ChampionAnwar's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[[:Whiplash:]]

OMG!

YES! This is a tuuuuuuune! I love it all, great work there. I got whiplash by listening to this hehe, I headbanged too much.

Synths were awesome, and so was the contrasting sectioned - all seemed to flow very well. . Only thing I was unsure about was the drums came in first time, just seemed a bit random hehe - doesn't stop you from getting 10 though. Amazing stuff, /downloaded and iPod'd. I love you for making my morning so epic!

Anwar Louis ^_^
(Review Request Club) :D

julius33 responds:

Lol glad you liked it :)

[The power of Drum&Bass]

Umm.

This has quite a lot of potential, but in my opinion you have a lot of work to do.

You cracked up the filter resonance on the drums and that really ruined it for me, especially when the kick/snare rushes came in - Why is this?. . Deal with that sound issue please.

Your drum patterns were actually good, and with the right sounds you could do get some really good sounding patterns.

Vocal things were good, no complaints there :3.

Melodic section seemed all over the place for me, I heard three different synths that didn't seem to go togethr at all (Choir/Low saw synth/High saw synth). I'll say the notes from the high synth (lead saw) were actually really good (loved the bends and stuff) and would sound better with different background synths.

In terms of leveling, at multiple times throughout the song I heard the audio clip, and that doesn't make good listening. .

I love Drum&bass, and I can't get enough of crazy patterns and stuff (seeing as it's my fave kind of music), but I didn't really think this was quite up to standard. You have the basic elements down, it's just a case of now building on that. Maybe try and listen some 'Des Plaines by Venetian Snares' to get a jist of what I'm trying to put accross.

It was a good attempt, for me it needs a lot of work. I hope you improve this and wow me. I can see my review is a lot harsher than the other club memebers, so maybe I'm just being extra picky seeing as 99% of what I listen to is D&B xD. If you don't get some of what I said, please feel free to PM me, I'd be happy to go over things with you :].

Anwar Louis ^_^
(Review Request Club)

jpgregorio responds:

thanks man, and yes your review is harsher than the others, but thats nice, it will help me improve.

[Dwelling at the Ocean's Bottom]

O__O

Amzing stuff you have there, I loved it. . I'm a sucker for this kind of stuff, and you reeled me in nicely. Stuff like this makes me happy inside (yes I'm crazy).

Loved the chord progressions with the variations, overall melodies - it flowed excelently. . I seem to have heard something like a string instrument in the background - excelent touch :D. By the way did I say it was awesome?! :D

Only thing I'll say is before ~1:16, maybe lower the velocity of the higher notes just to maybe give it a bigger build up feel. That's not a complaint, it's just a simple suggestion hehehe.

Oh ya, I just faved this song. 10 OUT OF 10! <3. Thanks for sharing this.

Anwar Louis ^_^
(Review Request Club)

Jabicho responds:

Hey there! ahaha thanks for listening and saying it's awesome! :D
I checked the part at 1:16, and got the idea you're aiming for I think it could help a lot, since the speed just keeps the same before the ttransition maybe lowering it could make the coming part sound better.
Thanks for the score too and the fav'd! =)

[[herd] A Look At The World]

Had it's good points.

Overall I found it okay, and I can see this having potential. However there were things I picked up on.

That sytrusy piano chord seemed to just play over and over which for me got pretty repetitive. The progression was fine, just maybe variate them by making inversion of the Em7 and Dm7 to maybe stop it getting repetitive.

At around ~1:03, there was a stringish thing that came in. . The notes in my opinion don't go with the piano thing you have there (Em7 with F-Major and Dm7 with E-minor). I'd suggest changing the whole chord pattern altogether for that one section, as it just sounded a bit off to me (only my opinion, I might be just too picky)

Drums were okay, considering you were using the RealDrumKits pack from the FL stock sound, though in time you may want to change the sounds as I think they've been overused and aren't really the best range of sounds to use. Drum patterns were fine.

At ~2:06, I though the string section I heard before came in, sounded a whole lot better. I really liked this section, very ambient indeed and the extra instruments you added were really well put in my opinion. That was probably the best part of the song for me. . It's a shame the first bit didn't really measure up to it.

I'll say it's good, and it has a lot of potential to be something epic. Maybe use different instruments that aren't FL stock sounds so it gives it an edge and doesn't make it sound generic like a lot of the FL stuff you hear on here and in other places. Don't think this suits classical at all =P.

I hope you improve this more ^^, this could be something awesome :] PM me if any of my jive didn't make sense. .

Anwar Louis ^_^
(Review Request Club)

Herdunculus responds:

Thanks for a nice, lengthy, in depth review. I will try to fix all the faults listed here, and will submit a newer version soon. I never thought this would get the kind of feedback it did. Thanks.

[On This Dark Day]

Ledge!

Great mix of styles, ambient but yet forceful. I don't think I've heard anything like this before.

Introduction was very interesting, and the the rest came in with a bang! Reminds me of something that Gorillaz would do, and in my opinion they're like very close to the top.

Choice of sounds/synths was awesome, very spaced out and the mix of soft and hard sounds as a mix was genius. I have no complaints, so I'm not gonna babble xD.

I've listened to this like 10 times already and I'm not bored of it. . I could see this in a game/TV show + a lot of places. Great work, you get a well deserved 10 :3.

Anwar Louis ^_^
(Review Request Club)

callitsleep89 responds:

Wow, it's quite an honor to be compared to the Gorillaz, they're amazing. I hope to one day become as good as them, though I am fairly certain that's a pipe dream at best. Anyways, thanks for all the praise, thanks for the review, and thanks for listening!

[TTC the crowning (adagio)]

>___>

Everything I hear from you I just want to download and play forever! No complaints once again, and you never seem to slip up (with the submissions I've heard). Romantic scene again or a hero saving scene, more than a crowning scene in my opinion. Free EP please :D! ! ! Not much else to say, thought it was awesome as always man. . Sorry I can't critisize it if that's what you wanted, I just cant :|.

Anwar Louis ^_^
(Review Request Club)

Calamaistr responds:

Nah critisism isnt what i look for, the reason i upload my work is soley to share it.
Im not here like alot of people to try to become popular or attain some kind of ranking.

It gives me fullfilment when people like you come about and enjoy my work and only that.
Ofcourse i do take critisism in consideration everytime im in fruityloops again, like the panning on piano's is a good example.. if nobody had ever started about that i would still make unpanned piano pieces. :)

I dont understand what you mean with 'free EP' though. ;o

Oh and thanks ofcourse. :)

[African_Jazz [Box-Killa]]

Good.

I liked it man, I'll say it's different from your style, and you did pretty well on it. The contrasting percussion elements were a nice touch.

Just a few small things I picked up, there was a synthy bass at parts in the song I didn't like, I think I would have preferred an accoustic bass.

Sax was a good thing, and I liked the way it wasn't repetitive at all. .

You don't care wheter I hear fuzzing? That's not the way to go man, it affects the whole recording and sorta spoilt it a bit for me ):

I think it had a teeeny weeny bit too much reverb overall, but apart from that. . Nice, I could hear this in a game, and even played by a band :3.

Anwar Louis ^_^
(Review Request Club)

Box-Killa responds:

this was ages ago lol, i probly didnt even know how to fix it then anyway

[[dB] Conspirators]

I see potential.

It was good, and with a bit of work this could be pretty sick. . However there wasn't really much there for me to hang onto, I know it's a WIP so I'll bare that in mind.

I wasn't really a big fan of the 2 kicks drums you had there, just seemed really random the way they just both were just playing at the same time (sometimes it can work, didn't seem to do much here though). The rest of the percussion was fine :).

I liked that strange paddy thing at the beginning, was very mystical and I'd say that could lead up to something pretty epic. The saw synth in the middle came kind of suprise, and maybe a bit random. . I'm not saying it was bad, but just seemed to be put in at a random time (this maybe to just show us what you're planning for the finsished product).

I liked it, and I could see a lot happening with this. Keep at it, and I hope it's epic!

Anwar Louis ^_^
(Review Request Club)

Decibel responds:

I appreciate your feedback and will get to work as soon as possible!

[AF - Simply Sabotaged (Final)]

Not bad.

It was pretty cool, and for the most part you I really liked it.

I liked that extra percussion thing you had at the beginning, it was pretty good and gave it a sort of 'sandy feel' when mixed with the sunth. Choice of synths was pretty cool, liked the lead - though it was a bit high in the freq*s. I especially like the way it sort of stuttered, nice touch there. Only synth I didn't particularly like was the synth that I heard in the intro (though it was at other parts of the song) to me, it was just a bit 'oily', maybe choose another synth? My opinion though xP. That eurogate thingy was pretty cool too. .

There was a part of the tune ~3:01, that seemed really over crowded, I think it just needed to be spaced out a bit with all the synths in the mix. . as they just seemed to be playing loudly together (nothing big though).

It seemed a bit on the long side for me, and some parts did seem to linger on for me. . Like I when something needed to come in, it stayed the same for another 8 or so bars, maybe consider making it a bit shorter? Though I like the general structure, just maybe look to shortern the parts (keep it short and sweet xD).

As far as mastering is concerned, it didn't seem too well done, as my ears did take a bit of a bashing from the high freq*s that your synths gave off, and I've mentioned already about maybe re-leveling to give off a little space. .

Loved the ending bit, it just kinda ended a little suddedn for me, so maybe a fade out or just tweak the last few seconds. .

On the whole, it was good and just a few tweaks could easily get this up to a 10 :). Nice submission.

Anwar Louis ^_^
(Review Request Club)

aliaspharow responds:

Yeah i guess it is a bit too long. It seemed right when i made it but now that I've listened to it a couple thousand times i see what you mean. I think i will tweak it a bit still and take in consideration what you've told me. Thanks allot for the review! Really means allot.

Cheers!

[rooms are her travesty]

Took my breath away.

O___O. This has left me speeachless, like seriously - great job. I'll start by saying, I could hear this at a fancy venue, a game, the list is endless.

I loved the way the mood changed ever so slightly and your use of dynamics. It was bliss to listen to, and on the whole I have no complaints. It seems to remind me of a romantic movie scene where you can see things happening outside but nothing seems to bother the happy couple.

Seruiously. . I loved it and I have no hesitation in giving you a 10 on this. Sorry if my review wasn't the best - but you really blew me away and all I can do is praise this masterpiece. *Bows in respect and claps* :D

Anwar Louis ^_^
(Review Request Club)

Calamaistr responds:

Well, one more that i could give a moment of enjoyment, thats all i require :)

And thanks for the review hey. :)