SilverFoxJams's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[BrightSide]

There's definitely a funky vibe to this dance track. I like that twinkly arp a lot, and the drums are well put together. A lot of everything flowed well here.

I think the guitar could use a bit of reverb for improvement. In the beginning, to me it felt a bit out of place in quality with everything else in the composition.

Well done, and no this doesn't sound dumb at all. I think this is well done.

Good luck and have fun in the NGADM competition!

LunacyEcho responds:

=> funky dance

That's exactly the mood I was going for! :D

=> guitar reverb

Based on the funk element, that guitar is actually a clav! But your suggestion still stands—it could definitely be mixed better into the song.

Thanks for dropping by and leaving a review! :)

[NGADM 2017 Auditions Podcast]

Ah cool, a podcast to go along with this competition! I'm also trying out in the audition phase. I just submitted something for the audition phase. May the most epic music win. :D

Very nice choices for background music by the way. I especially like the fantasy themed cinematic one.

ChronoNomad responds:

I'm glad that you could make it in time for the Auditions! There's a lot of truly epic music this year, of that there can be no doubt. Finding the most epic will indeed be the tough part. ^__^

Thanks! I'm happy to hear that Whispers of Remembrance fills the background so nicely. Having music instead of silence wasn't a difficult choice, but which tracks to use...yeah, that's harder. Your review is very much appreciated. Thanks for listening!

[Details]

Whoa, this is an excellent mesh here Jere! Hi, it's been a lonnng while since our last chat. I hope you are doing well!

What I imagine as I listen to this is a child who walks into his or her room, and finds a creature that's at first intimidating and creepy in appearance. Then the kid finds out the creature means no harm, and they go on an adventure together.

Everything musically is so good, in addition to the FX used. This definitely kept my interest from beginning to end. This is a real treat to hear on the headphones!! Very interesting percussion... I like those reverb flutes, and the constant slow wub that fits to all this wonderful mess of a track you put together. The ending conversation, it kind of took me somewhere a bit different, but it's not a bad ending. =D

Pandasticality responds:

i love it when a song paints an image in the listeners head, thank you for that n 3n! lets chat some day!

Thank you for the review!
- Pandasticality

[T-Logic - The Ritualist]

This one's another quick favorite of mine that you've done. Love the percussion (so cool) and the Japanese instruments inserted in here! You've inserted quite an assortment in this. Definitely a fusion, one that's a really good listen. I've been listening to some of your tracks today on headphones the entire time. Absolutely not shitty, lol.

I like everything about this one, overall. I'm glad you managed to pull through on completing this despite the computer problems. This would be very cool and interesting for video game soundtrack material. ^_^

TaintedLogic responds:

Wow! Thanks for all the reviews, my friend. Anything can sound Japanese if you use the right scales, haha. I master most of my tracks with headphones, so I think they end up sounding more balanced with headphones. I need to check out your music now - you've just made my day! :D

[T-Logic - Ormolu]

Very surprising uniqueness for a drum and bass! Yeah, I have to agree with you and another reviewer on this track not being a hard-hitter. Not that it's a bad thing, not at all! Just different in a way that was a good surprise. The percussion in this is awesome, and all the pads and soft synths to go with the types of bass flows great.

You went slightly off key towards the middle, but it doesn't bother me that much. I liked this enough to put it in my list of favorites. Great DnB! There's definitely some wow to it. =D

TaintedLogic responds:

Thank you so much! I worked really hard on that percussion. XD My music does get off key sometimes, but I'm gradually learning to exercise more control over it, haha. I'm honored that I made your list of favorites. Thanks again!

[T-Logic - Unanswered]

The beginning pads here had me thinking at first, "Oh my, how peaceful and relaxing! I'm guessing the feel behind this is 'Hey, don't worry about what you can't solve. There's always another day.' " Then the voice part came in, so I scrolled down to read your track's description. My next thought; "Oh! Got it. Interesting."

So, I'm listening to this for the second time as I leave my review. I visualize a guy surviving on his own somewhere on a very hot day... I really like the pads you've inserted throughout. Really nice. Also, I'll add that's an interesting choice for a base there. Everything fits nicely.

Ahhh, and now it sounds kinda eerie towards the end. Very good for an ambient piece.

TaintedLogic responds:

Thanks so much for the review! I really appreciate your compliments, especially on the mood/theme and instruments. I guess I consider ambient my specialty. You should totally do the next chip contest! There's one going on now: http://www.chipscompo.com/compo/3

[Por(n)tal [ Feat. GLaDOS ]]

I'm not very familiar with the game Portal, so I cannot do a review on that. I'll just do so based on what I heard. I get why you titled it that way. With this Glados character, I imagined something kind of naughty was going on. lol. The arranging of the voice clips alongside the funkay music is all good.

Nice track.

LexRodent responds:

Thanks for listening SFJ.
I rearranged some voice acting (mainly from the final showdown of the game) to give it that naughty context, just as a silly experiment.

[Through the Window]

Everything fits real good in here. That low growly bass to go with the high pitched chimes give it a darkness to the happy-twinkly stars imagery of yours I agree with. Nice!

LexRodent responds:

I had to do this piece on a time limit, and couldn't find any good idea for an additional line.
Heavily contrasting sounds seemed like a good solution, nice to know it worked.

[Cow Rider]

Cool. Sounds like something you'd hear in an NES western themed game - well, at least in my honest opinion.

This loops pretty good. I didn't notice anything off here. Cool that NG featured this one recently. :D

LexRodent responds:

Yes, it has a western vibe on it as well as some oriental motifs.
It was a nice surprise to get a feature, specially between all those nice tracks.

[101]

Sweet guitar and bass! The drums don't drown out that goodness, and that's great!! Moody, with UMPH. Wonderful job, Lexa. ^_^

LexRodent responds:

Getting the drums "on place" without losing punch, was one of the hard parts.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for listening.