jawalker213's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Electroscape]

I just had to write a review after reading Voltus's pompous review and thinking he might be kind of a pretentious jerk. At the same time, he does have a couple points. Mixing.. the drums are a bit lost in the mix because they are overpowered by the synths... it might just be a quick and easy matter of turning the synths down to match the volume of the drums. As far as the chords, I had no problem with them, they are pretty fun and you do a good job of adding and taking away various loops at different times, so interest isn't lost. Either way, it does add a lot to a track to have a 'b' section, or even more sections than that... it adds to the longevity of the track. The synth sounds are totally fine, keep doin your thing and don't be afraid to turn things down in your mixes.

EctiBot responds:

Thank you so much for the review :D.
Yes I can hear that the drums got kinda lost in the mix I'll try adjusting the volumes a bit :).
I'm glad you like the chords and your probably right in that I should try adding a b section. I'll that on my next song :D.

Again, thank you so much for the review. It's really helpful and helps me improve :).

-enochcity

[Memory Gain]

I loved that there were various contrasting sections in this that keep interest high, and the piano loop is fantastic.. great reverb and chords. Watch out for some of the harmonies conflicting in this track.

Chemiqals responds:

Thanks for the feedback! =)

[Forbidden Place]

I really enjoyed your melodies, and risks you took with them. Of course I'll have to agree with the others on the technical stuff though I'd say this piece deserves a much higher rating based on the originality, and the fact that it really works. This is perfect Citizen Kane music if you get the reference.

[Song For Snow]

great work on the beat! Hey u know, u can always consider doing short tracks and not calling them "loops." What I mean is if you just repeated the intro at the end or come up with a way to end it, you could call that a complete 2:00 track. Nothing wrong with a short track, if anything you say just what you wanna say. As far as the sounds, I thought the snare could be a tad punchier.. have u played with sidechain compression in much of your music?

LLAAPPSSEE responds:

Thanks for the all the reviews. Yeah, I could do that. I just like the way it loops. It's infinite. MIt's a work in progress though. And yeah, I have and do use side-chain compression -- I'm not really into it though. I just prefer a good mix.

[Turning Inward]

totally dug the synths in this one, super engaging in their slight unpredictability. I'd suggest playing a bit with compression on the individual drums for a bit more punch, though I enjoyed this mix.

LLAAPPSSEE responds:

I appreciate you taking some time to check out more of my work, man. You're gettin' all the work-in-progress pieces. :P

[Old Window (Lapse Remix)]

I enjoyed your use of reverb and depth, as well as the variety in the sounds. Clearly it's well constructed and a lot of time has gone into it, and there are great things about that. That quote on the description is absolute academic bullcrap that you have to read like 5 times to even understand, and when you do, it's just meaningless pretentious garbage. As a suggestion for future tracks, I recommend thinking more in terms of dance. It's clear that there are some sections that are more danceable, though in general it's an atmospheric track that might be seen a bit more like an introductory track than the "meat and bones" of something a little more concrete. I'm sure a lot of ambient ppl would trash me for that statement, but whatever.

LLAAPPSSEE responds:

Thanks for listening and the dropping some words. I didn't write the description. Was just a copy-paste job from the associated Soundcloud. While I appreciate the recommendation. I don't focus on the danceable element. But, if you can dance to some of it, that's always good too. Perhaps you just have to be a particular kind of dancer. Just rhythms and melodies that I enjoy. I just make music. My purpose for making it is because I want to; I like to. It's for me. Biding time till death.

[Glass Mirrors]

I really have enjoyed your sparse moments in your tracks and how you are still able to make it work super well with relatively short reverb. Every now and then I wonder how things might sound with subtle use of long reverbs on some of the sounds though I have to say I'm learning a lot just from your style. The advice you gave me on putting high frequencies on my drums was killer, it's been sooooo helpful, thanks a ton.

xxxZigZagxxx responds:

Thanks man. I know I should probably use reverb but tbh I'm pretty crap at it.