RyeGuyHead's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Mega Man X2 - Stage select]

never played mega man that much

but i have played heavy metal and Im pretty sure thats all i need to know to review this...

The main riff is good, muddled as you said but its heavy as hell. I really liked the pitch pend/squeel at the end of the fourth measure. The second guitar track, it is multi-tracked Im assuming, is pushed back a little far, turn up the highs on its eq. I could barely hear the bassline til the end, and it felt like the song was going somewhere as soon as it dropped off. Drums sounded nice, with the panning you used on the toms.

It was good. Extend it, and add a bad ass solo :)

DarKsidE555 responds:

Cool Cool. Well, I didn't put that much effort in this submission and I wanted a kind of "crappy" feel, hence the game. ;)

As for the bass, I still tried figuring out a good tone so more or less, it drowned. Though, I think with my newest songs, it's getting better.

Anyways, thanks for the cool review. I pop up on your site soon and leave a review or two. ;)

[Dj_Bucci - Urban (Beta)]

agreed

starts nicely, but the drum kit you used doesnt go at all with the synths pads going on. Mainly the claps were a negative. The ride cymbol is a little loud aswell

[-=Garage Rock=-]

talk dirty to me

like that wah effect you had going on with the first guitar sample. Once the bass came in, the lower end distortion guitar was a little muddled. I would trying tweaking the freq on the slayer plugin your using. The beat at one minute builds the song nicely to a pretty crazy guitar harmony. You bring back the original melody, which makes the song much more rounded. Although, I would have switched up the lead at the end to give it some more diversity.

Rock Out

Mataro responds:

I love how folks around here can pick out a slayer plugin from a mile away. >.>

Not that it's particularily hard to do, given the way I used them.. But I have to say.. I didn't expect you to drop by. Hell of a good thing to see you stop by again, RGH :D

Always did quite enjoy your reviews :P

I never really noticed a muddied sound, personally.. If anything, I have to say the most prominent feature of this song for me was the clarity of everything. I love how the guitars all turned out though.. Couldn't have asked it to work better.

More diversity would have probably worked great.. But it might have ruined the simplicity. And lost that sort of "garage" feel. Oh well. Hour's work, eh'?

Good to see ya' again, and thanks a ton for the review. I'll be uploading a demosong soon, I'd love to have your opinion on it, so check back soon! :D

[-Unsatisfied-]

how could i refuse

the bass wasnt low enough in the mix, Im on headphones and I could still pick it out. I think your using an acid bass synth, turn the gain on its low shelf up. Your right, this does take a lot of turns haha. The melody at 1:50 was a bit off, there was some dissonance in the chord and accompianment. You did a nice job with the transitions, they built nicely, well see how this end goes...

Head is throbbing, but im not dancing. Needs more playful background synths and not the plucked lead that overrides at the end. Very interesting piece of work, keep at it!

[~Up On The Housetop~]

was that a harpsichord?

haha this is christmas music i can stand to listen to. I thought mannheim steamroller and trans siberian orchestra were my only options on xmas.

Good job in making it sound like it was actually played. I liked all the little runs you had going on, especially the part at 48 sec. Very cool

TheStickz responds:

Actually it was a piano. In ragtime I have heard trills and runs like the one you mentioned a 48-49 seconds. I decided to put those in. Did the reverb help it sound like it was being played?Thanks!

-thestickz

[Dj_Bucci - Destination Sweden]

Things

Interesting delay you used on the lead synth to start off the song, when the second patch came in it almost sounded rushed as a result. The bass kick was really muffled, its alright for it to be that low, there was like a reverb on it or something, maybe adjust the freq. The electronic drums at the end left something more to be desired. The snare should come in on the down beat, not the up beat, it will mkae the song sound more full.]

Not bad work though, keep it up

Dj-Bucci responds:

NOW THIS IS A REVIEW!!!! Thanks for the tips I'll work on a better version while keeping your review in mind :)

[Moonstorm =WB=]

oh man

this one builds nicely. The first strings to come in were so washed out with reverb, but I guess thats the feel you were going for, judging by the drum kit that follows them. The swelling pads in the background are so eerie haha.

The intro is a little lengthy though. The reverb def takes away from the melody. The synth strings were jumping around my headphones, sounded sick. But this song sort of dragged out. Not enough variation to last the 6 min without losing some interest.

Overall, a very nice mood you set in this piece, like a dark castle in the woods. Would have much rather heard the said castle be attacked at the end.

WritersBlock responds:

yeah, I wasn't all that happy with the end result, I originally had it at 3 mins, but then all sorts of stuff kinda stuffed up, I had better strings, but it's not so bad. Castle in the woods? Cool.
Thanks for the review.

[*Blind*]

with pleasure

The attack on the piano in the beginning was too fast, it would sound better as a distant grand. The guitar part was definatly peaking, but i still liked what you did with the melody. The acoustic piano solo was pretty sweet, lots of nice jazz chords. The dissonance got a little out of control aroun 1:40.

twas nice, would like to hear some drums, composition is on point

[Swimming in the Oil-sticky mix]

yea

i liked this, little repetetive, but you threw some really need effects in there, especially at the end. Your synth beats were all over the place. The melody was nice with the bend/portamento going on.

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