EctiBot's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[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!

[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!

[Reflections]

Really liked this piece it. It sounded so calming and delightful.

I loved everything from 0:30 and out but I didn't really like the piano at the beginning.
It sounded a bit offbeat though I assume you did this on purpose and it sounds okay the first ten seconds but at 0:10 when the chime comes in. the piano gets kinda distracting.
Might only be my opinion.

Apart from those 20 seconds i absolutely loved the piece and it absolutely deserves 5 stars :).
Would love to hear more like this from you :D.

Fuzzy-L0g1c responds:

Thank you very much for the feedback. I was trying to humanize the piano part but I see your point. I'm very happy that you like my song and I will be sure to write more like this.

[Watching The World Wash Away]

An absolutely stunning ambient piece. I almost felt like I was being washed away while listening to it and it also almost made me drift away to dreamland :D.

The intro was really good and the sounds mixed in really well with the lead. Did you make the sounds yourself or were they recorded?
Also i loved the part at 2:00 where that high pitched instruments comes in. Really gave me the chills :D.

It's five stars from me for this awesome piece :D.

Fubaka responds:

Heh, thanks for the kind words. This song actually carried me to sleep several times while working on it. :P

Everything you hear in this song (aside from the low pads near the end) was recorded by me, including the 'high pitched instrument'.

[(F) _Ventilation_]

Really not that good at reviewing ambient music but I will try:

The track is pretty and it really does give me the chills but it's also very repetive.
I know that repetition is normal in this kind of pieces but still there's very little variation in your track.
The track dosen't really feel that ambient either. I think you should have put even more reverb on the sounds.
Still the song did manage to do what it was supposed to which is giving me the chills so it's a really good ambient track but the bad makes me unable to give you more than 3 :/

Tha

Fubaka responds:

Ah well, I guess I kind of expected a review like this one.

I will also assume that we are running on different definitions of what 'Ambient' is.

Thanks for reviewing.