PrEmoEffect's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Rich People]

Wow this is incredible! The atmosphere is so unusual and very much unlike much I've heard before. Contrary to the reviewer below, I find that the clicks are actually really nice - rather, I find the title to be unfitting. It just doesn't capture the artistic content of this piece. The percussion is done really nicely in my opinion ( I think base drum needs something a little punchier though). As for other effects, I think some vocal stabs would add a lot to the artistic effect you create here. Please see Stephen J Kroos - Reperfusion for some ideas for vocals. And while I absolutely love the lead sounds, others might like to hear some stronger sounds once in a while (please please keep those wonderful leads). For some ideas, you might want to look into Andrew Bayer - Nexus 6 (though, I think you create here quite a unique atmosphere that you should keep). Anyway, I hope you keep on producing amazing tracks like this!

xxxZigZagxxx responds:

Thanks PrEmoEffect! You are one of the first artists I really liked and followed on this site - on my old account thatbennyguy. I pm'd you with my crap album once and you listened to the whole thing - and even gave notes! You're the man, and your production skills are unique and unparalleled. Cheers bro and hope to keep hearing from you!

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[meh {DU}]

Hey, this is an interesting sound. I would really work with that bell sound and bring out out more. You don't need to have it play all the way through a song to make a main theme though. (Think of it as a chorus). For the pads, I would try to use some stereo separation next time (it would make them sound very spacy, which would be fitting for this song). On the other hand, I think you could use some improvement for the beats, but those take a lot of work. One thing I would try to work on right away is the base and the type of energy you are looking to put out (here the beats actually made the song feel slower (the beginning is amazing :))). You could try to make some drumstep, if that's what you're into. I think it would fit well with the song. Anyway, I hope this helps!

decoyultimatum responds:

yay im so glad you reviewed it. the intro and the chords are my favorite part of this song. it seems that everyone is tellin me that my drums suck lol i kno they do. i will bring out the bells and try to make the pads seperated. as for the beat im going to leave that up to someone else. i have a friend who said he would remix it. im so glad i made this song. so much good has come of it. thanks for reviewing

[Extrapolation (remastered)]

The kick and subkick roll in the beginning is really nice. I would opt for a more house-like clap. Ironically, something like this would sound very good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toqmn2 VqzaA. (for the clap/snare). What types of synths are you using? I think it would help a lot to check out some tutorials, and if your in for getting new synths, try out sylenth1. Here is a great example (tutorial) that shows what types of sounds you can make: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPi3M-
fgbKI. Around 4:00 I can really feel the melody, and the type of potential you have, so I would really just work on your sound design to really bring out the melody nicely. Hope this helps! Good luck with your work.

ChineseCommando responds:

Thanks for the review! Sorry for the late response, I've been busy lately. And the synth I used for the percussion comes in a kit, and the clap was part of the kick. My program doesn't have many good kicks, but I'll be sure to check out the links you gave me when I find the time! I'm also glad that you noticed the subkick roll, which is essentially a bassline in itself, haha.

[COH - Enemy Rising]

Really nice themes

I really liked Last Chances (Rising Version) a lot. I think some more variation would be really beneficial (it's a lot of work, but it really would be worth it). I also really like the transition from Last Chances to Church of Hope. I think if you were to put parts of Church of Hope into Last Chances with that transition, it would be really nice (especially when returning to the main theme).

I think the EQ could use a bit of work. The low frequencies are not balanced very well (they have stereo phasing which makes them more "voluminous" than necessary. Some of the lower upper frequencies (like 10k) should be brought up a bit more. And mixing to preserve the balance between the different instruments would be nice as well.

Hope this helps!

Ironclover responds:

Thank you, because of Newgrounds 15MB limit I had to be careful so I was limited. I really would like to make more variation thou, and I was going to put COH into Last Chances before it changed into the main theme but I didn't want to over do the theme, and as for the EQ, volume and mixing I'm working on something to make my future stuff sound better. c:

[Final Resolve]

There is something characteristic about fl sounds

:p. I would use different sounds. Try to learn about how to eq well. That'll be a must. But before then. I'd recommend looking into some tutorials for sound design because that's where all of your sounds will come from. Either that or become a sampling beast. Also, make sure you don't let your volume clip (aka don't let the db meter go over 0db. If you want it to be louder, increase the volume on the computer, and then master it later (using saturation if you want the full bodied sound). Hope this helps get you started.

Zeoxodus responds:

Thx for the review! I will take this info seriously, much appreciated!

[TL - Silent Breeze [trance]]

HOLY CRAP, I ToliveAnimations, I need to know you

haha. That's honestly one of my favorite songs ever. The second I saw your comment, my view of this song change irreversibly.

Forget the rest, the beginning is just so beautiful I can't stop listening to it. Please PLEASE make a full chillout track using just the beginning. Actually, I really want to remix this. Really badly. It's so ridiculously calm. That pad just drives me crazy, I want to reconstruct it. It sounds like a polyphonic saw pad with eq and an LFO on pitch set at maybe every 1/2 beat.

And don't tell me that that piano is FL keys. :(((

TeHLoY responds:

Wow. Never expected such a response...
The beginning pads was a very slightly phasered saw pad playing the low end, layered with a saw lead for the highs.
And the piano isn't fl keys. It sounds too cheesy. It was two piano soundfonts, played together.

I think I want to mix the rest of the song again. I didn't give my ears a rest before mixing, and now, it sounds a bit badly mixed. Perhaps lower the kick drum, decrease the release for the side chain kick? Do pm me for a response...

[COH - Antagonist's Theme]

Sorry for the delayed review. I've been working.

I really like the ideas found here. I would really try to build some different chord progressions to add some variety and pique more interest. While it was interesting in the beginning where it bellowed up, it got a little tiresome after some time. The trumpet melodies were very nice though. I would try to build some more harmonies using violins. You did use an oboe (or at least what I perceive to be an oboe), but I think the parts could be made even more exciting.

Some tempo variations could help give the idea of a story progression as well. I really wanted it to speed up, but it didn't happen.

Now for the good: the melodies were quite interesting. I liked the stark contrast between the royal sounding trumpet, majestic in nature, with the dark, almost overpowering strings. Nice job on creating the mood. Since this is a stand alone, some sound effects could also come in nicely.

Now don't take my word for everything, since I'm not expert myself. That's just my two cents.

Ironclover responds:

I really appreciate the review, I've been working with classical music for more then a year so I'm just trying to add some variety to the genre, and the Oboe is actually a clarinet, as for the sound effects. I did think about adding some but then it might tear the person away from the actual song. I'm really glad I got the mood and I'm not done with the theme because I have to shove it in a fighting theme and a Boss theme and maybe another encounter theme so I will try your suggestions, thank you so much :D

[Leaning Morph (Remastered]

Love the beat

The kick is amazing. I want it :( haha. Nice job. Btw, that kick would sound really good for a house track.

SynchroSpectre responds:

Haha, thanks but I don't think you can send .WAV files on newgrounds :P

Or can I...

[TL - Ocean Pulses [trance]]

so...

That bass is really good. (you even did the 4th bar transition from the tutorials haha). No, but really, that bass is good, and sounds different from the one in the tutorial.

To make it sound a lot better (and seriously try it it will have some effect), change the kick to something that has a more clicky sound but also a powerful low end. The one you use rightn now has too much low end and is too loud, and thus takes from the bass.

I LOVE the synth/melody that comes in around 1:43.

I think the lead synth could use a unison on it to make it sound a bit richer. The plucked version sounds great, but once the fliter freq is moved up, it sounds a little dry.

Also, the transition at : :51 is really good. I like the synth you used. I would add a little bit of ping pong reverb and just increase the wet to dry ratio during the transition to create a pulsing feel.

Anyways. Great job overall.

I really like the breakdown. It's really nice. So I'll be nice in my scoring haha.

TeHLoY responds:

I tend to modify presets to my taste, I never use the exact same sound from a tutorial or soundbank. That transition, I just felt that it sounded nice, so I put it in. I knew it was something I heard somewhere, but couldn't remember where. :X

I still have trouble finding/making good sounding kicks, just bear with me... But I'll get it sorted out eventually. :)

I just love reviews from you, they're extremely constructive, and do help me to improve. Thanks a lot for leaving behind these reviews!

[SMB3 - Bowser]

Haha, this is so nice.

The quality of your work is pretty good I'd say. I really like it a lot. You definitely manage to capture the suspense of the moment. I think some crashes, and buildups would add some more as well.

Keep it up.

Ironclover responds:

Thanks! I'm glad you like it!!! I'm pretty proud of this one too. Too bad its the only one on NewGrounds, I love this Bowser Theme!!