stunkel's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Living in the Moment]

Alright well to start off I think that the piano sounded very realistic, but it might sound better if the notes were stretched longer in the piano riff. For some reason this bothered me. But it actually proved to worked better with the end of the song. One thing I think the song could improve on is a cool intro. I bet if you did a softer, higher pitched and slowed down version of the same riff you started with, it would give a nice effect and set a cool atmosphere for the rest of the song. The violins sound really nice and I didn't even notice they came in until i listened closer. Not sure if that is good or bad, but it was impressive that it slipped by XD. The song sounded flat a few times, just because a few notes mixed together sounded a little nasty, but those were small and rare. But the song was pretty good. Nice work!

Also, it'd be awesome if you could listen to my song "The Return" and give feedback!

4/4 review and rating!

TheMrMokey responds:

Wow thanks!

I think I will experiment with a unique intro and update it in the near future and will check out your stuff now. :)

Thanks for the review!

[Becouse i Love You]

sweet intro! I think the song could do without the singing though. But it was nice!

DjFrenkReturn responds:

thx for the vote and wow u is fast to vote 1 min ago!!!!

[Irish Coffee]

Alright here is my review of the song!

The intro with the rain is interesting. I really like the idea of using sound effects in music. Which I have yet to do. However, I know you might be limited by your resources to have good sound effects, but the rain just sounds like static after a while. But I just used my imagination that it was rain and it got me by the song. The guitar is great, just a really nice melody, and it really goes nice with the rain noise in the background. The combination of all of the instruments you used with the rain really creates an awesome atmosphere that I don't really don't here that often in song.

This may be my opinion only, but I personally was not a fan of the double time in the drums at 1:17. It was all just a little too sudden for me. I think it sort of just took away from the atmosphere of the song. But once I got past the transition, it sounded fine. And then going back to the normal drumbeat on the high hat was a really nice touch! A really soothing idea. I think if you were able to get into that double time with a better transition, it would be much better.

The song actually sounds like it could be a score for a sad part in a movie or TV show. Like a montage of a guy getting over his girlfriend or something sad like that. It fits that genre very well in my opinion.

The sound quality is really good! Outstanding really. For the atmosphere of the song, it worked really really well. Everything is properly mixed and it all sounds really clean. You seemed to add the right amount of effects on all of the instruments and you really took your time to make sure all of the instruments were evened out.

Overall, it was a really good song. The song does get a bit repetitive at times, but you change enough of the background, and to be honest, the fact that it is a little repetitive doesn't really bother me at all. The songs structure is really clever and it holds itself up very well. I think you got yourself a good piece here. Especially just for writing it in an hour. I think you should take a little bit more time on songs like this, you could really make it into something awesome

Also, it'd be awesome if you could check out my original song "The Return" and give a review

4/5 review and rating! Nice work

LimeDisciple responds:

Christ this is a long interview, probably why it took me a year and a half to reply. Thanks dude, the guitar was recorded in one take on some chords I was messing with a couple years back. The whole song took on average 45 minutes from start to finish. Yeah the drums needed to be calmed down at those parts, I was definitely not that good at atmosphere/mixing at the time.
For some reason I always write soundtrack shit, no idea why. The repetitiveness of my songs is something I've just gotten from all the fucking prog stuff I've listened to man.

I'm going to check out your song and write you a review, thanks for all the time and effort dude. From one songwriter to another, you are the man.

Rock and roll

[May it be - LotR]

So nostalgic of the movies. Honestly is awesome. DId you really play this? Because you play the piano very well. No complaints about the song at all. Nice work! I really enjoyed listening to it!
Also, if you have time, feel free to check out my new track "The Return" and give feedback!

5/5 for awesome playing and great song choice :D

Musicious responds:

Yes, I really played this. I'm happy you like it! :)
I can recommend "The Return"!

[The Heart's True Darkness]

New review time! This is for an animation so I can't really be critical on structure. So I will just talk about the song itself :D I think that the instruments could have been a little bit more realistic. I know it isn't your fault, so I won't take off points for that :P Just one thing that bugged me was the voice sounds. Not a big fan of it haha. I really like when the piano comes in! Really adds a different aspect of atmosphere to the song! But nice work!

Also, it'd be awesome if you could check out my original song "The Return" and give feedback!

3.5/5
4/5 rating!

KobraEditing responds:

Thanks for the feedback! I experimented with a lot of different instruments. Realistic ones didn't really fit the feel of the animation, but I get what you're saying. I agree with what you said about the piano. I felt that it brought a lot of life to the sound. Too bad you didn't like the voices. It works well for that point in the animation.

Thanks again!

[TMFO3 -6: Tearsunk.]

Very nice! It sounds very video gamey :D I like it a lot though. I think that the instruments could sound a little bit more realistic though. I think you could definitely improve this by adding some reverb and echo effects to the instruments. This will really help the drums as well. The song is very naturey and nice though. Good job!

Also, it'd be awesome if you could check out my original song "The Return" and give feedback!

4/5

Calamaistr responds:

I've already reverbed the instruments, but i prefer not to overdo it because there are alot of subtle effects. The instruments are as they are to stay in the same spirit as the rest of the album ;)

thanks for your review and kind words.
-cal.

[Dark Corridor: Ambience]

Sick intro! Very mysterious! I like it a lot when the drums come in. Really cool sounding actually. It isn't too repetitive even though I feel like I should feel that way DX. I love when the piano comes in. It's really really awesome when that comes in and when it builds more and more! This is very film scorey as well. For some reason i can see this going in the movie Inception right next to Hans ZImmers song "Time" This is pretty awesome. It's very cool to listen to though. And it really just passes by you like its nothing. No complaints at all really!

Also, it'd be awesome if you could check out my original song "The Return" and give feedback!

4/5 review
5/5 rating!

shadowsoflight777 responds:

Thanks! I take the comparison to Inception/Hans Zimmers as a huge compliment :)

[I Do Geek Theme]

Very nice loop! It sounds very video gamey! And I love it when the drums come in! The voice is really awesome too! I think you should make this into a full song to be honest. It's catchy, fun and with this being as good as it is on its own, who knows what you could do with the full thing! Nice job though

Feel free to check out my original song "The Return" and give feedback!

4/5
5/5 star rating

headphoamz responds:

Yeeee! I would love to make a full song. Maybe someday ^_^

[The Odyssey]

Nice strings in the beginning. They could be a little more realistic sounding, but they sound good for the song. The melodies in the background repeat a bit too often I think though. Like the strings go on for a little too long. I think the song would improve if it changed up the chords in the background a little bit. I'm not sure if that would mess up the flow of the song, but I think it would be worth a shot!

I really like the synths at 2:15. I don't think you did, but it sounds like the same loops you would hear in garageband XD.

Now I hear a slightly different chord profession at the end of the song. You should put that same chord progression somewhere earlier in the song to change it up a bit! But It's a pretty nice song.

So basically, you have a ton of awesome melodies, especially the piano ones :D but the chords in the background with the strings are a little too repetitive. Just changing the chords up a little could help. Or if you don't want to change the chords up at all, change up the drums, add some more drum fills on the drums as well! Transitions and changing the drums is huge! They are very helpful in music.

Also, it'd be awesome if you could check out my original song "The Return" and give feedback!

3.5/5
4/5 rating!

TBC-x1x2x3 responds:

Thanks. You're right about the repeating factor of this song. I worked on that in my later songs (havn't uploaded them on newgrounds yet)

Haha, I don't use garageband. I used it a few times, but it's not really my program to work in.
If you like this song, you will probably like my newer song too: http://soundcloud.com/acidhammer/evolution

I'll take a listen to your song. Thanks for the review.