sorohanro's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Metal Gear Movie Promo]

Good voice

but what a shame, a very bad mic, so the quality is almost unusable.
I might be interested in the future for some voice, would be good if you get a decent setup to record. You can make a setup under 100$ ;)

[[LY] Afternoon Blazing [D]]

groovy

Groovy and smooth.
Still, lack of a real instrument soloing over and as construction is strange how in the middle (where should be the peak) the energy goes sort of...off.

la-yinn responds:

The jazzman himself, I'm honoured, hehe. ;)

The middle is the place where I want a nice saxophone melody kicking in. I have yet to find a nice saxophone vst, so I've left that spot empty for now. I do see where you are coming from.

Appreciate the review!

[Lonely City Night (Walking)]

Simple

That's right, simple and effective.
That could create great atmosphere in a Flash movie or game.

Arouth responds:

Thank you. One of my favorite too.

[Sea of Tuscany]

Awesome

Awesome, as usual.
Great to see that "Tuscany" became a series. Don't stop here, make more of those.
5/5, 10/10

As a suggestion from me, don't fade out the ending, make it loop, after all, to me seems like the same tonality.

No1r responds:

Thank you for your kind words and suggestion Sorohan :)
I'm happy i can keep in touch with experienced and great musicians like you.

[Roll-N]

nice one

Simple = Win
Simple harmony over a catchy groove.
The bass line reminds me of squarepusher (and that's a compliment). A nice touch to the track is Rhodes.
10/10, 5/5 fav'ed

Bitqrusher responds:

Thanks a lot for your positive comments.
It's nice to be reviewed by a more experienced member of the community,
Glad you liked it.

[New Divide (Setu Cover)]

nice

A Setu Firestorm track = 10*
Synth guitars -1 = 9*
Voice (quite unusual for NG tracks, isn't it?) +11 = 20*
Too bad that rating system is only 'till 10*

Nice attention to the details. Voice could be more "gritty" as singing or put through a tube simulator and cranked up a bit.
You could ask someone to record some real guitars , at least for the solos, heck, I could do it.
Anyway, a nice track.
Congrats !

[Love Rocket]

too bad that...

Good performance, good guitar sound too bad that the recording/ mixing is not at the level of the music :(
There is clipping, BAD clipping, there is lack of stereo field in voices and the solo guitar smash everything else down... other way, could have been one of my favorites.

Urbanus responds:

Thanks for the review! I'll get to work on the revision ASAP. Oh and let me know if you would want to take a look at it.

[Agnus Dei - Mass in Bm]

nice

Quite good performance, a bit plucky sound but other way, quite good recording too.
It's not a Decca Classic recording but good enough to make a great soundtrack to any Flash movie of game.

Urbanus responds:

Thanks bro! And you are right about the plucky sound...I just couldn't figure out how to get rid of it.

[Remember the Killings Finished]

nice

All the good things are obvious.
The voice remind also to me of Metallica, the choice of effects is good too.
Composition is good, all the parts blend together very well.
As for mixing, voice should stand out a bit more, I would push it at least 3 db more.
As I see vocal music, voice is the most important element.

Also from guitars I would eq off some of the low frequencies so the bass line stand out more.

Bad-Man-Incorporated responds:

Thanks man. I agree with you on all points. However, I personally didn't like the vocals much louder. But the guitars, I have been hemming and hawing over...so this helps a great deal. :D Thanks my dude. (Plus my bass playing was a bit shitty, so I kinda buried it in the mix) :D

[Sorrow Knows Many Names]

pretty ok

Not a bad start for composing.
At 1:45 is totally "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic :)), like for real, just listen.
Anyway, here are some tips:
1-Get a decent recording/ editing program. Audacity is free and good enough.
2-There is a tool in almost all editing programs named "noise reduction", learn to use it properly and you'll get rid of the white noise in no time ;)
3-There is an option in almost all programs to normalize the tracks, this way you'll get enough volume without distorting/ clipping.
4-If you still don't have enough volume, learn how to use compression (there is a thread in the Audio Forum).
5-For achieving a "larger" sound you can try to use some reverb (not too much). This way the sound will appear as from a concert hall, not a small room.

Hope this is helpfull.
For more tips you can always ask in the Audio Forum.

MusicMyOxygen responds:

Haha yea I'm noticing that now. Its slightly different though, but it being in the same key as that song makes it hard to differenciate haha.

Thanks for the advice! I've recently been messing with audacity, so hopefully ill get some better stuff recorded soon, and stuff thats at a higher caliber than this.

I really appreciate the review! thanks!