Troisnyx's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Happy Tune]

Was the dissonnance intended, or not? Because the melodic synth doesn't really sound happy, it sounds disturbing. Also, for a dnb song, where's the bass? I hear the percussions, but not the bass?

I don't mind the percussions here -- they can be used for something good. Those synths (or strings?) droning at the back could be used for something fantasy-like. But I really don't know what to say about the combination you've used here... It is a bit hard on the ears, I'm afraid.

[Floating Through Time]

The intro sounds like everything's panned to the centre, though it might be just me.

I quite like the feel you're going for with those synths, that you're meant to picture someone floating through time. For some reason, though, the percussions don't click. Also, some variation on chords would be REALLY GOOD right now. If you want to make sure that this piece really has a feel that it's floating through time, everything has to sound so.

A bit more could've been done with this piece. Try taking the chords you used there, and build it up from there. Make a melody, vary your chords, lighten your percussion, make sure everything is not panned to the centre.

JoooRDz responds:

thankyou for your review i will definitely attempt your ideas!

[Piece of Music]

I could imagine this as a video game piece alright -- a city ambience or a title screen theme. I love the instruments you've used here -- you've been imaginative with the instrument combination here.

My only complaint is that apart from the area around 1:07, there isn't much dynamic variation, and some themes would work well with buildup (starting soft, going loud, and then resolving). This piece could also work well as a loop (if you're thinking of ultimately making it a city ambience or a title screen).

I give you my respect -- you are very imaginative, and I like that. For the instrument combination alone, I am putting this into my favourites list.

[A piece of memory]

For just the mere vision that you had in coming up with this piece, you deserve my respect.

Now I can imagine an epic battle song with this melody-- all this needs is an orchestration. Keep this melody, consider this a work in progress, come up with chords that fit it, and remember to build up and have a climax and resolution. Adding strings (marcato or pizzicato) could transform this piece altogether. Alternatively, why not make it a piano-only battle song? Fast piano accompaniment? The possibilities are many, and I like this starting idea that you have because of how far you can actually take it.

The piano by itself is insufficient, I find, because this seems to be playable by one hand for the most part. It seems like only the right hand is working its magic on the keys, but what about the left?

Please, do complete this thing. I would love to hear the final result! :D

Cheers!

EternalGames responds:

Actually this is playable in it's whole with just one hand :D

Seeing your approval I might actually try to make this a whole thing. Some of your ideas seem to be pretty awesome, but actually I wanted to focus more on brass for this one, seeing as I have never tried that before.

[I Want My Heart Back]

The guitar is lovely, the voice is beautiful and pierces right through. The lyrics don't sound forced for the most part (I tend to think them to be forced towards Verse 2, but maybe that's just me).

This was an enjoyable listen! Thank you for sharing. :D

DylanGlow responds:

Hey TroisNyxEtienne,

Thanks a ton for the fantastic review! It will have me totally rethink emotional portrayal when singing! It's something I never really consciously had in my mind.

Thanks a bunch,
~Dylan ^_^

[A Massive Burning Star]

The lower register could serve as VGM in itself, but the higher register sometimes doesn't click. It's like the chords are not going with the melody.

The abrupt stop at 1:23 broke the tension quite a bit. I can see what this can be used for: someone's in a lab examining something, and then at the place where the tension breaks, he looks around to see if anyone is watching him. And then as the music builds up, he finds something which deeply unsettles him.

It's an ominous kind of jarring, an almost scientific kind of jarring. Sometimes the synths can be a bit hard on the ears, but a little bit of volume reduction/mixing might do the trick.

You seem to be more of a film music composer than an ambient song composer, I find. I love those ideas of yours.

[Sondre Dragsnes - CABIN]

My thoughts--

That wind-like sound at around 0:20 was hard on the ears.

I can get an idea of what this could be used for, though this sounds like an actual piece of VGM more than a simple ambient song. Ever heard Palisade Melody from Suikoden IV? This piece actually reminds me of that for the most part: ominous final level music. It would be much better without that jarring noise at the end, but you've successfully reminded me of a Suikoden IV episode with this song.

Hoping this is your intention, I give you my respect.

[The Run]

Sounds like an 8-bit (Flash) platformer level theme, though what are you going to use this for?

Pleasant listen all the way round, and I take it that when you're building up the tempo halfway through the piece, you're not intending to make this a loop. I suppose the melody lines/chords can be a tad repetitive, so maybe a bit of melody (or secondary melody variation) might help?

Otherwise, great job. I enjoyed it a lot! :D

Jackayl responds:

Thanks for the feedback :)

Yeah this isn't intended to be a loop, but I might make another version that loops, and use that in a game.
I'm probs going to update the song soon so I'll try to make it less repetitive too.

[Lovely]

My only complaint is that this piece is short -- but we've heard a lot of your voice and harmonies in this short sample! Again, I don't know why this was voted down. Don't beat yourself up for this. I reiterate what I said previously -- you've got a good voice. I would love to hear this finished, even though it remains acapella. And if it should remain acapella, let it be -- so long as all of us at NG can hear the best of your voice!

Just so you know, I sing too. : ) So cheers from a fellow singer!

Naua responds:

Lol...Again, Thanx a bunch. I dont know what I would've done if I had no respond to my a capella. And since you're a fellow singer it's nice to finally conversate with someone who knows what I dont. And yeah, Im still working on trying to finish this piece because Im starting over so I could add more verses and vocals. Thanx again

[Forever]

I have no idea why this was voted down -- you were in tune for 90% of the songs, and the reverb is something that I'd normally use in acapella. And so what if you have a terrible mic? Your voice is beautiful, and I hate it when people don't see through that.

Well, this piece is going into my little favourites list. Keep up the good work!

Naua responds:

Thanx a lot. Thats all I really wanted was someone else's point of view. It really helps me get better at what I like to do and I never knew that people would like it so this is good news to me.