C13b9b11's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[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!

[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 :)

[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 :)

[Angels In The Sky]

Sounds pretty good...my only real complaints are that the beginning goes on a little bit too long (or do I just need too much instant gratification?!?), and that some of the sounds are a bit static at times. Maybe a little mod-wheel tweaking at some point would liven up the soundscape?

Composition, Sound Design, overall concept are really good, and the mix is very appealing. There are a good variety of ideas, and they're connected logically and organically. Good stuff.

idfpower responds:

Thank you very much :) Yeah, there's always room for improvement :) All the best :)