Troisnyx's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Siege And Celebration]

Not gonna lie, this is catchy af. I had a smile on my face listening to this.

[Quartz Deposit]

There's something quite 80s-like about this. I quite like it. The stabs in the melody are just *chef's kiss*.

[60 minutes]

The chords and strings on this are just *perfection.* This does feel like some hi-octane escape music, well done!

[Grab Seven]

Aaaaaaa what an opener, this led to such a beautiful pocket groove and beautiful tonality.
Probably my only minor tic with this is that the mix feels a bit thin in parts, but otherwise, this was beautifully played and composed.

1:48 especially caught my ear, because it told me that some other beautiful things were happening, and I wasn't wrong. That lead just feels so natural, so *right.*

[Suspenseful Start]

I saw what you did there, "new ground," heheheheh. XD

For a first attempt, this is solid -- volume automation on the various instruments is probably the only thing I suggest at this point to give your instruments the dynamic range you're perhaps looking for. That piano is very well played (those grace notes are *chef's kiss*!), and the chords are excellent.

ian-booms responds:

Haha no pun intended, I swear!
More volume automation is a great idea, thanks very much for the feedback :D

[EMT]

Those drums are a thing of visceral beauty. This is surprisingly beautiful, with its haunting moments. I quite enjoyed this.

[ACNH - 5:00 PM (Loose Jam)]

I love this. Peppy and bright and chill all at once.

Will responds:

Thank you :)

[A Drop of Water]

This is positively tranquil. That water feels like it's rushing, and given that it was an actual recording mixed well -- I feel like I'm transported there, to the bank of that river.

[Evergreen]

This is short? o.o You've added quite a good bit of length to it with the repetitions for sure.

That melody is catchy for sure -- I think the sparseness and the synth's abrasive sound is doing my head in at a moment when my head's bad, but it's not something I'm going to mark down.

ian-booms responds:

Thanks very much!! I'll have to give that synth sound a listen with a few different sound sources to see if I can isolate the problem with that harshness. Might be as simple as turning it down a bit!

[Encased in Ice - DJDj]

Liking the ideas you put in here. I'm loving the actual slides on guitar a lot -- though of course, looking at it now, I'm wondering if it couldn't do with a bit more pizzazz / gravitas.

Are you thinking of revisiting this one anytime soon? I dearly want to hear you expanding upon it, if the mood takes you.

NeoAlchemist247 responds:

Oh, man! I haven’t touched it in... Geez, must be like 10 years now. It had been an experiment in creating a two-handed piano piece (though it turned into this mandolin-sounding thing) back when I couldn’t play with two hands. I liked it so much in the end that I added a third part. I thank GarageBand and the USB synth I was using for the quality of the sounds. But YEAH! The idea of this becoming a larger piece does inspire me quite a bit. I’ll have to try and remember it when I’m getting blocked up mentally sometime.

To be honest, I couldn’t tell you if or when that could happen. I don’t have a synth anymore, which makes composition quite challenging. You are welcome to use the melody/timing in a piece if you feel compelled to do so.

Pssst! Since I’ve already got you on my page- you might also check out my song Jazz Loops. If only because it’s a bit more complex, and somebody compared me to Martin O’Donnell on in the comments, so we share that in common. 😂