Quarl's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[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!

[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!

[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!

[Hallows eve]

Similar to the experience someone else mentioned, I was expecting heavy riffs and double bass pedal drums. I love it when artists compose outside of their comfort zones every now and then. Spooky 3/4 hobble, genre fitting harpsichord, creepy string leads, bizarre digital distortion percussion... I wish I wasn't listening on my phone. I want to hear those low frequencies and atmospheric sounds.

Adding to favorites for extended listens in the near future <3

Metaljonus responds:

Haha, It's to be expected I guess with what I write generally. Thanks for checking out my spooky loop! I hope you listened to it on speakers!

[Archvile Labyrinth]

The last time I saw the term "WAD" was in a history book or something. Using that term around here is some kind of right of passage that binds old people together. You were making audio before a lot of these new users were even born.

Get your butt back into the DAW and submit more musics. I need familiar faces around here. OLD PEOPLE REPRESENT.

S3C responds:

thanks for the review yo...and damn that's crazy

[toastywav, Don't Tremble, cat.flp, Azkii, astr1d, Fkntay, Interpunct, F1regek - soup house]

This title summoned me. Thank you for composing a title as intellectual as the song itself. Breaks were hella rad, those pitch bendy filtered amen breaks around 1:00 ... I'm mad I didn't write them myself. Who ever did those, apologize to me now >:C

Some of the more ambient parts were very thin. The person mixing all the work together could have compressed those sections forward a little more...

Jesus Christo, give me some more of that 4:30 stuff. To whoever did that section, you should consider topping the lead synth with another filter and wub up those grainy beasts. That would clean it up a little. When you filter like that you can also add more distortion units, fidelity units, & boost mid frequencies. It's a messy process sometimes but those hard Reese leads can benefit from experimentation. I love splitting leads up into two signals, panning them off a little bit from each other, playing with levels, and processing the two signals a little differently. *Crisp panning, drool*

Edit: I wasn't done writing my review. Damn slippy fingers. Loved hearing that punk rock section. I found the distortion on the voice a little off putting but I know how hard it is learning to use your voice like an instrument. The distortion on it sounds like it's hiding something. The process of singing seems to come so naturally for some people that it can hurt a little not fitting into that category. We can't all be Ella Fitzgerald, a singer so good her band would tune their instruments to the sound of her voice. I have a certain level of respect for the vocalist here having the courage to seek out their Thu'um. I'm always trying to hone up my own singing voice into something better. Keep adding technique to that lovely voice :D

Cool collab y'all! So much talent :')

F1regek responds:

holy shit tysm for this review! i did the part at 4:30 btw :))

[Danger at the 2nd Floor]

This is cool! I won't try to lie to you, the track has a ton of amateurish vibes to it but that's one of the draws I like. A lot of users here have tracks from their early days when they were getting accustomed to their equipment. I love hearing the progression people make to their work. You is young lmfao, stick around Newgrounds and seek out feedback that can sharpen your musics!!

I'll give you a few tips that were handed down to me ages ago. Drums are always going to the be the most important element in any given EDM genre. Take a nice long listen to the producers you like and try to get an idea for what sounds and characteristics make up their drum kits. When I build EDM drum kits, I layer different drum samples to make new samples. I'll typically use three different snare drums. One will have strong mid frequencies and two others with more high for timbre, tone, and general character. Lot's of producers now a days use cool pitched up snare drums, clappy 808 snares always make good layers, I like having a small but woody sounding snare to play ghost note rhythms. Play around with layering and make really unique snare drums! It takes some practice and eventually you need to add fidelity tools to everything, but it's so worth it. Building drums is so much fun, the crazier you get with the signal flow the better :D :D

Bass drums can get that same layering treatment. Once you get a few good samples that resonate perfectly with each other, you can go crazy with fidelity tools but layering is a pretty game changing technique on it's own. Also remember to pick up good drum samples whenever you can. I posted a few drum kit sample folders a while back on Discord, let me know if you want them in a private message, I love sharing those.

I don't know if you've discovered automation lanes yet but if your program lets you use automation lanes, use them. Use them to give instruments crescendos and decrescendos, pan sounds from side to side, put a filter on a synth and automate changes to the frequency and resonance knobs, pitch bend things at will! Automation lanes are just recordings that emulate movement. If the MIDI tells a synthesizer to play a note at a certain velocity, the automation lane tells that same synth when to move certain knobs. Automation is power!

Again, let me know if you want those drum kit sample folders! They're totally legal to share, one folder is mostly just amen break chops but they make wonderful layers <3 <3

I hope you love what you're doing, music making is an awesome thing! You need to make a follow up track called "Drugs On The 3rd Floor," think about it! You can have a whole series of songs going up a really strange building, make an EP called "Really Big Building."

guiltlesslmfao responds:

Hey! I appreciate the review (probably the longest one I’ve ever gotten). This song’s couple months old and since last month I’ve been trying to learn how to make my own drum sounds and playing around with em. I’ve also been using automation lanes for couple years actually (at least I think so) though I didn’t use it here. Those drum kit sample folders sound nice, so you can share them to me! And yes, a series sounds awesome, if I do it I’ll probably remake this track as well. Thanks!

[Theme of Love (2021 Mix)]

Melodies grow and evolve into symphonies over time. After many years of moving your hands up and down along the piano it starts to feel like you have cozy little hand spasms that belong to you. Triumphant little soul melodies :']

I've read you talk about playing before and you have a lot of passion for it. I'm happy to hear a work with such an intimate short story. Also loved the 6/8 maybe 3/4 triplet meters. I'm a wonton lady of the night for some of those good old fashioned waltz time signatures <3

junipersona responds:

this song is years old btw

[Jade]

Woof, this one hits hella hard. Love the style and groove. I get the feeling that the mix is a little dry, you have a lot of elements coming together to make a wall of sound. I'll totally forgive any issues with the mix because everything else is perfect.

If you want some ideas for the mix let me know and I'll send you a PM. I get the feeling there isn't a whole lot of panning but with some pro tips this stereo field can be a lot more dynamic and face melting :3

HypercubeRecords responds:

YES SEND :D and thanks !