Quarl's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[[$k]DreamCoRE]

ararnfufuaufadaddadad

haha, fun track you got going here. I liked it, but I got a few ideas to throw at you. Are you familiar with compression? I might recommend compressing and EQing your drum kick a tad. It's a huge kick but it feels really punchy on my end. I might also say that the mix could use some work. Try panning things up a bit. When you pan sounds they give off the illusion that they're louder than they really are so you can turn the levels down on everything and make more room in your mix. You might be panning already. I have a bad right ear but it really sounded like there could have ben some more space.

That bass at 0:34 was really crunchy. I would have turned it down a little or ran it through a filter. Massive saw synth at 1:10. I like :)

It doesn't sound like you know the miracle of layering yet. Have you ever tried stacking your drums to make new sounds? It sounds like your just using some nice samples. Next time around, get three to four different snares and three to four kicks and make new kits by layering old sounds. This will really widen up your sounds and lead to a plethora of new ideas!

If you're telling people to give the song a second listen when you've only put three hours into it is kind of lame. The most work I've put into a track was two months. That was three years ago. Now a days if it takes more than a day to finish it probably never gets done, so I'm a bit of a hypocrite but all the audio regs know that about me anyays. Keep plugging away and making fun stuff!

SteveKaOs responds:

First off, I'd like to say thanks for reviewing!

Um... As far as the bass, I've tested this guy out in my car just to get a feel 'cuz when I'm producing this on my PC the speakers are awful so I can't get a huge feel on where the bass is going (saving up for headphones FTW?). I've been doing the compressing and EQing for quite some time now back when I was doing hardstyle tracks (which is where your layering is mentioned) but that was when I had some decent headphones to utilize. The whole "I can't hear well" is what's disallowing me to pull full potential in the mastering of my tracks.

Thanks a lot for your comments, even though I threw my arguments I'll no doubt take in mind what you've mentioned (when I get them headphones xD). As far as the track-time-to-completion you mentioned I see where you're coming from and I'm very much trying to work on investing more time into my tracks for that quality assurance. Needless to say, my main problem is when I leave a song and come back to it I forget what I want to do with it. Right now, I'm just in my experimenting phase which is why I really appreciate comments like yours and I'll definitely take it into consideration.

Thanks man!

[[Von Ka]Majesty Inc.]

mur

Hate to burst your bubble, but it's still 4/4.

http://www.musictheory.net/lessons

The drum beat is syncopated but the time signature is unrelated to that. Other than that minorness, the songs pretty cool man. I liked the guitar jamming, and the electronic drums were a fun addition. It sounds like you're still progressing musically so I don't want to get on your case about anything. Just keep jamming and having fun! Peace dude :)

TheSandyman responds:

Hehe, you might be right. Well, not might be, you ARE right, I just asked a couple of mates, and they also said 4/4.
Thanks for the review, mate!

[Let Go (No Lyrics)]

mawr

woah, pretty heavy stuff right here. i really want to hear what happens after that "douchebag" mixes this because my only problem with this song at the moment is the mix. let me know where/ if that final version comes through.

LewisandJenkins responds:

INSULT MY MIXING?! RRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWW WWWWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRRRRRRRRR

yeah no ill let u kno

[Obtrusive.0]

sdfmsdfmsdfksdfk

i think it's just a tad too punchy. you should go back and something to the final version to make it a little less bright. maybe drop a filter on the master out or reese. just an idea/ opinion. also, some of that panning was a little too crazy. dunno.

otherwise i think it's pretty interesting. keep up the good work!

Laqur responds:

The file "Obtrusive.0" has a bad format and can not be opened. I want to change stuff but my computer can't find the .rsn file anymore. If you know of a solution could you pm me?

I could probably do something with the wav file but I'm feeling kind of like screaming at my computer right now.

[SpK*) - Shooting at High Speed]

guh...

couple odd notes at 00:30? wow people are fucking stupid. it's called creativity. i didn't notice anything wrong with the melody. if you want, you could listen to pachelbel all day long and you'd still be an asshole to assume that you know more about music is every time someone else introduces a melodic idea away from a triad or a major interval. that kind of nit picking pisses me off to no end. originality is under rated and those few comments highlight what i find to be heavily hypocritical musical opinions. hey chron, evil-dog... have you guys ever heard of a tritone? have you guys ever tried to be unique, original, or creative?

I took off a point due to the fact that chip tune shit is glorified baroque mentality and it has no creativity to it whatsoever. this whole comp was a shit on my chest chron fap fest. puke in my mouth.

Spikrodd responds:

I wouldn't read this review again if I was paid to. YOU'S SCARY CORY

murr

[Awake - Indigo Youth]

grrrrrrrrawrthaas

I'm on vacation and only have a pair of skull candies, so I can't exactly give you feedback on any "funkiness" but hey, the track is mad funky. In a good way. That intro had me going "YEAHHHSSSS." Those soft pads felt so gooood. This whole track has a really warm vibe to it. There were certain things I could hear in the track that I might have disagreed with at first, but after letting it loop a couple of times I adjusted and started listening to it with your ears. Honestly man, don't be modest by giving us your opinions on "distortion and clipping." I put out stuff I disagree with all the time but on some level I still love my work and that's why I share it. I hope to hell that someone else out there will unconditionally love my work regardless of what "mistakes" or "guilty pleasures" might be in it.

This track is so fucking awesome man. Those drum fills you threw in there reminded me of how your old work would climax and then out of nowhere just shit in my face the most excellent of excellence. They were modest and relatively tame, but when contrasted with the rest of the track they have a wildness that just makes me want to dance.

Fuck you man. This track is awesome.

Rawrthaas responds:

QUARL! Nice to hear from you brah. Thank you for the review!

[[dB] Heroes -Banquet-]

lawl, bjra.

I wasn't necessarily reminded of eggs, but this song did make me hungry. actually, a breakfast sandwich would be cash.

10/10

bacon/egg/cheese/kaiser roll

-Raulq

Decibel responds:

I'm actually those little gummy fried eggs, so yeah :P

be[li]dec

[xKore - Eden (Jassummisko RMX)]

farts :3

You don't have to tell us where you got your samples. In fact, you're shooting yourself in the foot when you have a record label knocking on your door over a law suit and you gave them all the evidence they needed to press charges. Ultimately no one's probably going to care, and I like to share where I get my samples from time to time too. But sampling is a lot like farting. You have to consider your environment and how bad the fart is going to be before you release it. Pendulum is a pretty loud fart. I'd save it for when your with a few good friends or else people might freak out. xKore on the other hand gave out his samples for free and encouraged their use, hence his samples are a pretty harmless fart.

I hope this made any sense. If not, at least we can laugh at farting.

Jassummisko responds:

HAHAHAHAHA! it made sence BTW. And BTW, I told everyone where I got my samples cause someone may think: "Ive heard these sounds before!" and yeah!

[Seasons EP Preview]

mawr

haha, rocking stuff. it's like I can listen to your best in three and a half minutes instead of however long it would take me to go through your entire body of work... and without all those annoying introductions, codas, drops, and what have yous.

kidding of course. that all good stuff. You've improved so much since the last time I went through your work. i feel like there's still a lot of improvement to be had in your work but you have a really nice sound at the moment. Now we just need to fine tune some things :)

I'll start by picking at the drums. Try turning down the levels on em a little then layer in some more drums to fatten up the sound. I honestly can't tell if your already layering your kit up with my crud night time headphones but i felt like they could have been sassier. Actually, that snare in the track 1:28 might have been too heavy for me in the context of the song... but if you want heavier sounds, layer sounds on top of other sounds to make them fatter and wider. Let the layered sounds have a wide range of frequencies. Layer low snares on top of mid and high snares. EQ the individual sounds. Instead of compressing it all at once, try and control each individual drum piece so that they all work together. I'm not sure how this will affect your CPU if your on a PC but you can always spend some time making just drums then exporting them into simpler wav files.

Let's keep talking about those drums. DYNAMICS!! Play with the levels of your drums a bit. Everything is coming in at the same velocity. You can change the levels of your instruments over time expressively. Live drummers do it all the time and it makes your sound a little more lively. Mur :3

Your work might benefit from sample hunting. It can be a tough and shitty job but if you can find the right sample to throw into a track it can really add character to a song. Gives people something to remember it by. This can be kind of tough but it's nice when you find samples that transport your music to another place.

Ultimately, you're the artist and you decide what sounds good and what doesn't. What I've suggested is in no means definitive. I just figured you wouldn't mind some opinions. I have some more space to add some stuff but I think I'll leave you with this. If you have any questions don't be afraid to send me a message. I check my newgrounds account daily. If I can't answer something for you then I can probably at least point you in the right direction. Keep on keeping on good sir :)

Jassummisko responds:

Thx! I made "Fall" a LONG TIME A GO and thats why its the worse from the album!

And BTW, OPINIONS...YOU STUPID F!@#$ B%!@#, HOW COULD YOU DO THAT, just kidding! I dont mind opinions :)

[11 oclock. (8 bit)]

alt account

well, review other people stuff and a handfull of them might be nice enough to review you back. besides, there's nothing constructive i can say for something like this other than good job. im not a fan of video game music but it sounds like you nailed what ever you were going for. kind of reminds me of dragon warrior monsters.

Calamaistr responds:

dont know that title but maybe it helps that ive been listening to this track non stop for the past hour on repeat. :]

I think people expect to much HI FI ORCHESTRA WAOEHAOH 'present' video game music in this genre and when they hear a chipsound they twitch and fall to the ground.

'what...in the world.. IS THAT SOUND?!'

'its not from this planet.. this cannot be music'

'i was born in '95 whatever happened before that .. must be FORGOTTEN'

'we need more hans zimmer in videogame'

something like that.