Knuckstrike's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[KKS - Parkour Jam]

Great

I'm surprised by the large amount of great music lately. This one is certainly no exception.

I'm not familiar with the D&B genre, so I probably can't say much about it, but I think it starts off pretty good. The rush/adrenaline feeling continues for quite a long time, which is good. The slow bits throughout fit well. I did find it odd that the song got more quiet as the song progressed. You'd expect it to have some sort of climax. It's not a negative point though. More like something special I haven't heard before.

If this is your first step into Drum and Bass, then I really want to know what it's like when you dig into it more. I'm sure that music even more awesome would be created.

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KKSlider60 responds:

Thank you ^^
From what I've read so far, some people got surprised by this track having 2-3 different themes with little or no connection to one another. I think no track has to be limited to only one kind of melody or structure, since the realm of sounds is so vast and diverse you can't possibly miss the opportunity to paint a greater picture of the whole. I thank you for your expectations about me, and that motivates me to move on and step further into this style.
KKS

[Fluttersphere]

Another pony song :)

You did really well with this piece of music. The calm intro suits the image of Fluttershy, and is a nice way to introduce the rest of the song.

I like it how the rest of the song has a bit more of a beat than the start, but is still calm. It's hard to explain, but you did really well with that. I think that the sound effects add to that. The sound effects aren't too present throughout the song, but just enough to have a nice mixture between the effects and the music. Wonderfully done.

I don't want to say that the effects are what makes this song good on its own though. The beat and music behind it would make a nice song, even without Fluttershy. The whole calm atmosphere that the song has is strengthened even more due to the music being almost silent at some parts.

All those small things make the song really good. In fact, there's nothing I'd like to have changed in this song.

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TheBellmaker responds:

Thanks for the review! I might make something similar to this with Rarity vocals in the future...

[[NLC] Hyrule Field]

Very good

After listening to the song a few times I read that this is just a demo. A DEMO? I can't remember a demo ever sounding this good.
It helps too that, as you know, Hyrule field is one of my favorite Zelda songs.

It also flows really nice between the three different remixes you did: one of the field, one of an enemy and one of the sunset. I almost didn't notice it changing, and that is a huge compliment. You should definetely keep that change when you put on the real song.
The differences between those three songs were just enough IMO. It wasn't enough to think it doesn't fit, but enough to keep a level of variation throughout the song.

All the different instruments you used and all the different sounds fit well with each other. I love upbeatness, and that's not an exception here.

The only thing I thought didn't sound too well in this song were the three notes you interrupted the song with constantly, starting at 2:36. I did like how two different scales came together at 2:48 though, so try to aim for that sound.

The rest of the song needs no change at all IMO. I'm really curious how you're going to improve this demo though. That will be tough.

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KrisKrosNL responds:

Hmmm, I'll check on that. And yeah, it's a demo because it sucks like shit (really, the Final Version I'm working on is way better) but I'll be sure to see what I can do with the middle. In fact, I felt a little skeptical about it in the first place. Well, thanks for the review!

[Newgrounds T-Shirt Commer]

I liked it

It's a good bit of voice acting, that's for sure. It kept me listening, and that's very important for a commercial. The few sound effects you used are adding something to the realisticness of the commercial. The story isn't boring at all, and although not very realistic, still not hard to think about in real life.

It's a bit too long for a commercial though. I think that in a commercial you have to convince people to buy your t-shirt in a very short time. It would be even better if you could do it in twenty seconds or less.
This is mainly I think because it took you over half a minute to explain the setting. That's great for voice acting, but not realistic for a commercial.

So as a voice acting thing it's nice, because you acted it well. But as a commercial, I don't think it would fit.

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NeutralObjections responds:

I agree its a bit long for a commercial. But not the other hand, I didn't write it. :P

I did a voice over for the Newgrounds T-Shirt Text that Tom Fulp wrote on the page to buy it. (Link is in the description.)

Thanks for the review!

[Chieftain of the Desert]

Perfect

You did really well with this music. It indeed gives you the atmosphere of some sort of desert boss fight. I think that's mainly because of the instruments you used. The old drums and the 8-bit tune sound nice together.

The beat (drums) wan't too hard or anything, just right. That the drums sometimes changed its tempo was a very nice addition.

I can't find anything wrong with this music, so that's why you get a 10. It loops a bit odd though, with a small pause. But it's not irritating or distracting.

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Faires responds:

Yes, cool. Taht's a real helpful Opinion 'bout this Track, Thx Pal :3

[Seasons {durn}]

Mysterious

I like how this starts off. The few sounds here and there and the variety of instruments start the song perfectly. During the whole song enough different things are put in so it isn't boring to listen to. Really nice, actually.

The funky feeling it has to it is what attracts me to it most, along with the upbeatness. The beat being a bit funky is good for a piece of audio like this, and it puts you in a bit of a trance. I usually like it if a song is upbeat, and this one is no exception.

It would be nice if it looped a bit better though. If you made the end of the song even quieter it would be better, I think.

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durn responds:

Thanks Knuckstrike. :) I do love me some funk, I tend to work a little bit of it into every one of my tunes somehow. I did indeed spend a lot of time on the flow of this one, making sure to automate a bunch of different sounds & atmospheres to keep things evolving. :)

[A Hero's Soul]

Soothing

A very awesome song. I'm wondering: did you write this yourself, or just made a remix? Because if you made it, you have a lot of talent.

This song is also perfect for the piano. I don't think any other instrument would do it any good.

I loved that after a while it starts to go a bit slower, around 2:40. It gives just the variation this needs.

I don't have a lot of experience with piano music, but sometimes I heard one or two notes that didn't fit. For example: right after 2:21 there are two notes that don't fit IMO.

Also, did you make one or two small mistakes at 2:06?

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Jabicho responds:

Hi There! I'm the one who made this piece, thanks so much for your words!
Lol, at 2:06.... nope, the idea was to make that part really fast so it feels a bit apart from the whole piece.
Thanks so much for the review! I appreciate it a lot

[Serenade (Bugg)]

A very odd sounding song.

The title is not meant in a negative way though. The intro is very nice. Pretty quiet, which fits with a serenade. The chilly feeling continues to sound through the entire song. That's fine, and it seems from the author comments that you tried to do that.

In the middle of the review I switched to another tab to check something, and while I have earphones, I forgot I was listening to this. On one side it's something good, since it's perfect as a background tune. But it's also a bit flat. It doesn't change much IMO in the four minutes. It would be nice if there was something like a solo of one of the instruments, or at least something that stands out. It's a bit boring now.

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BuggMusic responds:

I can see where you're coming from, but this wasn't meant to be some high energy, complex track. I guess I could've changed more stuff, but I feel as though I did all that was necessary. Thanks for the review.

[Opening Theme 2]

Really good

I don't know what game this is the opening from, but it sounds familiar. With the drums sounding kind of mysterious and the violins in sounds like some medieval game.

Anyways, it sounds really nice. It loopls really well. When I got to another tab, I didn't even notice it going back to the start again. The instruments fit well together too.

I don't find anything wrong with this music, but it seems like it lacks some sort of climax. It stays kind of silent all the time. It doesn't really need a very powerful part because it's an intro music, so for a game it's fine. But as an audio apart, it lacks a bit for me.

samulis responds:

Thanks for the review. Sadly, the game has not been released yet and the creator actually opted to use a different variation of the piece for the menu instead of this.

I'm not the best at mastering... perhaps that's why the climactic part doesn't stick out that much.

[Equestrian Hymn]

Awesome

Normally I don't review audio (I suck in it), but for this song I make an exception. The happiness in it catched me immediately, and after about a minute of listening I finally heard what this was a remix of. That made it even better.

All the instruments just fit perfectly with each other. The violins (I think they're violins, at least) sound really beautiful. The whole upbeatness of the song fits with the theme too.

I think it deserves way more attention than what it gets now. A really wonderful piece of music.

TheBellmaker responds:

Thanks for the review! I hope to make more awesome music in the future as well.