WritersBlock's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[KR- Sonic Adv 3 Cyber Track]

Cool

The organ/piano combination was nice. The melody and panning were done well. A little soft in a couple of places, but as a whole, it's a solid track.

Good job.

knuxrouge responds:

Thanks.

[KR- SMB Mushroom Kingdom]

Soft

It's very soft...
I think the bassline could have been turned up a fair bit and the lead up a little bit. It's pretty good for a straight cover, but I think it needs a bit more filling out, it's a fancy pants song, you can go nuts, maybe have another variation of the lead lower down, chuck the bass down the octave, and add in a few more layers to the lead (maybe an octave higher) as the song progresses. Meh, I'm just doing my thing picking out how I'd like it to sound. It's got that SMB charm, light, happy, nothing aggressive, so I guess the softness works out. Nostalgia indeed ^_^
*jumps up and hits block. Coin appears. <bling!>*

knuxrouge responds:

Thanks. I know that I could have made it more jumpy, but the last time I added an extra instrument in to liven it up, it destroyed the song and I had to do it over again. I fondled with the keys abit on this one, they are custom-edited for this song.
It is plain, but I've grown to like that.
But thanks for your review.

[[TMM43]Digital Abuse]

Synths are pretty cool

I'm not sure about the "digital abuse" voice sampling, that kinda stands out too much from the rest of the mix, I don't think it really fits. Bu the beats and the rhythmic synths are cool. I think a high lead would have brought the song out more, and if you mixed that up a bit, that'd probably tone down the repetitiveness of it all. But overall, it's a great catchy song, I felt my head nodding to it as I listened, so it's a job well done.

Cheers.

WB

[KR- Megaman Zero 2 Opening]

It's cool

Your latest works have been impressing me. The mixing has been a lot better,instruments are spot on. Great work, keep it up.
Although, if I were to offer some constructive crit here, it would probably be to add some middle-low end slow strings in there for a bit of added depth, other than that, it's great. One for the BVG collab.
=D

knuxrouge responds:

Sweet, thanks. I have had alot of time to practice in my time gone.
Your suggestion has been noted. I used an Esemble instead of a shot in this one.

[~BH~ Through The Snowfall]

For sytrus synths you made yourself,

it's awesome.
Regardless of that, it's still awesome. Slick composition. Great upbeat epic VG track, very cool to listen to.
Great work.

ErikMcClure responds:

Thanks! Nowadays I only use custom sytrus synths in my songs, so essentially all of my 2008 songs have synths built entirely from scratch.

[KR- Sonic 3D Volcano Valley]

This is real smooth

The sustained bass was nice.
Strings were good.
Piano was nice.
Brass was decent.
Overall, the shape of the song and the classical format was well executed.One of your best!

Good job.

WB

knuxrouge responds:

Thanks.

[Rig - Ronays' Fantasy]

LMFAO

ROFL
Greasets remix evar!
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=3
O.o
Sex

Rig responds:

8====D

[KR- Megaman 8 Grenademan]

Nice, kind of chilled feel.

The brass sounds kind of midi-ish, I'd like to hear this with flutes, I think that'd sound cool. But from what you've used, you made a pretty sweet song. I like the soft surging instrument in the background.
Good job.

WB

knuxrouge responds:

Thanks.
I enjoy using the Brass shot and orchestra. I'm trying to break the habit.
I'm glad you like it.

[KR- The Midnight Carnival]

It's cool

Sounds great! Very cool. I haven't heard the original, but the piano and the brass... it's all sounding great. You're mixing has improved a lot. Good job.

WB

knuxrouge responds:

Thanks!

[Complete (Remastered)]

Lovely piano

I think the articulation was done particularly well. The occasional slightly off beat part in the laed of the piano sounded really realistic, in terms of performance and techniques. The other instruments blended well, with the exception of the high hat, it was very sharp, and high up in the mix, I'd suggest toning that down into the background more, it sounds out of place. So, overall, it's a very well composed piece, the piano was wonderful to listen to, only a couple of minor issues.

Great job!