acmeDyne's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Rise of the Vampire Lord]

Magnificent!

Dude- I wish I could offer some criticisms, but this is simply a masterpiece!

Excellent composition! The first minute builds with perfection to that awesomely suspenseful moment of silence and cool/scary/swelling cluster sound that kicks off the up-tempo section. The dynamic flow of the piece gives it an impressive sense of cinematic drama.

Great instrumentation! I love the drum and guitar sounds and the way they blend with the orchestral elements.

Super production! The mix sounds as good on little laptop speakers as it does on Mackie HR824s- and I must confess I'm more than a little envious of your abilities in this area.

Then there's the pièce de résistance: the quiet, goose-bump inducing piano coda...

I'm looking forward to checking out your other submissions.

F4LL0UT responds:

Thanks for the extensive review. I'm actually flattered by your kind words, especially since I checked out your own (pretty good) music before answering on your review.

I'm very glad that you like the composition and instrumentation because that's also the stuff that I'm most proud of myself concerning this piece.

But when it comes to the mix it's a totally different story. As I said in the description, I didn't spend much time on the mastering. I composed and mixed the song using a nice hi-fi system that is connected to my PC and I also observed that the song sounds surprisingly well on laptop speakers (or any other kind of speakers that I tried) although I didn't even put much effort into the mix yet (I just went for "okay"-sound so far). But on headphones unfortunately the sound is pretty crappy and I'm actually very annoyed by that. So honestly, there's no reason for kudos concerning the mix. ;)

And as you probably already noticed, my other submissions aren't as epic stuff as this track but be sure to check out the Epilogue soundtrack that I'm gonna upload in a few days (or that you can already listen to on my homepage), perhaps you will like some of those tracks.

And again: Thanks for the positive feedback and the extensive review. :)

[_-={Kessen}=-_]

*grabs chain mail turtleneck from closet*

Bravo! A great mixture of traditional orchestral instruments with cool synths, expertly blended together. This has sweeping, cinematic quality with a nice touch of intrigue.

Really tasteful use of dynamics. I think many NG composers (myself included) could learn from your example. This piece builds beautifully as new parts are introduced.

I especially like the harmony in the horns/chorus from :41 to :55.
I hope these Flash artists truly appreciate what your music brings to their creations!

[Oblong_8]

Sublime

I really enjoy this more with each listen. From this piece I get the impression of a cloud of particles- sometimes disconnected, sometimes swirling en masse, other times bouncing off of each other spontaneously in little chain reactions.

I love your approach to the percussion. Sometimes it propels, sometimes it follows. There's a fascinating ebb and flow that holds it all together.

The outro is perfect. There's a feeling of resolution and rest but the mystery stays with you. Like waking from a peaceful dream.

Tokolos responds:

hey Acme-I was tempted to add way more drums and percussion, but decided to keep it minimal/background.
Thanks for the review

[Paisley]

Bouncy goodness!

First of all, great slide stuff- cheerful and silly. I love the little cowbell rattle that comes in at the end of the slide part. There's an irresistible groove and atmosphere going on here! Lots of nice space in the bass- it moves around and stays interesting without getting in the way. Song-wise this loops really well. The sweet changes from :40 to the end lead into the cool guitar break/intro thing quite nicely. The mix is lively and sparkles without tiring the ear, even when I listen on my crappy headphones.

The tough thing about listening to a loop this good is making yourself click the stop button! It's like shooting your new pal.

[Big Intro Theme]

My, what a big intro theme you have there!

I really enjoyed this, especially the section with funky organ part at :39. Good job on the drums! Personally, I would like to hear the drums a little more up front in the mix and maybe back the horns off a bit. However lots of TV orchestra stuff is mixed the way you have it here. I actually kinda like the delay at the end ;)

Tombor911 responds:

aahaha thanks man!!! Check out my other pieces

[1001 Ways to Die]

I like it.

Sounds pretty cool. It loops seamlessly when the player doesn't hang up. I like the organ-ish chord hits and the chromaticism. I think it's a bit relentless after a few times repeating. It could maybe use a little break maybe every eight measures or so, but I guess that depends on what it's gonna be used for.

thatguy669606 responds:

Oh yeah it definitely gets repetitive fast. When I go back and work on this I'll try to give it a little more variation.

[Rollerskating Robot on Acid]

trippy and funky

This track definitely lives up to it's name. The little beep-beep car horn thing at :12 was cool. I liked the buildup at the end and the way the 'verb is still decaying after the last tone.

[Ya voz'mu sam - Latin version]

Super Tasty!

Wow. The melody and orchestrations are sweet. Excellent quality recording and playing of the guitar. Liked the strings. Nice drum programming too! I would have liked to hear a solo in there somewhere.

[Gangstas in Ninjatown]

Fun

I enjoyed it. I'm kind of a sucker for this chiptune stuff. The phrasing seems a little random at times, but that actually makes it more interesting in my opinion.
Good job.

[Embrace The Nebula]

Dynocosmologically radibolical...

I've written like 3 reviews for this before but couldn't hit the submit button because this tune reduces me to a blathering idiot every time I listen to it. It's hard to type when foaming at the mouth. 3:14 reminds me of that peaceful feeling you have after projectile vomiting. And 4:06 makes my head explode like I'm in that Scanners movie. "Nice riffs here and there"? @#$%^% you!