Thetageist's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Darkside]

I think @Codefreq gave decent advice on this. I do think that you're definitely going in the right direction with how to achieve the horror vibe, and I love the changes in the feel of the song. I would say something about the bass, but currently I'm wearing sucky headphones that don't reproduce bass well, so I probably shouldn't, haha! Very cool!

[Hypernova]

Hey, I'm here from your comment on ZeTrystan's comic, and I decided to check out your stuff. This is really cool, on par with some of the best electronic music I've heard. It's fast but chill - I have the mental image of a spaceship hurtling through space while the crew inside it is just chilling out. Nice work!

[A Goose in Sunglasses]

I see that the goose on the image for this song is a Canadian one. Very accurate considering that this is a battle theme. I love the structure of the song and the way it changes and introduces new themes over time!

[Claire's Theme(SjälTale) - LapisTheWolf]

Hey, I'm finally getting around to reviewing your audio stuff! Yay!

I love the cool effects you use, a lot, as well as the structure of the song - how it builds up and then lets go. A couple things I'd like to mention, from a compositional standpoint. One, the song does feel pretty repetitive in a couple of places because of just how long you use the exact same chord progression and the same kind of musical elements without making very noticeable changes. Two, there doesn't seem to be a very clearly defined melody here, which I think adds to the feeling of repetition, but I'm also pointing that out because most of Undertale's soundtrack has very clearly defined and memorable melodies, so if you would like your music for SjalTale to sound more like Toby Fox's music for Undertale, I can help you practice writing melodies. Overall, you've definitely proven that you can use whatever software you have, but I'd recommend you work on the actual music writing itself. (Or at least, that's my diagnosis for this piece - I'll look at more later to see your improvements from here!)

LapisTheWolf responds:

tysm! Also some of my newest stuff is on my channel. I don't post music here that often. - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqoc0tjrfhTCVFCU3ukwZJQ

[-Octagon Force-]

I loved the original and now I can say that I really enjoyed this return to Hexagon Force! This sounds almost like the end credits version of the song - like it sounds rockin' and goes through more development throughout, something I've seen happen in a lot of end credits music for Flash games. Really nice, I can tell just how much you've grown in your composition techniques since writing the original!

[Sonic Burned Edition Boss (Megaman X3 remix)]

I like this remix, you did a great job of making it sound like Mega-Man music and using the instruments in a way that sounds good! Also kudos to you for having a SoundCloud (it sounds like a really good platform, I'm looking into getting an account there) and letting the author know about your remix!

themaskedmonocle responds:

honestly it isn't, you get alot of scammers bothering you and you don't get alot of exposure. You have far more luck on here. And thank you, sometimes you just gotta make somethin lol

[Halls of enchanted ebony]

I don't know the original (there was a Monster High video game? I mean yeah, of course there was a Monster High video game). But this is a really clean-sounding 16 bit cover of whatever it is! I can imagine that you accurately captured the expected cheesiness of the original. How do you make these things, just curious?

themaskedmonocle responds:

oh! there's these things called soundfonts, its a file with a bunch of instruments from retro soundchips or specific games. if you have something like FL studio, you just select it from a list and it will have a library of goodies. You can tweak and make your own, too.

[tannhauser]

I quite like this! It's definitely 80s style, but it's a unique twist on that style - a little bit spooky in some parts, almost, because of the occasional use of "ghostly"-sounding synths, dissonance, and bells. The first thing I thought is that it sounds like it'd fit in a video game, like you're riding a levitating, glowing train through a slightly creepy but fun 80s sci-fi environment. (I don't know, that was just the mental image that popped into my head.) Great work!

trevor8 responds:

thanks!