Marks-a-lot's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[When I Lay You Down]

thats what Im talkin about...

Like a ramen noodle

[MH16: One Last Wish]

I like it a lot...

But I cant blast this because of the static. sounds like you need to turn down the volume a little bit, better to be quiet than poor quality. It sounds like the clippings are coming from the Bass (I can't tell if they are horns or contra or cellos) Besides that I really don't see anything wrong with this track. I love the progressions, I actually think I like the style of this one the most out of all your tracks so far. I think that if you stuck to classical orchestral percussion you could have gave the song more of a heavy beat. With me I always listen to my tracks till I can't take it anymore, I usually end up hating the song until like a week after I am finished. Great song though.

What programs did you use for this?

FairSquare responds:

Yeah, i hear it too. But i'm always scared to turn down the volume.. ah well, i'll just do that. And yes, you're right, the clippings come from the bass (Spiccicato strings).
Also, i don't really know what ''classical orchestral percussion'' exactly is, but i'll look it up on the interwebz. I mean, i have an idea of what it is, but i need more info about to actually use it in a good way :P

I used FL Studio, with the VSTs Edirol and Stormdrum.
Thanks for the review and the useful advice! :D

[Summer Piano Loop]

(:D

I like it! I think the arp is little loud in comparison to everything else, that's why the drums are getting drowned out. awesome progression though, very happy

Sonomabob responds:

I tried to get a balanced mastering and thats what came out. I will try to improve it next time.

Thx for the review!

[FNR - MH16: MayDay]

Not Bad...

It seems like this piece is more about the meaning than the music. I don't really like these kind of songs. The style definitely sounds like you. I can't wait till you get your hands on a full orchestra program or an actual live orchestra. You can clearly write great and empowering songs it is just the quality that undermines your greatness. A lot of this just sounds like midi instruments (nothing wrong with that.) really nice song though. How the hell is this at 4.70!!! lol that is insane...just tell me when this song gets zero bombed and I will come back and put my score on. Have a good one, glad your back!

FairSquare responds:

Haha, this song is going to get zerobombed for sure :P
And yeah, the quality is not really the best, but i can live with it... for now :P
Well, thanks for the review! :-)

[ParagonX9 - Chaoz Airflow]

Nice...

Epic fills, VG Leads galore, and a little taste of CF. I am taking notes, Master...

5/5
-[V]-

[me and d-pad]

Shit...

Lets do that again!

[rain is underrated]

soakin' in the sounds...

very nice piece, I liked a lot of the sounds you used in this one. I would have liked a little less fuzz on the main progression and maybe a little less filter on the drums. But the bit that started up at 1:55 was absolutely out of this world. I liked the song though and where this song was going. I would say keep going but working with out will only makes things worse. anyhow, keep up the chillastic sounds and keep that pimp hand strong.

5 and a Dl

[Idle Motionless]

I like this one a bit more than monsoon...

I think your progressions and riffs are great but it sounds like you are cramming to much stuff together on the drums and the beat is kind of getting lost. Sometimes simple beats are good, then again you prolly could cram like this if your leads and stuff are really dominant.

aliasf responds:

this is nothing serious beat...just to get people like "whoa you made that" so i can get some extra points on the grade hah

im still tryin to get a hang of fl...these last couple of beats i made have been on there

check this one out

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/liste n/234657

[Let's Dance [Collab - Hel]

I just woke up but I feel wide awake now =)

Very energizing and happy dance song you have here! Very nice piece. I'll start with the positive stuff. The progressions were awesome and definitely made it feel like a professional dance song (just based on the progression style.) The structure of the song was great. Parts didn't get to repetitive for a dance/trance song. Breaks were awesome, loved the LP filter break and the piano break. But the best part of the song is that I can feel emotions from the song, I'm sure this was a fun song to make and the song says it all. Some criticisms, not a real big fan of the snare used in this one. I don't know if you put a HP filter on the snare or something but there is no mids or lower frequencies on that snare. That alone could have added some umf! to the song. At times there is almost to much stuff going on. Since pretty much everything in here has some "fuzz" on it they don't really mix that well when there is like three of them going at the same time. It sounds like there are some sounds fighting to be heard, I'm not sure if it is because of a compressor that wasn't used correctly or if because one wasn't used at all. You probably could have just turned down the volume a little and you would have been fine, just fixed stuff with your mixer or master. I'll save you the rest because I want this to be a 50% good and 50% criticisms review. Really though guys great job and keep up the good work!

you want me to guess parts? I have never been a fan of embarrassing myself and without the pan flute Helth's part will be hard to find. HMmmm I guess I'll just say that Helth made the piano, the arp that came in around :50, and the string part at the end. And Syphon, well, I have never heard any of his stuff so it is kind of hard for me to tell what is his. I'll just say he made the rest... Anyway kudos to the both of you for making a truly energizing, inspiring, and blissful dance track.

5/5 and dl'd
-Liam Howlett

syphonmax responds:

lol I'll have to give you 2 points, unlucky XD

But hey thanks for the awesome review, we'll look into it, especially to make our next collab special. Not hinting at anything though :P

And yeah we put a lot of effort into this and all I can say is that it's probably one of the best songs I've ever made, not sure if HelthRMX agrees but hell we had loads of fun XD

Thanks dude, and I hope you listen to this all the damn time XD

[[Chaosmeister - Was es is]

I Like it...

despite the fact that I don't know what is being said. the vocals are a little to "raw" for my taste. Some more FX on the vocals could have made the song a lot better. Not bad though! the beat and synth work is pretty awesome. Nice job and keep up the good work.

5/5
-[V]-