blastofftek's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Standing On Light Boxes]

Nice one

It's good. It has this intense house feeling, and the melody fills all the gaps carefully.
And, the good thing is that I could imagine the description throughout the song. Just try not to repeat too much.
Good job, ~BOT

[Metropolis Skies]

Nice for a first try.

Kinda calm style, I see.
Well, to be honest, what I first imagined from the beginning was actually the dull metropolis streets at night, and more accurately, the pavements. But apart from that the feeling is metropolitan.
Tips? Well, I've got some ideas for you. Try, at first, to include more secondary melodies, playing at the same time with the primary ones, somehow what you did at 1:39.
After that, try to change the melodies throughout time, so that it does not sound repetitive. i.e. The main melody plays from the beginning to the end of the song. If you used a different melody after about (at most !) 3 repetitions of the first one, the change would sound... interesting.
And, one more, try to include some melodies that use many different notes, one after another. For example. Your main melody sounds like this (just a guess:)
DDDDDDDD EEEEEEEE CCCCCCCC DDDDDDDD.
You could include, say, a melody playing at the same time, which sounds like this.
DADFEDED DADFEDE_ DADFEDED FEDCACD_ ( _ means sustain the last note). Maybe in lower volume, if necessary.

All in all, it is good for a first attempt.
The style reminds me of my first songs... so don't stop, keep it up and you'll slowly learn new tricks.
I'm awaiting to hear more from you.

NoirTiger responds:

Thanks for the feedback. I knew it was repetitive but couldn't think of much else to do so I just ended it. I'll be sure to add some alternate melodies.

[MIGARI I wanna get somewhere]

Not bad,

well, you've probably noticed that the pauses can be not - quite - good for the ears.
I think that if you filled some of them, especially while the song advances, with basses, the beat would still be intense, but the transitions would be softer.

[Halo Reach: Pillar of Awesome]

Wonderful.

What I like most is that orchestral feeling. Nice job.

Enzer0 responds:

Thanks!

i have added more strings to the original samples where i felt it needed a little lift, like the build at the end. Thanks for your review.
Glad you enjoyed it!

[Variable Battle]

Keep it up, very promising!

Well, what I like most is your creativity on the main melody. Nice song.
What could be improved? Good question. I think that if you tried to switch to different instruments throughout the song it would sound more pleasant and it would avoid what I call 'exact repeating'.
Thanks for the song, awaiting to hear more from you.

[C-4]

Nice one...

...well, it's pretty nice, fast-paced, with drums, lots of fx, background stuff, but I think that it should include much more secondary melodies, like what you did at 2:00 and after. Keep it up.

zatan responds:

Thanks man, thats exactly the reviews i need.

[My Mechanical Nightmares WIP]

Not just another dirty mix

This has lots of talent inside. Let me see:
Main Melody +3
Secodary Melodies +2
Sound FX +1
Drums +2
Variety +2
Total: 10/10 More than a plain demo; keep working on it!

aloneagainfriend responds:

Well now.... That, good sir, made me very happy. TY!
I love the way you added it all up... I've done that a time or 2. :P

[!Blue Steel!]

boom BOOM BANG

Main melody +2
Secondary melodies +3
Drums +2
Sound effects +2
A bit repetitive -1
Drums too loud -1
Total: 7/10 Promising; Keep it up.

Winstomp responds:

Yea my drums are a big issue ill get that fixed

[7OXIC (Refresh)]

Excellence

Main melody +3
Secondary Melodies +3
Length +3 [EIGHT FREAKING AWESOME MINUTES]
Sound FX +1
Drums +1
A little repetitive at the beginning -1
Total 10/10 Good job, make more KI77Y.

[Space Enragers]

That's nice

Drums +4
Primary Melody +2
Secondary melodies +3
Sound effects 0
Poor ambient effects -1 (Try putting some background bass, echoes etc. **)
Total: 8/10

**1:20 was an example of background sounds.
Nice job, keep making stuff.

Nitrocore responds:

Thanks for your review, I kinda rushed it there at the end with the ambient affect, but I agree with what your saying. Thanks for listning and reviewing it.