aliaspharow's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Garden - Teaser]

Absolutely love this! Everything about it is just perfect. Is it okay if I do a remix of this? I know its just a teaser but I'm as excited about it as you are!

Troisnyx responds:

Sure, go for it!

[Tim Endew - Friend(WiP)]

These melodies are beautiful! So Beautiful!! I would love to finish this with you if you ever feel like it! :0

[Chupacabra (NG Radio Edit)]

This is absolutely fantastic. I love your music so much you don't even understand. This track shows a style of yours I wasn't aware of. This song is so perfect other than when that awful trumpet sound came up i honestly just couldn't help but laugh. like rolling on the floor laughing xD. anyway with quality like this i have no idea how you're still on newgrounds.

D-Chain responds:

Thanks for the positive vibe bro!
the reason why i am still here is because i am content with my decision (staying on NG).
i have had 'big dreams' but they all get nullified due to my fear of big crowds.

most songs i do are therefore complete trash anyway and the ones who rise above everything
(like this song) come close to the tip of the mountain e.g. the extend of my skill.

but anyways..
Time has no limit, age is just a factor, quality is priceless and music never dies.

[光年 (Light Year)]

Hell Yeah! :D
I really like how you went for the authentic Japanese style intro here! Really adds to the ambiance of the track. I usually prefer a more mellow drum & bass vibe this this suited surprisingly well!

Instrumentation:
You got some nice instrumentation here accompanied by some stellar percussion that i can never seem to get right when it comes to drum & bass. The lead in the main synth in the drum & bass section could of been brighter in my opinion but that's really a taste issue. also the lack of a traditional Drum & Bass kind of disappointed me but again i'm just a huge fan of those.

Structure:
Definitely one of the strong points of your music in my opinion. The intro was just long enough to keep interested but progress the song correctly. the first speedy section came in at the perfect time and sounded great. The breakdown, very well placed although i suggest you try working with more cut off automations to give the track a more professional progression. I liked the break at 3:10 kicking back into overdrive, was a great touch.

Production Quality:
Everything was well EQed and controlled and although there were a lot of instruments playing at the same time in certain parts it wasn't overly chaotic. the snare could of been a bit more high oriented when it came to the drums as they were slightly loud/overwhelming but that might just be on my end.

Overall it was a great song with very original ideas. I look forward to hear more of your work my friend!

I would really appreciate it if you would take the time to listen to my latest track (Eternity)!

JandreParis responds:

Thank you, thank you!

Was definitely going for authentic Japanese (or at least as close to it as I could get!). I've been listening back to this often, and I think the main synth could surely use another pad in there to make it slightly fuller. Just a hole right in the mid-highs that's bothering me a bit, as full as it sounds now.

I was thinking of doing traditional DnB, but the traditional Japanese vision got in the way of that, so I had it play secondary -- forgo that idea for tastier soundscape.

As for structure, I have it down to a formula at this point. But formulas keep me too closed most times, so it's really a matter of playing around with how long each section should be when envisioning it as a whole. Keeps me always out of the box and experimenting more often! Automation is actually something I'm not too comfortable with, but I'm choosing to immerse myself into it because it's a tool, just like everything else, and if you don't use it, why have it there at all, y'know? My auto-game will be up there at some point ;)

Interesting that you say EQ... most of this was just level control with very little EQ involved. The objective for this one was to be as sparse as possible and use when needed. Only one compressor, and that was for drums, and the rest was with brushstroke EQs that didn't do much but roughly shape and mold. And 'course, pre/post-master stuff. Though, I will concede, those drums were quite difficult to tame, especially because I like them to be in your face often. I'll probably tone them down and give 'em an EQ for brightness.

Thank you kindly!

-J.P.

[Kez Tha Kidd- Ride or Die]

dope rhymes. studio that shit

kenhandra responds:

Thanks man I will once I get my popularity increased, but stay tuned for more tunes.

[Current Project]

I have to say, I'm usualy into more electronic styles but there is no denying the epicness of an awesome guitar riff with the right amount of distortion.

You have some terrific riffs going on in here with obviously a good amount of potential to make something bigger out of it but the production quality really leaves something to be desired. You need to try and give your song some sort of progression starting with the melodics. Every rock song follows a specific structure going bar by bar, not all tracks are structured the same way but they follow the same main ideas. adding drums to this would already make the progression that much more significant. One last thing is that you don't need to have distortion all the way turing the whole song. a cleaner alternative would be nice for the intro for example, opting for more traditional accoustic chords.

All and all, I enjoyed this but it left a lot to be desired.

~Review Request Club~

Insomnimatic responds:

First off, I would like to thank you very much for the review.

I do understand the quality issue and I wish I had a way around it. With the equipment that I use it's hard to get a very clean distorted sound out of it. I currently use my Rocksmith Guitar Cable and Mixcraft with some different VST's to achieve the sounds.

I'm thinking of maybe adding a rhythm guitar along in the track so it will stand out a little more and give more of a full feel along with drums and bass.

Since you're more into electronic styles, I actually tried my hand at electronic music and I could upload it to see what you think. It is very clean and I was able to time everything really well.