ActualElf's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Night]

Hey man these harmonies are really beautiful, the sound is a little harsh on the ears, some EQ here and there on the offending frequencies of each voice would soften it, but in regards to the actual musical content this is really nice, there's a lot of potential here, really liked the switch to the min/maj7 chord at 2:36, good job!

PretzelBob responds:

Thanks man. My choir sound bank, unfortunately, is not of the highest quality. I will do my best. Thanks for the advice. This piece can be a bit harsh at times, I agree.

[Future Bass Track]

Hey man this is really cool! I like the filtered chord synth after the drop a lot, if you ever get a new PC (I'm currently in the same boat) it'd be great if you came back to this, maybe pad out the intro a little, some high, twinkly synths would really suit this, also a mid-section where it goes softer again similar to the intro would flow nicely. The way the intro rhythm evolves is a nice touch, great job ^^

ThomasTsao responds:

thanks once again for the helpful review. I too have lots of ideas for this track and i really want to put them and yours into effect, but the computer thing gets in the way. i think some of the issues with my computer is because of space, but i could be wrong. i recently downloaded the newest doom,which is a huge game, and now the lagging is at an all time high. i really like your thoughts for how this track could work and i would definitely add them in if i could.

[Fiji Water]

This has some nice ideas in it, you'd definitely be doing a good thing by working this into a full track, maybe filling out the sound a little, I like the main synth chord sound, also the subtle changes in cutoff/etc throughout is a nice touch, give it a bit more time and work or maybe come back to it with fresh ears and add to it, good job ^^

Wamborghini responds:

Thanks, I'd like to work on it more but, I only have the demo of FL Studio so I can't save it and have to rush the song. Also the project is gone now :/

[Idk]

This is pretty cool, I like the drum sounds, the harmony is nice too. I found that the little chunk of melody that plays at 1:11 and in other places clashes with the harmony a little in my opinion, I think it was probably the use of a major 6th interval in a minor key whilst the harmony would have suited a minor 6th a little more, that's entirely personal preference though, good job ^^

Another-Time responds:

thx for feedback :3

[Identity Crisis]

The hard L/R panning of the drums and bass in the first half of this track were an odd choice to my ears, it sounded nice with the stereo width for a moment but quickly felt like something was missing from the middle. The change of mood in the section from 1:16 is nice, the first time the minor tonality is fully implied catches your ear nicely, good job ^^

ThomasTsao responds:

Thanks for the review. I thought it would sound cool so I did it, but I realized what you're describing after uploading it. Next time I should pay attention to my stuff.

[Foxan - Peaceful]

This has some nice ideas in it, I like the harmony change below the melody that comes in on occasion, like 0:47, hearing the same melody from a new perspective and how the relationship between the melody and chords change is always nice. The clean, reverb-heavy guitar(?) is a nice touch, it's got a little too much going on in the mid-low frequencies for my personal preference. good job with the track ^^

DJ-Foxxo responds:

Thank you so much! I really haven't been on here in so long, haha. I completely forgot about me uploading this!

[Nightmares]

The sample of the review was actually a really fun addition to this song IMO :D Good job!

BlueCat6123 responds:

Thanks! I had lots of fun with this track lol

[Escaping the Unspeakable]

This track has some nice ideas, the higher twinkly synth starting at 0:57 is really nice too, I think you should make a full song out of this at some point :D

Bradley-Pittman responds:

Hey, thanks :)

[V-Future - Neko]

This is really cool man, lead hooks are catchy, my only critique is that whatever's creating the really high frequency throughout is a teeny bit distracting. I like the drum sound and the plucked lead, good job

V-Future responds:

OMG you can hear that? I can't... it's a watermark that says "V-Future >>> Neko" around 17khz... you must be some kind of... dog... or something to hear those frequencies :O