JoePimpz's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[HILT - Aetherslice]

Very cool, big time Megaman vibes!

[Spirit Of The Forest]

Very new-agey with a touch of old flare. It definitely rings like a traditional dubstep track in the opening section while leading into new sections with touches of old school metal/rock. Makes very full sweeps into exploring the style. Have you ever considered laying vocals over this track? Could be a neat idea. Last thing; out of curiosity, what is the DAW you're using? Overall, nice mix, the low end is very well controlled.

Spline-1337 responds:

I use FL Studio 20. About the vocals. If you can offer it to me, please write to me in PM.

[Comatose]

It's not bad at all. I actually like ambient music, however I felt that this progression began to feel a little drab about a minute in and I'd have liked a new section to be thrown in to give me a little adventure to go on, you know? I felt like I was stuck in the same place here, which isn't a bad thing, but I like to go on journeys in music and I just felt that this journey wasn't too eventful. To give you some criticism that has actual application, I personally would've liked a "counter section", where it picks up in intensity and alters the chords you're using to give it more stress. I would suggest chords like dominant 7s, half-diminished 7s or fully diminished 7s. I mean, play around some and find what you like, as with all music, this is purely preference. I'm simply trying to provide you some decent feedback <3

FiveHeadz responds:

Thanks so much for the response! Ill have a go at trying some of the stuff you suggested later! Really detailed review which (I'm gonna be honest) I wasn't expecting! Cheers for the feedback! <3

[shart WIP]

Wow! I'm really digging this one! You have such an interesting style, I'm not even sure how to place it. Some insanely interesting layers all throughout the composition, and it flows like a stream of consciousness, almost like I'm in some strange mania state inside my head. Sort of like I'm losing my mind but I'm actually digging it. Very interesting and experimental, I absolutely love this one.

PS to the guy who '0' hit this track, your voting power is puny, mwuahahaha

[Horn Town [Happy Hardcore]]

I actually don't dislike the horn layers, what I'm taking issue with is the kick drum, your drum layer. It's so repetitive and can easily steal the attention of your listen. Zoning in on this element really takes you out of the feel. If I could make a suggestion, I'd say that you should mess with the velocities of you kick hits or possibly run a different drum patch that allows a little more variety in intensity of the drum hit. I could hear you making a Ska track much more successfully (purely in my opinion) than a techno track. I don't mean to knock you for experimentation, this is just my two cents.

hardcorescm responds:

hiya
thanks for the feedback, its good to find out how other people interpret things
i found with this track that my ear goes to the horns so didnt notice any repetitiveness in the drums
i do want to try this horn style track again maybe in trance or hardstyle so will bear what you say in mind
cheers :)

[Sekinin]

Not bad at all, nicely mixed with some interesting layers. My only complaint is that it's a little drab as it serves as an entire track. Around the second half of your track, it's a lot neater in the layers you're using, I prefer the way the second section sounds over your first, however, I think an easy way to get around it being slightly uninteresting (again this is just my opinion) is to form your own vocal melody. I can hear this track being a very nice synthy, dreamy sort of track. You could line your vocal track with effects like echo or heavy reverb to make it fit the feel a little better, but to me personally, having a vocal melody running over this would've really made it pop more for me. Just my two cents.

[anus milk]

Interesting tonality in this one. It's like my sense of tonality keeps switching up but it's not too off-putting. Works very nicely as a loop, I could hear this in video game level, but particularly one that's more complex and a lot harder to course through than the first few levels. Anyway, enough rambling, I gotta ask, do you pay any mind to your key when writing? That's not an insult, I'm just curious, because I loosely pay mind to my key when writing but purposefully break the rules of the key. You have an interesting sound and I used to write in a bit of a scrambled way like this before I was classically trained in music theory. I still have that quality in a lot of my music, but it's calmed down a lot haha.

[Sunday Morning]

Very interesting composition. I enjoyed the almost child-like quality around it, while still having a somewhat sophisticated feel to it. Reminds me of a strange mixture of Surfer Rock type sounds spliced in with avant garde classical composition. Worth the listen. For criticism, I wish there were words! I wish there was an established vocal melody at least at some point within the track. I actually love instrumental music, but I can hear some very interesting characteristics here and I think vocal work would really liven it up. Just a thought. Keep up the good work man, it's hard out here <3

JGMillan responds:

Thanks Joe. Hope you enjoy my other compositions too!

[Emerald Eyes]

Lovely yo! Very nice composition. Minor thoughts on the bounce file itself, I think the source file is a little too quiet. Even though it sounds nice through my headphones, I think some might have trouble getting it to a nice volume through the medium they're listening on. I enjoyed the composition, but I think you could've used a few more obscure extensions of the chords you were using. Some dominant 7s, half-diminished, etc, in some other places in the song to give it a little more character. I'm not sure how long you've been a composer, but this is just my two cents. Everyone has their preference. Lovely composition, I hope she liked it!

MarkySpark responds:

Hi, Thanks for that. She is still at work but she will listen later. I've been composing for 30 years and this composition took about an hour today. Peace.