Xyirx's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Crafting (320kbps)]

Gm Eb F

Very nice feeling listening to this track. Despite loud and crisp timbre, I think it sounds....relaxing somehow. Repetitive, but still nice.

The pad-and-choir-like sound played in the background could use some touches to blend in with the song. It sounds a little bit detached to me though. :)

zenodio responds:

Thanks for the review.
I must admit, i didn't put much effort into it, i just made it to kill some time.
I spent less than an hour on it :P

[Written Satisfaction]

I feel jumpy.

Happy tunes....I like it a lot. Would suit well in short cartoon reel. Nice work. :)

frizzyo responds:

Thanks dude. Funny you say that. My original intention was to use this as an opening song for a flash series that i was working on. Well, my computer got wiped out and that was the end of that. Luckily the song stayed at least.

[Healing Touch]

Unimaginable

The perfect harmony of instruments and this melody...just touched my heart. It healed my soul. So pure and beautiful indeed.

[Piano & Bells Tell A Story...]

Lalala....Laaa

The way you use piano is quite nice, especially when blended with bells (which could be a little softer). Don't worry with the rhythm though. When I compose an emotional song, I sometimes work everything off-tempo and focus only on the mood of the whole piece.

Well done. :)

FaeryTaleAdventurer responds:

Thanks for reviewing. I really wanted to fix these things, but I guess it works its way somehow. I hope to be able to fix it or something in the future. This is another work from my "n00b 2009" series (lol).

-FTA

[Corrupted Rose]

Nice...and peaceful first minute

I see that you've put a lot of effort into this. :) I love the vocal also. Her voice has a very calming effect.

The things I want to recommend you to improve the work are the following:

- Percussions, especially, the ride, sounds explicitly daunted...and sharp. It doesn't blend well with either vocals and other instruments. In fact, it prevents me to listen to the song peacefully. Adjusting EQ will help a lot. :)

- The vocals. Her voice when sung together is sometimes off-pitched and confuse one another's melody, to be honest. Could be improved a lot more. :)

- Strings and pad played in the background is somehow competing with the vocals....In short, it's loud and too much reverbed.

I like this song a lot in the beginning because it's simple and clear, but as you try to bring a lot of reverbs and instruments to compete themselves on who to lead the song forward, it sounds too complicated and dizzy to listen to. Pick one thing and lead your song with that. This song would be so beautiful.

I'm sorry if I give a harsh comment though.

Xyirx

ProjectTrinity responds:

Thank you very much for your input! Creating a song for vocals from scratch is certainly a weakpoint of mine and currently working hard to get better for the singer's sake, since she's nice enough to hang out with me and my compositions. lol

[Touched Blessings]

Hmm....

The first few seconds of this loop sounds very good with piano and pad. Really love that. However, as guitar kicks in, frankly, it kinda ruins all the nice things you have because 1.) it's very loud, 2.) it blurs all the other accompaniment you had. If it's a little softer and add some slide effect+reverb, it'd definitely sound better.

For the hihat, try to put that on the upbeat, instead of beat. It'd help to compel your song forward. A little of Equalizing the tune would definitely create unity of the song. I wish the song would last a minute though, if this is meant to be a loop. You might not want to have only 8 bar of loud guitar and go back to piano so suddenly.

I look forward seeing more of your work. :)

Xyirx

[Graying Light (V2)]

Soothing.

The synths you use has a very calming effect, especially when it's in appegio. The song itself is generally quite smooth despite certain loud parts kicking in. I think the song could've used a little more percussion in the background (softly, of course) though.

I could've suggested you to use a little more instruments because the whole song sounds plain due to limited timbre....but that's just a definition of your song--gray, right? :)

joethesouleater responds:

yeah i didn't want much deviation from the sounds but more with the notes. the first version i put of this had a kick in the back and was much softer throughout the song, thanks for your input i appreciate it.

[Pooman - Fun remix]

Funny one.

The lyrics is quite funny though. I love when it says throwing the shield at someone. :) The first part is quite good, but the second part is totally dominated by bass drum which is too loud and full, I guess. Overall, it's a good song. Just wish it's a little while longer.

[Stay Courageous *C-Star*]

Hmmm!

This is a very decent work, I'd say. Admirable timpani amd brass instruments make the song very progressive and powerful. :)

CreamingStar responds:

Thanks for the review! I appreciate the comment!

[BoF III - Casually]

Breath of Fire

I think your open hat is a little loud though. If you could turn it down a bit, this song would be very casual and smooth. :)

Once again, another song to remind me of Rei, Teepo, and Ryu, the fun trio.