C13b9b11's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Trailer Trash]

Yeah, boss...this is a good song. I think the production leaves a lot to be desired, so I wouldn't put it on my iPod yet, but the source material is there.

[Trial of Ten Turds]

This is awesome. it just does what it says on the can, you know? It could get annoying if it looped more than a few minutes, but I really like what you did with this.

retrobox2 responds:

Thanks! and yeah it is a really short loop made specially for a minigame so it's not meant to be playing for minutes!

[The Noble Hero]

Sounds pretty nice. The choir's a bit cheesy-sounding, but at least it sounds good. I wasn't really sure why you called it a loop, though...isn't there 3 seconds or so of silence at the end???

[Storm]

Wow...those sounds are really hard to listen to! I really thought the packaged Sibelius sounds were better than that. Which is a shame, because you have some really good ideas! I gave it 3 stars as a balance between the two: for ideas and arrangement, I'd give you 4 or 5 stars.

Keep writing...you'll just keep getting your skills up, and once you get some sounds worth your time, you'll be able to really knock it out.

thefadedcreed responds:

Hey, thanks for the review. Thank you for being able to see past the terrible sounds. I am going to purchase EastWest's Symphonic Orchestra soon which will be nice and I will do a re-upload of the piece then :)

[Anthem (wip)]

Yeah, man...pretty epic. The build was maybe a little bit too long (2:30 before the kick drops the first time??) but I guess you're just operating on a grand scale here! I love all the sounds and the general mix, though.

TerraNation responds:

yea i working on it, almost getting there few elements that needs to be changed :)

[Max Bingo Fight(TrapStep)]

Great intensity and ideas, but there are some quirks that make it a bit rough around the edges: those transitions are jarring, to put it mildly, and some of the sound choices are a bit strange...I just wish that there was a punchy, attack-heavy snare or clap to go with that white-noise cymbal thing that's through most of the backbeats.

[Rezistor-never Say Never]

Not a bad track at all...hopefully that doesn't sound terribly condescending! There are some good riffs here, and the song overall works. The biggest problem I have is the lack of dynamics. Obviously this is metal, so I'm talking more about Loud vs. Louder vs. Loudest dynamics, but maybe a little more variation of RMS levels, and some more options in the sound of the guitars would go a very long way.

I guess the real verdict is that I enjoy it enough while I'm listening, but I always feel that there's more possibility than has been realized directly. I'd definitely want to check out more by your band...

idfpower responds:

He he, no problem, I can take critics - especially when it's constructive input :)

You're right about the dynamics, but we're talking about an album recorded on a very tight budget. On the other hand, we had some serious issues during mastering and we've almost lost the sessions, so the only solution was to use some older backups and cutting off the effects - all that took a toll on the album's dynamics, but we've decided to go with a not perfectly sounding album as opposed to no album at all :)

Thank you for the review, much appreciated :)