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Constructive crit?

Ok, first of all the progression is great, although I don't think, even with the different parts based on that progression, that the song has enough variation to last the duration of the song. I'd say that's because you need to have a solid defining lead in there, everything seems to be of equal importance, but what you should be doing is creating a lead around your progression, maybe have it last for twice as long as the progression, and then maybe you could vary the harmony on the second run of the progression. That way, you could develop the lead to flow with the track, and the change in the lead would suffice to maintain interest throughout the song. The faster section was a nice idea, however, I think it would have sounded better if you had swapped the bass at that point with a longer synth bass, because it sounded a bit clumsy with that bass speeding up, whereas it would sound more smooth if you had played it less often. For that, I would think that making the tempo a little less fast would have made this less of an issue. The choir type synth around 2:40 and 3:00 doesn't really sound good, I'd say you're better off going with a less choral sounding synth, you really need some high quality samples if you want to attempt the choir.
But that's all critical thinking, on the whole, it's quite a good ambient piece, just maybe sustain your solo instruments, instead of dropping them out after only a few bars of playing. Mix it up a bit. It's only small things really. Keep up the good work, it's an enjoyable track, and it's great to relax and listen to, and if you're listening to the song from a casual perspective, and not a critical one, then it's worth the listen.
Good job, keep at it!

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Jurian responds:

Thanks for the great Review

This is pretty cool

But I think you should drop the bass lower, or bring a whole new bass in underneath it all, because for drum and bass, the bass was pretty weak. Apart from that, it was a pretty catchy tune, rhythms were good. Drums weren't bad, but I feel that they lacked a certain grit and edge I've come to enjoy from some of the top DnB tracks on NG. Also, I think you should try and broaden your range of synths, the higher frequencies had a similar texture and tune as your bass, where I think some different synths would have really taken this piece to another level. Diversity, mix it up some!
On the whole, it's a great effort, so, good job on the composition. It's a catchy and enjoyable piece.

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lol

The mix in the first section could have been better, I thought that the lead needed to come out a lot more, it was very quiet. The first 30 seconds didn't sound remarkably russian, but the section after that was good, in that sense. Vamping piano ftw! It's not bad, but I think a song based solely around the second section would have pulled off the russian feel a bit better.

Good job.

WB

SolusLunes responds:

IN SOVIET RUSSIA, LEAD QUIET IN MIX!

(I thought it sounded better that way.)

Very chilled.

It's great to just chill to. I'm quite tired at the moment, so this didn't really help there... =P
You did a good job, synths are very cool, very trance-ish.
pt 3 plz!

EchozAurora responds:

Part 3 is up! =D

Yeah, this is decent.

I think you could cut down on the amount you use that crash cymbal, you used that a little too much imo. Other than that, it's all nostalgic memories of playing this game. My brother always managed to finish this zone with about 4 or 5 emeralds and be super sonic by the end of chemical plant zone. I just raced through the levels as fast as I could.

Nice one. Fifen'd.

Awesome

I absolutely <3 that medieval riff at the beginning. The piano, and the free form jazz style you've got going is great. At one point the song reminded me of the ghost houses from super mario world. I think that it's great how it's all over the place, the medieval thang here, jazz over thar, some random drug induced psychosis in between. It's brilliant. 5/5 10/10, + fav and two thumbs up.

SolusLunes responds:

YAY FOR BRILLIANCE. :D

Nice

This a catchy beat. It's not overly complex, and it's repetitive, but it's trance, so I like it anyway. Good luck with the rest. I'll have to check it out when you post the rest on NG, and then if the rest is good, I might be interested in the whole track.
Good job. I think there's a list of NG artists who've made songs longer than 8 minutes, so, if you could find it, you could be put on it.

Cheers. 5/5 + Favourited.

Also, nice name, Brain Cocktail. ^_^

WB

EchozAurora responds:

Thankee much. I need to make a run by your tracks and have a listen myself. I'll probably let this one sit in the portal a day or two and see how it does before I drop the other two in. (This is the longest of the three parts)

Better than the advance version.

I love this tune, but I hate the quality on the advance, so I'm glad to see you did a good job on this. The panning is consistent with the advance song, I think, that sounds cool. The brass works well with the song.

Good job.

WB

knuxrouge responds:

Thanks, I remember how you didn't like the original, so I tried to make this appeal to you specifically.
I'm glad I succeededin that.

I really like how most of this is just piano

It comes together really well with the piano. The melody comes out nice, you did a good job remaking this. I found this to be very enjoyable.

I don't really see anything to criticize with this one.

5/5

WB

knuxrouge responds:

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed this.

Agree that it is kind of hollow.

But the minimalist style of it, just piano and brass (and is that the same sytrus instrument in the background as you used before?), it's cool. It's also probably my favourite sonic songs, and it brings back the memories.
I like it.
Nice one, knux.

knuxrouge responds:

Yes, sytrus, I find it nice to be a more direct and epic version of the strings, but I still use strings. The keys were hard to perfect. Its not my favorite song, but my favorite stage of my favorite Sonic game.
I'm glad you liked this.

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