cfx's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Interstellar Voyage]

Handy, that.

You've got a long, long, long "wind-up" there. By the time you get to the "good stuff" the piano progression starts to get old. But the good stuff is good, and the pretty stuff is pretty.

Good job. ;)

philjo responds:

Yeah it does stretch itself a bit I admit. I just like the progression too much I think!
But I like to be able to make it so that a flash author can cut up the bits s/he likes, hence the different combinations of instruments appearing and disappearing.

Thanks for leaving a review and listening to this!

[Out of Your Control]

Aww, Connie wants feedback. ^_^

Waffles! :D

I dig this. It's much different than most of the tripe that filters down through Newgrounds. It's a very candid piece, and the 'mood progression' is something one can just plain relax to. I write this review while listening to it the first time through and ... hey, I think it's influencing my score!

Figure it out!

ConnieB responds:

lol thanks man :D

[[DJP] Har Har Har Har Har]

This is music!

Been awhile since I've stumbled across something I've liked from the get-go.

This tune is strange. The simple chord progression works well, and your melody is somewhat unfocused, but it seems to fit the meandering, yet structured feel. Nice blend of technique.

On the production side you've done well -- very well, in the mids and highs, not too harsh, not too muffled; smooth, instead. What's gotten away with you is the bass, yet the percussion cuts though perfectly.

If you still have the files for this, you might load it back up, slap in a limiter here and there, and maybe a highpass filter or just some EQ to tighten up the low-end slop.

All-in-all, quite good!

DJPureSuffer responds:

Thank you very much for this review! :D I'm gonna go hunt down and fix this up. thanks again!

[Tremelo Journies]

You've come far!

Your style has come a long way in a short time.

While I don't agree with everything you do in the track, you've proven you know how to lay it down. Looking forward to more!

Red-Slash responds:

thx cfx its really nice of ya to come back and review some of my stuff again

[Dare To Dream]

For heaven's sake...

The tune is decent, yes, and by 'decent' I mean I'd certainly listen to it again...

But for the love of pete, use a limiter.

And watch out for bass phase cancellation when you really lay it on in the later part of the track.

"Pure loud" ruins this, entirely.

ArisingFlame responds:

Yeah, It's not quite finished in the mastering area. I just wanted to see what people thought of the actual song first to see if it was worth continuing to work on.
Thanks for telling me!

[~Zelda Overworld Theme Remix~]

Pure Saw, Supersaw, more saw...

Short review for a short track.

Mad props for going so saw-heavy and making it work. Usually plain saws are boring, but the ideas you threw into this tune within 15 minutes is impressive -- especially since it loops so flawlessly, too.

The vocals could stand to not be there at all.

You seem like you've done a compo or two in your time. Too bad you don't play with filters!

DjEagle responds:

Well I didnt really work on hard on this track, i was just messing around with it. Ive made tons of songs, with plenty of filters so go check them out, but thanks for your review man.

[Empty Promise (Skid Mix)]

Clipping?

The tune itself kicks. But it's like no matering work went into it.

In a digital workflow, clipping is inexcusable. This is easily an 8 if you set EQ to your instruments and use a proper limiter.

Please clean this up! It deserves a 10, but this version doesn't make it!

Red-Slash responds:

to tell you the truth the only sound file that clips is clipping on purpose. at first it was an accident but for some reason the sound was clipping in perfect beat to the song so i kept it in.

[Cavity]

Collaborate and Quantize!

Doing jam sessions on a guitar is cool and fun, but without any other instruments -- no percussion, and no way for your listeners to find a groove -- doesn't let the tune shine like it should.

Find some way to get a beat in there and play against the drums so your tune is steady and not just a collection of random-tempo clips!

But with all that said, you're on the right road to throwing down some pretty sick stuff. Your best bet is probably to get with another musician and collaborate -- I'll bet you can find someone to compliment your style and bring up both your popularity!

Looking forward to more --

jdh504 responds:

Thanks a lot for all the suggestions, I see what you're saying as well, for this song it was more intented just to be basically random fills(hence the name cavity as in fillings...yeah me and my brother are probably the only ones that laugh at that). Yeah, hopefully we can find someone who would want to jam with us, thanks for the review again, we really appreciate it.