Joshsouza's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[[herd] A Look At The World]

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I thought this had a nice little piano entry but I did not expect the drums to come in do I guess that is pretty original really and that you spent a lot of effort onto it and I liked the instruments you picked because they all played an important part into the song but without the piano, the whole song would be wrecked.

I think you should have toned down on the instruments because I couldn't really hear the piano and then all the instruments go out for another harmony solo which was really good and I could hear it all over the other sounds but this was a pretty basic song so there isn't much in it so try to make it a little bit longer because it was all detailed and everything and all that so just try that.

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-Joshsouza

Herdunculus responds:

oh, ok. I see. This is my first try with these kind of instruments so I don't really know what to expect. I don't really listen to this type of music either, but I thought it would be fun to try. Thanks for the review.

[[dB] Conspirators]

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I thought this was pretty good but it started to get extremely repetitive in the middle while putting a bunch of other random sounds in it to make it look better bu sounds like a pretty cool drum solo but then again kind of boring really.

I think the intro was actually the best part because that is somewhere that the drum beat actually changes for once in the entire song but by the looks of it, I think you have improved from your other songs that you have uploaded here and I am glad to see that. I think you should make another song unless you wan to improve this one a little bit more then just add a bit more things and change the drum beat time to time on this to help it.

Overall this is just a drum beat with some extra sounds and tunes added to it to make it sound better but try to change the beat because it got very repetitive so just keep this in mind when you are making a new song or improving this one

Decibel responds:

I appreciate your feedback and will get to work as soon as possible!

[AF - Simply Sabotaged (Final)]

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Well first of all I thought it was amazing that you put together a 6 minute song in 28 hours which is a day and I thought it came out great since it barely gets repetitive at all in the whole thing and it has a weird sounds like all techno music but this was kind of different like there was a sound going on like a million times at a time.

the beat was really cool how the tone changed in different parts but I don't know how this has anything to do with the title of this whatsoever but this song is a keeper to me which is why I favorited it but there was a nice effect with the techno drums which I have to thank Supersteph for and I like how it is kind of a relief from the coming sounds in the middle then wtf, it goes in some deep evil aura surrounding us?

I thought the middle of it was the ending and another song came out of nowhere? It was pretty cool but I think this is about all I have to say about this but try to make it less weirder because I thought it was over in the middle of this which was really weird but nice way of combining 2 songs into 1. Nice song!

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-Joshsouza

aliaspharow responds:

Il keep it in mind. Thanks a bunch!

Cheers!

[_Revolution_]

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I had a really awesome review set up but I fucked up and I exited on accident so this review is going to be shorter.

I thought the whole thing was awesome and it was really freakin cool that you got a story for it but it kind of got repetitive but I really liked the techno sounds but it sounded like a robot in some parts which was really cool. Was this supposed to be a futuristic song because that is what it sounds like.

You did a great job on the drums but you really overloaded the cymbals in one part and I like how it goes all down and evil and you have the song going into one ear and out the other. But I really enjoyed this don't get me wrong you are one of my favorite artists now.

Overall I think this is really cool and I don't think you should stop making music because it is a natural talent that you seem to have but what program did you use to make this because I want to make music too. But I think you should have a different ending then the fade effect at the end so work on that and the repetition and you yourself a ten.

I already wrote the sig at the top for you. -Joshsouza

Birdinator99 responds:

Glad you're liking my music dude!

I was actually trying really hard to eliminate repetition this time, but if it didn't work, it didn't work, I suppose. Drum volume is still an issue with me, but I'm practicing all the time.

BTW I use Mixcraft 4, Beatcraft 4, and a simple MIDI keyboard.

Nothing fancy, but at least I don't use loops anymore...

(Nothing I have posted on this site uses loops)

[Mechanicum]

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I thought the thing really worked and if I didn't know that this was a game song, I would have just gave this a bad score but this ACTUALLY has a meaning so I will start here:

I thought the loops were kind of overused because I literally heard the same thing for a long time but I know this IS game music but what about something more original? That's all I hear for game music! I thought it was cool to see some things in the middle that sounded like robots.

I like how it gives you the impressionistic feel of a factory or a future robot-ran city but that's probably what the game is going to be about right? Future? But you didn't need to keep this going for six minutes because it seriously sounds the same in the third minute and the 4th minute!

It would be cool to add more effects to it to give the gamer the full effect or at least more robot sound because hearing that for a while would give little children but I heard another robot sound get louder every minute so grats for that. But that's about all I really needs to be said about this.

EvilScorpio responds:

Thanks for the review) I'll try to improve this track...I just hope I don't lost the project file...

[<EagleGuard> Frozen Forests]

Good!

I liked the beat and how the music got different in many ways and WOULD work if you were in a forest covered with snow but the nature and the way it feels was really good.

It had a nice ending to it but it had kind of an abrupt ending because it just stopped all of the music and had the little ending for a couple seconds. I think you should make that ending part a little longer.

I feel really sorry that this got zero bombed because this was a pretty good piece and even I can't making something like this! Anyways, sorry for reviewing so late when I clearly said I would get right to it but oh well. I really liked how it was like life in the forest and felt like there was animals hopping around in the dense forest.

The instruments you picked were awesome and really fit in like the tambourine that came every couple of beats which is what I liked and I STILL have this stuck in my head from the only 1 time I listened to it!

Overall I thought this was great and I think you should fix the ending a bit but I thought this was really cool!

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EagleGuard responds:

I'm glad you liked it! I'll think about what you said about the ending.

I'm sorry it got stuck in your head :P

Thanks for the review!

[CKC - Avatar]

Impressive!

It started out small and started growing on which is pretty cool then it got to the whole beat. I liked the start a whole lot and the middle came out with a good beat too and I am sure you put a lot of effort into making this. I like how the instruments just come in after time too.

I think you should have added a little more beats into it then the whole thing going high and starting all over again. The solo part was pretty awesome too. I actually had to turn the speakers up for the first minute though but I think you should have made tyhe whole getting louder process faster.

I also liked the drums and the bass a lot. Overall I thought the piece was pretty impressive and I would like to hear more out of you. The ending was the best part though when it was another solo which nded the song pretty well and I really enjoyed hearing it.

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CKC2009 responds:

omg dude, i think i have a 5th sense... i just clicked on here :O

but thanks man,

[Celestial Palace]

Pretty cool

I thought the start of it was pretty cool how the music alternates from one side to the other in a little tone but it did sound a little like 8 bit stuff which is pretty cool then it came to a pretty cool city music kind of thing. I think you should have put a little more things into it instead of making it repeat again and again.

I thought it was weird how I just happen to only review YOUR audio. I like your Misc selection and it was pretty cool to listen to and had a very pleasant feel when the drums came in but the whole thing kind of hurt my ears a bit . Although, I wouldnt expect to hear THIS in a palace.

I think the whole song would make great game music for some city level. Overall I thought the piece was fantastic but a bit repetive but a great audio submission.

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Birdinator99 responds:

Thanks for your review!

Ya, clearly not my grade-A stuff, but I glad you liked it.

Sounds pretty cool.

[Alien Rampage]

Cool!

It was cool to put a storyline between the transitions! The middle part was the best and sounded the most like invading. Also a good choice of instruments to make it sound abstract and alienistic and I am only at half at the song right now and listening to it and reviewing at the same time but why did it just stop right after the second part? That wasn't very good. You should change it and fix it but it had a pretty short third transition that kind of repeated the first.

It reminded me of Beethoven's symphonys like how it had the first part, the second exciting part, and the most enjoyable last part and I think there is a better word for Transitions in this matter but I can't figure out what the word is. I think it was awesome of you to do that even though you probably don't know much of that.

The story was cool too but there should be a part where space marines try to destroy the alien's planet THEN you go on with the invading and crap then they go back to their planet and do something fun but I guess it IS your story but I thought the instruments were well picked out and used and it had a very great "Alien Effect" through the whole thing.

Well overall you picked out the instruments well and they were pretty cool to listen to and it was very alienistic and I think you did a great job on it.

Birdinator99 responds:

Hey, thanks for the in-depth review! The transition to the 3rd part was intended to be sudden, as to resemble the aliens leaving as quickly as they came. The 3rd part isn't too exciting I suppose, but I guess I could have spent more time on it. Thanks for the 10/10 and the great comments!

Space marines, huh?

[4:20am]

Wow, a lot of explict audio.

You went kind of overboard with all of the explict lyrics I mean there wasn't a sentence that didn't have the word "shit" in it. You know making explict audio doesn't make you any cooler (I'm trying not to sound like a goody goody right now)

Anyways, the beat was not very original like the other songs like this that have the same beat but different lyrics. (How come people used to do that all the time!?) Anyways, why is called 4:20, I don't think it has anything to do with it.

Did you use helium after the middle because it sounds kind of weird here. I couldn't understand the lyrics there either. but I noticed that there was an added instrument near the end.

I can't find anything else to say so here is the overall score:

Lyrics 6/10
Beat 6/10
Originality 3/10
Choice of instruments 10/10
Drum 10/10
I don't know what the name of the instrument at the end is but I give it a 10/1-

Try to make one that's more original next time.

DumbassDude responds:

This song was more of an inside joke.

The idea was to make it pretty damn unoriginal, which is why I involved a generic beat, typical swearing and other basic cliche devices used in rap.

Thanks for the serious review though :)