jnry3's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Angels We Have Heard On High]

Just to add to what ImperfectDisciple said...

Instrumentation is great, but the singers didn't have the energy to match it. The vocals need not be punk-ish; just needs more energy into it.

CyriltheWolf responds:

Crap... Well, it sounded more energtic with all the singers than with just me being a punky silly man.

[What can I do (instrumental)]

Needs de-synthing and original artist crediting

First off, you need to credit The Corrs. They can sue your ass if you don't. Please include it in your song comments or description. (NOTE: This review was made as of 11 December 2007, and no credit to The Corrs was made as of then.)

Secondly, the instruments

c-choirboy responds:

oh... it seems that the Author Comments were to long to fit it. I did credit the Corrs, but it just was to long to fit.
Yeah, my first song so I didn't know much of the program back then, I'm sorry for that.

[DarkEcho]

Should work in a horror or drama flash

'Nuff said. Keep it up! ^_^

ShaggyWang responds:

Well thats a thought.

Thank you !!

[FlyingSolo]

I didn't feel it...

...and by that, I meant I didn't feel like I was up in the clouds.

If you were trying to go for that "adventure up in the skies" feel, keep the drums, add a bass line that runs along with the drums, and keep the high-pitch instruments thin.

If you were trying the "floating" feeling, remove the drums, use cymbals only (light taps only; heavy crashes give the feeling of disorder), and play with panning and, again, keep the high-pitch instruments thin.

Hope this helped. ^_^

ShaggyWang responds:

Point taken and thank you for the review

[Wishes]

Here's what I think...

- You don't deserve that rating, IMO. (Come on... 2.27 from 10 votes?)
- Overall sound is on the thin side. Try boosting your low end, maybe 2-3dB up the 100 to 300Hz mark to give it some punching power. I'm already listening to your track using Sennheisers (that has good low-end delivery), and it still felt thin. Listen to this on thinner speakers, and the track's energy dies.
- You played with panning a lot. Nice. Kept the track interesting.
- Intro was okay... but made me initially think that there's something wrong with the file.

Hope you can fix this, because it's good. 4/5 and 8/10 for now. Hope this helps. ^_^

Pass by my page if you have time. ;-)

jnry3

[Yummy Muffin ft. Cyril]

Awesome!

This is just mind-blowing and downright amazing! It's perfect! Cyril did a kick-ass job with the vocals as well. Awesome, awesome stuff! :-o

Rig responds:

It just REEKS of muffiny goodness doesn't it?
Thanks for the review! :D

[To Light a Candle (new vocals)]

A lot better than V1!

Now, to step it up to a better, more kick-ass V3:
- Work on diction. The words are barely understandable.
- Try EQ'ing the 10kHz range for the lead vocal. Decreasing it helps reduce the nasal sound.
- EQ the growl -- toy with the 200Hz-800Hz range to give the growls more grunt.

Hope this helps! ^_^

[:.Knowing:.]

This is turning me into a violent person

...and that's what makes this track awesome. I agree -- it's excellent fight music.

One thing, though... there's a lot of low-frequency booming. Nevertheless, it's still adrenalin-pumping.

Great job! Fived! ^_^

[Receipt for Murder]

Feels like getting stabbed

Awesome piece! I like the impact of the riffs; as I've said, it feels like getting hunted and stabbed.

Regarding the title, isn't it supposed to be "Receipt for Murder"? Yeah, I know... I'm a grammar nazi, hehe.

Again, awesome! ^_^

["One Last Hope" F-777]

There really is a lot of emotion in this track...

...and I can imagine the olympics, for some reason. You know, when you make people think of things out of nowhere just because they listen to a certain tune that you made, you have created something excellent.

Here's what I kept on picturing... a track guy looking at the horizon, hoping he would win. He then runs the miles... keeps on running, and running, and running. He doesn't think of the fatigue or the pain... he keeps on going.

Hope to hear songs like this from you soon. ^_^ Again, excellent job! 5, 10, fav!