JohnLeprechaun's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Wind Waker Ocean Theme 8-bit]

Amazing.

I love that tune to death. I could listen to it forever. Not only is it beautiful and catchy, but it's so nostalgic it hurts. That was the first video game I ever beat, and I hummed to this song for probably over 100 hours. Hearing it in 8-bit is refreshing, yet familiar. Great job, by the way. Even though it's not jump-out-in-your-face-bass or laden with heavy beats, it still hits the spot just right. I can also tell it took forever, so kudos.

[TerrorFlame Trench]

It was alright.

The song was catchy, and the sounds were excellent. However, being a long-time fan of yours, didn't sense the same spark that you usually display in your songs. I suppose you can't always post a perfect song, but I still felt a little let down by this one. I'm sorry that I don't have anything to suggest to you.

[Kleine-Levin Syndrome. Slunchy]

Indie

Isn't pretty much every song on this site Indie? I think if anyone had a record label, they wouldn't be posting their music on a site where the downloads are free. Just sayin.

kjhsdgf responds:

true that.
thanks for a comment!

[Trance::Is_//Easy0^$Slunc*&chy]

Point Taken

I think you forgot one important aspect: You can not have any desire to be different than any human being on this planet period. If originality exists in you, around you, or remotely near you, trance will be hard for you.

kjhsdgf responds:

word.

[Operation: Evolution]

Holy god

I've never heard Inferno used better. How can you even get notes that small? O.o Everything flows together nicely, and I can tell that every little aspect has been perfected. I think this is one of the songs that initially inspired me to begin writing music, and I still come back to listen to it. I can hear Hypersaw, Digi, Inferno, etc, which gives me hope that maybe I have a future in music even remotely close to this. :D Congrats on the amazing song, man. Two and a half years, and this song is still getting more publicity than all of mine combined.

[-*Exiled Attempts*-]

Lots of FL channels

Of course there's no way to avoid it, but it appears as though you just selected a few Sytrus presets. The tunes are great, though. If you even fiddled with the instruments a tiny bit, this song would seem less robotic and you'll be more satisfied. By the way, isn't Tamal a great drum loop?

RawGreen responds:

Yes, tamal is good, have you noticed how it's been modified 4 times throughout the song? I also hate to break it to you but 89% of this song was made using styrus. Even the piano, drums, kicks, pads, and remixing sounds were made using styrus.
Sorry if I offended you in any way, but I felt like these were pliable sounds available. As where it's not 100% original, there's no laws saying they're not available.
The piano doesn't seem to be a copyrighted instrument or is it?

If you find something you want to use for your song and you can see it no other way, I recommend you to do it the way you want to make it sound. Okay?

;)

[Draconica]

Catchy.

I think it's pretty impressive that this song can be so varied while still strictly following the same chord progressions. It makes my foot tap and it reminds me of machinery. Keep it up, man! :D

Kherr responds:

I originally started with just that calming intro sound (the pads) before the drums came in. I heard that soundloop in my inventory and wondered where I could go with it... So I decided to use it... and I just kept rolling with it. I hadn't even realized that 4 hours had gone by when I hit mixdown to mp3 and I noticed the clock when I hit submit here on newgrounds. :D

You, my good sir, I appreciate the truthful review, because I've only seen good things from this track thus far... It was holding a 4/5 but a troll must have come along because now it's 3/5... *sad panda*

Thanks for the choice score and review! :D

[Singing in my Sin]

Fine.

The song is decent. The composing, on one hand, is fantastic. The piano was simply amazing. It was something new constantly, and it was catchy. The synths at around 2:00 are beautiful as well. The only problems I could pick out were the percussion and some of the instruments. FL Slayer is a no-no at all times. Avoid it. The drums were the same loop throughout the entire song. Maybe mix it up a little bit? Make build-ups and maybe a quieter set. Something other than the one loop. Fix those things up and this song will be infinitely better.

mauiboynokaoi responds:

I was thinking of adding a secondary/tertiary drum beat but I never got to it. I may add some more drum beats in the gamma but ATM it's still in beta. Also I'm not too good with quiet songs anything short than a live performance from a piano :P

[-ganon95- Thunderhorse]

The Missing Part:

Everyone seems to agree that something is amiss in this song. I think I can help you there. All of the tunes and beats are fantastic, but the song seems two-dimensional. Try a couple different VSTi's, or perhaps fiddle with the volumes. Hypothetically, the song is excellent. Realistically, it needs some work.

ganon95 responds:

thanks but i can't change it

[~|| Crushed Soul [Techno]]

Eh, It's Okay

It's pretty boring. The melodies and beats are cool, but there's almost no variation throughout the song. The same instruments are used throughout, and even the same tunes are repeated over and over at some points. I mean, towards the end, it gets better, but the intro and immediately afterwards kinds threw me off.

T-Free responds:

Thanks for the constructive criticism, JohnLeprechaun! You are right about the track, I might create a new version very soon with new plugins, more instruments and variation. :]