Blacklawn's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The River]

I like the synths you got here, but I have issues with the mixing/mastering. The peaks of volume could probably be slightly more subtle. Some of the synths are quite loud in comparison to the rest, as well. It's also somewhat repetitive.

Other than that, though, it has a nice mood.

Crimsonskies455 responds:

Thank you for the review, and what do you mean by the peaks? I don't understand what you are referring to.

[Elusive Truths (RX3 Remix)]

I think your version works really well! I especially liked the synth you used as a replacement for the fast parts of the piano, as well as the intro.

AeronMusic responds:

True. It was quite hard to make a synth sounding well for the fast parts of the piano. Some sounded quite awkward. But I agree it sounds good now.
Thanks for the comment! :D

[Under The Sun 2]

A nice, happy song. I have no issues with the mixing except for the fact that the bass drum could be a bit stronger.

I have a similar feeling toward most of my old songs, and I really want to remake them to meet my current standards, but college gets in the way...

Everratic responds:

Thankyou for reviewing. I will probably fix that.

[Omega Point WIP]

It's very original, definitely.

At first, the heavy panning of the instruments makes it a bit hard to listen, but it gets better as the song progresses.

I think percussion of some sort would really improve this track.

I'm a bit confused, though: what was the mood you were trying to create with this song?

DexiAntoniu responds:

It's based on the portrayal of Geth in Mass Effect 3 ( a synthetic, A.I race who were waged war on by their masters and who, then, drove their masters off their planet and secluded themselves) and their question on the definition of "life". It originally was titled "Slave Uprising", but as I wrote more on it,
it became more about the journey towards infinite intelligence, about the Omega Point ( google it).

So it's really about a sort of awe, and a feeling of power, but in a more mysterious way, not a grand one.

[Minotaur's Labyrinth]

I already liked the original, but you really managed to improve it. The different elements of the melody are much easier to identify and blend together well. For some reason, the comment I made on the other about the "generic" feel doesn't seem to apply here... I guess the simple fact that you changed the instruments made it sound more unique. Maybe it's a personal problem I have with chiptune music: it's very easy to make it sound generic because it's so limited. Just a personal thing, though.

GamekrazzyProduction responds:

Ha no problem! ;)
Thanks for taking the time to review!

[Nuclear cathedral [Piano]]

Very nice! A short and emotional piano piece that doesn't sound generic. Good work.

Calamaistr responds:

If you like this you should listen to the 8bit original :)

[Don't Go]

I do enjoy experimental tracks like this. It's actually pretty normal for an experimental track, but I guess that's because I'm used to making some chaotic and messed up experimental tracks :P.

The one thing that bothered me, though, were some of the high notes which felt very strange. Some notes were also dissonant, but it was probably intentional.

MockOff responds:

Guess you could call it experimental pop :P I just didn't know which genre would fit best.
Not sure which high notes felt strange though?
The piano chords at the end were dissonant at the end intentionally if that is what you were talking about, yes.

Thanks for taking the time to listen!

[Devestation]

Interesting and atmospheric intro. The buildup was alright, but felt quite repetitive after a while. It gets better once the new instruments and melodies are introduced, though.

I think you made good use of time effects in the vocals, too, and the mix is pretty well done.

Overall: a good track, but a little repetitive for my taste.

CANDYdisturber responds:

Thanks a lot for the review ^_^

That seems to be the main complaint people have on most of my stuff; seems I obviously need to really start paying mind to that

[Deadly Maze]

Nice. At first, I thought this was an arrange of a Final Fantasy song XD

The high notes seem a bit loud in comparison to the rest at first. The melody itself felt a little generic, too, but it's not bad.

GamekrazzyProduction responds:

Well I suppose you can say a lot of melodies nowadays are generic... especially if they are in video game music. As for the Final Fantasy element.. All I can say is dumn luck there.... After all I am a huge fan of the classic Final Fantasy's. Thanks for the review Blacklawn!

[Seeing Spots]

Good. I like the synths you used and the fact that there was a certain degree of variability that is lacking in many house tracks. It didn't call my attention as something particularly unique and original, though, but I tend to be somewhat nitpicky about that.

Dylnmatrix responds:

Thanks for the review and my apologies for the late reply.

I'm glad you liked the track for the most part, but I am a bit confused on how it doesn't sound unique to me, because I don't know many artists that use my type of melody. Or was it that I used a similar progression of parts that most house tracks do? If that's so, then I'm not really surprised, as this was only an attempt at making house music and I really hadn't done it before. (Edit: Never mind, I figured out what you meant.)