Cryptowen's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Infertehno]

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Fairly well done, doesn't really do anything for me. I heard it in the Zombie Canyon game, it was a poor fit (but you can't really be blamed for that).

Shinrog responds:

hmmm...I noticed a few of your reviews about a various of other creations on NG...doesn't seems like any of em were good enough for you, so maybe you should seek in other websites? you don't have to write a pretty useless review on anything you see =/

[A Time Travel]

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It feels like it needs to be developed some more, as it doesn't have much in the way of resolution/climax. There's a build-up, but it doesn't seem to go anywhere.

Of course, you don't have to follow traditional song structure at all, but an interesting arrangement of some sort always helps.

FairSquare responds:

Thanks for the advice :-)

[Crappy]

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Not bad by "first song ever" standards. It's better than my first song ever (which consisted of me making yelping noises along to a samba beat).

FairSquare responds:

Thanks!

[Piano Song]

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A bit repetitive in places, but there is potential in it.

FairSquare responds:

Thanks. You know, i played everything on the piano when i was making the song.

[Syphonrox]

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Nothing really reaches out & grabs my attention in this song or strikes me as incredibly unique, but then I also can't find anything overtly wrong with it, & it has it's moments...

syphonmax responds:

Well I'm still learning FL Studio,so I will get better in time =]

Thanks for the review it helps =D

[Deeper Into The Mansion]

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I'm going to disagree with some of the other reviewers. This song doesn't strike me so much as "spooky, but hurt by a beat" as "beaty, enhanced by some spookiness".

FlamingFirebolt responds:

Alright, as much sense as that could possibly make. I belief your right. The beat is waay to 'loud/hard' for real spookyness. But if i wouldn;'t the song would simply fall apart and then it would sound worse :/.

-firebolt-

[The Launch]

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One of the problems I usually have with NG music (among other things) is that the instruments sound very "freeware" (if you get my drift), & mixing/mastering is ignored. This song, while maybe not quite at the level of the pros (in this case I'm talking Hollywood film soundtracks), does have a nice "full" sound to it, at least on first listen. The only instrument that really struck me as off was the cymbal crash sound that came in mid-way in. It sounded more like garbage can lids being hit together, or something of that variety. While this would work fine in a song with a strange or lofi aesthetic, it seems a bit out of place in something like this track. Other than that, you did a pretty good job with the synths (samples?), I think.

EvilRaccoon responds:

Thanks very much! Thats an excellent review. Ive been trying to go for that full sound for a while, and I although I have not reached it yet, im trying as much as I can. Thanks again. :)

[Reign of Time]

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You did well with the time signature changes, which I've heard other artists totally fail at in the past. The use of orchestral sounds feels natural, & not forced (again, a problem I hear in a fair few electronic songs). I give it - 7/10.

jiggitysmith responds:

Thanks :D Yeah I don't do the time changes so much so but I do know how to throw a good orchestral / electronic blend together. Again thanks for the critique!

[Tzu - Fanfare]

A start

You've got a pretty good beginning here, but it clearly isn't finished. When it ended. it felt like something new would come in to make the song "bigger".

I find, when I'm really stuck at a song that isn't too far along, the best thing to do is to that the rhythm/melodies that speak most to me & make them into something entirely new.

Tzunami responds:

Yeah, that's exactly what I'm working on, I'm deconstructing it and rebuilding it to find that right sound, but for now I've got nothing. Thanks for reviewing.

[Nyctophobia]

Very Atmospheric

This song creates a strong visual image. My main complaint is that some of the choir & strings sounds a bit too "Synthy".

popraz responds:

Thank you ! I've done better with the choir and strings, though synths can never replace the real thing..