WingoWinston's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Blindy Wolfy And Its Saxophone]

Groovy man. I think I'd like it a tad more if the bass was just slightly more prominent. But not enough that I can't dig this rad loop and shoot you up 5 stars. Awesome work.

[For we are isotopes]

Definitely the music made by a hentai pussy minion. I really like the sound of this piece. It tickled my ears happy. Well done.

hentaipussyminion responds:

Thank you kindly, good fellow! Your comment was words in my eye... in the sweetest way possible.

[Nocturnal Illumination]

Really likes the use of the choir at the start. Intro is great. You reintroduce them again later which is awesome. I like the song generally throughout, it has a nice beat, a nice melody. Nothing necessarily new, but very solid. The ending was a little weak though I have to say but not unwarranted. I think an excellent piece overall though.

lennons5iriu5 responds:

Thank you very, very much! This song was not something I was aiming at being too original, actually. I was really playing with song structure, samples, mastering/EQ techniques and what not. It was really just me playing around with a bunch of random samples, somewhat hoping that it would eventually turn out. xD

Thanks for the review! It means a lot to get feedback!

[Groovy Track #1]

Definitely reminds me of a college/coming of years movie. Always lots of brownie points when you invoke nostalgia in me. I don't hear any flaws in the music that bother me, sounds pretty solid all around. Good job!

[Keep Trying]

The instruments are a little hollow sounding which takes a lot away from the song. I've noticed this is an issue with Garritan in Finale in which case you need to remove the "wet" sound to instruments and increase the dryness for a better balance. I like the melody you have though but you need to work on how you layer your music, it sounds too busy at times. Also gets a little repetitive, but you are certainly on the right track, just keep working at it!

[Movie Trailer Guy]

I've listened to all the voice acting tracks you've posted up to as of 24/01/2013. I'm not an expert in this area, but I can definitely hear that you have unique voices and that you certainly have talent. Also that you took the time to NOT record anything on a dollar store microphone. I'm hoping - if not already - that I'll catch you in a flash somewhere, maybe a commercial. Keep it up.

MDeBonis responds:

Thanks for the encouragement! :D

[Quest of Ezra - Teaser]

I'm assuming the intro is supposed to be a homage to the elder scrolls. I like the second song, so chipper. Very nice brass around 4:50, once again feels like a slight homage to the elder scrolls there again. Very nice video game sounding orchestral music. Now I'm not usually the biggest fan of electronic music in video games, but I can appreciate that this has been well put together and commend you on that. Overall, very solid work well done.

GunnRouche responds:

I will be honest, up until someone else pointed me to Morrowind, I had never heard that soundtrack (nor played the game for that matter)!
So I am going to put it down to great minds thinking alike haha

Thanks for your comments, the brief for this soundtrack was to be in the style of 8Bit / Chip Tune - but I wanted a more modern feel to it. I really enjoyed doing the orchestral stuff and am hoping to dig deeper into that facet of sound design - I will hopefully be uploading a more 'Epic' sounding piece onto my soundcloud shortly.

Again thanks for the comments, and keeping me motivated to do more!

GR

[True Placebo]

I'm not sure what VST you had available but everything sounded great except the percussion. The melody is invoking nostalgia and is certainly making me bias to how much I enjoy this piece. It does get a little repetitive as well. Like I tell many composers, modulate! Awesome work though.

Lethal-Input responds:

Thanks for the feedback! Most of the sounds I either made on Sytrus or 3xOsc (most from following tutorials.) Do you have any good free percussion VST suggestions? Well i'm sure I could have gotten better stuff with some of the default presets, I probably just didn't look hard enough.

[Sorrow]

I wish it were longer. You could have turned this in to so much more. There is an eerie beauty to this piece and it really captured my attention. Well done.

[Electric Sled Ride]

You've got a great beat in the background. The song starts great too, but it does feel a little dry until about 1:02 when you introduce something slightly different and it does pick up for a bit. I think in this case what you need to pay attention to is your melody. You seem to have a fairly strong grasp on having a decent harmony, but I think you could have easily added one more instrument - a leading part - and it would have really spiced it up. Still a solid work. Keep it up!