Whirlguy's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Newgrounds: Still Alive (BETA)]

That was absolutely epic!

I heard the original maybe once or twice. I recognized the song right away though. I love the lyrics! "Im not even capslocked" Fucking amazing! XD

Nice work on the guitar playing! The mic wasnt really of quality though. Thats a shame. You have a nice voice, and there was nothing wrong about your singing. But I guess this was like a live act, and had these little flaws, but thats ok^-^

The band that started playing in the background could have been a bit louder. But I guess it has to do with the live recording, right?

I really enjoyed listening to this song! ^-^

sonicmega responds:

The truth is, I didn't do any guitar playing. The background music is the original song by Valve, with GlaDOS's voice edited almost completely out, so that my voice could take its place. As for mic quality, I blame the "air puffs" on myself, and I likely could have taken more careful notice of when those occurred. For a first attempt, though, I think it came out well.

Truth be told, "I'm not even CAPS LOCKED" is by far my favorite line as well. I don't know why, it just is.

[I Am A Tree]

So sweet(:

Hey KB!
Havent reviewed in quite some time man!

You.. you.. why must you always amaze me so much! =D These are some awesome lyrics, it seems kind of depressing, yet not. Such nice chords.. Flashback moments of good times:3 The whisteling is so clearly recorded! Youve got a new mic dont you? hehe:P The part before that is so awesome.. The part where you sing higher, and you layered your singing, just awesome. Breathtaking emotional goodness, like all of your accoustic works.

Originality: Newgrounds isnt exactly full of works like you make them KB, youre still number one to me^-^
Diversity: Well, its just a minor edit you could have done. Add some bells or a string in the background after youve done your bridge with the whisteling. I think strings would have been best, since you could have made the part with the higher singing really powerfull with it. And it fits pretty well with an accoustic song.
Critism: Well, I just left my critism. Theres not much more to say. I love this song!

[Punch-Out! [Bike Remix]]

Good job!

Lol I never knew the original game, Ive only seen parodies about n***a stole my bikeXD I turned on this song and as far as I know the original, this song sounds ALOT like it. Correct me if Im wrong, I thought the snair in the beginning had a little more power in the original. Anyway, it changed over to a part that I didnt recognize because of its power, yet it stayed very VG! I think you should have put more attention on making the reversed crash sound more VG though^-^;

Originality: Never heard a remix of this before, I like it:3
Diversity: You kept the diversity great, some panning, and a great switch. The ending was a bit abrubt, what you could have done, was make a transition to the beginning, so it loops. Best thing to do sometimes, when you try recreating a gameremix^-^
Critism: Just a few things that needed a little more time, but I think you did an awesome job(:

snayk responds:

You're right about the original 8-bit snare sounding more powerful -- the original was actually much more powerful sounding (all in all) than mine, but I still came quite close to recreating it.

I don't really think there was a need to make the reverse crash sound more VG because you can't really do that... I guess I understand what you mean, but I like it the way it is.

I had actually considered just ending it by looping back to the original, but decided against it because I just really liked the way it ended. It just kind of fizzes out.

I understand all of your criticisms, and most of them were considered (and even tested). I made the choice to make the song this way because I liked the way it turned out.

I figured if I ever decide to make a loop out of it, I would only loop the modern (my mix) part so it could be easily used in a Flash game (probably a boxing game :P).

Thanks for the good review :)

[Rig - Stardust Crazy]

I dont see how someone can think this song sucks.

As you can hear, I personally love it. Its happyyy =D I like the lyrics, and of course the music. Very nice happy bright synths rushing through the corners of my speakers, something I really love^-^ The singer is great, and the drums fit in so well! I also like how it starts of with the bass, a really cool bass I must say! I love saw sounds(:

Originality: Original? Yeah! I looove sweet melodies. Well, I listen to almost any kind of music, but this genre is.. one of those things that brightens your mood and fills you with energy. You captured that so well!
Diversity: I love how you composed this from start to end.
Critism: None really. I love it!

Rig responds:

:D
I like the synths in the corners too! Nowadays, I try to use the whole stereo field.
The bass is hand-made! I made it with FreeAlpha and ran it through PulseWidth Modifier a bit, both free VST plugins. Now YOU can make your very own bass!

Happy songs are always refreshing in this sea of emo techno. :-)
Thanks for the review!

[Kicking Extra Ass (Rock Remix)]

Fruity Loops^-^;

This song starts off very FruityLoops like, but that is not a good reason not to like it. Sweet melodies! A good thought out song. I find it very lovable!

Originality: It sounds really FruityLoops like, but the song is mastered very well, and sounds really nice to the ears.
Diversity: Great work on the build up towards the end, and sweet melodic patterns throughout the song. The drum stays the same, but it fits the song well^-^
Advice: To make it sound like it doesnt come from FruityLoops. Can be quite a challenge, but when you do so, itll be much more original and youll get more listeners! Maybe you dont know what I mean with this yet, but you will after you work with fruityloops for a while:P

I loved this song man, I hope to hear more from you(:

[daffy (demo)]

Oh noez, no more further ratingsD: lol

Lovely start! The beats sound awesome. The rapping in the beginning sounds really good aswell, although I cant hear what hes saying, but thats ok, that makes it even better I guess:P I love the 8-bit likeness of this song. Very experimental.

Ho' Shit!
They took away the further ratings LOL!
Now what do I do? lol
Well, something bothered me about those anyway. Ill do it my own way^-^

Originality: I find it quite original. It sounds exotic in some way, mixed with a clubfeel and 8bit sounds.
Diversity: I can tell you had a lot of work on this. Although the main song could switch up a little.
Advice: Thats a hard oneO.o Im not really of this genre.. How about getting it into an echoey part with hardly any drums, where you experiment with the 8 bit sounds, like.. long notes with an attack on it. Or others where you play the notes while playing with the release knob? I dont know, but I guess youll figure out yourself:3 I hope it helped you:P

snoballandthmonyshot responds:

ta for the extensive review... glad u enjoyed it, maybe there'll be a finished version some day
;ped

[Knights of Mytherus]

yay a band:P

This is pretty cool, I cant really hear what youre saying most of the times lol. But then again Im from a different country so its kinda hard. Its about a superhero that is a sausage though right? XD
Anyway, I love the drumming in this, good composing and the screaming sounds funny but at the same time it fits this song very well! Good job!
OR: 9, I didnt hear alot of bandmusic yet(:
DI: 9, yeah you kept it interesting fairly well
CL: 7, quality's pretty good, sounds as if its played live though. But I bet its hard to record it sounding like its not live.
EF: 10, live performance. Of course! More effort for that(:
OV: 9, good job on that!(: And congrats on your place in the top 5!

[-=LJC=- She fed me the lotus]

Wow cool

This song has a laid back start. Cool beats with bits and bops. Breakdowns everywhere. Some voice later on. This is the kind of experimental song with cool beats and without any solid musical motives.
OR: 7, Im getting used to hearing this type of music in ng these days(:
DI: 10, Just as I said, a song without any solid motives. Everything you hear is different, nothing is repeated.
CL: 10, yeah clarity is really good!
EF: 10, It takes lots of effort to make a song like this(:
OV: 9, a cool song! But I would hope for more to happen. Not really in the melodic sense though. Maybe some things to add like.. more pads, or windchimes. More of a moodsetting^-^

LJCoffee responds:

Nice summary - "no solid musical motives" is a very fair statement.

I like the idea of something that's not really all that traditionally "musical" being able to be appreciated the same way though.

If you're hearing a lot of this on NG latley then maybe that's a good sign for me - perhaps one of these days, I'll wake up and find that the crap I'm putting together is marketable :)

Thanks!

[Sunshine (Upbeat Remix)]

omg cool! =D

I love the NGAP Radio on ng, makes you find such cool songs at times(: Such as this one! Cool d&b with groovy samples. I love the singing and all, it all mixes very well and its lovely. Awesome song man^-^
OR: 9, I guess its a remix but its hella cool:P
DI: 9, great start, build up and ending, and I love the vocals!
CL: 9, all goo
EF: 8, yes(:
OV: 9, Ill give this an 8^-^

[_-={Lacrioso's Breeze}=-_]

aww

Wow this is so gentle and calming I love it! So soothing and sweet and childish(: This is great quality music! Great for flashmovies!
OR: 10, I dont hear this kind of music alot on ng! I wished I would(:
DI: 10, I love big compositions, full of diversity, like this one.
CL: 10, Awesome quality!
EF: 10, Oh yeah, nothing but effort!
OV: 10, straight tens! Awesome(:

MaestroRage responds:

:D

Thank you for the review, I am glad you liked this piece! If you liked this one, be sure to check out Lacrioso as well. This is his strength! I merely burrowed off his mental energies for this piece!

Once again, thank you for the review, I am glad you liked it ^^.