EbonHawk7X's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[You Are My Music - Japillow]

Not half bad

I liked when the main synths started to kick in, you should use some subtle reverb on some of your instruments though, it can work wonders. After the main body of the song there wasn't much variation to keep things fresh. Try throwing in some cool effects (EQing, reverb, etc...) and such and maybe mess around with some knobs using automation clips? Well, in all it was pretty good.

Japillow responds:

Thanks, I'll definitely try adding some reverb and effects. I'm too tired to do it now though ._.

[Artificial Messiah]

bueno

well, it had a bit of an origional sound to it ;p. I would suggest in the future adding variation to the kick, and generally the entire song as well. also, there was a bit much static throughout the song, clear it up more in some places like entrances, melodies you want to stand out, etc...

So, starting from the top:
0:00 - 0:37 ->
i liked your use of noise and how it helped to ease in the saw-sounding synth, however it lasted a bit long and i definately would have liked alot more inpact when the drums came in. though i think it may have taken a bit long for your synth to fade in and your static came in a little to quick. last note on this part would be to add more impact and immediate interest in your song.

0:37 - 0:48 ->
the bass kick was to distorted for the volume it was at, and i feel like there wasn't enough clarity for me to hear the depth of what was happening.

0:48 - 1:30 ->
once more TOO MAWCH STATICZ! at this point it would mostly be mastering to bring out all the sounds going on and duck the statick behind them. i like the kick but it needs a bit more variation (especially in volume) to make it unique, but i liked how it stood out on its own. (so make it more versatile and still keep it in front is i guess what i am saying).

1:30 - end ->
from here on out its mostly variations on what has already happened, so do what with the info i gave you, but don't forget im just one guy and everyone has their own oppinion. good luck, and above all have fun XD

Lashmush responds:

Wow, thats a review allright...

my inspiration for hardcore tracks are usually industrial / darkcore artists such as Ophidian, Nosferatu, Enzyme X, and so on... Therefore the noise you refer to as "static" is what I refer to as adding a dash of cacophony to the mix. It's not supposed to be easy to listen to. It would be Easycore then, and nobody would like it. ;D

Thanks alot for the review, sir.

[:: Tension ::]

good use of presets

Platnum saw, some hits, throw some other good presets and you're good right? but seriosly dude, i still kinda use presets but am finally learning to make my own synths, and i garuntee you that when the first thing i hear is a sytrus saw no matter how good the song is, it kinda throws me off to hear those same sounds over and over again. try making your own synths in the 3x osc, it works great.
as for the song? catchy. nice melodies, and some prety awesome gated-like effects there. cool bassline, doesn't get boring, and really fits the peice. good into with the stacking and main bulk of the song coming in strong. the categorie works just fine seing as you have drums and bass in it. at this point its really up to you how you extend or change it. adding some cool effects and quiet countermelodies might be cool but at this point everything is just a suggestion, because its a great song the way it is now. good luck on that final version if you get around to it, and keep making music =)

X-wing9 responds:

Well, I'm still exploring FL Studio, most of its tools seems new to me... and yes, I used presets. xD

I need to get some time to explore better the plugins, like Sytrus. I tried to make something in it, but I got really confused. Anyway, I'm currently using presets so I can focus on the other tools for now (like automations and the clip editor), but be sure that I'll explore more the plugins!

Thank you for the review! ^^

[Rig - I Love Cowbell]

YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!

ASKLJDFKSJFHKLAJSFHKLAJSKFHCOWBELLLLL L!!!!!! oh my GAWD that was so epic... i think i recognised that very beginning melody in th background (?). direct wave? maybe, maybe not. i love this. thank you.

Rig responds:

You might've heard it from "The Yummy Muffin"

[Operation Overdrive]

Pretty good, but quite familiar

im not saying this is stolen, but it is VERY similar to Crying Soul by BOUNC3 and remade by nal1200 (pretty much tied for my favorite song ever). im not gonna be an arse-hole and get pissed. im just tellin' ya. but as far as the song goes, it was great...but what about the end.....there was over 2 minuests of silence at the end. just re-upload it and that will be taken care of. i realy liked what you did with it however, it was pretty good. good luck and keep making more.
here is a link (take out the space)
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/liste n/131650

~7X

GameMusicPersonthing responds:

yeah i listened and they sound similar, but there are plenty of techno songs that have this same based beat. Anyway, thank you for not freaking out because i really did make this on my own and tried on it

[{Ceb} The Cosmos [DnB NG Cut]]

pretty nice

it took just a wee bit for me to get into it, but hey, no complaints. that was really acid-y but is was a pretty sweet jam overall, i liked how u managed to succesfully degrade the tempo towards the end and get it back so props 2 u man, cant w8 for another. it wasnt really my fav kind of music but u made it well. :D
5/5
9/10

Cebster responds:

thanks allot man

[moog xperiment]

cool

it is kinda like "i wanna be something but im not". ut would kinda cool as a song

n00blet01 responds:

oh gee, thanks hawk. lol

[arp loopdy doop]

yEa bOy!

u deserve the review cuz u reviewd mine well, its pretty cool sounding this would be great if it was a loop, but it doesnt quite fit, oh well.

n00blet01 responds:

hey well, u no i tried. u can only do so much with the demo