Quarl's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Awakening of the Sphinx]

nice!

It's been a while since I left a review on anything (not including the drunken flaming I did yesterday :P)

Argh this sounds so tight with my new head phones. Those bass drums sound so gorgeous. The horns are like sex in my ears. Strings sound a little thin... might be the mix, might be my own personal tastes. Who knows :)

The vocals attack too quickly and sound extremely synthetic because of that. Play with the envelope of that a bit. Other than the attack, they sound great. Nice and thick.

What program do you use? I might have asked that before, but I'll ask it again :P

Suspended-3rd-Chord responds:

Glad to see you here Quarl! I'm pleased that you like this one :)

The strings are indeed thin, no contrabass or viola and the chords are actually just octave stabs, so yeah :)

As for the choir, that's a good idea, I got might try messing with the volume envelope a bit.

I use FL studio- but I assume you're interested in what the samples and sounds are :) East West Symphonic Gold is what I use, and the choirs are actually a free soundfont called "flobakks" .

Thanks for the review Quarl :D

[Title Splash Sequence -r]

Niceness!

Gorgeous break. If no one uses this by the time I actually finish a new toon, I'll use it... which reminds me. I still plan on animating something to Dawn Eternal. I just have to get off my ass ( or on it) and actually work on it.

Rawrthaas responds:

shweet :)

tomfulp favorited that song! yeaaay

oh yeah by that song i mean Dawn Eternal not this one

[Genesis Blue -r]

kittens!

lol. It's so funny to listen to your old toons and hear how much you've progressed with your sound over the years. I've offered trogdar this and I'll suggest it to you too. Figure out creative ways to present your work live and my school will pay to have you do a live set. You have three years to think about it. I know I'll be getting Rig down from canada sometime next semester, and I've been trying to figure out ways of presenting my work.

Ahem, the track is really good. It hits a vibe early on that evokes some of your old work. The drums are so full. Amen break, or somewhere else? I can never tell with you. The crescendo at 44 was godly. I'm listening in on my laptop speakers, so I'm sure there's a lot of juiciness I'm missing out on. But the leads are very clear. I think your mixing has gotten really good. Ar.

Ace track man! Beyond worth checking out/ downloading/ 5 voting.

Rawrthaas responds:

"lol. It's so funny to listen to your old toons and hear how much you've progressed with your sound over the years"

haha yeah, it's pretty funny :)

[someone elses thoughts]

fun! :D

Right on. I've said it before and I'll say it again. You have a way with melody. Always catchy and fun. Really interesting choice of instruments. Such light airy vibes, and that sub is a ton of fun. I want to get a bass so bad, and your bass melodies don't help ease that thought from my mind. Gah, so much fun.

Lax drums with heavy energy. Paradox? I don't think so... Interesting aux percussion.

You have a lot of talent. I'm curious, do you play any interments? I might have asked you that already.

Stan-SB responds:

i play bass, guitar, piano, ukelele (indeed) and i murder drums (in a bad way)

[What We Are]

meow mix

Great production quality. Too repetitive. 7 minutes off ctrl v. Thats why I took off two points in the review. Also, there's about 20 seconds of silence near the end you should have cropped out. Easy fix, so I don't really care.

Great job though, really pro mix. I hope it's your own work. I always get a little afraid when new faces submit really good stuff. It happens.

In any case, keep submitting. I'll be watching you :D

Decepticon420 responds:

Yes, it's all original. And there's a silence on the end? I never noticed it...I'll have to check the file.

Yes, I will have to crop that out and repost it. Sorry 'bout that.

[harlequin pulse (Vs. quarl)]

RAWR!

lol. Vs quarl. Fucking epic :P

Stan-SB responds:

lets bring the eargasms
("\(0_0)/")

[Life Saver--_--]

meow mix

What I'm listening to is a fine example of an ace track. The intro crescendos and decrescendos beautifully. The instruments swirl around really well, giving off a really troubled vibe. This was a little unexpected. When I saw this posted in the comp thread I practically jizzed myself. I was thinking we were gonna be fed another delicious dnb, but this really came out of the blue. Or at least that was my feeling.

gah, this track is sex. My only complaint is on behalf of the drums. I don't listen to a lot of hip hop, so if it's a specific kit you were going for and you achieved that then congrats, but to me I feel like the kit was a little disappointing. I'm not even sure where I'd start to attack it though. Dunno. :(

Regardless though this is a great song. Good luck!

PERVOK responds:

Ah. Well, my intention with the drums was to create a dirty "Clubbed to Death" kind of atmosphere.

Thanks for the review!

[eep]

Rawr!

That metalic sounding intro sound effect was hot. Playing with those sounds really created a nice atmosphere. That robotic sounding pad giving the lead in with those drums. I'm loving the rhythmic choices you've made. That bass lead is really old school. Love it, but I feel like this song is missing an apex. I thought I was gonna get a nice kick in the head at 1:33, but it fell short just a tad.

Overall this is awesome! I can't wait to work with you on a project.

Stan-SB responds:

i concure

[your face!]

weeeee!

I owe you like 6 reviews. You're always on top of my tracks. Gah!

Ahem! Great sounds. I'm liking what you have going more than when I last stopped in. You keep getting better. You still have that melodic dnb sound going on. I'm really curious who you're influences are... you wouldn't happen to know of contour would you? He usually has a really funky style, you'd like him.

This track, I feel like it can benefit from a harder bass kick, if not then a more prominent one. I feel like it's getting a little buried under the atmosphere around it. The core rhythm isn't that impressive, though some of those crash/ride/ cymbal variations were nice, and it fits for the most part.

The song itself sounds really round. It might benefit from a sharper synth here or there, but I guess that's preference...

There's nothing in this track that really stands out in terms of what might need fixing. I guess anything that I might consider off is personal preference. Hell, this could be the most correct song I've heard in a while. Really good job man, really. I need to give some of your other tracks a listen. It' been a good while.

Stan-SB responds:

yeah i really recently got a load of new kicks and i can already hear the difference
as for my influences im probably going to get torn apart for at least one of these to but my main influences are AIR and pendulum *gasp*

so what if i like em
they got me into dnb
cheers for the review

take it easy
but rake it

SB

[p4c-Eat This [feb-mar mac8]]

WEEEE

You asked me to check out your song, so I did and initially, I didn't really like it that much. Feeling like a cunt, I decided to download it and throw it on my ipod so I could listen to it some more before dropping a review, and I have to say, this track has really grown on me a bit.

The echo blips towards the beginning give in to a nice reesy sounding synth, the rhythm is classic. Simple, but classic. It all sounds really well produced too. The sounds after 00:54 are really cool/creative. I love them. The rhythm alternates a bit after that, as do the melodies. I don't think that it got too muddy near the end. I noted what it was you were talking about, but it really wasn't a big deal.

This track builds really well. (I don't know why, but that intro reminded me of envy's heaven remix. It's odd because the two tracks have almost nothing in common except maybe a few of the same notes.) In any-case, I'd say change what you feel like you have to.It sounds good now, but it can sound great. Maybe try adding some atmospher at the intro? I don't really know.

Good luck man!

p4c responds:

ill take ur atmosphere suggestion into account, and listen to that since ive never heard of it before. though i'm going to be a little careful about it, though--i like my intro since its really simple and really synthesized-ish, but i do see where ur coming from and how it could be interesting, so ill go ahead and experiment ;D

yeah, the alternating melodies came more as a product of me not being sure what to do next [a kind of artist block... the rest of the time period and work on some other stuff should alleviate that]. its good to see that ppl like my work!!

and in terms of mixing--i think ive really gotten better at that now. i think that even if song concepts are good the song themselves really cant live up to it unless they are mixed well. so i got a bunch of really good suggestions not only from the ng forums but also the mastering suggestions in the FL demo song, and just raw experience. i like i like!

thanx for the rev, good luck to u too, and enjoy reason :D