ChampionAnwar's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[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 ^_^
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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 ^_^
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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 ^_^
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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 ^_^
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Calamaistr responds:

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

And thanks for the review hey. :)

[Shameless (Kris Sumara remix)]

Cool.

Nice work man, something that's uplifitng and yet easy listening for the chillout mood too. Also, it loops pretty well too :3.

Regarding structure, it seemed to work really well as I seemed to flow very well from section to section and as a knock on effect seemed to be able to just sit in the background looping over without me getting bored of it.

Loved the simplistic sounding style, showing that less is more. I also liked the little percussion that was there too :P

Melodies were good, that piano melody thingy is stuck in my head now >.> (it's a good thing xD). Nothing wrong there at all. My only issue is that filter sweep thing that occours around 1:12, listening on headphones with that is pretty hard on my ears - but that was the only thing.

Great song, you did well. I'm happy I reviewed it :D

Anwar Louis ^_^
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KrisSumara responds:

Thanks for the review! Very much appreciated.

[Space Station Pause Screen]

Got me going

I'll start by saying it looped perfectly ;D, but I bet you allready knew that xD. I think the 'emptiness' kind of gives it atmosphere - but it didn't seem empty at all (I can't can't come up with a word for it).

The filter sweep was nice, and kept the whole thing moving. I also liked the that little stutter effect thing you had going on there, gave it more atmosphere (and gave me an idea for a tune I'm making at the moment). Only thing I'd say is maybe add some reverb to it, but that's nothing :3.

The drums were a nice touch, though it's kinda sad that the tune wasn't longer so I could enjoy it more.

Overall it's a great tune, and I think it could work in more than a pause screen. . Maybe consider adding some more length to it though? o.o

Anwar Louis ^_^
(Review Request Club)

[Mechanicum]

It was okay.

It started out good, and I liked the way the drums came in.

Even though though things seemed to come in after the beat 'drop', it just seem to sound the same 'till around 1:30.

I liked the funky vocal thing you had there, but again it seemed to go on for a bit too long. I think that main issue of this, is that I think It's a bit too repetitive for my taste.

Choice of sounds were a winner. Both the drums and synths seemed to compliment eachother, so no really complaints there. I'll say that arpeggiated synth was what stuck out for me there.

Also, there was a synth/loop I noticed at 3:21 and at other intervals didn't seem to fit with the rest of the tune in regards to notation.

Overall it was good, just maybe consider shortening the length and maybe just tweaking the notes. Nice submission.

Anwar Louis ^_^
Review Request Club.

EvilScorpio responds:

Thanks for the review) I'll try to improve the track)

[Rig - Mind over Metal theme 1]

Another Rig Masterplan

I know you're planning to take over the world with your awesome music. I'm watching you man!

That was great to say the least, the synths and everything that kind of came together were awesome. The little parts that were 'divided' up were epic too. Like seriously, what are you eating? I WANT IT =P.

Everything was good, I have no complaints and this is one of the best things I've heard as of late. Damn you Rig >_> You're making me give 10s away so easily hehehe.

Great submission, as always man - you're something of a huge inspiration!

Rig responds:

Thanks, man! I'm honoured to inspire someone :D

[The Voices in my Head [Jxl180]]

Pretty neat

I'll say it's a good song and it has potential indeed. I liked the overall ambience and vibe the tune gave off.

To me, it didn't seem to have much of a structure, I know that's not a must in all cases, but things just seemed to come in quite randomly. The things that came in though were good for the most part.

The drums section didn't seem to compliment the synths in my opinion, they just seemed really random, and just sort of stuck on top ot the tune (patterns and placement)

There were some sections of the melody line that sounded like they were conflicting with eachother (like 2 different chords that didn't go together) I hear this around 1:13, that pad-ish thing just didn't seem to go well with the rest of the tune.

Choice of synth was a winner and I have no complaints there.

Overall, it's good and has a lot of potential. Not too much to do to make it perfect in my opinion :]

Anwar Louis ^_^
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jxl180 responds:

Thank you for your review. I do not know much about music theory, but I am trying my best. I'll give this another shot when I have a chance.

Thanks again.

[_Revolution_]

Nice

Hello there again man, it's nice to see you have new stuff - why didn't you tell me? ):

The whole concept of this tune is amazing and I liked the way you move things every so often, I'll say it really works. For some reason, I could hear this in a game for some reason o.o.

Structurewise: I thought it was fantastic, and a lot of thought must have gone into it to make it flow so well. I really enjoyed listening to it as a whole. No complaints there realy.

Melodicly: I thought it was okay, notation was spot on for me, just maybe a small lighter synth to go in there to sort of add a bit of extra texture - nothing big really. The only thing I didn't like was your choice of syths - maybe it's just me again, but it just seemed a bit rough with saw waves, only thing really (you may have wanted it to sound like that, but it just wasn't to my taste).

Drums: I thought they were excelent, the variations and the patterns/riffs you used were great and they seem very well thought out. Only thing in this is that I think the drums were a tad too loud, that's it really.

On a whole - I thought it was great, and you've done really well on it. Just a few tweaks and it'll be a 10 for me :D :D.

Anwar Louis ^_^
(Review Request Club)

Birdinator99 responds:

Thanks a lot dude -- I'll be sure to tell you about my new stuff from now on lol.

I am totally guilty of being a sucker for saw synths XD so try to ignore that for now lmao. With the drums; I'm a very rhythmic person, so I really try to focus on the drums, and most of the time that translates into OMG MOAR DRUMS PLZ lol.

Again, just try to ignore it -- I'm trying hard to fix things!