Geoplex's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Chompy]

I've been listening to this on repeat for a few hours now and I barely realized, damn your talent :P

Seriously though this is awesome.

Step responds:

Geoplex!

Thanks for the review. Glad it didn't make you sick of it after all those hours listening to it on loop haha.

Thanks again!

[Rising to the Challenge]

Mmm, that snare's a lot nicer. Good work on the kick too, the whole thing sounds a lot more powerful. Highs sound good too! Good luck in NGADM!

10/10 for cowbell

Spadezer responds:

That's good to hear. I didn't really change the snare though. I love how EQ magic can do wonderful things. It's also good to hear because I had to change a few things up an octave to make you happy.

And I'm glad it worked.

Thanks

[Stefan KC - Happy Feelings]

Solid production - followed you.

This kind of genre feels very reminiscent of last decade (especially on Newgrounds...) but I'm impressed with your production and some of your melodies are pretty good. Not a fan of the syncopated bass in this one, though it's certainly genre-appropriate.

HappyHype responds:

thanks for commeting

[-Hexagon Force-]

Man, this song makes me so happy.

I love the chord progression to death, and the way you switch it up so frequently. That's something I've never gotten the hang of beyond subtle changes throughout a song, and it's something I hugely respect as it demonstrates raw composition skill :P

The lack of compression in this track also sounds wonderful, I'm in love with that snare. The kick's probably a bit weak but it's based on 80s stuff, so it's about where it should be. Honestly I love this track.

Waterflame responds:

Thank you for the great feedback, glad you liked the song! :)

[~Rush~]

I don't much know what garageband is like these days, but assuming you didn't use any kind of loops, this is rather good :P

The percussion is probably my favorite part, you put some obvious effort into it; though the chords and plucks are decent too. It's also not at all repetitive and you manage to keep it interesting.

Instrumentation-wise it could be a little better; the spectrum's very empty and I don't like the saw lead very much. A sub or syncopated bass of some kind would help it along a bit. The bells and plucks go nicely together, though.

You did good, don't stop improving :P

iBurger responds:

Thank you so much for the review!

[Gemini Antithesis]

You are actually the most unique producer I know of.

In a composition sense, you surprise me a little bit every time - your chord progressions might not be anything hugely new, at least not always, but there's always something about the way you use them catches my attention hugely. I'm actually always excited if you have a new upload.

I can't say I love all of your stuff, though I like most of it. You re-use the same structure a bit, sometimes, and some of your melodies are somewhat similar; but I can hardly blame you with the sheer amount you produce.

Production-wise you're solid too, you've hit a midway point between your mixes being overbearingly powerful as though they were intended for clubs, and underwhelming; which is a really nice soft spot for casual listening. It also fosters composition, as you're letting melody take the stage instead of letting your mixing drive the song. I appreciate that hugely in any song.

I usually have loop-mode disabled on Newgrounds, so the ending took me by a bit of surprise. Appreciate the looping capacity of this, though :P

I admire your production and composition skills, keep making this stuff.

OcularNebula responds:

that was very well said, actually!

admittedly, it's sort of difficult for me to break away from structures and components that I'm already comfortable using, but I really gotta keep pushing those limits, I suppose

[Trapped in a Snowglobe]

Mmmmm intro.

Liking the opening chords and strings, they're very atmospheric and make me feel the title. The chords themselves are also quite strong, and I think this is one of your most emotive pieces yet. I also rather like the violins that follow the intro. The bells are nice too.

The song kind of plateaus a bit after this, and in a lot of ways I like how fluidly it progresses - I'm not sure what to think of the kick you're using, though. It doesn't stand out all that much and mixes into the song pretty well, but it might be a bit punchy for the genre. I'm not sure really. On that note, though, i really like the percussion in general.

Excellent job on the name, too - I like the two separate emotional states it implies and I think the song carries that through quite well.

stunkel responds:

Awesome review man.

I gotta be honest, the minimalistic intro is what I liked about this song the most. The solo piano sets a dark and lonely tone for the song and I think the rest of the song builds onto that. It's really cool how much an intro can make a difference. I'm so glad that you mentioned the atmosphere because with this song I was really going for atmospheric and as you mentioned emotive.

I agree, the song does stay at a steady pace and not much build after that. I was worried it goes too slowly. I think that it's okay to keep it at a certain pace as long as the song's melodic content is changing up enough. Hopefully I accomplished that x_x. And I am just as unsure as you about that kick drum... I tried it and I was a little unsure at first but then it grew on me and I decided to stick with it. I had the timpani's playing in time with it just about, so if I made it softer I might as well have not had a kick since the timpani would have the same effect. But it did give the song a little extra kick (pun intended) that the timpani couldn't give it.

I never really thought about the name to be honest. They really are a happy idea with a kind of scary concept.

Thanks for the awesome review :D

-Ryan