EctiBot's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Invasion (Remasterd)]

Really liked this :D. Sounds like it would fit perfectly for a game :).
Must say though, I didn't like how some instruments overpowered others. This was probably intentional, but it really tired out my ears. Like the part from around 0:50 - 1:10, where it sounds like the drums are overcompressing the lead synth. I figure it's probably just some intentional compressing, but I personally didn't like it :P. That's only me though, talking from a general perspective, that compression really adds a bit of flavour to the track :).

Great job on this one :D. Loved the synths, melodies and progressions :D. The mixing wasn't perfect at the loudest part, but was still pretty decent ;).

Keep up the good work :D!
-enochcity

ET16 responds:

Thank you I love helpful reviews like this

[Diskovr - Fugitive]

Sounds really professional :D.
Loved the synths and fx's you used.
The part at 0:20 was epicness in itself :D. Loved the bass.
Felt like you could have varied the melody a bit more to keep the interest up, but isn't really necessary in music like tvis and is only a personal preference ;).
Felt like the kick could hit a bit harder during the drops.

Anyways, great work on this :D. Is sounds like something you could hear on the radio :).
Keep up the good work ;).

ksthultz15 responds:

Thanks for the review!! Glad you like the song! I'll fix the kicks now and replace the audio file. :D

[Stefan KC - Rhapsodize]

Killer! Awesome melody and the structure was really good :D.
Just to come with some critizism, I felt like the subbas progression became a little to repetetive some times. Maybe just change it up a bit like one or two notes at some places to keep it interesting :).
Anyways, an amazing track once again dude :D. Almost every single one of your songs is in my
"favourite tracks" on my phone, including this one XD.
Keep it up :D. You really inspire me to make better music ;).

HappyHype responds:

i am so glad to hear that! i know that it sounds abit reptive with the bass but this is suppose to be an "extended version" or "club mix" therfore the intros with the bass and not a more happy intro haha :D thanks again

[Stefan KC - Love Is Wonderful]

That's it O_O. I'm your nr. 1 fan from this day on. Many of your tracks are among my favourite dance track and this... this was amazing :D. The mixing was perfect, the synths and instruments was beautiful, and the melodies was awesome. Sry that I can't write more detailed reviews, but this is just too awesome O_O. Just can't find any faults with it.
Would have been awesome with vocals :D. Can't believe that you don't have more fans o_O.
Your awesome, srsly. Look forward to each of your new tracks, and you never disappoint me :D.

Out of all the artists I've favourited on here, you're my favourite :D.
Keep up the great work and keep feeding my ears with amazing goodies like these XD.
-enochcity

HappyHype responds:

thank you man, really kind words and i am so glad that you are letting me know this! i am trying to uppload songs every 1-2th week so more will come :D !
-Stefan

[She's Gone]

Pretty nice and emotional :D. Love how simple it is, and how it still is able to evoke so much emotion :D.
Great job :)! as Lumina pointed out, I feel like there's a lack of some instruments in this. Would have been really nice with a overlaying violin melody, but ofc I understand that you werent able to get hold of a violin :3. I suggest that you try to play more intense at some parts which Lumina also pointed out.
Try just changing up the velocity to give this some more variation in tune :).

Still a really nice Piano piece :D. You seem to have a talent for the piano ;).

Chemiqals responds:

Thank you for the suggestions as well! I'd love to get my hands on some cinematic VSTs at some point to fill out songs like this! =)

I want to truly learn how to play the piano more than anything! I've had an electric piano for a year or so but I've only had the time to dabble with it here and there. Still, I wanted to play out this song in real time to really convey the emotions I was going for! =P

[Stefan KC - Midnight Sun]

Another amazing dance track :D. Great work :).
Keep 'em coming ;).
-enochcity

HappyHype responds:

Thanks mate! i will :)

[Mainstream]

Pretty interesting. The melody was nice and catchy and I loved the calm intro :D.
The bass synth that comes in at 0:20 was pretty nice as well. Liked how you added some dubstep
elements to it as well :). The mixing was pretty good as well :D.
Wished that you could have this longer and maybe add more sections to it :).
This sounds like something that could be the drop for an Electro House track :D. I recommend that you check out that genre. After listening to some of your other tracks as well, I think you have some talent in making that kind of music :).

I'll scout you, so promise that you will improve and make great tracks ;).
-enochcity

Sti2nd responds:

I have improved, a lot I think :) I am not very active on this community, more active on Soundcloud, but I posted a new song here for you to see! Thank you for the comment

[Diskovr - Blackout]

Great song :D. I'll review this song part by part:

0:00 - 0:32
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Loved the intro :D. The bass is amazing and the synth is pretty. The mixing is pretty much perfect though I feel like some of the frequencies of the bass is clashing a bit with the synth.
Sounds like the bass has a bit too much mid, though it's only a tiny bit.
Really nothing more to say about the intro :). Was really great and well produced :).
The frequencies is just a tiny detaill.
So for that part I give you 5/5 :).
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0:32 - 1:00
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Loved the melody that came in at 0:32 :D. Was totally awesome and was really good for the buildup.
One thing I disliked though, was the saw synth. It sounds like one of the samples from nexus I used to use all the time before, but now I've found out that using it without tweaking it all, makes it sound pretty uninteresting. Honestly, I would have changed out that sawsynth with a polysaw instead, but that's just a matter of taste.
Regardless, this part functioned really well as a buildup. I loved when the supersaw started to come in at around 0:40 :D! You could maybe have varied the background melody (the one from the intro) a bit just to keep the interest up, but it was great anyway :D.
Saw synth kinda ruined it a bit for me, but it wasn't such a big deal.
So I'll give you 4/5 for that part.
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1:00 - 1:30
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At first, this part disappointed me very much because _I was expecting a sick bassdrop after that awesome buildup. Later on I heard the real drop though, so it was okay.
One thing I really disliked with this part is that it was pretty just the same as the previous.
You should have at least added a new instrument and made som variation in the percussion at that point. Maybe add another supersaw that isn't sidechained. I want to emphasize that it should be a DIFFERENT supersaw. Would really make the part more interesting.
As for the percussion, I wished you had added some high hates and rides there. Maybe some glitch drums as well just to really give it a "party" feel.
This buildup was good as well though I feel like it could have been a bit more varied.
Because it wasn't that well varied, and really wasn't that interesting I'll have to give you a lower score for this one.
3/5 stars.
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1:30 - 2:30
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Wow! The drop was amazing :D. Loved the bass, and the lead synth was pretty good as well :D.
It was really well varied as well :D. The part at 2:15 was just perfect :D!.
Not much more to say about the drop :). The lead synth may have a tiny, tiny , tiny bit too much mid for my taste, but that,s no big deal at all :D.
Best part of the song :).
5/5 stars
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2:30-3_30
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Epicness!! Was something about that buildup that I loved more than the previous one :D.
Loved the background pizzicato saw and the bass was amazing :D. At this point, I almost jumped out of my char and started to rave :D. I'm not saying that you should have done something simillar on the first buildup though. The second buildup should always be ten times epicer than the first one.
You already know my thoughts about the saw, though I don't think it sounded that bad at that part :D.
Another top rating :D.
5/5 stars.
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03:34 - 04:34.
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This was pretty much the same as the first one so I guess you would expect me to give it the same rating as well. Well the problem is that I've already heard it before in the song. You should have done some changes to the melody, maybe add som new bass synths, etc. To make it more interesting.
Now that this is pretty normal in this kind of genre, but usually the pro's adds a more heavy bass at the second buildup to give it some variety.
The drop is still as awesome as ever though, but as it's the same as the first one I can't give you the same rating.
3.5/5 stars.
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04:30 - end
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The outro was pretty well structured. I loved how you made an effort to make that part varied and interesting :D. Many musicians thinks the outro isn't important and they don't give it that much thought, but you did it really well :D. The synth that comes towards the end was awesome and I liked how bassheavy the outro was :D.
5/5 stars for the outro
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Summary
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So overall, I think this track was pretty rad :D. Could have been a bit more varied, but I still enjoyed listening to this. The bass was amazing, and then I really mean AMAZING. The mixing was really, really good as well :D. I liked how this track was really original :D. I've listened to alot of this kind of music, but this sounds like it has it's own style, which is very nice :D.
Putting together all my ratings, my rating for this is 4.3 stars (which obviously becomes 4.5 stars.

Keep up the good work :D. Hope my review helped you and I look forward to seeing more tracks from you in the future :D. Listened to some of your other tracks as well and I really see alot of talent ;).

Thus you've earned yourself a new fan as well.
Well that's all :).
-enochcity

ksthultz15 responds:

Oh wow. Quite the review :D Thank you!. Looking back at the song now, I can see your criticisms on the piece. I've focused much of my attention, for now, on my mix down and mastering. I'm glad people are noticing the better quality. For my next song, I'll be sure to keep in mind those small changes here and there. I agree, I didn't have many (aside from the reverse cymbals here and there). Again thanks for the very lengthy, in depth review. :D