Quarl's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Arcadia]

Chill, relaxing, genre fitting chord progressions... might have wanted a little bit more from the drum modulation and programing. Other than a slightly repetitive drum loop (which again is genre fitting) the track bops splendidly! The chord progression reminds me of the kind of stuff Fox Stevenson was writing when he was a baby on newgrounds :3

Benji-G responds:

Thanks a lot! I appreciate it! :]

[ZeroHour]

Loved the atmosphere up in this. I think that snare drum was a little sheepish. A nice slappy snare layer could add some crucial textures :3

More snare drum layers can also let you change up your drums from time to time to create diverse, alive, dynamic rhythms. You could have a crunchy 808 take over the snare rhythm then switch it to a clap snare every so often... I love that change up Joe-Mega brought up mostly because that snare drum switch up. Give me more snare textures <3

I've gotten really into glittering atmospheric chimes. I wouldn't want to recommend finding some good chime samples only because you'll risk sounding like me. STAY AWAY FROM MY CHIMES D:<

Just kidding, you can haz chimes. I'd also add another hi hat layer. You can fake some seriously delicious drum dynamics by just having a second super staccato hi hat layer with a slightly different tone, pitch, or texture. Sounds like there might be another hi hat layer when the drums change up @ 1:36... I think my brain keeps going back to the idea that the drums sound a little too thin...

Track has some trip hop trap vibes, dubstep, little dnb towards the middle... don't worry too much about genre. Just keep doing this kind of stuff forever, I love :3

baryiscool responds:

Thanks a lot Quarl !!
i know i still need to work a lot on my drums to make em stand out more and less bland and boring

This really helps a lot !! just knowing that i'm not there yet

(also ill use em chimes >:)

[sHuT uP]

nO yUo sHuT uP.

I wonder how long it will take cyberdevil to come through with some rhymes on top of this, he's been busy lately. I'll have to favorite this and give it some more listens, cell phone fidelity is not justice. That is one mid heavy trap bass if I can hear it on my cell phone. It's always a goal of mine to make bass apparent on low quality speakers like phones and laptops so I'm happy that's where my attention immediately went. Can't wait to hear it rip on something with sub range, that climax sounds hella pro :3

Lol, that inspector gadget melody <3

ADR3-N responds:

Hahaha right on! I didn't even notice that crept in there. Goes to show music is universal. If you want a sample of that bass I can go snap one for you. I'm coming out with a sample pack. Just send me a PM so I remember, and I'll name it after ya. Can do a couple notes and velocities if you like

I've been using a plugin called Diablo for treating my 808s now. It's a little heavy handed, but it does the job for getting the right amount of presence I want before I treat it again with some eq

[Qshunt & Affilliate - Nyquafed]

Gave this a listen on my JBL charge3 while shooting arrows yesterday, perfect nuero. This makes me want to write some too, the genre never gets old to me. Seriously clean tune Qshunt. Has that ol' spor Cyberpunk Lifted Music vibe.

I'm gonna listen to this track a lot this week :3

Qshunt responds:

Thanks Quarl!
Much appreciated!

I uploaded another track at the same time as this that you might like, too.

It's called Manix Tuxedo!

[¯\_(ツ)_/¯ hmm]

(ﾉ☉ヮ⚆)ﾉ ⌒*:･ﾟ✧

[Its raining but water is acid]

I love seeing fun titles because half the time I can expect experimental dnb. Loved the atmosphere. Classic jungle sounds and amen beats...holy shit I love that modulation at 2:14. As of late I've had to listen to most stuff on my phone, sorry I can't give you any positive feedback on the mix but keep doing your thing Spurme. I love hearing junglists evolve, grow, experiment, and make art. This reminds me of some of the more spastic work from artists like square pusher and flashbulb. This is hella cool. Pro atmosphere <3

HypercubeRecords responds:

Thanks!

[wack ass beat yo shiiiiit]

Never apologize for making musics. If anything, WE should be apologizing to YOU for not giving you the love you deserve. Keep making funky loops you nut.

[OORT B]

Heavy amen diddles! Glad you "saved" this, it really has some of that vintage Violence Recordings label sound from artists like Gridlok, Hive, and Keaton. So much early drum and bass would hit hard like this. Sick sitar sound, phat saw bass, dank atmosphere.

You could get cleaner and more emotive drums by progressively automating changes to things like drum velocity or volume. I like to put volume automation lanes on all my drum kit parts which makes emulating live dynamics super easy. I don't even think about it anymore. I'll just quickly draw a few triangles in the automation lane, match the length of the automation to the drum loop, then copy/paste as needed.

I loved this track. I only shared that drum idea in case you haven't thought of it yet. Dynamics are a very useful creative tool, especially for predominantly staccato atonal instruments like drums :D

[CyberXXX]

Little bit of grind core, loved those wild intro drums. I haven't had the time to listen to musics off my phone lately, sorry dear. I can tell this is some quality metal and knowing you it's probably mixed more than well enough. Cheers Jonus!

Metaljonus responds:

No excuses Quarl! Lol jk thanks for taking the time to check it out!

[Waiting for Love]

Hell yes, amazing exploration of melodies. Loved how this swelled, could easily hear it in a JRPG like Final Fantasy. Potentially helpful feedback: add some orchestral percussion if you have any cymbal swells, crescendoing orc bass drums, or chimes... I can send you some chimes via discord at some point, haven't logged in for a couple weeks.

Thank you for posting that poetry, I love seeing Español on Newgrounds. Necesito practicar, lo siento D: