Score: 10

"Perfect!"

submission: The Little Pelican

date: March 9, 2009

Shame on Rucklo and I for leaving reviews ;D
- We wouldn't want to influence the outcome of the MAC so early.
...or would we?

This was perfect given the current MAC theme. This is exactly the type of thing that we were hoping to hear.

Thanks for setting the bar so high with this entry!

-=5/5=-

Score: 9

"Cool flippy"

submission: somewhat, a loom

date: October 22, 2008

The score is way too low on this track. I guess people aren't giving it a chance or aren't able to appreciate it... I do though - I thought it was a trippy little head groove. Damn nice.

Score: 10

"Noisalicious an' Dirtiffic"

submission: gramc&sidle

date: October 22, 2008

Fuxxin slick track. Got a great new-school fusiony feel to it - if that makes any sense... Really nice work all around.

Score: 8

"Hmmmm...."

submission: Unnamed!

date: July 23, 2008

As far as timbres go, I'm liking everything except the kit you used for the percussion. Also, not really hip-hoppy... feels a little too upbeat for hip-hop and a little too laid back for anything else really...

Still, nice that you're mixing up a few styles.

A few minor mastering issues here - again, a low cut would clean things up and a limiter would prevent any unintentional digital distortion. I think you may want to experiment a little with multiple compressors. Compress the drums on their own to thicken them up, then run everything through a second compressor and make a few tweaks to your levels to get everything to gel a bit tighter.

Decent work for NG - -=4/5=-

Score: 8

"Agreed with the last reviewer"

submission: Stutter Piano

date: July 23, 2008

Very nice chop job but this could have been so much more with the addition of some really heavy drums in an IDM-ish style.

As is, it sounds like an arp experiment or work in progress but that's all cool.

I'm voting 4 on this because I really liked the direction you were headed but I felt that it fell short without percussion and it ends really abruptly - almost sounds unintentional and I was teetering towards a 3.5 but since that isn't an option I'll round it up :)

-=4/5=-

Score: 9

"Emotional"

submission: Urban Requiem

date: July 23, 2008

I don't know about the last review - I personally loved the strings. The short attack on them almost suggests something like an accordion or possibly harmonica - but it works either way. I think it adds just the right amount of surrealism and interest. Don't change a thing about the strings.

I really liked the concrete percussion towards the end but I wasn't crazy about the police sirens - just an opinion though. I thought it would still give the impression that you were after even better without them. Perhaps better still would have been a couple of ever so slightly detuned air-raid sirens in place of the law enforcement/emergency vehicle. Still - just an opinion and I respect your decision to do it the way that you did.

Great melody and accompaniment - chord progression was really damn nice.

Also -=5/5=-

Score: 9

"Fantastic job"

submission: SR - Grand Theft Audio

date: July 23, 2008

Gorgeous track. Yes, it's a bit repetitive and the mastering is a little off but the string riff is just beautiful. Nice percussion - it fits well.

This sounds like a garageband loop - (which is meant as a compliment) From speaking with you, you've given me the impression that this is all your original work and it sounds ace - I could totally hear a loop like this shipping with a snap-together product like GB.

As far as critiques - you could benefit from either lowering output levels from your compressor or throw a brickwall limiter at the end of the effects chain. I'd also suggest a low cut at around 40 hz or so - that should help clean up the bottom end a bit (it's a tad bit muddy and distorted at the moment)

If you have the work files as .mid's then I'd LOVE to get a copy for remixing purposes.

If this track is an indicator of your talent then you are definitely one to watch.

Talk to you later
-=5=-
(why the hell such a low score on this track??!?)

Score: 9

"Thanks..."

submission: SR - Untitled 0708 (Sine Mix)

date: July 22, 2008

for making me look like a talentless hack :)

I think you did a great job with it. Of course, I'm assuming that you've already had a listen to my remix of the same found at: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/liste n/159021

I really like what you've done with it - perhaps even better than what I did :D

Not bad at all for less than an hours work!

j00 g3t teh 5!~

Score: 10

"Super job"

submission: I like Bacon

date: July 1, 2008

This rocked. the only way it could be better is if it were wrapped in bacon!

I really like what you did at the end there - so many people always try so hard but they forget that sometimes the most effective way is to just let the musical ideas flow.

I gotta go talk to A-Bot cuz' I want to see this on the front page.

Keep this up!

Score: 10

"All sorts of nice stuff here."

submission: {PBJ}Chapter One{PBJ}

date: June 10, 2008

Nice job on this - laid back, chilled out and catchy. I see a few peeps have mentioned vox - they may be right - vocals could take this track from a damn fine piece of bg music to a radio hit. Then again if the vocal suck they could sink it.

Something to be said for simplicity I guess. This is really easy to listen to.

Do this again, then again, and fame will be yours!

-=5/5=-