Kwing's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Perception]

There's a bit of variation here, but it seems kind of boring. The piano/violin is a neat combo but it becomes repetitive.

TheB34R responds:

Thanks for the feedback, I'll actually looking at remaking this track to be better

[Space Academy]

This sounded way too much like Oh Come All Ye Faithful, lol. Soaring melodies are kind of nice, but the lack of dynamics and progression make this feel a little too mindless for my taste.

Tetrahedrix responds:

Fair point, I might be doing my best to improve in my production and melodic structures. However, I am still working toward improving the level of dynamics and progression. I consider this track to be a step up, though I do see your point with regard to some of the mindless elements of my track as well. I'm biased to my own track obviously, well noted and thanks for the feedback to help me improve ^.^

[Rainy Day]

The sound quality and effects are really nice. I also really dig the somberness of this piece. Main criticism would be that it's rather slow and simple, and for something like this it makes sense not to have lots of complex melodies, but you could have done a lot more with chords just to introduce some kind of complexity.

tansuma1 responds:

Thank you for your review. Originally the track was much faster, however, I felt that it didn't quite fit in with the vibe of a rainy day in autumn. I guess I should have left the speed alone! I will take your constructive words and use them to better myself as a composer.

[Bristle Wind]

Interesting. Sounds halfway between video game and dance music. A little repetitive but very aesthetic as a soundscape.

[Project Shadow - Shihotori]

I'm a huge fan of metal and I really wanted to like this, but there's just not a whole lot of interesting material here. The riffs feel incredibly simple and they loop quite a bit too.

[Sishi]

Not a huge fan of this kind of music, but I liked that the noise level here was a bit more toned down and subtle - from a surface level at least, I think that sets this song apart a bit. My biggest criticism would be that the song doesn't feel like it progresses much.

[Broken Glass]

The bass sounds a little muddy to me, but other than that this sounds pretty nice. The ambient style is relaxing for sure, and the keys are quite nice. The piano isn't terribly repetitive, but some changeups in tempo or energy would have been kind of nice. Still though, the mixing is probably my biggest gripe.

shadow-ghost responds:

I think you have a point - mixing has admittedly never been my strong suit... I might've gone a bit overboard with the reverby/ambience sound.

Anyway, thank you very much for the constructive criticism! :)

[Saruz - Violin Master]

Wow, really nice job here! Lots of progression, ups, downs, and overall really exciting and compelling. The violin sounded a little unnatural, but this was mostly masked when it was layered with other tracks and only stood out during the more quiet parts.

[Camellia]

I'm generally not a huge fan of this type of music, but I really liked the chords you used, and the drums had some decent variety (though the samples you used could have been a bit more varied.) The build to the drop starting at 2:06 seemed too soon - would have been nice if the bridge had been a little longer. Outro also seemed a bit too loud and felt out of place since the song sounded like it was trying to wind down.