Surkol's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Ascending]

Nic! The drop at 1:15 could have been better. The thing that I didn't like with it was the slow cutoff effect used when the sound comes back. The sounds should start instantly after the drop. Maybe try doing something like Zedd with 1 clap and then the beat starts again. Like "Stay the night" at 2:46.
GL to ya ! ( ◞･౪･)

RiSUKU responds:

Alrighty, thanks for the tip :)

[The Night (Delight's Plight OST)]

Najs strings. Love the bass/woosh transition at 1:58. I can't put my finger on it but the piano part at 2:00 sounds like something I've heard. Like a Castlevania theme. I think maybe you could've used a better synth sound for the pattern at 0:22 but it sounds better in the later parts.
Cheers! (◕(‘ 人 ‘) ◕)

MysteriousPresence responds:

Ow hey thanks for the review ! Mate it's so satisfying when someone just review your track because why not ? =D
I love this transition and those strings too ! :P It's actually a fusion between a staccato violin (which plays the melody) and a staccato cello (which plays the chords) !
To be honest I just made this part of the melody without thinking at anything else, so it may look like something that already existed ! :3
Oh I actually love this synth, but the game version, which I will maybe upload, has a piano instead ! ^^
Thanks again ! =)

[Far Away]

Really n1. You should be able to get a glimpse of what the whole song is gonna sound like from the start like a Pilot and you nailed that. I don't feel there's a real hook in the song but I like it anyway. It sounds a bit cluttered with the synths around the 1 minute mark, maybe you could've dampened the synths or something to make space for the vocals. (゜▼゜＊）

TenodiBoris responds:

well thank you very much for detailed review,I find helpful when people actualy listen to my songs and comment...every criticism is welcome I look forward for more of those.

[Wings (DNB)]

Nice1

Th0ma5 responds:

ty ty!

[nebula blender]

Well made as usual. Got me thinking about Harvest Moon for some reason.

johnfn responds:

Thanks! Never played or listened but hey

[Lord Of Doves]

This is some great stuff! Miss the sound of drums though.

TheLitch responds:

Don't worry it's an opening track. There's going to be tons of drums on the album.

[(AU) Spiritual Deathmatch]

Some thoughts. The cymbal is a tad too loud. If it's a separate sample/loop maybe lower the volume or use a limiter to turn down the sound peaks. I feel like there's a bit too much going on at 01:39. You could try and remove the drums at the end of a pattern there to make the bass louder and so that the drumbeat takes up too much of the song. I don't know much about music so take this with a huge grain of salt. Keep on truckin!

fauxniim responds:

Yeah, the cymbals may be too loud; originally, I thought panning them out in different directions would partially resolve that. I aimed to use cymbals just as a little bit of background noise but it eventually got to be more than that. I think that might be due in part to overzealous EQing and putting a maximizer on the master bus.

I tried to switch it up and/or fake listeners out @ 1:39, but giving it another listen I see it just sounds kind of out-of-place and awkward.

Anyways, thanks for the helpful input.

[Robot Factory]

Great stuff here. I like the sounds. One thing though, I thought (maybe wished) it would be a higher tempo at 00:17.

:D

wellie responds:

thanks, i was thinking of doing something like that. might do it in my next track :)

[Extreme Arena]

No comments other than you should use some more darker/bass notes/sounds with the other melodies.

CreatorMindGD responds:

Thanks for advice!!

[Debris]

Love the intro <3 As someone already said. It could have been like 20sec shorter. I didn't really like the transition claps you used at 01:37 (and on other parts of the song) and the synth starting there going on until 01:55 could have had a better sound.

Bingiz responds:

Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, the claps do really bother me as well now after the release :/ maybe I'll update the sound file with a shortened intro and without these crappy claps :D