EctiBot's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Emaciated Sky]

The track itself is pretty good actually. Especially the percussion.
The song structure is really good and I loved how the flutes came in.

If you want a more post-apocalyptic feel I would recommend messing a bit more around with reverb effects. Try to use different reverb vst plugins like "Valhalla" or "it's a space odessy"
(I'm pretty sure the latter is free).

Also you might also want either a female choir or a higher pitched choir. For me it gives me more of an wasteland and apocalyptic feel with a higher pitched choir.
You could also try putting the choir some octaves up.

Only reason I won't give3 you a full score is because I think the instruments need a bit more reverb and a bit more "spacey" feeling.

4.5 stars from me.

Gokenshadow responds:

Thanks for leaving a comment, dude. Is there any particular reason a higher pitched choir implies post apocalypticness?

[Dreams]

At first I almost raged because it sounded so offbeat, but as the song progressed i started liking that it was so offbeat though the last part of each bar sound a bit too offbeat. Apart from that it sounds really interesting and would be a really awesome buildup for a dance or dubstep track :D.

namirhassan responds:

Thanks mate!

[My Soul Your Beats Dnbrmx]

This was really nice and i absolutely loved the vocals.
I do thing though that the vocals were a tiny bit offbeat from 0:20 to 0:50.

I also didn't like the parts where the music stops and you only can hear the vocals.
It sounded a bit awkward because it sounds like it stops at random places.

It's like the music and the vocals dosen't mix because they sound like two different entities if you understand what I mean.
Same with the drums, they seem to stand out way too much from the rest of the track.

Tbh I only liked the piano and vocals but they were good enough for 3.5 stars.

[Nightmare]

The first 22 seconds of this track wasn't really that bad. I'm not saying the rest was bad but it became incredibly tiring after 20 seconds. If you hade made this into a proper dubstep track with some kind of melody in between and proper drops this could have been pretty good actually but as it is now it is too boring and tiring.
Afraid I can't give you more than 3 for this one.

namirhassan responds:

Yeah, I agree. It's an old tune. Can't find the flp for this track to make it better, but thanks for the review! :)

[Soul Wave]

Nice loop you have here. It's really simple and calming, which is good.
I really liked the drums. Did you make them or did you get them from a sample?

One thing I didn't like though was the panning. The music is louder on one side which makes the song kinda tiring to listen to. I recommend you either drop the panning or you balance the volume better so that the song is just as loud on both sides

Overall though this song was really nice and calming. It's repetive but that dosen't have to be a bad thing, but i do think you could have varied it a bit more.

If it wasn't for the panning I would have given you 4.5 stars but for now I can only give you 4

Svenzo responds:

I made the drums my self

Thanks for ur review !

[Should i finish this???]

the part that starts at 0:30 sounds really interesting. same with the part that starts at 0:15.
Didn like the intro that much though. I think you should finish this :D. I definetly want to hear how it will turn out :).

Demonicity responds:

the intro is supposed to be like it sux :DD
and i will! :DD

[Devastated]

Absolutely amazing the intro was absolutely stunning and almost made me travel to another world :D.
The part from 0:25 to 0:37 sounded a bit wierd because i think the synth was a tiny bit too loud but that might only be because of my sensitive ears :3.

This track really is the definition of "epic" and i absolutely love it.
Personally i prefer a tiny bit softer synth lead in games but that's only personal preferences.

I love this track and you should really consider turning the "fake" video game ost into a new on because you got serious talent :D.

This deserves all five stars.

Kid2Will responds:

It will be it's own OST for sure, named Aerion. It will have artwork depicted from the game, dying sounds, victory sounds, credit songs.. everything, but no game. Hopefully this will drive some game developers wild and cause them to contact me for work :D

[Battle of the Crowds]

I like this loop and I think would be pretty cool in a battle scene in a game.
One problem though is that the lead instruments are pretty low and the percussion and noise overpower them.
I would also have added some dynamic in the track like making some notes louder than others to get that action and tension feeling.
I would recommend that you listen to some other battle loops and try to learn from them.

Overall I think this is a nice battle loop and I would love to see it being used in a game :).
4 stars from me.

DoctorAppetitus responds:

Hey man, thanks for commenting. I really appreciate the critique, and will most definitely try to apply it into my future songs. Thanks a bundle!