Soapbubble's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Digital Chaos]

***

It's not a bad track, but it's not quite industrial either, IMO. Sure, Industrial is all about quirky, trippy, dirty, but at times this song just sounded extremely random, like you just put in a few notes to make it sound a bit quirky.

The song doesn't sound entirely finished, and though there is variation, the part that starts at about 2.20 sounds very out of place. The melody does carry over, but it's very different to the rest of the song, and I don't feel it adds much to it.

Also, I'm not a huge fan of fade-outs, especially in music like this, which is dirty. The intro was okay, it built up, and I liked how you sped things up as you went.

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[Against the Ultimate Evil]

Fable-esque

To me, there's nothing wrong with this song.

The samples you've used are top quality. Composition is flawless, IMO, and execution is crisp.

I love the underlying bass tune, which sort of creates a disturbing image throughout the songs. Take the perfection and mess with it until it is broken. I do get the boss battle feel.

There is an odd pause at about 1.40, but what comes after is without a doubt the best part of the song. Energized, heroic and disturbing at once. Love it.

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CheckeredZebra responds:

Wow, I appreciate the high score. :]

I'm glad the overall feel came out right, what you mentioned was exactly what I was going for.

[Tethersong]

Sound quality needs work

That is my main problem with the track.

Song somewhat reminds me of Thursday at times, at least their calmer music, mainly due to the vocals.

The vocals are terrible during the refrain, though, because of the two vocals not hitting the same notes. It could work out with just the one, falsetto is cool and stuff, but I don't think it's very fitting for this song.

Guitar solo was terribly off, didn't go well with the song at all. It was good, I just don't think it has anything to do in the middle of this song.

Drums were probably the best part of the song. They were study and could be relied on when it came to tempo.

Personally I think you're having problems finding out exactly what kind of music you want to play. This sounds just a bit too messy.

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Sawdust responds:

thanks a lot for the honest feedback

[Rek- White Magic]

Different

Different isn't bad, it's pretty good. This song doesn't sound very trancey, though.

I am amazed at how you made this song varied, yet always keeping it the same song throughout. It never feels random, and all the sections fit together perfectly. THe transitions are also very well done.

I do think the intro was a bit dragged out, the song could've kicked up a good bit earlier. Drums have more of a techno feel over them, than a trancey feel.

Outro is pretty good, a better end to the song than the intro for the beginning.

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ReklessCreati0n responds:

I still have yet to find the difference to trance and techno, but thats just me I guess, and thanks for the review. I like to create a subtle intro to my songs, to get people to imagine and create a certain picture in their mind to tell a story while listening.

[MoL- Stuff of Legends]

Pretty neat

Reminds me of an epic fight in a Japanese RPG game. Truly fits the title.

The bassline is very cool, I love the sample you're using, really keeps the melody up. Same goes for the simple, albeit good, rhythmics section. They're a tad repetitive after a while, could do with some mixing up.

The song probably loops just fine. I get a split second of silence between the end and the beginning, but that might very well just be my internet or Newgrounds' fault.

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MeteorManMike responds:

Awesome, epic fight is what I was aiming for! I admit that it is a bit repetitive, I just didn't know what more I could do with it. The loop break was probably just NG, I made dang certain that it looped properly. Thanks for reviewing!

[Dynamite 8-Bit Remix]

A bit plain.

It's not a bad track, and it's not a bad 8-bit remix. I just think you could've added some more oomph to it. Just because it's 8-bit doesn't mean it has to sound flat.

You got the tune spot on, though. The bass feels a bit out of place, might want to replace that with another sample of sorts.

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[Scooter Rizzuto]

Quite nice quality

I don't really have anything to go on here, I have no idea who you're trying to sound like.

Mic quality is crisp, no problems there. You sound very confident, which is really a good trait for a voice actor trying to get noticed.

My only problem is that you don't sound like the most enthusiastic commentator here. Sure, you're full of energy, but I'm sure you could squeeze out a tad more enthusiasm about the game you're supposed to be commenting on.

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Coop responds:

Perhaps I could give it a shot and try this over some existing broadcasts for baseball, ice hockey or even basketball? I'm not sure I have the temperament to keep up with NHL speed for commentary, but it's worth a shot.

[Exploration of Space & Time]

Very spacey

Absolutely a cool track. It really does fit the title, song is very open and gives off the impression of some mad space travel.

I'm not a huge trance fan, but that shouldn't influence my review in any way. You've done well in not making it repetitive, which is a problem for a lot of the trance I've heard here on YouTube. It's repetitive and unoriginal. THe song isn't the most original track I've heard, but it's def a breath of fresh air into the Audio Portal.

The synths are very classic trance synths, good quality. Could've done with some more rhythmics, though the main synth really does handle that pretty well on its own. Basslines are great.

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neolinked responds:

ya i kinda forgot about the percussion in this xD. thx for the review