ArcaneSoul's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[12 second composition]

Well its pretty cool. Would work well for a little jingle.

Oh and btw this is sytrus piano piece, not piano piece XD

[Pokemon BW2 - N's Castle]

Lol its so hard to crit on orchestral pieces since they are usually so well done. I am not sure thought i would call this creepy but more like a person tiptoeing to try and get away from something.

Well done my friend. 5/5.

[SmK - Climax]

NEEEEXUUUUUS :)

So far like it. Don't see any mastering issues yet. The chorus sound amazing and this lead is delicious ^.^

1:25 that build up is very awesome as well as well as that breakbeat transition. Did you make it yet or did you use a vengeance for that one?

Oh man 2:12. I can't find anything wrong with this song (or at least in my ears. Im not good at mastering ^_^').

I'm going to stop critisizing now and enjoy the song. Flat out 5/5 right here.

SKILLZmakeKILLZ responds:

Thanks, good to know that people still like my music!

[eclipse preview]

The lead was kind of abrupt in my opinion. Mabe make it a little less loud just a tad.

The cymbals are also kind of annoying. I would maybe fix that a little. These melodies though amaze me and sound so wonderous. I love them and i would maybe even remix this if i had time :)
1:14, same deal its too abrupt and needs to be adjusted. That end was very good too with that rising synth but maybe just put the resonance down a tad.

Overall loved it, just those mastering parts kind of bugged me a little, thats all :)

killapickle1 responds:

Thanks for the advice, it is always nice to hear peoples opinions. Ill be sure to keep that in mind when i release the full version ;). And i would be honored to have you remix my song :D

[Taeitent]

1:03 was kind of weird how it changed the key but i still loved it. What did you use for this?

Nimble responds:

In terms of score,I used:
Celesta
Vibraphone
Piano
Tub. Bells
Timpani

I used Finale 2012 for both scoring/mixing.

[Ancient Valley]

Reduce the reverb on the intro a bit it makes it too muddy. The lead is beautiful though.

Bass is simple but it works. I would use something a little deeper but it works. From the chorus, there should be a breakdown like a simple white noise but that is just me. I like what you did with the snare too. Reminds me i should stop being lazy on my beats XD

Everything from there is cool though 2:34 is a bit muddy. Reduce the volume on those chords maybe .

Nice little clip here. You should try to maybe add some variation in synths to make it a bit more interesting.

johnfn responds:

Thanks man. I think you hit on a lot of things that were kinda surfacing in my mind. Happy you liked the beat - some guys were commenting on my old song that my beats needed some variation, so I decided to make a more complex pattern here. I really need to work on muddiness next.

[Holy Toledo!]

Nice fade in intro, beat is smooth and sexy, the arps are nice and plucky, so far like it.
0:59 sounds kind of dissonant thoguh it might suppose to be. Possible mess up on the chord progressions?

1:24 lol waht was that? The rising synth at 1:39 is cool to. Much better house than i can make lol.

[Voidism]

The lead is a bit too loud. The choirs are decent though and the gate is a nice touch.

Lower the lows on the bass a bit.

Reali-tGlitch responds:

Overall I myself am pleased with how it turned out. Except that I know the drums could use a little work. I might just go back and tweak it a little.

[Serenity`]

Mastering top notch, tasty bass and snare, and smooth pads. Deserves a good score :)

yotipo91 responds:

Thanks!

[You're Never Alone]

Ok first, i wouldn't label this dance because of the beat. More like hip hop almost. 2nd, i would use something else instead of that detuned saw. I would maybe turn that trance saw an octave up but thats just me.

00:59 is a bit messy. I would maybe turn that the reverb or echo a bit. 1:25 that tranistion is good. You just need like a cymbal crash then it would feel a little more proper. Then 1:53 you have a bit too much again. I don't know how though you could fix this. Maybe lower the volume on some of the instruments? I don't know but it feels like everything is clashing.

In general though the melodies and instruments (minus that one detunred one) sound fantastic :D

carl565 responds:

Thanks for your review! This song will be going into an album, so all the criticism will be perfect for when I fix it up. Well this couldn't go into the hiphop section, I know its your opinion, but mine is that it's too electronic for hiphop. Sure, dance probably isn't the best selection, but neither were the other electronic genres... I wish there was a genre on here mainly for regular Electronic. Thanks again for your review and I'll keep you in mind when I fix all of the flaws.