HyperTrough's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Halloween Town (Sonik WIP]

Fived

Got some nice progressive stabs, and pads. The bass sounded a bit too distorted for my liking (but that's coming from a dubstep background - where the bass is hardly audible), but that's just me.

The song sounds too spread out. It's too stereo. I'd suggest making things a bit more mono and whack a compressor on the master filter to just make the sound sound merged.

Your kick drum is AMAZING. I can feel it in my chest! Really simple, hard driving beat is good ;) The song overall just needs some more effects to make it sound complete, but a very good start indeed :D

Good job man!I don't normally listen to house, but when I do, I listen to the good stuff ;)

9/10 5/5

DreamEater responds:

Hey thanks HyperTrough!

"Got some nice progressive stabs, and pads. The bass sounded a bit too distorted for my liking (but that's coming from a dubstep background - where the bass is hardly audible), but that's just me."

Hey man I hear ya, I've really just been messing with my bass samples a lot lately because I really want to find a unique Bass sound to use for my tracks.

"The song sounds too spread out. It's too stereo. I'd suggest making things a bit more mono and whack a compressor on the master filter to just make the sound sound merged."

You're probably hearing the stereo separation that I messed up on here, and you're not the first one to notice x_x. (Fixed in the final version)

"Your kick drum is AMAZING. I can feel it in my chest! Really simple, hard driving beat is good ;) The song overall just needs some more effects to make it sound complete, but a very good start indeed :D"

This is also a comment that i've heard a few times recently; thank you so much dude, I spend a LOT of time on my drum tracks EVERYTIME :) (I'm realllly glad you noticed)

"Good job man!I don't normally listen to house, but when I do, I listen to the good stuff ;)"

Thank you for saying so my friend! I really really REALLY appreciate you taking the time to review, and I can't wait to read the next one!

Thanks again for listening!
Till next time...

~Sonik

[lions tigers and bears final]

It's good...

You've got some AWESOME wobbles. Sounds very similar to Datsik. Absolutely love them. There are however, a few minor scratches that need fixing.

The vowel bass is sounds very strained. It has no body to it and sounds weak in the mix. Your snare needs to be louder and snappier. It really needs to 'cut' through all the other sounds that are playing. The song isn't very dynamic. You should consider playing with volume levels, half-time, double-time, filters, etc, to give the song more depth.

Other than those key points, this song is brilliant! I enjoyed the transitions, but feel they need to be smoothed out a bit more. Never the less, the track was great. Got a really nice tune and some great complimenting samples/patches.

Good job man! Loved it! This could be a winner!
8/10 5/5

mako94 responds:

WHY THANKYOU!!!!!!
this song is by samurai dance party we just made this one (our first as a group)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVQ6Ce CvMAY

[Preyfour - Rock This]

FIVED

This is utterly brilliant! A fresh, unique sound, a nice change from generic dubstep.

Your patches (especially the vowels) are perfect. Nice and tight, fit in the mix well too.

Good song structure, great vocal.

Can't really critique. This is "perfect".

10ed 5ed Favourited Downloaded
you've just earned another Soundcloud follower ;)
Good job man! You're going to be huge!

Preyfour responds:

Thanks man, that means a lot!

[Eyuh - Lotgenoot]

FIVED

Not because you hacked it though...

Anyway, as soon as I heard this I thought "this is going to be a cracker!". Turns out I was right. Your piano roll has a nice flow to it and fits the mix so well. Sounds very professional.

Drums are nice and punchy. A bit short, but adds to the song's over all mood. The chorus is so smooth. I love the simplicity of it. Just a vowel bass with a medium attack. It goes very well with the piano.

Can't say much more. Fived, Ten-ed, Favourited, Downloaded.

Good day sir.

ActionHobo responds:

Thanks :D

[Song of Storms Remix [mod15]]

How on Earth?

I have no clue as to how this made the top 5. To be honest, it is miles below satisfactory. I've just been through most of the reviews and also, your replies.

Let's discuss the song. The melody and harmony are just identical copies of the original, with some occasional "swirly things" thrown in at random. The same thing is just played over and over again.

The drums sounds like knocks. They're out of time and don't create an actual beat.

The mix is terrible. You can hardly hear the drums through the noise of the synths. There seems to have been no EQing on any instrument.

This song has no dynamics. Everything single sound is being played at the same volume throughout the entirety of the song. It is just plain boring to listen to. No depth or suspense it created. there's no lead up to anything. It's basically a plateau of sounds.

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I've taken the time to listen to your other tracks also. They're nothing extraordinary. Also, you can stop telling people that you threw this together in an hour, because if you did, you would not have "freaked out" when it hit No. 1 spot on Newgrounds.

I know that this is not the place to judge people, but I feel I have to. Your attitude towards people with decent sense comes off as snobbish. You try to justify yourself for no reason when all people are doing is offering advice. You are allowed to be wrong you know.

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Improvements:

I'll offer you some constructive advice here, seeing as you now think that this song is a load of rubbish.

-Get better samples (perc) or make your own
-Add some variation
-EQ EVERYTHING so that all the sounds sit nicely in the mix without interfering with each other
-Automate the volume of certain channels, or better yet, play with some filters to make things sound more interesting.
-Work on your structure. Have a distinct intro, middle and end. Build up to the chorus using filters, perc, pads, sweeps, etc.
-If you're going to remix a song, REMIX IT. You should give us the song the way YOU find it best. Not just directly copied and replayed 5-6 times.

I hope this is of some use to you. I'm not going to say "no offence", because all you'll say is "the only reason people say that is...blah blah blah...this is why I found it offensive...and not because of this" etc. I do mean to offend, for the better.

Someone had to say it like it is. I'm sorry. Good luck improving. 0/5 1/10

DJSpire responds:

In order:
I also have no clue how this made the Top 5, and yes, it is miles below satisfactory.

Yes, it is just a direct copy. Very good observation.

Didn't spend time mixing, was thrown together, obviously. So, you're absolutely correct, the mix IS terrible.

You say that there are no dynamics and that everything is played at the same volume. I will repeat what I've said before, would you like to see the working file and challenge me on that fact? Because I can email it to you.

If you've taken the time to listen to my other tracks, then for what reason have you not left comments on them? It's always helpful.

I did throw this together in an hour, and freaked out accordingly. I never thought it would make Top 5, so I freaked out. Not in a good way, to be honest. I was flipping shit, partially happy that my tracks would finally get noticed, but also kinda pissed that they'd get noticed because of this garbage.

You're acting as if you know me, saying I'm trying to justify myself for no reason, or implying that I have a superiority complex by implying that I don't think I can be wrong. This is an internet persona of me, it's not a representation of me in real life.

I do have better samples, and I have made my own. But since the rest of the song is lo-fi, why would I use HIq samples?
Again, thrown together, didn't really mix. Therefor, I didn't care about frequency clashes.
I do have structure. Just not on this song.

You put the comma inside the quotation marks, by the way. Glad you mean to offend, however, and that you're not trying to sugar coat it. Oh, wait, then you said, "I'm sorry."

Well, you WERE doing well, then that happened.

But really, thanks for the review. I just up-voted it, by the way. :)