LightKeeper's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[-Investigation-]

Definitely could see this in a video game mix.

Loving how subtle this track is. Not a big fan of the sounds you're using, but they sound pretty good together and if anything it may add to the sound you were trying to accomplish with this piece.

Sawdust responds:

That's great, thanks for the insight, well appreciated.

[Fire vs Ice (TCV)]

Change it up.

Overall I'd have to say this piece is boring and tiring. I can somewhat relate to the production of this song because I made similar songs when I first began writing music. The biggest problem is that there is no diversity within the piece and that there is no change in there. You don't necessarily need a defined melody, but you should work on picking a variety of instruments and making more diverse sounding parts, which would in turn add greater quality and make the piece entertaining for listeners. One thing that could help is changng up the drum beats more. If you're not good with them, that's fine, changing doesn't mean over complicating them.

I'm not discouraging you from making music. I encourage improvement. If you haven't learned basic music theory, I would strongly recommend it. It's not a necessity in music production, but it does help.

Hope I was able to help. :)

TheRzRpanda responds:

Thanks for the insight! ^_^ I'll try what I can to upgrade this piece!

[Trough Space [DJ, HVE1]]

Very relaxing.

All of the sounds in this piece mesh together quite well actually. he melodies are fun to listen to and I think you picked a nice chord progression for the [iece. It really does fit the title "Through Space".

However, there is one thing for me that caught me off guard. The ending. At 1:16 it sounds like it's starting a new movement. It may be an opening for a key change or to simply change the overall feeling of the song. Almost like a slow-motion drift through space there.

Keep up the great work!

Havegum responds:

Thank you very much for responding!
I myself felt like the drums could have been less changed throughout the song, but i just migth be wrong :P

I AM SO HAPPY!!
The fact that you actually took the time to give me such a great feedback!

Thank you, LigthKeeper, for reviewing my song!

[Mortal Kombat Trance]

Too quiet

One thing I can say is that this tune is way too quiet. I had to turn my speakers up way high to hear anything. I'm not exactly sure what your aim was on this track either. The strings follow the MK progression, but they're also overpowering and leave it almost impossible to hear any melody, so in the process of increasing the volume to this track keep that in mind. I can't really hear the vocals that well, so I'm not sure if they speak of things from the MK series or not. I did happen tp like the "Test Your Might" just before everything else comes back in.

Hope this helps. :)

LuciousClump responds:

While I probably won't edit this track anymore I'll take your comments (And the others also)
into consideration and make my next one louder.
Also Test...Your...Might williwilliwilliwawaawilliwilliwilliwa waaa Mortal Kombat

[Straight F T Horses Fingertips]

Well...

First off. I like a lot of what's happening here. The beginning starts really nice and subtle with the bass and drums, which is nice. Then that guitar comes in. It's nice, but it sounds like there's some reverb on it giving it a distant feel and there's also this ring coming off of it. As soon as other parts start playing within the song the ring isn't as noticeable which is nice.

Next thing I noticed was a lack of energy. You've got these nice parts that sound like they're lacking. I'll give an xample. 1:42 - 2:30. That sounds like a major build up, but it's lacking suspense so when 2:30 does hit I'm not really surprised. When 2:30 hits, that's when the song should affect me the most. The drums are mostly the same is sound throughout the entire song which may affect the energy experienced. Just go back and mess with them, don't be afraid to play with the rhythms. There are also other ways of dealing with this.

Overall, I can say I liked a lot of what was going on as well. You've got some fun melodies that are going on all around. The song is actually relaxing for the most part. You use a variety of effects which turn out nicely and are used well for the most part.

Keep up the work.

MusicIsBliss responds:

thanks.

Ya, not really sure what to do to make it better aside from the drums.
Ive been working on using more rythmic drums lately, due to the fact I used to make the drums my lead instrument, and that just made songs suck

[Prelude No. 2]

Nice composition.

I'll start by saying that one of the only reasons I didn't give it a ten was because of the mixing and some of the instruments used. I love the composition of the song, there's nothing wrong there. I think the quality of the song would be a whole lot better if the instruments used were higher quality. the instrument at :32 is actually nice, it gives a somewhat eery feel to the background and adds an adventurous feel as Bad-Man said. The drums sound like they're a bit muffled though (the patterns they play are still great though.) ;)

Great job overall.

AndMyRuneaxe responds:

The instrument at :32 is a harpsichord! Yay! :) And on the drums, I cheated, I used a Dr Rex DnB loop hehe

[[Forever Mine]]

Damn

It's very melodic and I love everything about, especially where the piano comes in.
There's a variety of parts within the song too, so that helps from preventing any boredom. I love the effects you use on the guitar as well. Keep bringing the metal man.

deathkllr84 responds:

will do bro, thanks for noticing the guitar effects, I put some time into them.

\m/

[~Lonley Isle~]

Blah

The instrument choice was very boring. The lead instrument was way too high pitched and continued to hurt my ears. There wasn't enough going on either. The song fits well with the title though. There's a lot missing, and the quality isn't top notch. I'll be completely honest, I don't think this deserved #10.

0:49 to 1:07 is especially annoying with only those 3 notes playing again, and the bass being the only change. Overall, while the melody is ok, the instruments chosen are cheesy and low quality. Not enough goes on, which isn't necessarily a bad thing in this case. I think you may want to go back and definitely do some editing though.

PowPowSamurai responds:

all in due time. all in due time. lol. thanks!

[Sonic 3~Chrome Gadget(OrchMix)]

Sounds like you just put a midi file into Edirol..

It also sounds like there needs to be a bit of mastering done on this tune. I'd recommend changing up the arrangement of the song as well to give it a more orchestrated feel. It's kind of dry right now and sounds like it needs more too it and a cleaner sound. It almost sounds muffled.

Keep trying...

BeatDarkX responds:

ok man

[Trishna3]

Not much to really say here..

I like what you're trying, but like Garn I don't feel like there's enough that happens. I'll admit I didn't listen to the whole thing, but I did skip through the song and as I did it sort of sounded like the piece wa looping with little changes. Change up the song a little bit here and there. Add a different instrument or something. Make it get loud, mess with the dynamics. I don't completely understand what you're trying but I do like it and I think it could work. You just need to keep experimenting. And lose some of the repetitiveness in the song. This isn't the type of song split to sections, use that to your advantages.

Keep at it.

zcult responds:

I actually mean things to start ugly and unconstructed. The main attraction is supposed to be the hip hop drums, I think, that start around 30 seconds in.

Hm. "Variation." "Lose some of the repetitiveness." So far the consensus here is the song is stagnant? That doesn't sound impossible to over come. I suppose I can start by morphing the organ type thing probably.