arcanedragon-2004's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Boomer Kuwanger (MMX)]

Remaster it damn you!!

It's a nice song, complete and very well put together. It needs more work in terms of substance. The melody is there, and being the huge Megaman fan I am, I noticed its missing something; more hardcoreness!! The guitar was nice in the beginning but didn't fill the song when it got halfway through and into the higher notes. It got kind of muffled and died of then came back but...still, more needed. The drums are good, and sometimes there are no cymbals when there need to be them, but when the cymbals are used, they are used correctly but they are too much in the background. However, the use of the instruments was well done. I applaud you.

SeanSullivan responds:

I don't see what your talking about. I don't remember there being that many cymbals in Kuwanger's stage. I think it is fine as is...

[Zero (MMX)]

Ehh.....you can do better.

The bass was fuzzy, there were no drums, and the whole loop got annoying in the end. It was some FLSlayer layers thrown together, nothing more. I know you can do better though.

SeanSullivan responds:

There is only a bass drum in the original song.

[MMX - Forever the Eagle Storms]

Needs more cowbell...eh...noticeable drums

The song is fine, the riffs are sweet, and the song overall is good. The drums seem to be laying in the background and the song seems to be focusing mainly on the guitars. Nice, but I wish is was just a little bit more hard core.

EliteFerrex responds:

Yeah, I've been working on making my percussion more audible. Thanks for your tip-- I'll definitely take it into consideration! ^^

[Mortal Kombat (HARDCORE.MIX)]

Ehh, it's taken from the midi.

Seeing as how the song itself was just a midi redone with synths, there is absolutely no originality in that. Diversity? Not so much. Effort = 0, because seriously, where are the beats? The synth is the only thing!! Please, if you are going to do a remix, try and stay true to the song and not just rip it and remake the main part.

Injected-Reality responds:

effort= at least 7 i payed 158$ for these instruments so HA.
and your like paula abdul you just copy what every one else says in your own words
thats low. be more creative gosh.

[Breach [kilder]]

Substance is good.

I like the intro into the major substance in the beginning and also in the end. The backup synth as well as the main synth produced a nice sound. In the middle, when it's one lone melody maker, it's kinda boring and then BAM it hits again with the main riff. I liked it, personally. However, you could use some snares when it builds up because I personally like snares, heh. The beat overall is very good and the melody is sound. With a nice intro and outtro, I'd like to see a little more improvement in the middle before you call it finished.

kilder responds:

Thankyou very much, I will use your advices.

[DJ Sash - Its Ecstacy (Demo)]

Sick...and...awesome

THe beginning leads to the main point of the song with the lead synth. Now, don't get me wrong, I know this is how rave music is supposed to sound, but the lead synth is just...too loud. If you turned the volume down on that and then added some strings, I'd be perfectly pleased. I like the chords it goes trough. I wanna dance to it, I really do.

Rave4Yourself responds:

I'll turn it down, DUH! :P

Thanks man. Dance away! :P

strings? i'll think about it, :P
its actually not a bad idea though, :P

later dude.

[Sonic - Emerald Hill Zone]

Awesome...

All I want to know is how you got the synths like that during the song, like high pitched ones. Maybe you can help me out with that. I love the song. Executed perfectly.

SpacLock responds:

If you need any help with music then email me at [e-mail]. I'd be happy to help.

Thanks for the review.