Or4nges's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Skydive (Unfinnished clip)]

Generic but..

I can dig it. Very crispy mastering, although to the common listener the mix isn't the most important part, it's the melodies they're after. I can appreciate it though :) The drums are superb. Might want to try adding a bit of variety to your sound repertoire though. At the moment all i'm hearing is one lead synth, a bass, and a piano.

Also the bit at 0:52 was a bit awkward sounding as the drums cut out. And again at 1:23

[[dB] I'm the Good Guy]

You know...

Thanks :)
With all the pounding over-produced dubstep, electro, and trance flooding the audio portal (i myself am a culprit :P) it's nice to hear a chill guitar medley once in a while. Something you can listen to on a rainy day.

On a side note i'm a sucker for piano. If you've listened to any of my songs I use one in everything :D

In short; Love it. Simple, catchy, and speaks volumes. Right up my alley :)

Decibel responds:

Yeah :) I make the pounding over produced dubstep and electro too :P

Glad you like it dude :)

[U Mad, Bro?]

ergh.

I don't like the phasing on the drums >_>' Intro hi hats were kind of snazzy though. Cool rhythms. The kick and snare just sounded weird though.
Also somewhat uninspired melodies.

Ehhhh... you need alot of work on this one. Coolest part was the arpeggios at 2:15ish, and even those were basic patterns. Try experimenting a little more with melodies/harmonies, trust me it pays off. The chord progression is there, you just need to expand on it.

[A Simple Dream]

... :)

Huge fan of this. I almost never give out tens, but it's just such a perfectly relaxing song.

[Rainwave - Solar Vision 2]

WOOO SOLO!!

d00d you rock the synth solos too. I loves me some stutters.

I really don't have much to say. The production is awesome, melodies are catchy and plentiful, and it's got alot of breaks :) The song's structure actually kinda reminds me of my song Only Sometimes. We should collab sometime, we'd make something amazing :P

P.S. LOL epic chords at the end. Made me think of Dragon Ball Z or something.

P.P.S. I actually did notice some out of key sounding notes in the solo at 1:00ish I think that's mainly because the bassline was so suppressed. Maybe you could at a mid-bass layered over the sub bass to bring out the chord progression more? Only critique i've got :)

Indigorain responds:

Hmm, some good critique on the basses. Yes, EQ'ing is still my major problem, especially with the lower frequencies, it's really hard for me to have several low frequencies and EQ it to make it sound good again, gotta practice with mids and subs sometime.
By the way, the 'offnotes' in the solo's are mostily tritones and major seventh tones, just giving it a little extra something, making the solo more crazy :D
I'd love to collab sometime, would be great! It would take very long though, because I'm starting music school this monday and I gotta practice about 3-4 hours a day, and I got driving lessons and I gotta work :P
Thanks a whole lot for the awesome review man! :D :D

P.S. The epic chords in the end were actually inspired by 'departure to the frontlines', a soundtrack from naruto :P
So you were actually thinking in the right direction xD

[Clock - Afternoons]

I'm flattered :D

Dude this song made me smile. I like how lazy it feels, and all the different melodies. It's really creative :D

The hit at 0:16 didn't really match the vibe of the song. Sounded like a dubstep drop, and it turns into a trance bassline. Also try EQing all the portions of your mix. The main leads need some more high end frequencies, and the bass could use a cut in the mids :P And look into kick compression/sidechaining. It really helps bring out the kick drum.

Keep at it broski :P

TimerClock14 responds:

Yeah, I'm not happy with how the bass line turned out. It takes over all the other sounds and just doesn't sound good. :\

But thanks much for the review! :D

[Clock - Crystal Cavern]

=o!

:53 was the shit. I think it would also be a good point to introduce a new melody.

Great job at making your own synth, I think presets kill the amount of creativity you can have in a song, I never use em :D

But I agree with the guy below; It's loud, and eating up everything else. The kick drum is barely audible. Try using an EQ to cut out some frequencies in the synth to leave some room in the mix for everything else

On a side note, there are alot of cool staticy effects too, awesome work with those :D

TimerClock14 responds:

Thanks! Yeah, I'm really proud of this synth. It worked itself so well into the song. ^^

Yeah, I realized after reading the review from the guy below that I had actually set the master volume for this one to 100% rather than 80%. To this day I still don't know why...

Staticy effects? I don't remember putting any of those in lol.

[Before Mydnite [Remix loop]]

OHMAHGAWD

Sounds like a Final Fantasy song now.

Minus two points for being less than 1 minute :P

GrayZ responds:

:P it sounds gay, i just used 2 shitty presets, it might sound good if i had some decent strings and a decent piano. haha :P

[Ben Green -To Fall.]

argh

I like the concepts, but what is REALLY bugging me is that you have triplets playing over top a straight 4/4 beat. it's really clashing :/

Mixing seems pretty solid though. So kudos for that!

Chimy727 responds:

I figured someone would say that. haha.
im with you. its different but I thought id try it and see what people thought. I agree with you! It could work but I sorta flaunted it.
thanks a ton for the review! really appreciate it!
:D
and Im really glad to hear my mixing is good. thats honestly what this was about! I used to suck at it! check out my other track "Deep Down". Great melody. you may like it.
thanks again,
-Ben Green
:)