Quarl's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Corridor]

I really loved that intro. Piano always gets me wet.

I think that drum kit could have punched a bit more. Mid to high range :D

Also, I can't tell if your side chaining that bass with that drum kit but you should consider side chaining to really let that kit shine!

Those horns were sexy as fuck. Like... saxophone guy sexy. Doing those reverse strings towards the end were a nice touch. I might have spiced things up with some sort of vocal sample. I use youtube to mp3 converters to grab vocal samples from videos when ever I notice something cool. Sometimes one sample can really drive an entire project forward.

Loved the track Jass! MARRARAMPARMPRAMPRAPMAR

Jassummisko responds:

I didn't sidechain jack, I forget about that shit. Glad that you liked the saxophone. It's a REALLY small and low quality VST, but I did a bit of EQing to make it sound less shitty. About the vocal samples, I should add more indeed. I do have 2 vocal samples in the track, but they are so fucking hidden. (Both of them play at 1:30, one of them plays at 1:40 and about 1:55, and a very distorted and weird sample at the very end of the track) Problem is that I always edit the samples so much that they don't sound like vocals at all.
Anywayz, Thanks for the review mate! :D

[Marijuana - Buoy Remix]

Laid back jazz vibes. Peaceness. Cool. Loved those solos. :)

[Hard Rock Theme]

hahaha good to see your still writing. I fell in love with your work back in highschool. Jazzy metal you've got. The track has some really well done drum fills and rhythms. If I was a game producer this would be the kind of track I'd look to have turned into a loop. Your tracks always had a really usable loop quality to them.

Again, good to see your still kicking!

No1r responds:

Hey MATE! I remember about you! It's a pleasure to find you here again :)
Yes yes, i'm still writing. I can't live without music. Until i can do it i'll keep writing and studying to become better!
Good luck with everything!
Davide

[King Kilo - Code Red]

The bass and effects were right on man. That panning was really slick too. This track is getting me pumped to start doing dnb again. Really hard track you got.

Things I would have worked on:

That snare was really hollow. I'd have layered on top something really thin to give it some more salty flavor. Hi/mid frequency flavor. This track is mostly bass and mid. I might have added some sort of shaker or aux percussion to help liven things up. I'm not a fan of that fade out. A DJ won't want to spin a short track that ends on a fade out. Not like that's important though. I never write my own songs in a way that favors what a DJ would want. Write what makes you happy :D

One more idea, a vocal sample of some sort would help give the track some character. Ian Slider once told me that samples from songs, videos or movies help create atmosphere in a track and gives people something to remember. He also taught me about compression. Google Space Laces. That's him today :D

KingKilo responds:

First of all, thank you for taking the time to write me a helpful review, with good, constructive feedback.
Now, I could take everything you pointed out and respond to it, but I'd have to agree with you on everything, so that saves us a bit of time.

Instead of the 'fade out', what would you suggest? And yes, some vocal samples could have worked, though I have no experience in using those. So I'll watch some tutorials on that!
And I'll definitely check out Ian Slider.

Thank you!

[Watstep]

I can't believe I've never left a review on this track. I fucking love this one so hard. I'm still jamming out to it. Classic Reanu <3

[Flutonium [wip]]

Getting stuck on projects can be the death of progress. Gotta move on when you get bogged down. I realized back in college that I could finish a new track in a day if I fell in love with it within an hour. Or I would get stuck on a track for a few weeks if I allowed myself to get stuck.

Instead of forcing out one bad track, you can write a new one everyday for a week or two. At the end of the week, you now have seven to twenty works in progress that may or may not have some potential. Logistics bear fruitful compositions more frequently if you can drill out a schedule like that.

Fuck writers block :)

[My Heart 8Bit]

You love your chip chunes :B

Lurvly melodies and shiny tricks! I do here...

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I have nothing more to say. Good day!

[Masq & Buoy - Gloom]

Sexy. Nothing really negative to say. Just wanted to pop in and say hi :D

jpbear responds:

gravy :)

[Winterly]

Damn yo, that drop was SIIIICCCCCCK. I took a half point off because you never talk to me anymore :'C

peace and love gurl <3 <3

SineRider responds:

yes I do D: