GronmonSE's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Desolate City of Ice]

Wow.

Long time no see, Mr. I Write Long Reviews haha.

Amazing track sir, as simple as. I forgot which program you acquired before I stopped coming to Newgrounds but you definitely make great use of it. Overworked? Never, it's perfect. Smooth drums, very fitting and "icy" piano, nice wind instrument (I assume there's a wind-like instrument there) and good strings (I'm running out of adjectives here! Need a thesaurus :P)

It's tracks like this that make me wish I could write longer reviews to emphasize just how GOOD it is, but no words come out other than amazing. Good job, keep it up.

Suspended-3rd-Chord responds:

Hey Gronmon! Welcome back!

I thought it was overdone at the time, but this, unlike all (and I mean all) my other tracks, is the only one which I can come back to and actually like. Stilll some things that can be done I imagine, sound production is a bit mickey mouse for one, but that's just the way she goes you know? I'm trying to improve in that area.

and man, you don't need to write long reviews, but I really do appreciate that you think this is really good. Thanks a lot for the review man :D Great to have you back with us on NG!

[Dead Man's Moon]

Hmmm.

The AP works in funny ways, doesn't it? If it ain't happy hardcore or another cliche'd videogame remix, it doesn't get any recognition. Truly sad.

Very nice track. Loving the guitar (I take it it's a guitar with a pulled down whammy bar?), the piano and its dynamics, and the drums which fit in quite nicely. Superb recording quality and great mastering. It's a shame the song is so short, it felt like it was about to develop into something bigger.

Regardless, keep it up.

-Unrequested Review Request Club Review ;) -

WoodyForrest responds:

Thanks for your support! Even recognition from the few makes me smile. :)

[Toxic Snake]

Hmm.

You should try using better samples and synths for your songs. The melody and drums are nice, but the sounds you used are rather bland.

Keep practicing though, not bad :D

-Review Request Club-

Assios responds:

Thanks for your praise and suggestions! :D

[+After the Fallout+]

Awesome.

I really hate having to review tracks when I have very little to say other than "it's very good".

The piano is wonderful as usual. The only thing that bugs me is the sax soundfont you used, you could have used a much better one.

The best part of the song is the intro to me. I gotta admit the song didn't turn out to be what I expected based on the intro, but it's still a very nice track. Keep it up, 5'D.

-Review Request Club-

WritersBlock responds:

Thanks! I haven't looked at all the soundfonts I've got yet, so I don't know how much better I could go with the sax. I'll probably try and get a live sax next time. Yeah, I guess a lot of people thought that the music would be more epic, and I came out with a bit of a minimalist selection.
Cheers for the 5, and the review.
Appreciated.

[p4c-Revenge]

Hmmm.

Not a fan of the beat, but that's just because I don't like the styles. They are well-crafted though.

It sounds like you used the FL Peak Controller in your song, but I'm not sure if you used FL to begin with. It sounds awfully similar to one of the tutorial songs, coincidence?

It's still a nice melody that blends with the drums though, nice use of sound FX too.

-Review Request Club-

p4c responds:

haha nope i use reason, i tried fl with my friend before tho [the result is in another submission] but i jst dont know it well enuf to do much with it haha. tho the effect is the same--its called sidechaining, involves compressors if ur interested.

yeah it doesnt seem that house is very popular around these parts, but ill still crank out some eveery now and then. thx for the rev :)

[~BH~ Hypergiant]

Very nice.

Don't you just hate when you're worked your ass off and your song has reached the bottom of the least with merely 5 votes and 1 review?

Very good song, catchy indeed. The melody is pretty lovely the sound effects are pretty good, it's a shame the kick off is so weak, but it's still pretty decent. The drums are fine, though with some mastering, you shouldn't worry about them drowning the synths. One thing bugs me though, the crash sounds very FPCish to me, I'd suggets using a better one.

Great use of Sytrus, I wish I were as good with it ;P Keep it up.

ErikMcClure responds:

Should I make my own crash in sytrus then? :P

Well actually earlier in the songs development the drums were crushing some of the other instruments because of compression issues and I never actually turned them back up when I should have.

[TheAwakening]

Well now

This is one of the better punk bands I've listened on NG. And the vocals don't sound like a pussy singing, so it's good <3

I was going to make a lengthy review based on the individual talents on every member, but you all compliment each other really well. Special props to the drummer, he's quite good.

Track's too short though, and a proper solo would have been nice. Still nice job.

ChucksNation responds:

Non-pussy vocals IS good :)
For a punk song though it's not that short, almost 3 minutes hehe
Thanks for the review

[Stages of Death]

It's ambient but...

..I feel like it lacked that one thing that makes ambient songs awesome, which I have no idea what it is, I just know it's not here.

Nice pads, but overall repetitive sound and it doesn't really get me hooked to the song. The ending was rather abrupt, which I disliked too. There's not much to point out here due to the lack of elements, but that pretty much sums up the song's aspects. The melody is the only thing that makes this song worth listening to, but even that is uninteresting.

-Review Request Club-

TheReno responds:

So cruel, yet so true.

[midnight party]

Hmmm...

First piece of advice: -Never- use preset samples with FL unless you're gonna layer them to make a different sound or modify then. We're all guilty of it indeed, but try getting rid of the habit. Eurogate is nice, but it's too cliche as well.

The melody doesn't really offer much and the drums are weak, to the point of being boring. I don't feel like you knew where the hell you wanted to go with the track, it seems very disorganized. You should try experimenting with melodies until you make something you feel is unique and catchy. It seems like you're new to the whole music-making hobby, so practice a lot and have fun.

-Review Request Club-

aldlv responds:

ohh... ok... i think you are right... never again work with the preset samples that way
yep.. I'm very new
I still trying to learn how to use the program... but... that's not an excuse... I should continue practicing (a lot)
DISORGANIZED is the right word...
i like your review a lot... you really pointed a lot of things, and thinking about it.. you are right on them
thanx a lot man