Gormor}