Geoplex's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[From Zanarkand]

Ermagherrrd

It's nice to see you uploading again :D
This was pretty cool, I like the chord structure around 00:44, and the energy in the track. You've definitely improved since you returned.

I just woke up, so I'm not mentally prepared for a long review :P

Great job though ^^

Foxtacy responds:

HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO my old friend GenocidalToaster and many other funky nicknames :D

Thank you so much mr. It's really good to be back! :D.

It's hard to keep doing tracks all day D:, but i'll try to keep on doing that least once in a month :D

[Stereo Tide]

The start sounds very FL studio (I think it's the hat) but in a good way :P

This one sounds pro dude, I'm really enjoying that kick and the general atmosphere. I also like the Tom drum-roll thing before the first breakdown, and the FX sounds awesome.

I also like the positive vibe - it makes the name feel quite appropriate somehow. I can't really find any flaws with this one, the nit-picky side of me isn't saying anything. Maybe it could have a stronger sub. Maaaaaybe :P

Love the outro, btw - especially the panning on that little echo square thing.

ChasingPresence responds:

Thanks always for the great reviews, and remember it wasn't just me, don't forget Striden! XD

[Image to Words]

Oh god I love piano.

I've wanted to do a piano-focused track for a long time, this might be the inspiration I need lol. I love it.

I can tell it's improvised, but not in a bad way. You're very clearly talented, you should do more piano oriented stuff :P

Not very experienced reviewing this kind of stuff, so I don't know what else to say lol. It's great :D

stunkel responds:

Thanks man :p and don't worry about it, I'm not much help on reviewing techno stuff. Thanks though!

[skyInfinite]

Pretty :3

This feels like a very atmosphere-driven piece, it's not melodically powerful but it sounds interesting despite that.

The opening confused me a little (not really what I expected) but it seemed to make sense once the piano came in. Enjoying the calm nature as usual :P
Ambient breakbeat is a good category for this, I'm quite fond of the percussion (though it too feels a little lo-fi, possibly because the hat is so tiny and short or because the snare feels like it needs a bit of reverb.)

Something about this one feels complex, even though the song sounds quite simple and driven by the way it flows. I like that.

Keep it up.

Alloud responds:

I wanted to make all the percussion hits really quick which is why I didn't reverb them and nerfed a lot of the low end in all but the kick, so it would stand out more against the instruments, then had that longer second snare hit in the pattern so it wasn't too rigid. Most of the snares are actually mostly a layered clap sample too. d:

I structured it in a way to tell a story (namely the one this track was inspired by) and tried to have certain instruments come in to the same melody at different parts in the song to really drive it in... So while it does have a bit of a popsong thing going on I tried little things to make it feel complex.

Thanks for the feedback, appreciated! Glad you liked it!

[Slipspace]

Me like.

This is actually very good, I'm enjoying it a lot. I like the low-mid LFO bass, the mix sounds very clean, the percussion is appropriately audible and has substantial power, and melodically this song is pretty awesome.

Honestly, this is the best Drum and Bass song I've heard on Newgrounds for at least a month or so. There were some moments where I was in doubt of the melodic structure (such as in the middle of the longer breakdown) but they were rendered inert by the vast majority of the song.

I do feel that the intro is a bit weak, there isn't much going on and it feels a little rough around the edges. One of your pads/choir thingies also has extremely high attack, and it really makes it sound artificial (some heavy reverb or delay could lessen that, if you can't adjust its attack.)

I also really liked this song In terms of melodic diversity, it's interesting to listen to and I'm not getting tired of it. This will probably be the first song I've downloaded from Newgrounds in the last year lol.

Seriously enjoying this. Basically Liquicity quality, imo (make it a little smoother and submit it to them :P)

ALSO, I LOVE 03;00.

Srsly.

AeroMusic responds:

Yeah, I do agree about the intro - reverb on that choir pad and maybe something else would make it alot less empty. Honestly I'm awful at intros and actually started this song trying to recreate a danny byrd intro :P
I <3 liquicity! though i've still got quite a way to go until I'm liquicity quality :P
I'm glad you like that bit at 3 minutes - I was worried other people wouldn't enjoy that part as much.
Thanks alot for the review mate

[Polargeist]

:O :O :O

Enjoying this.

It's extremely... arctic. I can really feel that. I'm enjoying how clean the mix sounds, the plucky bass, and the diverse melodic nature of the track. I also accidentally listened to it about a dozen times, because I didn't realize it was a loop. So there's that :P

This is only my subjective idea of what Drum and Bass should be, but I do feel that the snare should be heavier. The kick sounds pretty good in terms of volume and its punchiness, and the hats, while not that interesting, sound good.

Video-game music and Drum and Bass are such great genres to combine, and I enjoyed the cross-over here.

Definitely a 10/10.

Step responds:

omghi, thanks for reviewing!

":O :O :O
Enjoying this."

Haha straight to the point. I'm glad you are enjoying this!

"It's extremely... arctic. I can really feel that."

Mission objective completed then :3.

"I'm enjoying how clean the mix sounds, the plucky bass, and the diverse melodic nature of the track."

Awesome. I'm quite happy with the mix too; I'm surprised it even came out this well since I almost never do electronic tracks; they're a lot harder to mix than orchestral that's for sure. Or at least for me they are.

"I also accidentally listened to it about a dozen times, because I didn't realize it was a loop. So there's that :P"

Awesum. I think this track loops the best from all of the loops I've ever done.

"This is only my subjective idea of what Drum and Bass should be, but I do feel that the snare should be heavier. The kick sounds pretty good in terms of volume and its punchiness, and the hats, while not that interesting, sound good."

Good advice. I am convinced that a snare is the toughest drum sample to mix in electronic music; I ALWAYS have trouble choosing it, mixing it, etc.

"Video-game music and Drum and Bass are such great genres to combine, and I enjoyed the cross-over here."

I totally agree, Drum'n'Bass fits really well in video games. I had to make this a lot slower than most Drum'n'Bass though (it's only 155 BPM) since any quicker and it'd turn from a tower defence game into a racing game lol.

"Definitely a 10/10."

That's great, thanks a lot for the review!

I love your music by the way; I recognise your username because I remember putting Origin up on the frontpage a few weeks ago.

[Chutes]

Forgot to revieeeeeeew.

K

This one is cool, really liking the strength of the percussion (it's quite loud, but that's how it should be.) The saw-leady thing is quite nice and grindy, and specific parts of this song work really well. However, I feel that the structure is still a bit weird.

It's not unforgivable at all that the chorus takes so long to get going, but I feel like things get a bit odd when the pad is introduced half-way through said chorus. It seems very unexpected, and probably wouldn't have been so shocking if there was more atmospheric stuff going on beforehand (like a weaker, mid-high pad or something.)

The treble on the piano (post chorus-breakdown) hurts my ears a bit too, but I might have my volume a little high.

Something I like about this song is that the unusual structure prevents a repetitive-nature and keeps the track very interesting. I also like the slides (I always love teh slides) and the square leads.

This is probably your best in terms of mixing, it sounds very clean. Good job :D

ChasingPresence responds:

Thanks man, yeah I have noticed the ending piano was a bit ear piercing, but oh well. Thanks for the review!

[N-Dorphin]

HNNNNG

Good god, you've already posted more this year than I did in 2012. Wish I could manage that.

I love the happy, bouncy atmosphere of this - the highs are really nice, and the mix sounds pretty clean (though some of it, especially during the high-passes, is a little piercing imo.) The bass interacts fairly well with the kick, which punches through the mix decently. I feel like the percussion could have louder overall, though. (I'm nitpicky, I know.)

The chord progression is so incredibly simple (and maaaaaybe a little generic,) and yet it works well - I really like this song melodically.

I'm jelly of your production speed/quality :P

[Exodus]

Aw yeah.

I said this about edge of time too, but this one is also my favorite from you (they both are okay :P)
Love the dramatic intro, love the epic trailer violins, love the atmosphere.

This actually legit deserves to be in a trailer. Like, a real trailer.

Short review, but I'm tired.

stunkel responds:

No worries man, I appreciate the review!

[Rogue Orbit]

Not sure if this is Ambient; (though I'm not really in a position to call that, I'm not hugely familiar with the genre) Newgrounds does have a horribly limited selection of genres, though.

I quite enjoyed this, it has a pretty professional sound to it. It was a little slow for my tastes, and consequently it sounded a little like background music (though it's not really repetitive enough for me to label it as such.)

I like the FX and percussion a lot, and the deep, spacey feel. The name works very well. I'm also enjoying how atmospheric it sounds. In fact, the song is almost entirely atmosphere-based, being driven by the way it feels rather than melodic structure or progression.

I feel as though I should be getting bored, but after I finished listening once (and hadn't finished this review) I hit play again, so I was definitely enjoying it.

This is good, keep it up!

H2opoloseal responds:

Thanks for the thoughtful response Geoplex! It may not fit perfectly into the Ambient category, but being in strong agreement with your feelings about it being atmospherically-based, I felt it was the best selection. Technically speaking it would probably be ambient breakbeat.

I'm glad you liked it so much! I worked very hard on it, and it is a very complex track. There are barely-perceivable elements elements that come in all over it, and that may have helped keep your subconscious interested, despite your brain thinking that it had "gotten the gist of it," and was coming close to feeling bored.

It was meant to be extremely relaxing, soundtrackey, yet engaging; so it would seem that despite some initial preconceptions, it accomplished its goal! Thanks you again for the great feedback. I quantify my work as "The Soundtrack to My Imagination," so I'm glad you enjoyed listening. :)