Onefin's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Pluto]

Although the beginning had a bit too much saw for me, and the snare hit at 01:58 felt a little anticlimactic, that was an AWESOME drop! Your melodies are great, although I wish they were a little louder. Also why is the end of the track 20 seconds of silence?

Pandasticality responds:

the 20 seconds of silence is something i will take out after the NGADM Judge as given his/her review, theres really no reason for it to be there.

thanks for the review !
- Pandasticality

[A New Future]

I usually skip over Metal/Rock tracks because I generally don't like tracks in this genre. But I'm glad I didn't look over this one, because this track offered something different than what I usually find in the Metal/Rock category.

Since I know nothing of this category of music I can't comment on the quality of the guitars, sorry! I'm just not experienced in that realm of music.

But you have some other sounds in here other than guitars, which are all really cool! I especially like your flute, which sounds amazing, grace notes and reverb and all! The tranquil but majestic melodies that flute plays are astonishing. Just as you described it, a man running away from his country, trying to live at peace. Perfect.

Oh, and nice job with the key change at 1:54.

Now for some things I didn't like so much. At 2:33, you have two flutes playing distinctly different melodies, with different rhythms. To me this part of the track sounds really messy, not just because it kinda feels like each flute is going off on their own, completely ignoring the guitars in the background, but also because the flutes are playing so loud you can distinctly hear the guitars ducking behind them. It's especially noticeable at 2:52. And I usually don't notice anything wrong with people's mixes.

In the breakdown part at around 1:30, I was expecting the chord to change. If I'm listening properly, your chord here is C#. I had expected the chord to change to, say, A major, at around, say, 1:43 or something. But you disappointed me slightly by not doing that. (I hope I used proper musical terminology when typing that) But that's not a major complaint, since you simply just didn't do what I had expected.

Also, in the end, you didn't let the sound fade out all the way. So when the song ends it just cuts. I'm not a fan of endings like this. Let the sound ring, man.

Overall, though, for a genre I don't like, you've certainly turned the tables on me! You've created a Metal/Rock track that I enjoy, so props for that! Despite minor complaints, this is really good. 5/5, 9/10, good luck in NGADM! :D

[Oak - Mobius (NGADM'15)]

WOW it loops perfectly!

I really like your melodies here! They're really cool and they don't sound like the same thing over and over again, as they do in a lot of other tracks. And your sounds are pretty cool, too! You did a good job for two weeks.

Now for my complaints. The line "Yeah my love is infinite!" feels really off-key. It doesn't fit, in my opinion. Also overall I think the vocals could have been louder. They seemed a little bit buried into the track, but I'm not blaming you much for that as my mixing skills aren't really any better.

Also you spelled "definitely" wrong in the description.

Overall solid loop! Although I vehemently dislike most lyrical songs, I can't really count this as a lyrical song. A little generic but overall good work, and good luck! :D

Oakwood responds:

Now that you mention it, it indeed sounds really off-key. Strange... I'll edit that later. Thanks for the heads-up!
The vocals were the hardest thing to process in this track, so yeah, they might be a bit soft. Can't help it. :s

Thanks for the review!

[Level 01]

You didn't use a dynamic link XD that's okay, I don't know how to do it either!

Man, that awesomeness at 0:20 hit hard! Although admittedly it could have been harder, it's definitely a lot better than what I could have pulled off, so I'm not complaining.

One thing I didn't like: that weird, high synth introduced at 01:17. I don't know what to call that. But I kinda feel like it doesn't fit the context of the rest of the track. Y'know? But your other sounds

Also at 02:33 you decide to raise the key signature a bit (raise the key signature? i dunno what to call it), and while it sounds really cool (a tried and true tactic), it was a bit sudden and unexpected.

But overall good work! I've never heard of you but I'll be sure to remember that username for the future... good luck! :D

1f1n1ty

JohnMontoya responds:

I appreciate the input! It's quite unfortunate I cannot use my full potential because I had to give up my $1,500 computer to my brother because his broke down. I'm doing my best trying to rework it and what-not but I keep having issues where FL crashes and it truly frustrates me. I'll admit it - I submitted this as is just in case I can't fix certain issues within the track. I'll do my best to focus on those aspects of the song so I'll have a fighting chance.

[[NGADM] Undertow [final]]

YES! The ending is so much better now!

Welp, you've heard my previous review, no need to hear it again. 5/5, 9/10, gl, all that crud! :D

[Caliginous Newcomer]

How did I miss this track? Gosh dang it, I need to follow these threads a bit more closely...

I can't tell if your track is in 6/8 or 4/4, gosh dang it. I'm thinking 4/4 because that's where the snares fall, but you could have just as easily compounded the time signature. Hey, at least your meter makes the track memorable.

In my opinion, this sounds like it could work really well for a demon level in Geometry Dash! Sadly I can't make demons due to my inability to beat them but if this track was used it would be awesome! But you've disabled downloads... I don't know if that changes the situation. Lemme try.

...Nope! Still downloadable in Geometry Dash! ;)

I say all this, and lordedri may have no idea what GD is... hm...

I didn't know what "caliginous" meant before this track. Well, you learn something every day.

Enough side-ranting! Onto the actual comment that pertains to the song. I feel like you did a really good job! It sounds epic, that's really all I can really say. I don't know, I'm just blown away by the quality of the content that's coming in through NGADM. And your track here isn't an exception. GREAT WORK! Good luck! :D

1f1n1ty

Adjeye responds:

I disabled the downloads because I wanted to bring out all the NGADM tracks under one download package for free, this will consist of 2 tracks, or more if I get any further in this competition :)

Of course I've heard about geometry dash, a friend of mine (Forever Bound) composed a track for that :)

About the time signature, its 6/8 but because the beat is halftime the snares fall at whole notes, so the snares are like they are in 4/4, but the rest of the drums mostly aren't.

Thank you for your review kind sir :), I really enjoy reading them!

~Adjeye

[Majestic They Are]

I'm not one to judge a cinematic piece, but this is so good that I can't not leave a comment.

It's great to come across an orchestral piece like this one since most of the high-tier tracks in Newgrounds' classical community (as far as I can see, anyway) consists of tracks which are either really really dark or really really light. I have a hard time finding things like this, which are kind of in-between.

And it's sad that so many people look down on classical music, because they're missing out on things like this.

But regardless this is amazing! I really really like the bit from 02:32 to 03:00, that sounds awesome! Keep up the good work, and good luck in NGADM!

1f1n1ty

papkee responds:

That part of the song was actually one of the original ideas I had for it and I'm glad it worked out so well. I was worried the horns and the choir would muddle each other but they really played rather nicely together.

Thanks for the nice complements!

[[NGADM] Undertow]

Wait, is your album art a picture of this song in your DAW?

House music! I clicked the link expecting to get something great, and boy, I wasn't let down! The sound design and originality in this track are amazing! Especially your drums, which sound awesome!

Man, the originality. You kinda fused ambient with house, which I really love. You've done that mix exceptionally well, far better than I would have done, anyway.

Some of the sounds you used here gives me some World of Goo vibes... like the lead at around 1:10. Don't worry, that's a good thing! ;)

Now, things I didn't like so much. I felt that a lot of this track kinda sounded the same. There were really no new (at least, distinguishably new) sounds introduced from 1:00 to 2:30, and your song started to get kinda boring. Now, you did eventually introduce some strings at 2:30, but the 1 1/2 minute stretch from 1:00 to 2:30 had a rough time keeping me interested. But hey, that's not a big deal, because regardless it's very pleasing to listen to. And it's not like my songs don't make the same mistakes. :)

Also, I have to agree with ChronoNomad about the ending. If there was one thing I would change over the remaining period of round 1 time, it would be that ending.

Overall, amazing track! 5/5, 9/10, awesome. Good luck with NGADM! ;D

1f1n1ty

Jimmypig responds:

Thank you very much! I just updated the song to add a few quality of sound changes, nothing over the top, I tried to add something different to the later parts but it sounded too much to my ear by then. I let the last note ring out properly though :)

Oh and yes it is my project file as the picture haha