LJCoffee's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Mirage of Life]

Not too bad

A little clunky - something didn't seem to gel correctly - decent vocoder thing happening though.

I really would have liked to hear this turn into something more - I felt like I was waiting for something to finally kick in but it just never did.

Keep it up though !

Suspended-3rd-Chord responds:

yea, I was trying for a while to kinda build it up to something, but it just never happened. the dance-ish part was supposed to be a bit longer, but I was never able to really get that anticipated intense feel in this song.

thanks alot for the review man!

[The Labratory]

Hmmmm Tough one.

Sounds alright but you've got a real retro sound happening here along side of more up to date samples. I think that if you stuck with the more chip-tuney percussion it would have worked out nicer.

Not really my thing so don't pay too much attention to my critique.

Keep on submitting! 4/5

hjhkbn responds:

Yeah i know, it was supposed to be all retro. I wanted to be like that because it was like a lab theme.

[°°Attitude°°]

Nice - if a little repetitive

A little repetitive and honestly after a few bars I felt like I was waiting for something - not sure what - but like I said, I felt like I was ... waiting. Sounded like it was heavy on the higher frequencies - could have used a little more beef in the bass maybe? Not a bad track at all - I don't want you to think that I didn't like it - I did, I'm just letting you know where I think the little trouble spots might be.

ALl in all a nice track.

Whirlguy responds:

I like it when people point things out what could have been better, thats what I do when I write reviews aswell(: I agree about the bass, and repetitive, well.. I tried spicing it up the best as I could. Glad you like it though! Thanks for the review^-^

[°°D-Tastic°°]

Lose some of the Intro!

GREAT sounding track once you get past the intro, which went on just a little too long. After that though it really turned into something unexpectedly cool.

Very nice job!

Lose those pan flutes and timpanis though :)

Great track - 5!

Whirlguy responds:

I started this song with the boring intro and then got the idea to throw it all over. I have been thinking about throwing the intro away after that, but the next part wouldnt be as good if I did that. Id say that this would be a good introtrack if Id ever make an album:P

Thanks for the review! (:

[Sexy Shagadelic Awesome Bass]

Damn nice track

Great work - can't make any suggestions

You seem to have a very laid back style all around - this one has a nice little jump beat though - nice job.

Good instrumentation and nice overall production.

WAR-BASTARD responds:

Making insane compositions doesnt seem to be my strong point so I tend to steer away from it although I shouldn't. I hope to get recognised for melodic tunes rather than immense sound lol :D

Appreciate the group of positive reviews and votes :)

TheGaffer.

[Human Life Cycle]

Chilled like Smith

Very laid back - at first I really wasn't thinking that I would like it but after a few bars I got a little more into it - Which is good - It's always nice to win someone over like that.

Very chilled out track - This also gets a 5 - I really ended up liking it quite a bit.

I would have LOVED to hear more of a progression into something just completely manic and off the wall but perhaps that would be best saved for another track.

Also - watch the distortion on your instruments - I'd suggest either a little more or a little less - the amount you're using in places sounds unintentional.

Overall, great work - really liking what I'm hearing.

WAR-BASTARD responds:

Thanks man :). I hear what youre saying about the progession. When I make a peice I get so into one melody I've created I can't get enough of hearing it and I forget that other people won't want to hear it as much lol. When I listen back on my old tracks they do sound really repetitive, but, it all comes with practice, ive been making music for about 5 months so I'm still learning and getting better (I think)

Thanks for the 5 :D

TheGaffer.

[Natural Development]

Lo-Fi cool

Very nice track - great timbres, love the lo-fi sounds. Some nice techniques used.

Could have used a bit more percussion.

I know (hope) it was intentional but there did seems to be some unchecked distortion here and there - the problem is that in some spots there wasn't enough to make it obvious that it wasn't a mistake. I think that adding something that's clearly not distorted along side of it would help make your intention more obvious.

All around cool track. You get my 5.

Keep it up!

WAR-BASTARD responds:

Glad you like it coffee. Hmm not sure which bits you mean, obviously I used quite a lot of distortion when the track picked up and when it was more mellow the quieter background synth was still somewhat distorted dunno if that answered your question lol :D

Thanks for the help I'll remember to use it next time im using distortion.

TheGaffer.

[(ST) Bassport (Remaster)]

Straight 8's

But you'll get teh 5!

Very good work here - I can't say it was the most spectacular example of DnB I've heard but you definitely set yourself apart from quite a few others with this track - I loved some of the techniques that you used in this one - Stutters and repeats were effectively used to punctuate the track where needed. I liked the granular pulling and stretching applied to a few samples.

The negatives - whole track sounded just a bit washed out - same as "Believe" - great work but when compared to other portal entries it seemed to lack punch. I'm thinking it might be due to the MP3 compression settings - just a guess...

Great job!

StereoTactik responds:

Thanks for your awesome reviews! I'm glad you like my music.

I know that the Believe full version lost quality because of filesize, and this song is just terribly mastered :P

Thanks again LJ! Be sure to check out my 1337 new benny hill remix ROFL!!

[Believe (StereoTactik Remix)]

Nice!

Great job - seemed just a bit low when compared to other portal submissions (overall volume)

Other than that it was a great track - absolutely lovin the bassline - very sick.

You get my 5! - I have no real complaints or suggestions - I'll have to PM you about this track.

StereoTactik responds:

Alright, thanks again for reviewing!
I shall check my inbox.

[-Robotnik Remix-]

Not bad at all

lost points due to the self proclaimed "reMix" aspect but all in all a decent job.

Again, sorry if this review seems a little off - VG is just not my thing - I have the same general comments that I did for "Bloodrush" - everything was well done except for the percussion. Maybe it's supposed to be that way but I really think that if you put a little more effort into the drums this would have been much cooler.

Very good job though!

WritersBlock responds:

Yeah, the remix is a learning curve, by finding out what makes existing songs good, I can try to make original songs more interesting. Thanks for the comment... yes the drums need work (it's on the top of my to do list)

Cheers