ChampionAnwar's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Greensleeves (Remix)]

Not bad.

Pretty good for the most part, I loved the atmosphere it gives off. . Not a doubt that it's there, for one it was a bit short for me, I mean this could be so much more than a minute and a quarter, I hope you do choose to extend this in the near future.

There was one more thing. I liked both the parts, but there didn't seem be something that linked the two together. Rest was good, no other complaints.

Just one suggestion: Maybe add some reverb to the Harpsichord at the beginning for a tad more atmosphere if you want (though that's just me).

Saw waves >_< Ahahahahahahahahahahahaha (just us two would get that XD) Loved the little bends there, really nice touch there.

Also, how did my crap inspire you? XD You amaze me man, I was gonna give you a 9, but I'm kind of in the swing for this and have been playing this for around 15 mins and I'm not tired of it :D Final score: 10

Anwar Louis rawr.

Birdinator99 responds:

I knew people would say it's too short haha.

The beginning was supposed to be like super-old-school 17th century style, so I didn't want to reverb it, but perhaps it would have been a wise choice.

I just wanted the intro to be traditional, and then the rest to be my own style. I figured a couple minuted of harpsichord might get a tad boring :p

Nevertheless, I appreciate your feedback, and I'm astonished you listened to it for 15 minutes XD

Thanks very much for reviewing. Your stuff isn't crap, I assure you.

Rawr. That is all.

[Sjwiajxizjskgq]

Nice work.

I love this, but I want to help you out so I'm gonna point a few things out to you so I can maybe give you a few pushes for future reference.

The drums seemed to sound as if they were filtered, I dunno if you did that (I don't think you did, but maybe you might wanna do some EQ/Compression). In all it just seemed to lack lower frequencies that for me give IDM/D&B that punch. . It would have been good for an opening, but for a short hard hitting tune I'd want the most effect out of it.

I love that drone in the background by the way, maybe consider adding something to it like the "howls" in Good Junge by Venetian Snares (I love that song too much xD) If you don't get what I mean, I can go into it for you in more detail later on.

The use of breaks you use where the vocals seem a bit mediocre when the vocals come in (just for the first 3 seconds, rest is fine). Also, I'm not sure the vox you put in fit after listening to it, seems a bit "ahahaha" which this song doesn't put in. . I mean breakcore/IDM can be funny as we know with stuff like Posers and Camera Phones along with the whole of the MSCL album (I like VSnares way too much). .Though for me, this is more serious and dark, not really funny. .

Glitches were excellent, I could learn a thing or two from you, and that's defiantly something major. . Most of the tune in terms of sequencing was spot on, and the little mini stops were really good, I'd maybe consider layering, I can explain that too if you wish :3.

Overall really good, you've come pretty far in such a short time and it's really cool you're getting into this. I wish you the best of luck man, and I'll be more than happy to help you. .

Oh and I had to REALLY be sceptical to come up with those downers, I actually really like this tune a lot heh, has potential. Shame it's only 40 something seconds, but it's a good'n. . Nice nice nice.

Anwar Louis ^_^

Mechabloby responds:

I was thinking about Good Jungle actually... it has those screams in the background and those pounding synths sort of, right? Well, this track is just the start - I may create something that intense in the future. :)

Also I didn't intend the vocals to be humorous - I guess I wanted a sort of eerie track... even if it is only 44 seconds in length. The drums at the part of the vocals are bland mainly because I didn't want anything too disruptive when I was singing :3

Thanks for the review. It's appreciated. :)

[-:.Sleeping Darkness.:-]

Nice stuff.

It's a good song, I like the 8bit feel. . It's always a good thing when you hear that, always has a sweet feel of nostalgia.

Honestly a good song all round, not many comments, it was good in it's own right. Loved the feel of it and the vibe it gave off. .

Just a couple of things I picked up, that amen break intro was not to my taste, maybe do some gran stretching? Seemed a bit to empty for me (just personal preference).

That synth that you had when it kicked in was good, it's just at sometimes it was a bit loud when it sort of swelled back in, nothing much. . I loved it, just a minor tweak from my perspective is needed.

One last thing, the tune ended a bit too suddenly for me, maybe a fade down. . so it gets a nice send off =P. . Great job overall, good stuff as always dude..

QUALITY :D

Anwar Louis ^_^.

garlagan responds:

Thanks a lot Anwar ! :D
About the intro yes, it's kinda empty but I feel like it fits good in the buildup.
The synth I thought it was fine with that volume, cause it's suppose to raise the track in that part! actually I pulled down the volume of that synth a little more when doing the mastering. But maybe I should low it some more, I'll try that and see how it works :D
And yes, about the ending I got no arguments XD I should improve that, I left it like that cause I wanted to keep a similar end to the one of the old version.
Thanks Anwar, your reviews are very helpful =)

[-:.Bleakness.:-]

Cool stuff

Only thing I'd say is the drum pattern for me didn't seem to fit the melodic section. . I mean I loved the odd snare rush etc, but it just didn't seem to be as aggressive or ambient as ambient as I would have liked it to be. . I mean this is coming from someone who likes Aphex Twin / Squarepusher and Venetain Snares too much XD.

To collaborate on what I said, I mean maybe make it IDM style with a lot less repetitive drums or maybe just choose more hard hitting drums. . Though I could still hear this in a video game like this .

Honestly, there isn't much need to change it, I just have my preference. It's very good and has a lot going for it. Well done dude ^^.

Anwar Louis ^_^

garlagan responds:

Thanks a lot man, very useful feedback :D
But actually I wanted to do some repetitive drums, don't know why XD
So someone who likes IDM wouldn't like too much this song D:
That's why I told you to check out Sleeping Darkness, not this one haha
Anyway you're right about the agresiveness of the drums. I felt the same when I did them. Maybe then I got used to them, this is why I left them like that XD

[Conjuring A Thousand Dreams]

Oh man.

Venetian Snares would be proud. . Man, you know how to pull those glitches out. What software do you use dude? o.o

LLAAPPSSEE responds:

:)

FL, Abelton

[Pod]

Insipiring.

You make me jealous how you use the Amen break so well, it's just not fair! Amazing stuff, not joking, really good stuff.

LLAAPPSSEE responds:

Hehe. I didn't get a chance to go to all out with this one and or the breaks. Something pretty simple for the most part. I never did continue work on this, i should though.

[Deadmau5-Faxing Berlin Re]

Works well.

I'll judge you on what you added, and it's awesome. . Made a good song even better! ^^

LLAAPPSSEE responds:

Thanks man.

[Where Water Once Was]

Woah!

This reminds me of Pink Floyd stuff, the way the percussion is played in the beginning. I loved the laid back feel along with the instruments you used, tip top man, I must say this is play hours on end material. I think the snare was a bit hard, but nothing bad really. I loved it and I downloaded it ^^.

LLAAPPSSEE responds:

:)
thank you

[The Black Monster]

I agree with Mechabloby.

IDM is so versatile as a genre of music and can be stretched to lengths and fused with so many genres of music. This song is amazing and your use of the Amen break makes me jealous as an IDM musician myself. If I can ask, did you use an amended Amen break or the one that was in the track by the winstons. I mean it's just so good, it's unbelievable in my opinion. 11/10, probably my fave NG tune to date ^^.

LLAAPPSSEE responds:

I agree. Its a really great genre. I try to shy away from sticking with any one mode of subconscious portrayal. I believe the glitch will always be a part of what I do. There's just something about working with imperfections that I find wonderful. A borderline perfectionist working with imperfection. Ah-ha. As far as the Amen, I did not use an amended. The drum work I sequenced piece by piece. It was a pretty raw cut of the break. :)
I think it fits the overall old-school jazz sound. (And just to plug) If you're intrigued by my sound check out my home page and read my latest blog pertaining to the release of my first album (As of yesterday!). Oh, and one more thing - give "The Silver Monster" a once over if you would like. Its a slightly older version of that track though and has since been updated extensively. Its got a bit of a jazzy vibe.

[Enigmatic Automatic]

Inspiring

I love this! :D