Katanaman's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Riot Ignition - Blackout]

POWER RANGERS!!!!

Maybe it has nothing to do with the power rangers but it should be in the soundtrack.
Do they still make that show?
If not, then it should be in the opening credits to whatever show kids watch now.

whooty2 responds:

haha, I haven't seen them on TV lately, but thanks :D

[DjUnic - Black space]

Read on

You don't need to be told how to make a heavy sounding beat. You did a great job with that here.
What you need to learn is how to make the arrangement bring out the beats and make the music feel heavy. Comes with practice. Play with the mixer, effects, and the arrangements and you'll be kicking all sorts of asses in no time.

Bazezone responds:

okey,Thank u! :)

[Depression]

It's ok

The music is actually really good. The clean guitar sound is very nice, the arrangement is very effective... There are only 3 problems with it. 1 - The distorted "guitar" sounds horrible. 2 - The ending feels stiff and rushed. 3 - Melancholic Depression, that name, it's got a slight case of redundant redundancy, doesn't it?
Admirable effort. You did some of the best work I've ever seen with synthesized guitars.

FarCryDX responds:

The sad part is.. it's not synthetic *cries* My equipment has a mind of it's own and "chooses" when it wants to sound good.. this wasn't one of those times. :( plus my EQ's probably made it worse. Eh. Still, the acoustic guitar was orgasmic to me.

[Over Load(Macro-J Remix]

Wow

There's something in the higher register there that fucks me up. I'm literally seeing music. I don't know what you did to pull that off, but it's great, whatever it is. Fived. (A shame it's not finished, though)

InuFF responds:

Thank you!

"(A shame it's not finished, though)" What does that mean? This is finished. :O

[Drum N bass tread N Dj Ltd]

Yeah...

Everything's great. But the piano and some other instruments that harmonise with it sound horrible. It would be better off without melody. Get rid of it all.

[Overloaded]

Yes, it's generic

Not only is it generic, it's also a genre I dislike with a passion.
But I'm a fair guy.
It's wonderfully executed. You deserve a high score for that alone. I don't let tastes impair my judgement. You definitely know what you're doing. I shouldn't even be reviewing this because there's nothing to criticize. I'm only writing because I don't know anybody who doesn't like feedback. Now I'll just vote and get on my way. Good work.

Anima-Theory responds:

Thanks man :D

Anima

[VTB Beat Battle]

Great

This is great. That silence around the 3:00 minute mark was shocking. Great way to catch somebody's attention, though, that was pure genius. Great work.

Unless everybody around here is hopelessly sad and lonely, you're winning the battle.
(Nitpicks: The handclaps and snares sound a little off. Don't kill me.)

CaliberTheButcher responds:

lol yeah they might sound a lil off cuz that was my intention. i added an odd reverb to it that made it sound like that. lmao i loved it. thanks for the review holla@chaboi

[Window Works]

One problem with it

Everything is good except for the drums. They sound horrible. Never put drums through autofilter unless they're there to go with another, more dominant, set of drums. It's a shame about the drums because I really love everything else you did here. You made some actual music.

[~{HN}~Defiance of Reality]

Very good

What synth did you use in the beginning? That filter sounds great. I like what you did with it. Love the snares and the sound effects that go with it. Pretty good futuristic feel to it all. Good work.

Twistedtechnology responds:

the opening synth would be the poizone. actually i believe most of the synth work in here is poizone. perhaps a ToxicIII somewhere, but the main synth is indeed the poizone plugin.

Glad you liked the filter work, it was mostly experimental for me XD its good to know that the experimentation paid off again XD

thanks for the kind review XD

[DJ M(Super mean sound machine)]

What do you mean when you type mean?

This doesn't sound mean at all. Sounds pretty easy-going, in fact. The arrangement is too spare, I'm afraid. Just drums, bass, and some alternating leads on top. You chose all the right sounds, you just need to add more to it to give it life. This genre of music needs full arrangements to work. There are plenty ways to flesh it out. Experiment some more with it.