sorohanro's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[le target]

While starting I was "meh"... then after the electric piano started turned to o_O. Nice jazzy vibe, nice trumpet, a bit too "blurry" but I guess it works in the context.
The mixing might be a bit "muddy" to my taste, maybe having a more rhythmically bass would help. The long bass notes don't really let anything else to breathe. A cut of 3-4 db of 200-300 hz in the synths might also help.

[Fist Fu]

Awesome work guys.
Composition is cool, soloing is cool, mixing is cool, a full 5/5.

Bad-Man-Incorporated responds:

Cool. Cheers, mang

[Elocin]

In my headphones, the main lead/ melody is so loud that overpowers everything else. I would make the drums a bit "fatter", back off with the lead and pad a bit, make the guitar stereo (panning or split the frequencies or a ping-pong delay).
Not a bad composition.

LemonCrush responds:

Something, I noticed last time I uploaded stuff here...NG's player, I think, does something to the sound of certain frequencies. It might be an mp3 thing or something, but my stuff almost always sounds different on NG. Sometimes more noticable than others

[Starkey]

Nice track. I like the quite abstract feel of the track. A bit repetitive but we can pretend it's a minimalist approach :)

LemonCrush responds:

It was meant to be minimalist/trance-ish

[ArcLight [Orchestral/Rock]

Very cool track, well arranged and mixed.

[Little Merry Ego (OST)]

Really beautiful piece, fitting the movie very well, but also as a "stand alone" track is nice.
The piano sounds very natural and the playing doesn't sound "programmed", all flowing perfect. Very well done, congrats!

[Thoughts of a Dying Android]

Not bad :) I like the chord changes and the choice of sounds.
In some places might need a better separation between instruments and maybe some volume automation or sidechain of long sounds (pads, long SFX, risers...) would bring out the rhythm better.

ScottJacob responds:

Great points sir. I appreciate the input!

[Carefree]

Not a bad track, with some interesting things and very optimist feel but some things stand out in a not very good way.
In the intro, some of the sound effects are way too loud. Those should be ornaments on the track not main focus, stealing attention from rhythm and melody.
The main thing that bother me is the harmony clash between chords and the main melody. One of those should be adjusted to fit the other, I would say the chords because the melody is pretty good and fit with the bass very well.
The mixing is pretty ok and the choice of sounds is good. At 3:33 the cymbal is a bit loud and too thin to my taste.
Overall pretty good work.

ToxInjection responds:

Thanks for the review! It means a lot!

I'll keep that in mind for next time. I'm still getting used to doing really in depth mixing, so sometimes stuff ends up being louder than I think. I think I'm just worried some people won't hear the FX at all. Then again, my hearing's pretty shit.
Huh, I actually thoughts the chords fit rather well, but of course, to each his own. I have a feeling that my hearing getting really messed up is affecting the volume of some of the stuff I mix. Listening to stuff on full blast for years can do that. I'll really have to adjust for that next time I mix.

[The Ol' West]

Very good track, getting the style very well.
The only thing I can say as a down side is that I would like to hear a real guitar, live recorded.
Eventually you can run the virtual guitar through a virtual amp sim (Guitar Rig or Amplitube) and with the right reverb and delay you might get a more realistic sound.

[Tropic Strike (MAC 13)]

Extremely well composed, very well performed and very well mixed.
One project that makes me proud to be part of :)