RyeGuyHead's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Claw Ultimo Deux]

O wow

I do like this kind of music.
The kind of synth-dramatic style, it suits me well. In fact, it suits everything well. The bass was too loud at some points, although everything else was pretty much flawless. The drums were almost noexsistent. I think if ou had a flute play with the higher pitch synth it would be SICK. Try it, trust me, it would get the effect you were going for. Then throw in some trombones to play with the timpani...oh shit, this song has sooooo much potential. i would have a field day remixing this

curriemaster responds:

Hehe RyeGuyHead, if you want to remix this song, feel free! Just let me hear the final mix. Im glad you like it, I shall try out some flutes and trombones with it and see how it sounds. Thanks for the review!

[Omikron]

Well shit...

I thought this would be like a tranformer battle theme. Oh well. Omikron, interesting, dont quite see it, in fact, you caught me so off guard by the name, i forgot to listen.
Ok starting from the Osc sound playing the melody

It had some nice ambience. Cant quite put my finger on what the hell kind of sound you had playing the beat, but it was interesting touch. Nice bassline, and the chirping synth was used well. I liked it, although you tricked me....you sneaky bastard

DrMontigo responds:

The name was pretty random... I just chose it because I have so much trouble thinking them up myself.

The beat was just a bass drum and a triangle, if you listen to my other stuff it won't take long to realise my drumbeats are a bit naff. I figured this time to scrap anything too complex :)

As for the chirping it took AGES. I'm glad you noticed! Maybe next time just a better name :P

[8-bitten Jingle Bells]

Needs a tambourine

Then it would be bearable. But now, its just hurtful.

ZYX3D responds:

Sorry, I did not mean to hurt anyone :) I'll try the tambourine for a three-voice or two (chorded) plus percussion, but right now I'm having some trouble with waveform and modulation. If sounds like a (something kind of) tambourine, volume is lost :(
Nothing that can't be done with more time, I suppose, but I hope I'll have more time to work with more versions. KTHX.

[Flashburn - Crystal Keys]

Here i thought

you would be desperate for reviews. But no. I thnik the original piano should have been up an octave personally. Not only would it be more crisp, but all your other sounds are bassish anyways, so it would add to the aura of the song. Nice synth work, how it comes in and hits the transition note. Nice bell pad as well. This song could use some kick ass guitars, especially during the second movement when the synth styarts playing the bassline. Although it would be hard for them to not beoverpowering. This really is a nice song, and im glad i heard it. Drums could use some sound quality improovement, but ill elt you go. Good job!!

[Carf - Shizzle (Hiphop)]

Hip Hop...i can do this

It seems to me that most amateur hiop hop has way too much delay on the strings. I dont know if its just a noobish mistake or supposed to be like that, but the attack needs to be decreased. Drums sounded nice, very nice. Pads and bells worked together nicely. I can say that this is one of the better productions of hip hop ive heard on the portal, most others lack diversity, and just sound shitty. this was neither Good job!

[Rucklo - Carlita]

Interesting

Hit some odd notes on the pads in the beginning, mainly the wire pad, i dunno maybe it comes back later. But the drums and efects you had going on overtop of it were very nice. Is that a water drop i hear? It was pretty nice once the drums started up, although the kick should have had a different beat, that wasnt so basic. I dont nkow, the whole bass and drums could have used some more improovement. Wasn't really much of a melody going on during the whole song, but it sounded sick anyways. Very Miscellanious indeed.

Rucklo responds:

Hmmm, not sure what odd notes were there, but odd is good, often :D
The water is simply from the first pad I created, the first notes u hear is from the same pad (including the "dripping" sound).
The beat has more to it if you just sit down and actually listen to it, i can allmost assure you that. This is the kind of song that requires a little more listening, it aint that easy listening, really...
I was experimenting with the bass, and came to the conclusion it was better I kept it in the background in the overall mix. The song starts with the a low pad (wich i mentioned earlier) and since u hear it so clear, i feel its not nessecary to make the lower fq stand out more than it does.
I suggest u put on headphones and listen to the song again, and hopefully u´ll get a new experience the second, third and fourth time u hear it? :D
Anyway, thanx alot for reviewing, and for the good critisism!

/Rucklo

[Zelda OOT Ranch - Orch. Loop]

Yes, this is good indeed

Its nice to hear musical talent put to use. You should have let off on the strings at the very end, for a better loop. Or repeat it one more time, letting some of the other instruments just traill off until just the acousitc guitar was there. Its a great song, Im not going to lie, and i wish to know how you made the sounds, how do you say it, sound AMAZING. Good job...

Khuskan responds:

Don't thank me for the sounds, thank reason. Thank me for the compositional element :-)

[°°Rainy Days°°]

Dude

You could realy improove immensely by switching your bassline up in the song. Not just the pattern of the notes, but the notes themselves. You're a keboardist too, formulate a new chord structure. I used to do what youre doing now all the time too, you really just have to make a concious effort to figure out when the song starts getting repetitive, as this one did, and make changes accordingly. Im only saying this, because it apperas to me you have mastered everything else that comes with making music. I have taken your words of advice into consideration as well, and i can see how superior sounds really just add everything to a song

Whirlguy responds:

Yeah, i had some trouble making this song. I know what you mean, im having trouble with that and try to improve it. It makes me happy to hear my reviews help people, i shall take your words into consideration as well(:
thanks for the review(:

[-Techock -]

Sweet cross-genre

But do you think you could mix up the bassline a little. The instruments and everything else built on eachother superbly, but the bassline made it get so damn repetitive that it grew hard to listen to. Drums were pretty sick though. Good job, but try and diversify a little more

Waterflame responds:

did it. ty.

[FTT(Ev!LM!X)]

of course i will look at it

You def used a preset sample from the demo version...im going to have to take some points off for that. Sort of makes me wonder the authencicity of the whole work. It sounds really cool though, even if it is mixing, you did a good job. Turn up the claps a little bit and add some reverb, it would make it sound really nice.

E-S-F responds:

Yea, i sorda had to use some sounds from the song im remixing...