GrapheneKid's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Oruga - ADM'22 Round 4]

This is very good. You're right in that the violin gets a little too vibrato-y at times but it certainly feels lively and expressive. When the other strings kick in around 1:30 it just feels so moving. Very evocative composition throughout. This is great for having only been done in a couple hours.

Santi-Montali responds:

Thanks dude! Really appreciate it. It's amazing how I crunch myself in order to finish this stuff haha. I'll get bald in short to no time lol

[Chops (GD VIP)]

Man this is good. That intro kicks ass.

[Zero Kelvin]

Not a bad melody/rhythm. The mix could use some work, there's lots of clipping once that piano comes in and everything starts to get crowded.

[TCP - Leave This Place Behind]

This is really good. You've got a very chill voice. The drop has considerable power and depth without feeling overwhelming. It hits you like an aurora borealis, if that makes any sense. The mix is just super crisp throughout, everything comes through so well.

You have every right to be proud of this track man, you made it with love and care and it shows.

TAGPilot101YT responds:

Thanks so much! It's always great to hear things I've worked a ton on get described as "powerful with depth". I was hoping the mixing was good since I can't use headphones lol.

P.s. The vocals aren't me singing unfortunately, I can only dream of being able to sing lol. However the vocals are from a royalty free pack :)

[Traverser]

Oof, I'm torn on this one. The guitar sounds incredible. Gives me some Metallica vibes with the crisp, clean mixing and the fast, machine gun-like strumming. On the other hand, you are right in that there are some audio issues, chiefly the phase clicking present throughout the track, mainly on the top end. It's most noticeable in the intro and outro. It wasn't annoying, but it WAS noticeable and it steals a LOT of attention away from the exceptional guitar playing. I'm not sure at what point in the mix these clicks got introduced in the process of making this song, but I would urge you to seek alternative solutions if this problem persists because it really takes away from how good the instrumentation is.

Kamiakiro responds:

thanks.
the mixing problems primarily came from strange gaps in the audio where there shouldn’t have been gaps. the only feasible solution I could find was OBS recording the song and turning that into an mp3.
I’ll see if I can actually get the song to work later.

[108]

This is a really cool idea for a project. How would you say your approach to the piano has changed since you started doing these? I love how parts of this session feel jazzy, almost bossanova-tangent.

Devoid1 responds:

Great question! I think before this project my improvisation was very formulaic, so I used a lot of similar chord progressions, similar melodic patterns etc. Although to a certain extent that still happens now, I think I’ve become a lot more adventurous. I’ve also started to experiment rhythmically, but yeah there’s a clear difference in how I approach these tracks now.

[Zenith]

The percussion on this one is hella clean. I like the piano stuff especially in the back half of the song. If you practice at it and get a feel for what kind of sounds it produces, a piano can give you some very gorgeous melodies, regardless of whether it's just a sample, a synthesizer or a full-on Steinway.

[FUCK THAT (GAMMA KNIFE TECH CUTS).001]

That drop goes pretty hard. Not bad!