Xenophaje's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Solid Snake can Voice Act Too!]

kinda funny.

I could believe that this is how snake would voice act... which I did find funny. But this voice doesn't quite sound like snake to me. Try to make it sound a little older and a little deeper. Still pretty close though, good job.

[Optimus Prime VS Megatron!]

you're a great voice actor

But I'd have thought you'd be able to make more realistic laser gun sounds. You do a great Megatron impression, but the Optimus Prime voice... well it just sounds too... human, you know. It also sounds more like a "movie voice" to me. Although I did find this kinda funny.

[Lost Spirit]

Outstanding

This better fits as being called trance... possibly DnB (I've heard some pretty trance-like DnB before)
I only give a ten if I think a song is abloslutely perfect - although I gave you a nine you still came pretty close to a 10.
I only have 2 small problem with this - not enough instrument variety, and its a little repetitive, but you've come up with the sounds to hide that very well I think - well done.

I've found myself entranced by the sound of this, its just beautiful. I wish I could make music like this, I wonder if I just don't have the tools (judging by the file size, you didn't use a ton of VSTs and plugins to make this - which tells me you have some very useful ones).

I hope to see more like this from you.

-Review Request Club-

TheBellmaker responds:

Thanks for the review!

I did take a look at some of your stuff, and you definitely have the potential to produce good music. I think you just don't have the right instruments. I used Nexus mostly leads to make this track, I think you should check it out as well.

As for instrument variety/repetitiveness, ehhhhh I'll work on that.

[Whistle Blow - Silv3Ster]

Cool sound

First of all, this score deserves to be higher... five for you!
2.01 (+0.99) = 3.00

As I'm listening to this, I think it sounds like rave music. Definitlely got and epic feel to it, that's for sure. Its been a good while since I've heard a good hardcore techno song.
There isn't much I see wrong with this - its not repetitive, the patterns it follows are flawless, the snyths are almost perfect (for my taste), some percussions bother me a little but this song is good enough for me to get past it. I am unsure the potenial of this in the flash portal.
It might one day get put into a game, what kind of game I am not quite certain.

Dj-GST responds:

Thanks for the 9 man, glad you liked it.

I'm not really concerned about whether this is used in a flash or not, it'd be cool for sure, but I'm just uploading my stuff for the sake of uploading it.

[A Child's Game]

Interesting

Music always inspires imagination my friend, it works the otherway as well.

This is a very bright piece of music, however I find it repetitive, you never go very far into more vibrant and louder sounds, I suppose that is to maintain the basic image the song was ment to portray but honestly I feel that you should have allowed this for it may have made the song sound more adventurous and alive, not that it doesn't I just hink it could sound more so is all.

But as for the basics of the song I see nothing wrong, All instruments seem to be played accordingly through the song, it never goes off key or tone, and its overall sound is pretty good.

Overall you did a fairly good job with this piece.

Review Request Club

Tomppaah responds:

Thanks for the awesome review, and the pointers! :) Really glad you took the time, and hopefully you enjoyed it. ^^

[Cygnus]

beautiful

very solemn and soft with a very vibrant melodic, very peaceful. I do believe this counts as trance, it sounds like trance to me at least. I really like you choice of sounds, I think it is perfect for this composition, I see practically nothing wrong with this piece. It feels a little repetitive in one or two bits of this piece but that's not too big of an issue. Other then that this piece is absolutely flawless.

I'm not entirely sure the potential of this in the flash portal, I think it could be used for flash music, but what kind of film it would go in I'm not quite sure. Its very unlikely that this will go into a game, but it might.

Review Request Club

[KKS - Post-Apocalyptic Test #1]

Interesting

The sound kinda reminds me of the very begining of Metroid Prime 2 when your exploring the underground Galactic Federation layer.
It aslo sound like something I'd hear in Dead Space (I've never actually played dead space though)

The loop in this is impossible to notice I swear.
I get an image in my head when listening to this like I'm looking through a camera that barely works and I'm seeing these futuristic ships scouting over what looks like the remains a of a destroyed space frigate.
It does have a post apocalyptic feel, but its more futuristic, I like that though. Its very rare I come across music like that. As is this is good, but if you ever decide to add music to this, I recommend going easier on the usage of some of the glitch noises, in particular the ones that sound like broken comunicators.

KKSlider60 responds:

Yes, I agree with you about the broken futuristic environment. It's a mixture of post-apocalyptic and cyberpunk culture. I'll be more careful about the glitches. :D
Thanks for the review, glad you enjoyed it
KKS

[KKS - Glitch de Chocobo]

...Epic

When I first started listening to this I was kinda expecting it to be more 8-bit (you surprised me)
Actually I think this almost sounds robotic, in my opinion such an epic piece should go with such an 8-bit intro - given how it sounds. but hey - like I always say "its your music - do what you like to it"... not like I can't make any small exceptions to things I like any how, this is really good. Actually I think I'll fav this

It kinda sounds like the theme of some kind of old robot sanctuary... you know I wonder if it would fit into a metroid game... (one of the more recent ones of course)

KKSlider60 responds:

The rise of mechanical Chocobos, a prelude to self-destruction. Robotic frenzy, madness, power-driven creatures fighting in a now living hell. To bring order once again in land of chaos.

I just thought of this while reading your review, that'd be cool as a prologue or something, haha. Post-apocalyptic Chocobos, half robot, half organic. Lol. I love Metroid music, and I like the idea of this being in a just-awakened robot sanctuary... if that place were to be completely forlorn, I think it would "sound" much differently. I'll post that sound texture later.

Thanks for your review, man, much appreciated. ^^
KKS

[Clockwork Nostalgia]

it seems like you used the ticking like a metranom

which is fine... now... about the song. It has a very nice solemn feel to it, kinda like looking at a childhood memory. This has some flash potential, nicely done. It just seems a little repetitive, perhaps more sound variety could fix that (at least for me).
but over all its very good.

MasterCoyle responds:

sounds like a metronome? Damnit. It's supposed to be a clock ticking. I agree about the repetition and ill probably repost a rehash of this tune soon. Thanks for the review.

[-)S(- Celestial Midway]

It wouldn't surprise me to see this in a flash.

Futuristic but with a unique twist to it, that's the kinda vibe I'm gettin' from this, very bright kinda sound to it, could depict a futuristic city from like a sky very.
Their are so many games this brings to my mind so I'm not really gonna bother listing them. This song has a LOT of potential for being used in my opinion, it would make great NES style background music right off the bat. I think it also sounds like good credit music for a game.

I don't see many negatives to this, the only real problems I see in this is that it is a tad bit of repetitiveness and the way it ends doesn't sound right, I think it should with more a 'phase off into the distance', I don't think it should just go down low, now if you were intending to give it sort of a loop then that kinda works, doesn't quite work though

I really think this is an awesome piece of music though

Will responds:

Thanks for the review