SmithBA's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Tell Me What I Want To He]

Great song, but the vocals were very loud, at least during the 'verses'. The hook is incredible though.

jtstrick responds:

I need to learn how to master

[Tomorrow - w/ lyrics!]

Nice Track. A couple thoughts on it (feel free to disregard these if you don't agree lol):

Liked:
1) I liked the composition of the song. It screamed rock, and it has a unique sound.
2) The solos were great. Some real skill there.
3) The vocalist can sing. I actually really like the vocals.

Disliked:
1) There was a ride, maybe a crash idk, but it was a bit too loud for me right around the 1:00 mark.
2) The vocals were also might have been a touch too loud in a couple parts.

All in all, i like the track. It's a style I like and I thought it was well written. Nice job.

guitarmandan responds:

Hey SmithBA. Thanks for taking the time to listen! I always keep my ears open for constructive critism: it helps me hear things I may have missed and improve the quality of my recordings.
I agree with your dislikes: the mix could use some work, no doubt. I am taking another stab at this song by re-recording it for an upcoming EP I am releasing. I'll actually have a recording engineer to help me out rather than trying to do it all myself! We'll see if I can do a better job!
Take care! Up the irons! \m/

[Tripo]

Nice track! My thoughts on it (feel free to disregard these opinions if you disagree :p)

Pros:
1) I really like the laid back mood. I feel like the the acoustic guitar riff that comes in around 1:05 really fits the mood of the song.
2) The sounds you chose fit very well together. They compliment each other well. Nice job on that.

Cons:
1) It's a little repetitive. I kept wishing it would go somewhere. Maybe work on being a bit more progressive. Try out a new progression or be daring and go with a key change!
2) Although you have nice rhythms with the instruments alone, my ear kept wanting to hear some sort of percussion. Idk if you chose to leave percussion out of this particular track, if you did I understand that decision.

Overall I thought the song was fun to listen to. Good job on this track.

wolfshowl9 responds:

Awesome! Thanks. I appreciate the review and tips. :)
Have a good morrow.

[Waiting for Vblank]

Nice track. Well written and a nice mix. Just a little repetitive, but overall really good. Great job.

Hikari responds:

Thanks, I got a little stumped around the middle so that's probably why is a little 'loopy'.

[The Road Ahead]

This song is another one of my favorite pieces entered in the MAC. It's well written and the sounds you chose are awesome. The mix is really good. There's not much in this piece that I didn't like. You also get several bonus points for using Finale to compose the song. lol Really good job on this track.

samulis responds:

Hehe, thanks. Still could deal with a good bit of improvement as the other fellas have suggested, but other than that, it's a piece I'm fairly proud of, which is rare, tbh. Glad you like it. :)

[- MB - The Black Wind]

There were a lot of great songs submitted in the MAC and this is one of my favorite ones. I don't wanna write a long review, but I thought the track was fantastic and wanted to let you know I enjoyed it. Great work.

Breed responds:

Much obliged.

Cheers!

- Breed

[Looks Salty]

Well, I don't listen to too much electronic music, but I'll give you some feedback on this track.

Pros:
1) I liked the varition in sounds you chose for this track.
2) The glitchy synth hook is well written and catchy.
3) This mix was pretty good. Maybe a little heavy in the low end in a couple spots, but overall good.
4) I liked several of the build-ups.
5) I liked the ending of the song.

Cons:
1) It's a little repetitive, maybe spend some time with that main hook and explore where that could go.
2) I didn't care much for the clap sample, but to each his own. I just felt it sounded a little flat.

Overall it was a pretty good track. I have respect for the electronic genre as a whole because I have no idea what you guys are doing. lol Nice Job. Keep up the good work.

EvilJellyMan990 responds:

Thanks for the kind words, it is true I did have a problem with making the song less repetitive. I couldn't get anything to fit with it. And the clap was just a standard ts808 clap so you probably heard it everywhere. Lol

[Dallas Aint Shit!]

The song is great. The bass *might* be a touch loud in a couple parts, at least thats the way it sounds in my monitors, but overall the mix is really good. The song is well written, and I enjoyed listening to it. Nice job.

jbotsd responds:

Yeah the bass was just limited hard just due to the fact i wanted to get the song finished sooner. Glad you liked the mix but I didnt really put too much time or effort into it being a demo. It will be re tracked with a drummer soon and ill be sending it off to get mixed :D Really happy you enjoyed the song :D

[~SW~ Astral Nation]

I really enjoyed this song. My favorite part happened @ 2:52. You did a great job mixing this track. The sounds you picked were awesome. This might be my favorite track that I have listened to on newgrounds. just an all around awesome job. 5/5.

SkyeWint responds:

Hey, thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed this song. :)

The part at 2:52 was actually an idea from the soundtrack of a game called Grandia (which has an awesome soundtrack in general btw). Almost all the sounds on this are from one magnificent thing called Omnisphere.

I'm glad you think this is your favorite track - hopefully I can break that record with another track of mine! :D

[Puke]

Idk why this song has such a low rating. I actually really like it. The lead guitar tones needs a little bit of work, and the mix and production needs some work, but I love the way the song is written. The song just screams punk to me, nicely done. 4/5.