Karco's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Infinnion - Aluminium]

Metals, huh?

Let's see how this works out...

You start out a little simply but build things up quite nicely. Your melody's nice. You could try changing things up throughout the song, rather than generally sticking to the same instruments and changing little in the melodies and harmonies. Your sound effects are a nice touch, and your pad, while a bit weird, is pretty good. Your percussion fits the song, though you could have made it a bit louder.

Overall a nice song. Why don't you stop by my audio page sometime and review my latest, Nova? =)

Infinnion responds:

Thanks for reviewing,I'll check it soon! ^^

[The Poll Song]

Wait, what? XD

This is a random song. Hah. I can tell you didn't put very much effort in it. Unfortunately, I haven't listened to very many of your songs, (only this one and Technisty, actually XD) so I really can't tell you which one I like more. I can, however, leave a review. ;)

Your vocals were a bit unclear, I felt like I'd heard that clap 101 times before, and you could have used more harmonies and your diversity. There. A review for you. As if you meant this song to be good, anyway. =P

Maybe later on, I'll tell you which song of yours I like, after I've been reviewing your songs for more than a few days. =P

[Infinnion - Silver]

Good, overall. =)

You start things nicely, though that bass in the beginning does get fairly annoying. Next time, choose something that gives a little less of a headache, please. =P

It continues sounding fairly decent... not much changes in the song, though. Work on that. =)

Your drums are decent - no comments there. You do have a lack of sounds/harmonies/melodies, which is partially why you don't have many changes. I can see you attempted a buildup, but it's not much of one. In your next few songs, try making more harmonies to go with your melody - but make sure they don't overpower it! ;)

Overall pretty good. Mind checking out my audio page sometime? Review my most recent, maybe. =P Thanks, and I hope my advice helped. =)

Infinnion responds:

I know it's a pretty irritating sound, and I only used 2 synths and one kind of drums, with the next one I will use some more instruments. I'll check your audio soon!
Thanks ^^

[(SM64) Sleeping Piranha P]

Good, but work on that diversity...

For one, the instrument in the background that plays a harmony (you introduce it in the beginning) seems to be choppy and doesn't seem to flow quite well, but that's fixed later in the song. It gets better as it goes and you stick to the original idea, which is nice. There's not much variation in the melody (don't get me wrong, I do see some but it's not that much of a difference) and the harmony sounds the same, too. This song's an overall good one, but you're lacking in diversity.

Late in the song you introduce a nice pad - something you should have done more often. It would have been nice if you had started the song with some instruments and slowly changed them so by the end you'd be listening to different ones entirely, while you keep the same attitude... you know what I mean? Overall it's an okay song. You've got a 4/5 from me.

[{Timebomb} Preview]

Better get to finishing it!

It sounds pretty good, though I have a bit of suggestions for the song.

For one, the vocals were a bit too distorted - I get the idea, but I couldn't make out what they were saying. (I also think it would have sounded better if you started fading in the percussion on "three.")

Second is that the violin you introduce later in the song sounds like it's just there so we all know it's in your orchestral style - I think it would fit a lot more naturally if it was an octave lower (if it sounds good at those notes, mind you =P) and was a bit faster and more consistent, to go with the "rushed" feeling you're giving in the rest of the song. ;)

That's it for my suggestions - other than those, it's sounding pretty good, so keep working on it. =)

[Sought Freedom]

Good - and a few suggestions, if you don't mind.

It sounds pretty good... and when you introduce your first melody, it sounds pretty good.

Reverse cymbal... and you bring the melody in again.

You just introduced a hat... this song is beginning to sound better.

Ooh, I'm beginning to notice high energy levels in this, which is good. You build things up quite nicely.

You know, this song is great, but it all sounds like one big buildup to something even bigger and better. I'm thinking you could somehow condense the essence of this song into a buildup (you could just build things up a lot faster) for a powerful, crazy, freeform, high energy song. Try it sometime. (I'm actually about to submit something - a few days away, actually =P - that's the perfect example of what I'm talking about... should I PM you so you can see what I'm talking about?)

My only other advice is to work on that hat of yours which you introduce towards the beginning of the song. (It sounds a bit overused.) Other than that, great job on this song. Keep going. =)

Lastly: why don't you stop by my audio page sometime? Review a song or two, maybe. =P I'd like it.

[<Alternating current>]

Well...

The introduction was good, though I think you could have introduced a pad after 8 measures or so... that would have made it sound a lot better. You build things up quite nicely... wow, great percussion! =D

It could sound professional, but there's a lack of harmonies... now don't get me wrong, all you really need is a pad and another synth harmony and the song would be complete.

Oh, now I see why you called it Alternating Current... and you introduce more stuff... wow, this is pretty professional-sounding now. You do well with harmonies and have no problem with reptitivity, which is good... and you just introduced another synth. This is pretty good. And you brought the professional-sounding percussion, better than ever, again.

I think your problem is that you had everything you needed, but you were taking things out in the beginning so you had a place to build up to, right? That's a bit amateaurish (no offense ;) ) - a good solution to that would be just to have more harmonies... and use some for one section, and use some for the others. Know what I mean? ;)

So I hope my advice helped you out. :) Why don't you check out my songs sometime? Review a song or two if you have the time, maybe. =P Keep making songs and improving, more like this later on is a good idea. =)

[Technisty (Good one)]

Hmmm. Fairly decent.

For one, the buildup's too slow - after 8 measures, the only thing you add is a clap, and then you add a little bit of percussion. The notes you introduce with the harmony synth is waaay cliched, too.

You do well with harmonies... often I find myself telling people they don't have enough. You do well there, you have the right amount. Keep it there. You change things up now and then, which is good... though you could do it a bit more often. ;)

Ooh, you're bringing in some nice synths now. And now everything just got quiet... don't do that unless you really know how. And you do - you introduced the drums again decently, and then that other synth... this is fairly decent. You did a nice job with this. Keep going. =)

Why don't you review my stuff sometime? If you were to review Phantom Zero, the latest version of Dark Storms at Sea, or And So This Story Goes (or any combination of the three >=) ) it would be nice. =P

XDragonslayerX responds:

I agree somewhat..the build-up is slow..and if you listen to my other songs..you know that's not my style..I just figure that I'd try something different..I listened to a couple professional DJs and noticed they had extremely long build-ups..longer than I did..but different people have different tastes and opinions and I'm perfectly cool with that. I appreciate your review and I really enjoyed your song..I'm gonna go back and DL it and give it a 5/5 as well.

[Vampires dream]

Hmmm, I've noticed something...

You seem to have similar reviewing habits to mine, don't you? Reviewing the most recently submitted songs of similar genres to what you submit in... smart. =) But I'll start reviewing your song.

Honestly... I don't know what more I want. This song's genius. You've got my 5/download. =D I love your melodies, harmonies, everything... it's all so melodic. =D I just don't see how you can have so few downloads and reviews, even though you've just gotten here. Awesome stuff.

It sounds fairly professional, as well - darn it, I wish my first submission was this good. =D What program do you use to make your songs?

My one problem is that the second time you introduce the lyrics, it seems a bit too sudden... and I can understand distortion, but it seems a bit too distorted... I can't pay attention to them AND the rest of the song at the same time. Work on volumes/mastering.

Other than that, your song just gets better and better. Keep making songs, and PLEASE send me a PM next time you submit a song so I can listen to and review it! If you do, I GUARANTEE a review. Seriously. This stuff's awesome! XD

So I hope this review made your day. And yes, if you reviewed my songs, especially Phantom Zero, my latest version of Dark Storms at Sea, and And So This Story Goes, it would make mine. No need to review all three... just my reccomendations. =)

Recap:

Great Song.
Work on lyrics/individual volumes.
Great Song.
Great Song.
Review my songs if you have the time.
Great song.

=D

DistortionResonance responds:

Well, I haven't really "just gotten here" :) Our main accounts are BLACKNOISE and CagedRealm. This is just our "musical-duo" account :D

Well, lemme address the "lyrics are too sudden" part... trust me, that was completely unintentional. We just turned the mic on, and read the poem. It turned out that the vox was 4 bars longer than we needed it to be... but since we had wasted enough time on the vocals, we just left it at that.

Thanks for all the compliments, we really appreciate reviews like these :) I'll go review one of your newer songs :D

See ya later!

[Wolfy Snackrib-Nebula]

Different.

You're giving a different feel in this one than in TreekinGameplay. It's a very nice one, too. This would work nicely in a game, too.

Like your other song, you would do well to work a little more on individual volumes, but it's not that big of a problem.

Overall another fairly good song. Go ahead and PM me whenever you want a review for a song you've recently submitted. =)

WolfySnackrib responds:

Hey ya. I know it was a while ago since you wrote this review but recently I got into another music program, Reason. I made a song called "The sword and shield" and I didn't get any feedback from Newgrounds whatsoever, so a review on that one would be appreciated. :)
Thanks.