Quarl's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[thunder shore]

dkdkjddjjdf

Great track mister! There were a few things I noticed though that kind of got to me...

The first thing I notice is the bass. It sounds like it can be a little deeper. Play with a compressor, EQ or filter to bring out its tones. Those drums can be a little more present if you bring up the levels a little and play with the dynamics a bit. In terms of how the song pans out I kind of felt like this track was missing a real climax. You might also play with throwing in a few more background intangibles. Those are auxiliary sounds that don't necessarily contribute to the songs melody or rhythm but add character and atmosphere.

Try playing with those ideas and you'll have a killer track here. Peace.

dr-vibe responds:

well thanks!
the bass could be deeper... i know about EQ and such, but it's a raw minimoog and i wasn't up to tweaking it's tone... all i did was add a little bass chorus.
i'm no master of drums, but i'll play with it, thanks.

thanks for the critique, i'll try harder next time :3

[Accented Hope]

maw

not sure what program you're using but in reason getting that "wobble" sound is a matter of making a sawttoth synth, throwing on some distortion, then slapping on a LFO and playing with the frequency/ resonance. automation is your frieeendddd.

Kirbyfemur responds:

I know automation is my freeeenddd but i like seeing what i can do with a song with the least amount of altering of that sort. But i probably will when i decide to mess with it again. And thanks for that bit of advice too =3

[Anakin]

ssaasasasa

hot cocks this is some crazy fucking idm. squarepusher shit. there's really nothing about this i can say that would really be helpful at all other than fucking congratz on such a crazy track.

doctormario responds:

Thanks. I love deep fried insanity. :)

[SpK*) - doesnotcompute [WIP]]

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fuuuuuuuuuuck. love dis spikrodd :)

Spikrodd responds:

And fella-dude-man-hombre, it's gonna get bigger and better as the days pass; like your track.

[AD - Lightmass (DUB)]

mayhaps

cool little ditty you got here. I'd recommend turing the end of this into a drop then make a slamming hot dnb to top it off. just a suggestion good sir. peace :)

AeraDynamic responds:

I already have some ideas for the intro and the drop, I will structure it properly

[Awake - Serenade]

rub step

haha, fuck yeah. Great track man. This is a great dub step track and I'm loving it. The only thing that would make this competitive with a commercial dub step song would be a drop followed by a really hard chorus. Just dropping those pads for a minute would do it. You always have really pro sounds but the only thing keeping you from the mainstream is a song structure that would fit perfectly into any DJ set. That's really my only feedback for this man. Great work! Peace man :)

Rawrthaas responds:

thanks brah

[Drum and Bassizzle]

not drum and bass butttt...

It's still a fun song. It really reminded me of some old genesis games... specifically sonic 3d/ pinball.

A good technique to try out is something called layering. The drums sound decent but if you layer your drums you can get much fuller sounds. Try layering several different snares and kicks and you'll get what I mean. Find a snare that attacks low frequencies, one that hits mids and one that hits highs and create a new sound by bringing them all together. Equalize as necessary. Trying to get a hold of that technique should keep you busy for a while. Took me ages :P

molkman responds:

Thanks, I'll make sure to try that shizz out.

I always try to make my songs sound less videogame-ish, but they always turn out that way. It's kind of the easiest "genre".

[Tonestep! [MAC]]

mar

This would be my favorite ring tone in the comp but at the moment I kindly ask you to get rid of that intro. This is a damn ringtone. My phone rings once before I pick it up. Great work, just cut it a little shorter and you have the perfect ringtone/ a chance of winning. Peace.

Koriigahn responds:

Cheers man, the intros been cut now! :)

[°°Call Me Back°°]

maw

Meh, the piece doesn't waist any time getting into the track. Allot of other comp entires beat around the bush for about 30 seconds before getting to the damn ring tone. Just for that I'm gonna say this piece has a pretty good chance of grabbing top five with the current running. The ring tone is interesting. I'm not sure if I'd set my phone to this but I still really like it. I'm not sure how audible those voices would be on low res cell phone speakers but they were a really nice touch! G'luck whirlguy!!

Whirlguy responds:

Ha, thanks. I've been noticing the long intros myself, and made extra sure my intro was shorter than that. Aw man, I should have tested this on my phone before. It's sound quality is pretty crap so I'm gonna check it out(though I won't touch much of the mix if it sounds bad, except maybe volume on the vocals). Thanks for the idea :P

Also, loving the songs you've sent in. The one you did with Sorohanro is my favourite entry at the moment :3

[SR - Smashin']

maw

Made in a morning? Not sure if that's what you meant but if it is then rockin. If not, rockin anyways. Good fun, good vibes.

Curious, do you record your melodies with a keyboard or do you write it all up with your mouse?

SineRider responds:

Yeah it was made in a morning, like 2-3 hours of work one morning.

I rarely play my melodies in on keyboard becuase I suck at playing piano. I mostly pencil it all in, but brainstorm on my keyboard ideas, then work them out. The melodies in this one are pretty simplistic, rhythm-wise.

Thanks for the glowing review quarl ;)