SourJovis's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[AIM - The Lonely Hermit]

Great song. I like how it tells a story. You can really picture the hermit wandering through a vast landscape, going home, eating, going out again, by the sound of it, it doesn't end well. I like there are all these sounds, but no voices. That really emphasizes it's about a hermit, because you can picture him doing all these things without talking to anyone. The sample's aren't of great quality indeed. Some of the sounds really blown up. Like overcompressed, or badly recorded. The brass especially don't sound realistic. It's quite a feet that despite the limitations, you've been able to create such a great song with them. I'm glad to discover your music.

EctiBot responds:

Thanks for the feedback, really glad you enjoyed it :D. One of the prizes for winning A.I.M was an orchestral library, so now I finally have high quality samples I can use, and I can hopefully create better music in the future :D.

[Edge of Time]

Great song. Very relaxing. Reminds me of beautiful nature. You've got a lot of nice sample libraries I see. I still intent to expand mine. Especially now Reason, the DAW I've been using for ages, suddenly decided to support vst's. May take a look at what you use.

zybor responds:

Thank you for your review dude! :D

[Possible Conclusions (EP)]

Great song. Very Mysterieus haunting melodies. You could've done a little more with effects. Some of the instruments sound a little dry to me. Like the drumkit could use some more prossessing. You could've used some rolling reverb or echo here and there to spice it up. I like how this song appears to tell a certain story.

LexRodent responds:

Thanks for taking the time to sit through this.
I have to admit I still have a hard time finding the right amount of reverb and processing on my stuff, specially on drums, this feedback will be another step to get there. As you noticed, on this track(s) I tried to make some sort of storytelling.

[A.m.y. (8 Bit Reboot)]

Sounds very different from the first version. To be honest I like this one better. It's much more condense and more interesting to listen to. It has an interesting pleasant sound. I think the loud kick and the snare are too far appart (doesn't matter that much for the softer ones). Would be better if they were more in the middle. Gives it more power. Anyway a good song. Very hypnotic sound.

LexRodent responds:

I get what you mean, I like this version better too, I also like the other, but it feels weaker in comparison. I'll get the kick and snare closer to each other to give it that extra power.
Thanks for listening and reviewing.

[Frog - Chrono Trigger - Robsoundtrack 2016]

Cool cover! It sounds much better then the 2011 song. This one is much more powerfull and better performed rhythmically. All of the sounds are richer, and fuller. The mix is much more transparant too. I've nothing negative to say about this. Favourited.

Btw, 've noticed at 2:26 there's a strange click on the right ear.

RobSoundtrack responds:

Thanks so so much!!

[Armada (2016 reboot)]

Indeed it sounds more transparent than the first version. I think overall this one is better. I miss the heavy bass from the first version though. It was a bit too overpowering there, but you may have pushed it a little to far now. Maybe a bit more low end from the kick and bass in this. I like how the low end of the kick can be heard better in here. Gives the song more dynamic. Nice powerfull song. Good job.

TSRBand responds:

Thanks for the review! Glad you enjoyed it, this version's also a bit shorter than the first and I think there are a couple of fills completely missing compared to the first one that I just forgot to record :O Sound quality has generally improved but I think you're right about that low end, could do with pushing the bass up a bit here for sure.

[Gothic Quest]

Interesting song. It's the percussion that you don't expect. It gives the song a bit of a more marching quality or dancing (more oomph). Very spooky as well. The wolf howl and the low pitched laughing effect also contribute very well.

GamekrazzyProduction responds:

Haha I'm glad you like it SourJovis. Yeah I was pretty happy about the way the percussion sounds in this. Thanks for the review! ;)

[Gothic Heart]

Sounds very mysterious and sad. Exactly the way the title sounds. Is this for a game you're making? Because I would be interested to play it.

GamekrazzyProduction responds:

Well I'm glad you caught on. Yeah I am working on something, but at the moment I'm still only working on art assets and planning, so I don't have much to show for it quite yet. ;D

[Prelude to Destruction]

Great song. I like the instrumentation, with the echo on the piano and xylophone (is it?) Makes it sound very mysterious. It has a long introduction. It could be a boss theme if you hear the section after 52 seconds, but then it doesn't loop very well, because it becomes more quiet near the end, and starts with the introduction. More like a cutscene in preparation of a boss fight, or something like that, than an actual bossfight, because the action driven part only takes up 50% of the song. Would work in a film as well. Good luck with the contest! I think you have a fair chance!

Phonometrologist responds:

that echo sound instrument was just some yamaha thing on my keyboard that I recorded audio for, and I used a bit of sample delay to get a stereo image. So i really don't know what it is lol
I think you're spot on too with this being like a preparation piece of a boss fight. Kind of like when we first get introduced to that character but the fighting actually happens later in the game hence "prelude" being the title. Thank you for listening!

[Midnight Phantoms]

Sounds very ghostly indeed. I like the 8-bit sound. Very full and crispy. Nice complex percussion. It loops well. Great work.

Noisysundae responds:

I made only 3 patterns for those drums in FL. I feel more comfortable on slicing those few patterns in playlist than creating more of them. : P
Anyway, thanks a bunch for listening to my stuff.