RyeGuyHead's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Snow Drifting]

i saw that snow storm

on the news...looked intense

This song started off really nice from the start, great pulsing melody with the piano and strings. Always a nice combination. The snare roll got old after the second time it played, but it made for nice transitions.
You should bring out that choir more, its barely audible. The sine lead was a great touch. Drums were too basic, just kicks and crashes, with a random scratch beat over top, where did that come from?

There was a slight pause between some of the transitions which upset me, but whatever.
The song started out great, and kept your intrest. I wish you built on it more and avoided some repetition.

Good stuff anyways.

Realmguys responds:

Awsome feedback. I always appreciate folks that know what they are talking about. :) I hate snare rolls, I tend to use them for these types of songs though because I think they belong in the genre. Maybe I'll just oust them completely from now on. My sequencer is not the best from what you have gathered I'm sure... (pauses, breaks) I'm looking to get something better but want to make sure of what to get first. Thanks for all the advice, I will take it to heart.
-Tyler

[RR - Exhale]

very amateur

but everyone starts somewhere

That being said, it progressed pretty nicely, but the snares should have been on every other kcik beat. One of your synths needed its attack adjusted and its volume turned down. It ended very abruptly.

Keep working at it, youll improove

[Ethnica]

OH yeah

thats the spot
Finally a techno piece with some melody. The sitar?, i think thats the right name, was pretty wild, especially for some techno like this. But not only did that part sound sick, you backed it up with enough support instruments from the same genre, nice touch. Flutes, strings, syn basses, bells, tech attacks, sounds like a combination i would make. Im glad this song got some exposure

NemesisTheory responds:

Hey man, thanks for the review. I'm glad you think it was a nice track. 8D

I'll be sure to check some of your stuff out! You've got quite a long list. XD

[°°WTHIMI°°]

it got pretty melodic...

Once the bass came in...
I found myself swaying to the beat like a giddly little child. Nice little pad that synced up there, made for a nice transition. Some of the synths were just to strange though, haha. Like the one that came in before the....choir?

A very interesting little piece you got here Whirlguy.

Whirlguy responds:

heheh I liked the sound of the synth really. Btw did you say little? I had to lower the bitrate to 112 cause its erm.. 5:24 lol.

Great review, thanks(:

[Winter Breeze]

well you tried...

But you have two distinctly different parts being played by the same synth, which just makes the song sound cluttered. The drums need hi hats if you want the song to flow more, and the kicks need to be not grouped together so much.

Pluses: You took on a theme and stuck with it.
You threw in a piano...out of nowhere

[gerudo valley/fortress]

il give you props

Because you actually you played it, and not midi ripped it. But the rhtym guitar is way too overpowerful in this mix, you can barely hear the lead, which is played pretty nicely. Turn the volume down like 20% and it will sound a lot nicer.

[Bored Time [GMX2] Finished]

Little crescendo going....

I would avoid using both soft pads in the beginning, or at least take off the attack on one of them, it sounds too choppy. THe sawtooth fade in was cool, but it would have been better if you faded it in with some drums, and then went to your little techno beat. It has potential, needs to be mastered a bit more though.
God work

[_-EAR BLEED-_]

Needs some drums

And then i can see it, but as it is now, its quite annoying. The drums you have in need more hi hats and kick-snare patterns. This song has got some potential but needs to be remastered. It is also way to bland to bee good industrial, you need a lot of effects phasing in and out of your headphones and a bassy synth line. Ill cut you some slack because you had to record it and thus can not be perfect, but keep it up.

[Cks - Aep + Ndp Vs. Compl]

Go get you some

Youve come a long ways my friend.
There was something in the background, a short synth sound, it went with the hi-hats, i wished it was louder. The quality of your brass sort of wasnt all there, and it should have been featured more often. With the other sounds you used, especially the Hustlin-esque lead half way through the song, a brass line would have sounded sick.
This song is pretty tight though, keep it up.

Grats on number 4, I wish i was up there with you :(
Go check out "In The Woods" if you get a chance

coMpLekS responds:

RGH my man, you always tell it like it is. those are the best kinds of reviews. I appreciate that man.

- k

[_-{A Warm Wind in Avalon}]

Takes me to avalon

although i dont know wxactly where that is....

I thought the whistle-third flute instrument had too much treble and made the part when it came in sound a little grainy. The harps and choir sounded very nice. The melody is featured throughout the entire song but it doesnt diversify as much as it could. For instance give the brass the lead when it comes in and have the woodwind lead drop off.
A little percussion could have gone a long way

MaestroRage responds:

See I was debating with myself if I should have percussion in here. Timpini would make it too... warlike? Snares... well hell no, snares would definately make it too warlike in my opinion, and the only other percussional aspects I considered were tamborine, shakers, triangle, and other non drum/kick/snare attributes. I could be wrong, but I felt adding those really did kinda bleed the piece from it's intended core.

The brass was not given the lead as the tribe in question is more peaceful then battle oriented, not that they are weak, but they are not out to get anybody either, so the flute, being the messenger of peace in this piece, had to prevail.

The diversity issue, that i'll give to you, it's true, I probably could have spent more time adding more counter melodies, or changing the core melody around some more.

Thank you for the honest review though, it's good to hear some critical views, i'm glad you found the song enjoyable ^^.