ILG924's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Frost-Bit]

I'm not sure how to word this - the mix could be better, it sounds like everything's centered; a common mistake among people very new to music production. However, the song itself is well written so I can't tell if you just have a good ear or if these are copy-pasted MIDIs made by other people (which is against the rules). I checked out your Youtube channel and saw some midi rips from Final Fantasy, which is a great way to learn how to wrtie music, but I'm being cautious with this review so I won't be scouting you.

If it really is your own composition and I'm just being a dick, then you can take this as a compliment. The four songs you uploaded all sound good and I'd say the only thing you really need work on is production, because they're all well written. I'd suggest reading up on how to mix music. The right effects, EQ, and a good stereo image will make your stuff sound a lot better

EvanGreindl responds:

Thank you so much for all of your input! But I can 100% guarantee and assure you these are all my works, and you are right about me being fairly new and I really don't know how to produce or "polish" my work. Along with being inexperienced I have the first stage of FL Studio. Again I did not steal any midi loops from anyone or anything but I guess I do get in the habit of repeating the loops I make. Again thanks a lot your review made me see a lot I can improve on in the future and don't worry about scout thing I don't need you to scout me if you feel uncomfortable.

[Advance To Dawn]

Really good, especially for just one day of work. Sounds clean. and you have an interesting composition as always, I really like the transition to the part at 1:32. Thanks for sharing, and for mentioning that book! I'll have to check it out

Deemo-R responds:

Thanks man, I always enjoy putting together something orchestral after having a while off of writing since there's usually some ideas floating around in my head.

Samuel Adler's book is a standard that you'll find in most classrooms when it comes to orchestration, and it has a lot of useful information on each instrument. I'd also recommend finding Thomas Goss on Youtube (OrchestrationOnline), as he gives a ton of insight into the world of a professional orchestrator. He even has some videos regarding orchestration texts that you might find useful if you're looking for "the right" book to get! :)

[Forest of the Black Flame]

I love the atmosphere in this, reminds me of the first cave areas you find in the LotR game on super nintendo.
About that looping issue, NG's upload preview hasn't been working lately, at least for me. Previews aren't looping at all until I upload and listen to it with smart loop on

[Waltz For Gamers]

I recently played through Undertale, a game heavily influenced by Earthbound, and I never thought about how well your music would fit that kind of game until listening to this. You always have a lot of weird stuff going on in your music and I love it, reminds me of some of Earthbound's music. The bridge section was also very nice

[Propter Bonus Mundi]

I agree with Azhthar's review. You have a very unique sound and lots of creativity. You managed to keep my interest for all 6:23 with this song, great job

ZipZipper responds:

The whole duration? Yay.

[Walking through the endless road]

I love it, it sounds Japanese to me. I really like the instrument that comes in at 1:23, nice melody.

[Those Memories]

This sounds great, I like all the stuff you've uploaded so far. I'm a Dream Theater fan as well so I'm gonna have to add you to my favorites. I look forward to your next uploads!

guilhermevl1 responds:

Thank you so much. Soon I'll be posting new progressive songs

[Kevin's Raffle]

I really like your stuff, it's very unique. Great composition

ZipZipper responds:

Thanks! You're not so bad yourself!

[Olden Days (WIP)]

Pretty nice. This has an interesting sound for the few instruments you used, the low mids in the strings sounds a little harsh though. I'd like to hear this when it's finished

SkelaNG responds:

Thank you! Yeh I'm trying to be a little minimal with what I'm doing with this track, I want as much life in each instrument as I can get. Everything is a bit too harsh right now, I'll fix that when comes time.

[Bark and Byte]

Nice work, I really like the melodies in this. The mix of realistic sounds and chiptune sounds pretty good too

Deemo-R responds:

Thanks man! I think these are probably some of the better melodies I've used, too. Chiptune sounds work surprisingly well with a ton of stuff! They have a very interesting variety of timbres.