RyeGuyHead's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Warrant]

Gladly

It sounded a lil bit off-time, but its obvious you recorded so I give you props for that. The piano was the main feature in this song, but it got really repetetive. At the end around 3 min, you definatly need to improvise on the melody. The bass showed the most diversity in the beginning, and played straight quarters for the rest of the time. Its alot easier to move the song around with a diverse bass. The drums had a lot of power at certain points in the song.

I think I was most fond of the pads and effects you had in the quiter sections. The sound quality of the guitar was lacking, some notes ended aburptly and were off-time. Nice use of panning throughout the song. The synth hits at the end were pretty sweet too.

Gotta run! Peace

kevs91 responds:

Yeah, I think it's pretty clear here that I still can't really play guitar. But after so many takes, I ended up taking it as long as it sounded good, which is probably awful laziness, but I hadn't finished anything in a month and I really wanted something that I could listen to through and feel like it was complete.

I never really considered the piano to be the main feature of the song, and I know it gets repetitive, so I could definitely change that up.

Thanks for the great review.

[Living a Nightmare]

The tract was decent

very 80 heavy metal.

But the singing nailed it for me...listen to Iron Maiden much? jeez, nice range, some parts were rushed, but sounded superb

MattZombie responds:

That's our singer's favorite band. He even has the Iron Maiden logo tattooed on his arm.

[Ice Caves]

exploration indeed

but put more delay on the snare, and bring that second bell lead up an octave harmonize, it sounds wack down low...yea that part at the end. The background is very nice, and ambient

Nice job
8/10 5/5

CosmicGamez responds:

Thanks, I'll try and fix that up.

[ff7 For Those Who Fight Demo]

one thing for sure

driving bass beat, eigth notes the whole time. Im listening one my labtop which doesnt really have a sub, but when its just strings and drums it sounds really empty. This songs needs to be pumping movement, cant slow down!

Nermio responds:

There is some bass, pretty much, but I could have more as you say but I think I think you'll need some bigger speakers to really enjoy it.

Thanks!

[-=Gallows=-]

heavy

The intro fill was too militaristic, put some tom action in on that part. The second guitar could probably be put up another octave, it would stand out more, and that sound is beter suited for a melody. The main riffs were accented very nicely by the drums. Not a bad track at all, just those few things really.

Try throwing some epic strings and bass in too, make the sound more full!!

Mataro responds:

Always happy to have ya' stop by, RyeGuyHead. Always loved reading your reviews :D

This definitely is meant to sound a bit militaristic.. I was planning on working further on this and releasing another version. I think you just gave me all the ideas I'll need to do it.

I'll actually get to work on it right away.. Glad to hear from ya' and thanks for the review! :D

[SRD - The Almighty Sterling]

nice little track

great build up, choir pad and drums. I really liked what the next synth that wasintroduced played, it was very industrial and molded perfectly with the drumline. There souded like there was some clipping issues, little blips here and there, sort of annoyed me. The feedback type synth sounded like its rhythym was a bit off. Drum fills were really tight. Nice fade out at the end too.

Good stuff yo, keep it up

thegreatmorph responds:

Yeah, I really have no idea what's going on with it... corrupted file maybe?

Thanks for the feedback anyway, greatly appreciated.

[Celestial Skies]

Inner peace

gonna have to listen to this one again, when im not being distracted by the sight of my friend getting his shaggy hair morphed into a mullet...but for what its worth, I really liked the samples. Strings felt a little hollow, maybe have them play chords, not single notes. Half way through, there was a sweet pad effect, filtering in with the choir or soemthing, sounded great. The piano at the end was a nice touch as well. Harp didnt really go anywhere but it looped nicely

Regards

Suspended-3rd-Chord responds:

haha...thanks for the review! yeah, good idea with utilizing more chords on the strings.

thanks for the good score and good review, BadAssGuyHead ;)

[[TMM43]Digital Abuse]

midi rip = not good

at least give credit to the music your stealing
i guess "this is your style," but still.

TMM43 responds:

Woah now.

I never said this is mine.
"PLEASE NOTE:
This song was made with samples and a midi found online."
I put that in there so people wouldn't accuse me of what you did.

[°°Dirt°°]

Nice

I really liked the first half, but the lead in the second part is a lttle muffled. Doesn't stand out enough. Might behind the filter too much. The drums were sick, very replayable.

A 5 for you.

But when making loops, especially short ones like this, its not in your favor to have two distinct sections. Not as continuous that way

Whirlguy responds:

Thanks for the 5! ^-^

Hmmn I like the second part really, switches off the first part into something more mellow very nicely if I say so myself. I was aiming for that :3

Hmmn Ill keep in mind not to keep any distinct sections in short loops. Thanks for the hint. I made this little thing pretty quick and thought it was catchy so I posted it on here not really bothering about wether it loops well or not xP

Also keep your eyes open in the Audio forums whenever you can. Someone came up with a game and it's becoming a big succes. It would be great if you would join in sometime. Unfortunately theyre full for now, Ill tell you when they start a new one^-^
http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/8 57187/1

[Final Boss Remastered (K64)]

Im not familiar with the song

So im not sure how good a job you did at remastering/remixing it
I'll try and give you a few pointers regardless...

I liked the intro pad alot. The string sampled you used sounded too synthy, unless thats what you were going for, then I would add another lead layer with it, to make it more full, like a sawtooth or something. If its authentic string sound you want, add reverb, alot of it. The first drums to come in were a bit off, accent the bass kicks and snare hits with a hi hat playing quarter notes, it will give that section more continuity. The acid bassline isnt low enough in the eq, I can barely hear it.

Im assuming this is a midi rip, which i dont aproove of. But hey, thats where I started out so I cant really say anything. One last thing, just caught my attention, the snare fill in the beginning that leads to the main section comes in too late.

Hope I was some help, keep it up!

protazoa007 responds:

thank you for ur tips! i was trying to go for an authentic reproduction of the original and forgot that there were some faults, and yes it was a midi rip...