SynthGoddess's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Domyeah - Final Sunset]

The person below me has a point. It's a bit too loud for me as well, and I tried turning down my volume. Maybe your sound device makes it so that it doesn't seem too loud to you. (Headphones vary in sound quality).
I would try testing your song out on at least 2 types of headphones and 1 speaker with a subwoofer function-- such as a decent quality car stereo or, in my case, I use a logitech black speaker set with a subwoofer that allows me to hear bass and treble volumes.
This song is actually pretty good, I enjoyed the keys that went on throughout the song. Just work on your volume

[-Starlight-]

How are you only 13 making these types of songs?? Wanna know what I made at 13? Garbage. You have some potential that I haven't seen in someone so young. Wow. Only thing in this song that needs work are the transitions between parts. This song is not redundant at all. You just earned yourself another follower.

sYrge responds:

Thanks :D

[-Sunlight-]

0:23, those stabs got me. Man I wish you didn't have trouble with those drums this would be SOOOO good. The instruments are amazing together. There is no flaw. I was about to comment on the drums but then I read the description. I can tell in the song where the volume can't really be handled by the processor.

THAT DROP AT 2:38!!!!!!!! I was literally looking off in the distance while I was listening to this song and when the drop came I looked at the computer and my mouth dropped. The stab to growl transitions were so good. Soooo good!!!! Those wobbles/growls were AMAZING. It almost makes me upset because it would be so flawless with the drum at proper levels. What program are you using? I might be able to help you. This is an amazing song that was so close to being perfect. But those drumssss!!!

WOW! Please let me know if I can help you at all because you have no idea how much I would love for your song to reach its full potential. Good work, good work!

sYrge responds:

Thank you so much :D I used Serum by xferrecords to make the lead synth and growls, and the DAW I use is Logic Pro 9.

I don't know if there is much you can do for me because Logic itself probably could handle all that stuff, but the computer I use is from 2006 so that's probably the real problem here. I'm also far too young to get a job so I won't be able to get a newer and better computer anytime soon :(

But thanks a lot for the feedback! :)

[Mountain man]

From 0:01 to 1:23, it did the same thing over and over. I personally didn't like the redundancy, but it was a well put together tone. The transition to 1:25 wasn't great, as there could have been something to tie it all together. However, 1:25 to 2:02 was respectable and pretty. The instruments worked well together, I LOVED that electric guitar/pluck synth, and the reverb that went with it was GOLD.
One main thing I can tell you from this is that transition is a MUST. Good transitions in a song can make it 5 times better to listen to. This was NOT a bad song, but some work on song structure/chord progression variation, mastering, and transitions would be good.
Not bad, so keep improving! Keep it up!

[Tobu - 7]

My first thought with this song was: What the hell is this person about to do with guitars on a house song. That's....uh....interesting.
When that synth faded in at 0:15, i was hooked. It was crisp, clear, and blended with the guitar sooo nicely. The synths had a nice house gate, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
The chord progression is solid and goes throughout the song without being too redundant and boring. 1:45 is where I really start to love the song. The guitar coming in again was great.
You do a great job with the volumes of all the instruments, making sure nothing overpowered anything. I loved this song-- wonderful, wonderful job here, Cryptic.

CrypticSaao responds:

Thank you so much, I'm glad I can make everyone happy. If you want to check out the songs that I make myself go here http://crypt-gd.newgrounds.com/

[...And Then Calm(WIP)]

That synth in the beginning got me. It's so nice, the way it flows throughout the song is great-- keep it that way! The chord progression at 0:54 is great, and the piano coming in at 1:08 works perfectly with the synth!
1:20, great transition!!
I love the direction this song. The beat is perfect. You explicitly say this is a WIP, so I won't say much else. I enjoyed this, this is great! Can't wait for the full version!

SiegWin responds:

Thanks for your input it's much appreciated! I'm hoping to have it done soon so keep an eye out. :D

[Contact]

I can understand the direction of this song-- but the structure needs some work. It did this weird tempo change that was a little uncomfortable for me at 0:45. I like that drum pattern though, it's really nice.
There's really no chord progression. The drums start glitching around 2:28 and I'm not sure if that was intentional but it was very off.
Overall I'd say that this needs some work, but with simple chord progression (even if it alternates from the same 2-3 chords, it'd be very nice.)
Also try some variation in the drum pattern. The same drum pattern from nearly start to finish with no chord progression and no set variation in song structure was a little boring.
It's a good start! I hope all of the criticism isn't super harsh. I like the feel of this song, it's just really big things that need attention that could make this really, really good.

Digiguy responds:

All fair criticisms. I did make this song a few years ago and only just now released it. Try out these songs instead. http://i.imgur.com/7Av4p4E.png?1

[2D Or Not 2D]

This song is going in a fair direction. However it doesn't have much chord progression, nor does it have much variation until near the end of the song. Try using more chords in a set key. Are these samples put together or did you make some of these melodies/patterns?

[Unknown]

This song is solid. I can see a bassline going nicely in the chorus parts. Maybe an acoustic or semi-electric sounding bass with a smooth glide in between notes. The vocals, in terms of note placement and stuff, are nice. Good work with that.
While the hook was nice, and the instruments and chords were nice, I was a little bored. Not in a super bad way, but it's like I was expecting a little variation in the instrument patterns but it just wasn't there.
But that's just me. And for how the song direction was aimed at, I enjoyed it for the most part.

The strings and piano worked out nicely. The little beat at 1:34 was nice, and that synth that comes in 1:43 was great!! The drum pattern was nice, did you make it or was it a pre-made loop/sample?

Overall, for the direction of the song, I liked the song. It had nice aspects that I was able to appreciate. Nice work!

spot1techno responds:

Thank you for your comment! I appreciate all of the thought that went into your feedback. :)

[Left for dead too]

I like this. The only time it gets wonky for me is 2:40-2:50. Something there is off-sync. And by off sync I mean by MILLISECONDS so it's not bad at all.

A few suggestions just from my mere opinion:

There isn't really a chord progression here. It seems like one chord all the way through, with a few variations from time to time. Maybe during the non-drop parts, you could incorporate a nice little chord progression to keep it nice and interesting.

To me the song structure is a little weird, but I see how it works.

I love 2:13-2:38, and the drops are fantastic. The wobbles aren't really off to me like the person below me said. Maybe that's just me? Sometimes slowing down the song significantly and listening to it during production mode can help pinpoint the off-sync parts.

Overall, there are things (little things) that can be improved, but I like the direction and the Left for Dead concept was really cool! Nice work~

Ex-Poser responds:

Hey thanks for the review. I really appreciate the in depth feedback. Yesh, this song goes back around maybe a year or so I think, back before side chaining and chord progression was even known to me. I guess I just got a hold of these samples and decided to try and make the most craziest, hardest drop I possibly could, without really considering the in between bits.
Even though fixing or tweeking this song is basically impossible because of its corruption, I'll be sure to keep those things in mind when producing future projects. Thanks again.