hoorayjay's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[do we look like we're kiddin' [Chiptune]]

I like your dedication the actual sounds used back in the day, rather than a synth recreation. The difference now from back in the day though is that we have way more processing power, something I think this song could benefit from. The noise that first appears at 35 seconds is grating to say the least. It could be brought down in the mix or a part of a longer melody. It just needs a bit more. Perhaps a dedicated lead track or a crazy synth bass. I hope the next song I here from ya kicks this ones ass.

[BONES]

I don't know why I thalled so long on giving this a rating. Fantastic shit.

[Alma Matter]

I was gonna try and structure this review around a tutorial format. But I can't. I wish I was as good at it as you are at tutorial music creation. I like the lazy lounge piano that juxtaposes with that bouncy riff. I love how that juxtaposes with the break starting at 00:25, and then every one after that. I would maybe suggest that the drums become a tiny bit more electronic, perhaps a bit a filter or EQ? Then again that could work with the overall aesthetic you are choosing for your game. The synth sounds you've chosen all work well together creating a laid-back, but still hyperactive tune.

GoToMyNewAccount responds:

I can certainly take those critiques into mind in the future. Thank you for the constructive criticism. ^_^

[DJ Ses - No Emotion (Produced By Kenshi Muzik)]

Loving the beat. I love ethereal and eerie synth sounds, so that takes the cake. Your flow is really unique, blending the mainstream triplet style while actually using words and wordplay. As a reviewer posted below, your hook is a little bit long. Perhaps this could be negated by halving your first hook and then letting it play the whole way through a second time? This might heighten it's impact, but I don't know, I can't rap. I also kinda wished you a verse about a "trap card" in the "trap star" segment, but I guess Gengar is a suitable substitute. Jokes aside, solid track. I like mumble rap and all the "skrrtt" stuff as much as the next dude but it's refreshing to hear rhymes like this. Keep at it.

[Djjaner Style DNB]

I've never listened to Djjaner, but I'll have to take your audio for it! This is dope. I love the variation of the synths and how crazy you've made them. Stuff like at 1:48 is really cool and I haven't heard much like it. Two criticisms I'll bring up is I think there is some slight clipping with not enough bass. It could be my speakers, but it does slack a little bit, especially when there is room for it. However, that could be Djjaners style. I'll have to see if it rules as much as this does.

Cethic responds:

If you listen to my own stuff you'll notice it's a lot cleaner with a lot more care put into it. This song was made in a total of about 45 minutes to an hour. Including mixing and mastering. The idea was as you said, to just simply imitate Djjaners style.

I appreciate the review though!

[GearWax- Bomber]

The first thing that comes to my mind immediately is the lack of bass in a drum and bass song. While I understand you are using Garageband, the bass is a little bit...goofy? This probably comes from it just being a Garageband VST, but if you wanna take it up a notch, get your hands on some professional synths to get that sweet as low end, like Massive, FM8 or try Reason as your DAW. I'm also going to agree with Darkburst on it being too quiet. Whilst there is a volume button, if I was to open this next to another drum and bass song on full volume, that other drum and bass song would easily be a lot louder than yours, and it's something you learn while mastering (which I have no idea how to do lele). I like it, I just don't feel that it deserves to be put under "drumnbass". Keep going though. Kick me with bass.

Iosun responds:

Ignore anything darkburst says, it's pretty clear that it's a salt review after I gave him a bad review.
But anyway, the reason I put it under Drum and Bass was because it didn't really have a defined style to begin with. The VST I used was Retro Bass, after I EQ'd it to hell. I'm upgrading my DAW to Logic Pro soon so that shouldn't be a problem.
The reason the song is as quiet as it is is because of how many times it peaks sound with its explosions.
But anyway, thanks.

[{!RGH} Turkish Delights]

Moody. Instantly. It's instantly slowly menacing but sexy, somewhere in between Nine Inch Nail's first albums. Those staccato synths at 1:07 is what drew me in. Songs like this are hard to review because there isn't a clear thing to analyse, you just kinda lose yourself in the pads. If I did have to make a criticism though, your sounds do sounds a little bit stock. That's not to say they aren't good, but they would be a lot more interesting and defined if they weren't so stocky. This shouldn't be a problem, as it's clear you're competent at building synth sounds. Moody industrial works for you. I like.

RyeGuyHead responds:

"slowly menacing but sexy" is just about the coolest compliment ever...

I probably do draw some inspiration from NiN

hats off to you good sir!

[hyperactive]

Stagnant, but in a good way. It adds to the uneasiness and semi-spookiness of the track. Personal preference but I think there was ample room to do some cool glitchy hi hat work to fill in gaps, but maybe that's my head saying "Where are the vocals?". The sounds on offer are creepy and sound good, but they can sound better, perhaps by detuning or putting a phaser on them to get even more spook. I like it though, and I can imagine someone rapping about busting into a house and doing horrorcore stuff. GG.

HighBallers responds:

haha, i was thinking of rapping about Me and my boy's coming thru as the bad boy crew. I havn't really gotten into the glitchy stuff yet.....Lol fuck i have so much to learn.

[Mid Track]

Your sounds have a very distinct, nostalgic feel to them. The use of reverb or "older" synths really adds to the that. It's catchy and pumping, and if a little refined reminds me of mallmusic or vaporwave, but why 9 minutes? It's just the same thing for 9 minutes? Is there a break I missed? Repetition is a musical tool but not to the extent of torture.

[Hexes]

You need to experiment with your sounds. It's very obvious sounding that these are stock synths without a lot of tweaking or filtering. A little EQ on your drums would be a huge fix, compression as well as maybe tuning your snare higher would result in a more brighter mix. Can't wait to hear it when it is done!

Psilenth responds:

No nothing in this song is stock i did all the sound design myself on massive but i find the fact that think that is very flattering i can send you the massive file for the synths. Thanks for the feedback ill definitely EQ the drums and play with the snares. Thanks for the feedback.