crud's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Everlasting Sleep]

whoa!

whoa. WHOA!! where did THIS come from!? the layers sounded great and all the instruments, no matter how few, all complemented each other. i just wish they could have all come together at some point. The structure got a little choppy and didn't blend so well, but this is much much more like a real song and i'm excited to hear more now!

Shadoman111 responds:

thanks for taking a look at all my songs and giving me tips. im trying to get better. thanks for the review.

[Meteoroid]

nervous randomness

I cant tell what you're going for. kind of feels like that mortal kombat theme song. But the real difference is the coherency of the music. i felt like that plucking boing type instrument was too random. If you had made it a little simpler it would sound much better. Also a fun trick is to make a beat first and make the instruments work FROM the beat so that it is easier to listen to. good luck! keep on loopin!

[Little Star]

simple

cute. I dont think i've ever heard anyone try and remix or do a cover of 'twinkle twinkle littl star'. by the way, there's a few clashing notes, in case you didn't notice.

[Plunge]

an underdog steals my heart

once again the shittiness of the newgrounds bot shines through, sticking this marvelous peice at #5 and putting some amateur weak crap on the top of the list. you not only seamless introduce new elements, but constantly keep a steady stream of pure energy flowing through the speakers. dont ask me why, but this music kind of reminded me of the music in the sega batman game. but as soon as those dirty war drums start pounding it's techno-city here we come. the only only way i could tell this was FL5 was by the plucks. otherwise, you've created an entirely un-fruit loop environment, disguising it with crystal clear hard hitting techno and high quality music. you KNOW i'll be listening to more. keep it up!

[DJ Runaway - N4S4]

catchy

ehehe, very catchy lil dance track right here man. very strophic (same melody through-out) and despite its repeating pretty much the whole way through, you played with in so many ways that it made it feel like a live club or something. very cool and fun. only thing that could have been improved would be a little more variety in different sound drum stuff (shakers,hi hat closed,etc.)

DJRunaway responds:

:) thanks for the review man! Yeah, I know. I was kinda stoned when I made this, so I ran out of idea pretty quickly... But I used about 44 different fx to keep it (kinda/sorta) interresting :D Thanks again,

Greetz,

DJ Runaway

[Conflict Arabian Final]

movie score?

amazing musical movements in this song. the soundfont quality of the instruments was a little cheesy and computerish. but that's not your fault at all. what was really excellent about this peice was your ability to create so many different layers, melodies, transitions, changes and emotions. I really am impressed with all the work you put into this.It's like something straight out of a movie or a video game, very soundtrack style music.

Khuskan responds:

Soundtracks are fun. The idea of a movie soundtrack is to add that extra feeling to a piece that you cant do with movement alone.

If you show a face crying, its silly. If you play a face crying with enya in the background, its sad.

Of course, that is partly to do with the fact it is enya.

[Korg]

Microkorg rules!

i also have one and haven't figured out how to incorporate it in my stuff yet except as a remote controller.
This song was pretty cool, you nailed the trance sound, the backround pads, catchy lead line. but it was missing the upbeat bassline!!! oh well, still cool. maybe some faster drums next time. the beat seemed more like a break beat or dance song. nothing wrong with mingling though, good song for a backround repeating thing in a flash, to get the mood. keep it up

Shadow143 responds:

Yeah! Korg has some nice stuff but now alls I need to get is a set of Gemini turntables :)

Thanks for the reviw! Everybodys responces to my tracks, Good or bad help me figure out my mistakes to fix and what not to change!

[Rucklo - Heigh-Ho (Remake)]

hahaha

i never knew what clarity meant till i heard this song, the sound quality was so good it was like it was being shouted right off the mountains of Norway. as for the song, quite a hilarious remix....i dont know what else to say but you deserve that nine in originality (the 1 point not given goes to who ever originally wrote the song)

Rucklo responds:

wow, man! I´m not sure i can agree that the clarity is that good, but it could be because of my half-crappy speakers :D...
However, this is a thing I made whilst a little drunk, with a li´l help from my roommates for the backg. vocals. I actually never finnished it, cause I grew tired of it.

The original:
From: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Music: Frank Churchill
Lyrics: Larry Morey'

Thanks alot for the review, Crud! :D

[Orodreth - Power Rave]

yup

it was definitely fast, but i just wanted a little something more than than synth thing just doing da DA da DA da DA da DAHHHH.

i liked the zaps with the blast hit though, that was neat

Oro responds:

it sucks :/

[Over The Mountains]

oooh, moody much?

this is totally like something i'd expect to hear from some ridiculous rpg game backround music. very gooey and sappy melodies used. i loved em all. the midi was amazingly crystal clear, very good quality. i really can tell you know music, intelligent riffs and all the instruments had their moment. sadly i dont think they ever connected into a single solid, catchy chorus that was memorable. but that really isn't necessary to have a good song, which is exactly what this is...great work

Rucklo responds:

Thanks alot for the review man!
The "good" quality is thanx to Reason, I just tweak a little. Reason does have good outgoing sound, u know...
I agree with u that there probably should have been a noticable chorus, but it´s alot easier gettin a good catchy chorus if u have vocals... It aint impossible, though. I´ll work on it :D
Thanx again for the review, I value all comments I get! (especially if they´re creative, like yours :)