Xyresic's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Atonal Rhythmic Noise]

I dig all the sneaky layers you've got going on... hi-hats keeping the tempo which leaves you free to perform crazy filter gymnastics with the main synth, peppered with sound bytes and fleeting one-shot sound effects that would take me a bunch of listens to single out. It's like you took the output from some kind of computer data cable and converted it into audio.

Quarl responds:

Was sampling my own synths from past songs. I don't do it very often but you can get really cool stuff from just rearranging old tones and textures <3

From a percussion POV, random sounds and samples can be used like one-off vibraslaps or chimes. There's at least one Yoshi lick in this, don't tell Nintendo but Yoshi makes great auxiliary sound effects :3

[Hell Yeah]

Following your recommendation to scope out your more recent works~
Digging the clean, dry sound. Very sparse arrangement but still feels frenzied and fast. I can see you still enjoy very growly, heavily filtered bass lines. Breakdown at ~2:05 is sick. Nice work!

Quarl responds:

I remember learning GarageBand in 2006, wondering how to make big dnb Reese basses in a program that didn't do synthesis. Most the instruments had only one or two sliders for various things like "tone" or "reverb." Felt like dnb artists back then made their synths "talk." Someone at my wedding last year said my synths sounded like they were talking and it was wonderful knowing that I instilled that same feeling in a different person :'3

[Automaton - RD2011]

I remember when you released this, I listened to it a whole bunch.
Quirky, angular, robotic; such a weird mashup of styles but you make it work so well. That muted trumpet + piano combo for the intro is just *chef's kiss*.
Still a bop, glad I found it again after all this time. Keep rocking the free world.

Quarl responds:

Thank you for remembering this! Got some new dnb this year/last year, maybe worth checking out?

[bliss]

I like the vibe of this one. It's very funky, and the lead sounds really nice. Good luck for the Deathmatch!

johnfn responds:

Thanks man! Same to you! :-)

[The Whistler]

Another awesome track from the one and only Cheshyre. Love your style man, it's really unique. Keep up the good work!

cheshyre responds:

Thank you so much!! I'm glad you enjoy it! I'll keep trying!

[Glim]

This is such a relaxing song! I love the chill vibe it gives out...
Can't wait for the album to be released!

Kingbastard responds:

Thanks man;) Hope you enjoy the album too.

[Friday Fox - Unwanted Memories]

Nice!

Apart from the things I was talking about on Skype, this track is bangin'.
Keep up the good work!

gavkay21 responds:

Thanks dude XD

[-A Taste of...- V.4]

Sweet

I'm not a huge metal fan, but this is pretty awesome. I especially liked the bridge at around 1:50, and then when the strings come in and layer on some more awesome.
Great job!

Back-From-Purgatory responds:

Glad you enjoyed it regardless of not being a metal fan.

Thanks for the review!

[Out To Lunch]

I love this, and I don't know why.

It just has this feel of "Fuck yeah, I'm making music, deal with it". I don't even know how to describe it. It sounds like you had a lot of fun while making this, and that gets conveyed really well, cause I have a lot of fun listening to it! Great job!

Kingbastard responds:

Thanks, that's exactly the vibe I was hoping to convey:) Cheers for the review, much appreciated.

[Bambi 2011 (Assios Remix)]

Alrighty

There's a little too much compression on everything, so much so that nothing really stands out and instruments are being lost and drowned out. I think I can hear some deafault Maximus on the master, which is makng everything sound unnecessarily loud. The lyrics are pretty good, but they get a bit repetative after a while. Also, the drums on this kind of song need to be more defined. At the moment, the compression is making them sound dull. You need to remove the compression on the master and go through all the instruments to see which ones need compression and which don't. I could give some more tips but I'd probably just bang on for hours.

Overall: It's a catchy song with good structure, but it's hampered by overcompression and lack of EQ.

Assios responds:

Ah yea, I made this a year ago, and I didn't put Maximus on until today, right before I uploaded it, I should probably just keep it without the Maximus.. I guess I'll reupload it. Thanks for a nice and detailed review! :)