Xyresic's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[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.

[xKore - Boom (Prev)]

I think...

When you finally release this absolute monster....

I will be busting the fffffuck out.

[==(Solace)==]

Amazingly relaxing

I could listen to this for hours, it's just so calming and laid back. Then when the drums come in, it's pretty much perfect "sitting on a grassy hill, watching people walk in the park"music. Don't ask where that description came from :P

[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! :)

[SERJ(SZC) - Mind Trip]

Very calming

The song is well constructed, everything blends together nicely and sounds really good. It's very chill, almost ambient. I wouldn't have put this under the "Trance" Genre, it would be more suited to the Ambient subcategory. The bass kick could do with a bit of equalising, maybe back off the sub-frequencies a bit, or apply a tiny bit of compression to keep it from drowining out the other instruments.

[Emma Rosa]

Room for improvement...

When the strings first come in for example, they halve the volume of the piano and shove it to the back of the song, whereas it would sond much better if it were to stand out from the rest. Also with the strings at the start, The dischord sounds really unpleasant and it just makes the strings sound muddy and blurry. This kind of dischord continues in various places throughout the song, and I reckon it would sound much better without it.

ShavenYeti responds:

Thank you for a somewhat helpful review. I'll attempt to try some of the things I said, although I may not understand some of your terminology. I am thinking of taking the piano out of one part so I do not have 'fighting leads' as another put it.

[Pokemon Party]

Whoa

When I first heard the song I was like "Hmm, slight ear rape." Then I read the description and I was like holy crap, somebody's been circuit bending some shit.
You did a good job with this one, especially with the authentic 8-bit tunes, keep up the good work.

[==(Pulse of the Ocean Aby]

Not as good as your recent tracks.

I didn't like the kick very much, it was too distorted to fit in with the rest of the song IMO. Also, there was a bit too much sidechaining on the supersaw pad at the start, the decay probably could have backed off a bit. Apart from that it's a pretty good track. I wouldn't call it trance though... maybe sort of... ambient? I don't know...