Syrupmasterz's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Competition]

Hey you posted it!
Now it'll be easier for me to link to it at the end of episodes. :P

Possibly responds:

I did :D I look forward to seeing the episode!

[Mathy Funk Beat]

That first beepboopboop WOOOOOO caught me off guard with my volume so high up, hurt my ears a little. haha

I really like the middle part of this song, from 0:52 to 1:26, since I'm terrible with instrument/genre descriptions I'll just call it 'Digital Lounge Jazz' or 'Cartoony Funk'. That kind of stuff is my jam and I'm hard pressed to find good examples...

...However, you sir have made an excellent example. :P

Reminds me a lot of the Sheep Raider Soundtrack from PS1, even Persona a little bit, though your style is unique and different from it.

Keep it up my dude! :D

JimPMusic responds:

Woooaahhhhh!! Thanks for the feedback. You my friend are too kind!

[WHY CAN'T I FINISH A PROJECT]

The trick to finishing something is to finish it even if you don't like the way it sounds.
From there, keep tweaking and adjusting things to make it sound better. The song is 'finished' but can still be improved upon.

Doing it this way helps prevent the 'it's not finished' mindset and helps to alleviate a bit of stress.
Give it a shot, you got nothing to lose by trying! :P

CRSNT responds:

Thanks for the feedback, but as my master said, "Nothing sounds good until it does" - Seamlessr

I typically try to refine everything before I move on to the next "Part" of the song, and I sorta know what I want something to sound like, but I can't. Either because I don't have the knowledge, or I don't have the equipment (VST's, Plugins)

I guess I should stop trying so hard and not focus on one specific thing. And if I try so hard to make it perfect, I will never make any progress. So I need to force myself to get my ideas down and fix it later. "If you keep your pen in the same spot for too long, you'll just get a big dark puddle of ink" - Just Monika

Anyway idk why I spent so long writing about this, I don't really know what got to me but yea, thanks.

[someTrash_073]

Well you certainly did try to compose a boss battle song...AND YOU SUCCEEDED! :D

I don't know why, but the dodoodododly doo-s and the other synth kinda give it an Egyptian feel, it's pretty cool!

If I ever end up needing a song for a movie/game where characters fight someTrash, I'll happily use this. Keep it up!

maldan responds:

Thanks :D

[Deathmatch]

Your work seems to always emulate the era of awesome PS1 - PS2 style techno soundtracks, much to my delight. :P

My terminology for musical compositions is still a bit limited but I'll do my best to describe the best part for me. The large amount of variety you must work very hard to achieve in your songs is still greatly appreciated, and is backed with a familiar synth that is present throughout the entire song. This same synth becomes bolder and more powerful towards the end to help paint the story the title of the song creates in ones head.
(wooooooooo WOOOOH WAAAHHHHHHHH WHAAAAAH Wooooooooooooo)

Heh, but any who...this certainly is a cool song to listen to.
Looking forward to the next sundae. :D

Noisysundae responds:

As always, thanks for the review!

Actually, I'm still not that satisfied with the result since I had very limited time for the contest. Worked hard, yes, but only on the last day before the deadline. XD

[This is it! (WA Experiment)]

Nice work with finding a good balance with such a variety of synths and instruments, it sounds distinct without sounding too cluttered. I especially like the part that starts around the 2:00 mark. :)

Keep it up!

Davidgotskill responds:

Check out the new Canon in D remix I just made. I made all of it. I also included Xtrullors drums he gave me and the rest was my synths and everything. The WA Experiments are mostly just from I'm the DJ app and aren't fully mine. They are 100% Royalty free but that won't help me get better in my music. I uploaded them for Geometry Dash knowing that it's ok to use.

[Pondering]

This is some well carefully composed contemplation music!
I like how the song cycles from a few different types of feelings, such as distraught/torn thought back to more hopeful thinking as the song goes on.

I would love to use this in a animation.
If you are okay with it, would you mind if I downloaded this song and put it in NG Movie someday?

Regardless of your answer, this is some great ambience.
Keep up the great work!

ThePal responds:

You are more than welcome to include any of my works uploaded here on Newgrounds in any of your projects, as long as it's non-profit. I'm honored that you'd want to use this in a project of yours, and I wish you the best of luck with it! :)

[Shift]

Your style of music, regardless of the genre you use continually reminds of the awesome soundtracks from video games I've played. I know there is over a hundred different sub-genres of trance, but this particular kind is very triumphant and energizing to listen to. The kind of song that would play in a moment of great importance in a game.

As always the wide variety of different synths and chord changes keeps the song sounding unique even after numerous loops, which is an impressive feat for a minute and a half song. :)

You're still doing great, keep it up!

P.S

If a few of your songs are named after keyboard keys...then I eagerly await CAPS LOCK. :P

Noisysundae responds:

CAPS LOCK IS TOO MAINSTREAM. I'LL GO WITH PRT SCR/ SYSRQ INSTEAD!

[Jelly Toast]

I guess I could say that this Jelly Toast is my 'jam'.
(thrown out of the room)

I really like small echoes of the synths and the piano that occasionally comes in.
It certainly adds to the variety of the song when there are numerous parts that are simultaneous distinct and fitting to the main parts of the song.

As well I have to say that the beat that comes in later on is oddly enjoyable.
(Bum ba da boom boop beep boop boo)

Keep up the great work! :P

spot1techno responds:

Thank you! I appreciate that you gave it a listen and shared. :)

[Dreams of Funk]

The beginning made me think this song was going to be a very simple loop, so I'm glad I stuck around long enough to fully experience all of the funk. :P

The instrument progression eases in nicely, and is accompanied with many different notes and variations of the main synths that play. As mentioned earlier, I (wrongly) thought the song was going to be a very short repeating loop, so I was pleasantly surprised that there were numerous parts* of the song accompanied with all manner of different funkiness. Wish I knew the names of those instruments/synths.

The audio mastering seems to have been done quite skillfully, as the cymbal crashes and tings don't completely drown out the softer instruments. The only things that seems too quiet are the voice samples that periodical play. Although I'm assuming the soft voices were intentional.
They sound strangely familiar though..surely I've heard them somewhere before...(ponders)

With all that said, I'd say you did a bang-up job with this funky beat. Keep it up! :)

*I don't know the correct musical terminology; Bare with me.

zippe6 responds:

THANKS! Im glad you stuck around to listen. This song was a test for that simple loop. i wanted to see if i could make a song with the same part literally playing throughout. I realized its more about the percussion to keep things interesting, Some Funky percussion! Your comment is very much appreciated. ill check out your stuff and give feedback in the future. Thanks again for taking a moment to tell me what you think.