WinTang's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[~Strangers~]

LOL

Oh so goofy :)

Really it's admirable that you try to throw away all the basic conveniences that determine music nowadays, hahaha...

Seriously though, it needs to be way more structured. It seems like you just randomly threw some synth lines together and the result would've always been good to you... it is my personal belief that dissonance has to be thought through VERY carefully, otherwise it'll just make people cringe. There just need to be some sort of core to a song that one can identify as music, and then you can build from that.

If you manage to pull that off, you may become a genious, otherwise, no one will really dig your stuff. The line is just that thin so head this warning. I REALLY hope you'll pull it off, though.

I saw PedroMancuse reviewed this as well, check out his stuff - it'll be very valuable learning material for the course you're on!

Good luck!

Noe3 responds:

Oh boy, big review... This is gonna suck XD

Hmm, not sure what you meant by throwing away all the basic conveniences that determine music nowadays, as for structure, well I can see what you mean, and I'm always working on that but still I havn't been doing this for very long.

You say I just throw random synthlines together? Now this is where I'm going to have to disaggree, in fact the reason this sounds "goofy" is because its based soley on the C blues scale, mainly used for jazz in such, all the notes are from that scale giving it this certain sound.

Core of the song, I'll try and improve that as I go (once I figure out what you mean by it).

I'll check out PedroMancuse's stuff sometime.

Thx for the review!

[Peaceful Crimson]

Interesting

I can definitely see a purpose for this track as background music for a game, or a somewhat suspenseful scene.

In general I like the minimalism, and I'm not craving for a beat per se, but more for a few break from the very low overall pitch. There really are some nice things going on, it's just hard to keep my ears focused.

I'm thinking along the lines of some heavily reverbed short piano fills that play, say, two octaves higher than the other instruments. That's just an example though.

Good job nonetheless!

[Bass Force (Short Mix)]

Promising...

As said before, the track lacks a bit in the mixing and the melodic department :)
Basically, it's very bass heavy and there's no real melody to contrast with that. That leaves a very energetic, but kinda bland beat to enjoy. Not really home entertainment, but a dance floor will be quite pleased :)
Not much else to say, don't be discourage by the low MAC score, you're bound to improve beyond this if you keep up the fight. Good luck!

Dj-Fanta5t1c responds:

just a rave song =) i like to rave it up on ng. promising another mix look for it!

[The Final Warrior - XG Version]

Good effort!

Yep it's midi, to be honest that doesn't bug me so much at all - it's a great way to practice with and I assume that when you've developed your songwriting skills enough, you're going to go find some adequate samples, so I will not bitch about that.

I like how this song strives to be somewhat rhapsodic, it works very well in some places. I'd advice you to work some more on recurring themes though. It can get a little all over the place to the point where I can't remember what the song was about in the first place.

For its samples, it's as groovy as it can get and there's some nicely controlled midi-action going on - tempo automation, dynamic variance etc - all nice stuff to experiment with.

Keep up the musical odyssey :) work on structuring your stuff and if you can get your hands on better samples, do so, but I'd rather hear a wonderful idea in midi than a crappy idea in shining VSTs.

Good luck and check out my stuff if you'd like!

[Ice Temple]

Funkeh

Good stuff! The bass line is ace!
Beginning threw me off a little, it might've been a good idea to just start with the beat included.
The melody is nicely syncopated, and contrasts well with the bassy rhythm section. Nice percussive elements in the quiet parts, too.
I hope you will expand this some time, make a B-section to it for example, and make it kick even more ass!
Good job, 5/5!

LoneEagle responds:

Well, beginning threw you off a little :D That's ok, i like to surprise people a little hehe. I could try starting the song with the beat straight off but i'm used to the "start slowly and hit them when they least expect it" formula. I'll have to try that though, starting a song with all of the elements (drums, bass, synths and all other things) like kinda mega man songs used to do. Ahh the good old days.

Unfortunately, i don't go back to old tracks but i will keep your idea in mind and try and apply it to my futur songs. You see as making a perfect song is impossible it is useless to go back and try and fix it. All my tracks are experiences that i carry along my music making journey lol.

Thanks alot for voting/reviewing WinTang!

[Valiant X]

Neat!!

What's not to love? Bleepy ambient with modest drums. Nice melody (is it your own or is it from a game? Like the Prince Valiant game I never dared go near?)
No matter. I enjoyed this a lot, sometimes a good melody and a few supporting tracks is all there is to it. Great job!

tedJohnston responds:

Yes, this is my original melody ... I suppose I'll take that as a complement? Thanks for reviewing!

[(\/) <Impossible> (\/)]

Nice...

Nice, simplistic, delicate, minimalistic, desolate, atmospheric track! I love the slow pace and the retro feel to the synths. The arpeggios work great as well. The voice was a nice idea though it bothered me a bit that it was so Speakonia-esque.

What I didn't like was the beat, I feel it's too square. It seems to do nothing other than determine the rhythm, but you have the arpeggios and offbeat bass to do that for you already. I'd suggest you try something more breakbeat-like next time, the song will really benefit from a bit of extra syncopation, to amplify that eerie feeling.

You don't seem to be very active lately but I hope you keep making stuff, there's really something about it.

[|| TranceMasta ||]

Boom chack boom chack boom chack boom chack

Not a trance man I am, but you participated in the MAC6 and I'm reviewing them all :)

Same issues I always have with the genre, same chords repeating over and over again, bland beat, blah blah blah - that won't make you any wiser because it's all personal preference.

However, I can say that the build-up of the piece seems flawed to me. It seems to consist of breaks for 70%. I don't know if 'breaks' is the accurate word, but I mean that it takes a lot of time to get into full gear, and when it's finally at it's peak it breaks down way too soon and starts slowly building up again.

On the other hand, there's a lot of FX, panning stuff and whatnot to enjoy so I'm sure it will get a lot of appreciation (as I can already tell by the downloads!).

Good luck on your music, and if you're interested, check mine some time!

HouseMasta responds:

well too bad you didnt like it. oh well, cant please them all. anyway, i like it and a lot of other people like it, so i i know i did a good job.

-HM

[Each Step]

OK

Consider this one of the rare occasions that I review trance songs, in my MAC6 July reviewing spree.

Aside from the fact that I hate the genre with a passion, there are certainly things to enjoy here. The synths and beat are a little cheesy, but you made a lot of different parts work well together.
I don't know what makes it progressive though, I can't really tell the difference from other tracks of the type, and the song in itself doesn't really progress much either, sure it adds layers but it's the same 4 chords repeated over and over again.
I suppose that's the Trance element. Me, it kinda bores :)

But well done, I give you teh 4 out of teh 5.

nightvision responds:

Thanks WinTang, i'm going to try to be more selective with my percussion in the future.

I appreciate the review.

[clap those undead hands!]

DUDE WHERE ARE YOU

Hey ap, I sincerily hope you haven't forsaken the NG Audio Community - things are starting to look up for artists like you lately. There's a smoothly running Audio Contest system - Rucklo implemented that - and it's really tightening the bonds between the APists... you might just come somewhat closer to the recognition you deserve.

This track is great. It's groovy and laid-back, lo-fi and catchy, simple and clever, goofy and sophisticated.
I love everything about it.

Keep up the efforts, I'll be interested even if no one else is - promise.

Hope to see you around!

attemptedperfection responds:

I'm still around :P
thanks for the comments!