Funkypotat0's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Way she Smiles]

Well thought out

The overall feel of this piece is stunning, and fitting for the title and the thoughts that might come into one's head with such a name. The parts flow together nicely and make for a very enjoyable work. There is also a very good balance between all the parts, be it low, high or anything in between. Such balance is definitely something to be proud of.

Well done, 5 and 10 f'sho.

~FP

mattjohnson817 responds:

well thank you very much kind sir.=]

[Bright Light]

A Man of my own Passions

Argh, I'm quite jealous now. Jealous of the fine theme that you constructed and built around, and jealous of the sounds you have. Where did you get that piano and harp from? I'd love to get my hands on those.

The quality of composition needs no words to describe it.

5 and 10, f'sho.

~FP

ChrisisD responds:

Haha Thanks! I use Reason 5 with a huge library of samples. For example, the piano you hear is from Reasons own Real Piano sample library. I believe it's a sampled Steinway. The harp was one I found only a couple of weeks ago randomly on the internet. I'm glad you apreciate my work!

[Little 8-Bit Tune [EDITED]]

MY EARS!

Even after you lowered it, the intro still kinda hurt my ears, but nothing that a bit of volume lowering couldn't fix.

It sounds like something from Mario where he's picking up over 9000 coins, or something like that. The first comment is onto something, would be great for a pixelated, old-school game's credits.

lilmcj22 responds:

Thnks for the comment!
And it does sound like that...
I didn't even notice that though...

[{B.A.B.} Cumulonimbus II ~WIP~]

Great feeling

How to compose weather music.
1) Uninstall software
2) Put Beethoven's Sixth, fourth mvt. on NG
3)????
4)PROFIT!

But fo' serious, this is good, has a great stormy feeling about it, enhanced all the more by comments you wrote.

~FP

blackattackbitch responds:

Lol true, and I didn't know about that song til you just mentioned it, so I now have something else to draw some techniques and inspiration from as I write this, so thanks.

And thanks for the review too, I'm glad you thought it captured the mood I was trying to catch.

[Crystal Snail vs Wind Cro]

Perfect Balance

The problem with many techno/video game songs put up on NG is that they lack a balance in their separate components, be it the melody, chordal background, harmony, bass, beat, whatever. This piece has a tremendous balance in all regards throughout the song, and that's definitely a feat to be proud of.

I wish you the best of luck in your competition.

10 and 5 f'sho.

~FP

Gario responds:

Thanks for the review!

It's nice to hear someone appreciate balance, every once in a while - I pay particular attention to that aspect, so it's nice that people notice. If you really want to blow your mind on this one, try tapping the rhythm to it - now that's the real accomplishment of this track ;)

[Look Behind You!]

I must Highly Recommend

This is definitely a top notch flash game loop for all sorts of action games in various genres. Not only does it sound great, but it also has a relatively seamless loop to it, meaning the end flows pretty well into the beginning (not perfectly, but as background music it needn't be perfect).

However, if I may offer a tip to you. Most flash gamers are notorious for muting anything that's even remotely annoying, and this *could* be annoying to some people. The best way I've found to avoid that is to reduce the volume level on the continuous "ssss" sounds on the drums, and also reduce the volume of all of the sounds in the higher registers. In general, the more the loop leans toward having slightly louder bass, the better.

Of course take this tip with a grain of salt, do with your music what you want.

~FP

Alt-storm-118 responds:

Thank you for your input. I've added a new track "Flight of Takashi" to the Video Game genre. Check it out, it has higher low shelving gain. You might find it a more appropriate and less annoying Video Game piece :)

Thank you for your review. I'll probably come back and remaster this at a later date.

[- Real Hip-hop -]

Smoooooth

That's some good music f'sho, definitely foot-tapping/head-bobbin' during the whole song.

If this truly is REAL hip-hop, I may have to go find some more of it.

Greeksta-69 responds:

Thanks man. people get too wrapped up in mainstream shit and I realize I was getting too wrapped up in it too so I decided to take a more artistic and classical side of hip-hop.

Much love,
Greeksta

[.:Promises WIP:.]

Good for coming out of boredom

"Nothing special," you said in the comments, but I think you may have hit on something pretty special here. It seems you found a good way to utilize the chords here too, well done.

GronmonSE responds:

I think I have like 12 different chords here, but I could have played around with them some more.

Thanks though, always appreciate the feedback.

[Wubble]

One small point

This would sound good in a side scrolling platform game, for sure, but I think a lot of people would be quick to mute it though.

Of course, that's easy to fix I think, perhaps make the constant percussive "sss" sound a bit more quiet and then you'll be good to go.

Other than that, good stuff.

SynthSky responds:

Ah yes it's just a loop.

It might graduate to a song someday, and then the mute button would not be pressed quite as often.

If it does become a song, I'll remember to soften the EQ on that "sss" a little bit.

I also think that a successful sidescroller soundtrack would be a lot more minimalistic, and a little longer.

[Earth Whisper]

Props

You've achieved a good balance between all the parts from high to low, and a near-perfect rise and fall in mood and dynamics throughout the entire song. Certainly a very fine piece of music. Have a 5 too.

Enzer0 responds:

Thanks man - I really wanted to have a peaful yet edgy feel to it. Like it meant something.