SI-7's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Winter Town]

I really like the atmosphere you create with this piece, but it starts feeling a bit muddled towards the end.

zybor responds:

Thanks man!

[Creo - Phantasm]

I was going through your older music, and got to this. At first I thought it was going to be fairly rough around parts similar to your other tracks at this point in time. Instead, the whole thing was extremely relaxing. Though this piece still has it's faults, such as too much repetition, I much prefer it to some of your other early pieces. :)

[We Are Heroes]

I usually am not really a fan of this genre, nor of vocals usage. However, this is so well-done all around that I can say I truly enjoyed it. If you keep putting out stuff this good, you may well have me stalking your audio list. ;P

FinnMK responds:

Thanks very much!

[Heart of the Mountain]

The sounds are well-designed, your sidechaining is nice, and the progression is excellent. I do kind of wish you'd used a few more different kinds of bass though. With the current bass, several parts of the song feel a bit repetitive, despite not being so.

Noisysundae responds:

Thanks for the review. I know I'm not so good at making a unique bass.

[Bats]

You should make the vocals a bit louder. It feels like the rest of the song is walking all over them.

[Geoplex - Windborn]

It's really the second half of this piece that makes it a cinematic piece, to be honest. Otherwise, I'd probably put this in Classical. Fairly well-done, and a bit more varied than your other orchestral piece.

Geoplex responds:

Cheers man. It is a bit longer, so that makes sense :p

[Geoplex - Eminence]

Feels like it repeats the same melody a bit much throughout the track, but very good for a first orchestral track. Wonderful job!

Geoplex responds:

Thanks

[-Can't Sleep-]

This track reminds me of a few of your previous tracks from years ago in that it shares a similar style. Sure, it's more ambient, rather than the more cinematic-based style from then, but still gives a similar vibe, I think.

[Spaze - Dreams]

This track is rather nice, but the ending kind of lets me down.

SpazeMusic responds:

naw :(
i guess u wanted the "infamous spaze typical melodic dubstep" kinda drop :P
next time, bro!

[By Your Side]

I can tell how far you went out of your comfort zone by a bit, I think. The first part could be mixed better, but when it changes at about 1/4 of the way in, the way you've done most of the rest of the song is very smooth. As far as variation goes, the variation throughout the song is VERY well-done. For the 2nd melodies, I think a bit more noticeable variation could be done there, but otherwise the variation is excellent. The percussion is well-mixed for most of the song, but I still think it could use some fine-tuning in some parts, primarily at the beginning. The baseline is well-varied throughout the song, and gives it a nice, calming atmosphere. I'm pretty sure I hear some relaxed sidechaining throughout the song, which is just enough to be noticeable, but not overly prominent. Lastly, you used the reverb on very nearly everything, if not everything. That isn't necessarily a bad thing, and you used the reverb well, and didn't overuse it, but do be wary of overusing it in the future.

I said I would be holding you to a higher standard, and aside from the very minor details, this track completely fulfilled those expectations. Congratulations, and I look forwards to your next track.

SirHadoken responds:

Thank you so much!
I was really looking forward to your review on this song specifically, and I must say this did surprise me. There's a lot of mixing and mastering issues where I could've tuned things up, especially in the beginning (which was the emotionless screw-around part), I definitely agree there. I'll try to keep things a bit easier in the future.
Thank you for the immensely positive review. I hope I can continue to meet those standards in the future :D