Dachampster's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Pkmn G/S - Routes 26, 27 [XD]]

Its OK

Melody: 2/2- nailed it, but not much energy to it at all. But its not bad
Drums: 1/2- they could have been a little more opaque
Bass: 1/2- nothing special. Could have used bass strings or trombone
Mood: 1/2- the theme is right before Victory Road and the Elite Four. It feels way too somber. The theme in my opinion should be a little more energetic, like a finale to a long journey.
Instruments: 2/2- You could change them to better suit the mood.

OVERALL: 7/10
I know my remixes aren't a huge hit, but I just did this song a while back and I can really offer a lot of advice having worked with this song a lot. I know I dont have much room to talk, but my job as an artist is to critique others and offer whatever advice i have to offer. So I hope this helps...

Sephirot24 responds:

>Drums: I wanted to give strong "marching" feel, that's why they're more noticeable.
>Bass: yep, just a a regular bass. I wanted to keep ye' olde' 8-bit feel where the bass is really simple.
>Mood: well, you nailed it. My music often comes out dark / somber... IDK why =/

Well, thx for taking your time to review! =)
And sorry for the LATE response.

--SephX--

[Pokemon R/Y/B/G Final Battle!]

Nice

However, I'm going to break the combo.
Melody: 2/2
Drums: 2/2- Not bad, nothing amazing
Bass: 1/2- on and off
Instruments- 0/2- hurts your ears doesnt it
Mood: 2/2- not bad
OVERALL: 7/10

[Pokemon Drum N' Bass]

WHOA

Hey, this isnt that bad- I'm busy, no time to go too in depth

melody: 2/2
Drums: 3/2- exceptional
Bass: 0/2- Wasnt loud enough
Instruments: 1/2- I liked the strings at first, but I thought that they could change to something different later on. The bass was non existant in some parts.
Mood: 3/2- Definetely sounds nostalgic-like. I like the old style.
10/10
The Drums and Mood were enough to overcome your shortcomings.

[Cyberfire]

AMAZING but messy

Too much volume, turn the guitars down a tad. I cant listen to this on my ipod because of the static.

Melody: 3/2- really catchy and nice structure
Bass: 2/2- Just enough in the guitars
Drums: 1/2- not a problem could be a little more concrete
Mood: 3/2- CYBAFIYAH
Instruments: 2/2 Guitars are perfect, deserve less Flanger effect. There were enough synths, the guitar could sound more realistic. But that's really your call. The synths were amazing.

Overall: 11/10 Holy crap I love this

MashedByMachines responds:

yaay thanks! Yeah some parts sounds a bit messy on small speakers, i dont know how to fix that :(

[Pokémon Johto Rival Battle]

its not bad

Melody: 1/2- the warping sounds are great for some notes, but it was too heavily used. I think you should use a gameboy synth for the lead and go nuts on the rest, for the sake of nostalgia.
Bass: 0/2- a louder/deeper bass would do wonders for this song. here, the bass is nearly playing on the same octave as the main in some parts. That is a big problem
Drums: 1/2- nothing special. if you have preset drum loops, use them like mad, it does wonders. it would really bring more energy into this song. i think with most programs you can add the bitcrusher effect onto presets too
Listenability: 2/2- its actually nice to listen to, the melody needed a little bit more reverb i think
Instruments: 1/2- its a remix, you dont have to copy the original. the instruments could be completely different if you wanted it to be.

OVERALL: Its half n half.

Radidsh responds:

The point of my Pokémon projects were to get them as close to the originals as possible, preserving the nostalgia, but also to try show how deeply I enjoy listening to the deep and minor details which make a song what it is, something I feel is lost in many remix projects. I used to dislike it if one bit was changed in ie. a karaoke/instrumental version of a song, it felt as if it would ruin everything about the song. Now however, I am considering perhaps making future renewing projects to be slightly different and not near 100 % pinpointed regarding notes.

Ah cool, an analyzis. Yeah, I had feedback recently that the bass was a little low in my projects. However, a lot of words belonging in music composing and so, I have much trouble understanding. I know absolutely nothing so far regarding effects and words related to music (for instance, octaves, bitcrusher and presets). I am having a hard time understanding the English language itself at the moment.

I am really untalented regarding anything that is not applying notes, but I hope to learn more of that and learn more how to use music programs correctly, professionally and all that (I am currently using Fruity Loops and Modplug Tracker). One of my biggest problems, I think and feel, is the fact that I have no instruments other than the few basic ones that came with the program.

Thank you very much for the professional and honest review, it is appreciated. I hope I soon will be able to learn to fix these mistakes and how to add effects more and tweak instruments, how to adjust volumes more appropriately and so. If I do, I hope to come back to this project and perhaps tweak it a little to sound a little better. =)

Thanks for your time!

[Ecruteak City - Pokemon GS]

lazy review

really didnt like this at all... sorry. Its nice and peaceful but it doesnt seem to give the Ecruteak City feel at all... nothing much in this song really jumps out at me.
Melody: 1/2
Bass: 1/2
Mood: 0/2
Listenability: 2/2
Structure: 2/2

[A Piano's Testimony]

Wowzorz

Melody: 2/2
Listenability: 2/2
Mood: 4/2
Catchiness: 2/2
Form: 2/2
NO COMMENT
12/10

Gravey responds:

Thank you much.

-Gravey-

[Juice and Carpet]

Funny stuff

this is amazing. I will keep you in mind for a voice acting job

FatKidWitAJetPak responds:

Why thank you kind sir!

[Reasoner- Celestial Echoes]

Good, Until

Im not writing a review.

The song was good, but needed a melody of sorts. Something to music-anize the song. Sounds like a bunch of sound effects