SI-7's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Calamity]

The base is a bit heavy in about the first third. I agree Zechnition on the instruments, this has a lot of potential, if you change the instruments around. The current mixing is ok, but when that vocal sample comes in, it's a bit too loud. I disagree that it sounds like 'a cat being brutally raped', but the instrument quality currently does scream "Kill me, it'll be less painful".

SirHadoken responds:

I agree. I can fix the bass, but I can't fix the instruments. And NG won't let me update without deleting it and re uploading it completely. It doesn't sound this pitiful in FL, but it never fails to lower the quality a tenfold when I upload it to NG.

[Deep Blue]

I can't say I'm a fan of ambient music, and probably never will be. But you do create a lovely atmosphere with this piece, well-done.

etherealwinds responds:

Each to their own! It'd be weird if you liked everything. I don't really think much about genres of music when I'm making it, so I don't really ever try to keep in between the lines of anything. I always try to paint a picture or write a story with sound though, and I think a lot of ambient music is very much about painting a picture with sound. I find a lot of it very inspiring :)

[For A Small World This Place Sure Has Big Problems [LD38]]

Lol genres indeed. This sounds like either dance or jazz. Aside from the genres, this is pretty catchy, and loops well.

johnfn responds:

i kill 1 hostage every time someone mentions genres from here on out

THEIR LIVES ARE ON YOU

[FD - Faint Daydreaming]

This feels like you're lost in thoughts, memories, or a puzzle game. Love it. :D

ForgottenDawn responds:

Thanks! Especially puzzle games, since that's all I've been playing these days, haha.

[FD - The Endless War]

This reminds me heavily of mass effect, very nice. I feel like this could be less ambient during the first minute or so, but it's still pretty nice. I particularly like the last minute.

ForgottenDawn responds:

Thank you! Well, it's actually three separate tracks stitched together. In the game, they're supposed to switch on and off depending on the situation. The ambient part is for when you're doing... well, nothing. :')

[Level One (Save The Princess)]

Chiptunes are one of my favorite genres of music, and you nailed this one.

Mattashi responds:

Thanks!

[Traversing the Milky Way]

This sounds extremely strongly inspired by the music from Studio Ghibli films. I get it's not going to be long, but I wish this lasted for 3 minutes or so...

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

I like the Ghibli films, and it's a compliment for this to be compared to their music. That said this piece wasn't inpired by anything specific.
The reason for the length is that this was never supposed to be a full piece to begin with :)

[Catharsis]

It feels like a melody from one of your previous songs at about 3:27. I really like everything here, definitely better than your last track IMO. :D

Geoplex responds:

Huh, I hadn't picked up on that - it's definitely possible :P

[Distant Lands]

IMO, your percussion is a bit too loud and sharp sounding at the start. The baseline sounds are much smoother than for carbon, nice job there. I certainly get the "nitrogen" feeling until it changes up at about halfway. I hear nice bits of variation throughout the song, which is nice. The ending was kinda awkward IMO, I heard it start to fade off, get louder again, and then start to fade off again, and then die completely. You may or may not want to look into that. I'd put this slightly better than carbon in overall quality.

SirHadoken responds:

Thank you! :D
I really do appreciate that you've taken time to write these reviews on my songs, because it lets me know if I'm headed in the right direction or not, and in what places I need to work on, and in what places I don't need to change.
I don't know if you've realized this, but the change in quality from Helium to this song here, significant, though not entirely large, was made entirely possible just by your constructive criticism and the constructive criticism of maybe two or three other people. It means more than you think that you're willing to point out what I need to improve on consistently with everything I release. I can't thank you enough for it, and I'm improving because of it. :)

[Happy Trigger]

This song is a bit whack, with the happy vibe. But it's mastered well, and has pretty good quality. Can't say it's my favorite by you, but I like quality music.

Noisysundae responds:

I lack creativity as of now. But thanks for the compliment and score for sound quality. :)