CyrusOfNaias's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[F-Zero X : Silent !]

Nice

Good to see you still cruisin', Gorekiller. Never stop doin' what you love to do.

This loop instantly set off a case of nostalgia as I reminisced about F-Zero X on my N64. It was my first F-Zero game, so it had a little of an impact on me.

What I must say is, though...
This use of Midi bothers me in the sense that you could have done so much more using a better program and the overall quality of the song suffers due to this. I'm not asking you to end it, but to me it just sounds very... 90's-ish.

Other than that, though, I'm glad you still added your own part to the end of the middle of the loop. The synths may sound cheesy, but you still got it in that heart of yours.

This song was actually chrisened "Dream Chaser" by the composer, though it's hard to find such info anyway.

Nice overall effort despite the qurkiness, and I anticipate better next time. In fact, I just finished my newest song, "Hero's Journey". Swing by when ya feel like it, k?

Gorekiller responds:

Whoa ! This is actually the longest review I have ever had ! Glad to see you still appreciate my work, LtSurge659 ! Actually, I'll get a better program. Maybe it will be Fruity Loops or Reason Final. I don't know. I'm thinking about it. I'll check out your songs very soon !

[Jormungadd]

Not bad at all

It seemed to drag a bit, but for the most part it held my attention very well. Nice work with the riff at the end as well!

Bonemill responds:

Thanks for the review man.

Well, Im using this song as an intro to my album so I wanted to keep your attention and im glad it did :). Next one is going to just hit you in the face ;P

[ng blues delany remix]

Very Nice!

That was a good lil Blues tune, man! Nice application of the bass was very well-placed and the simple melody was enticing.

Very good, man. You're going down as a favourite here.

snoballandthmonyshot responds:

ta Lt
;ped

[Best Said Love]

Nice Effort

I can tell there was much effort in this one. The beat was unique and it succeeded in presenting an islandic feeling.

There were some iffy parts, though.
I think you could've done better with the selection of instruments, though the pads were right on. Nice one at 2:48. The seagulls and water sounded too garbled to have a positive effect, but it was a risk to put it in there, anyway. It's good to take risks at times.

Anyway, for the better half I'd give it an 8/10! Keep 'em comin' man. Nowhere to go but up.

cRAVE01 responds:

thank you. From an artist like yourself, I value your input very highly, and I'm glad the effort came across ^_^; as for instruments . . . my music program is nothing boast-worthy instrument wise e_e but yeah. never the less, thanks so much

[.inside.]

Very Nice

That was a very good piece, man. The application of the melody was just right and it presented the feeling of hollowness "inside".

Great use of the FX, too. Was that the Sytrus "Growl"?

Any way, good goin' man. This must absolutely remain here on NG. Keep it up.

VegetarianMeat responds:

Nope, it wasn't growl, it was Gandalf the White (or whatever that preset is called). Anyways, thanks for the review, and sorry for the late response, I hadn't noticed that there was a new review :P

[-WritersBlock-Somke (Remix)]

Nice

I can see it took effort here, man.

The phrasing was pretty nice and arrangement wasn't so bad.

What may be the problem is the choice of instruments or lack of mixer application. Perhaps both. The Piano was good, but it had no reverb from the mixer, therefore making it sound lil' cheesy and not that impressive. The string used for the main melody could have been better as well. In fact you could have started from your original string and used the mixer and automations to have the song gradually progress to a better sounding synth string like Silver Saw or something more dynamic to create a more dynamic climax and therefore make it sound WAAAY COOL. Many good songs I've heard used the same techniques and I was imppressed.

Anyway, the rest was very nice and well-arranged. If you like this genre you might like what I have in my audio page as well. Feel free to visit anytime.

4/5!

WritersBlock responds:

Wow, you know your stuff... I just experiment with sounds until it sounds ok... Thanks for the review,very in depth and accurate, very helpful.
Yeah, sure, I'll check out your stuff.

Cheers

General Note: I spelled "Smoke" wrong in the title, lol.

[Journey's End]

Nice

I understand it was "by popular demand". Hell, I'm not sure they'd need an ending piece to it, though.

It was good, but what really bothers me is how this gets on the weekly favourites when my "Legacy of Big Blue" doesn't...

DarkValentine responds:

it all depends on the taste in what is there. read the reviews on this for yourself. it's definately a different change of pace.

Honestly, i didn't see this coming either.

[The Beat Police]

Interesting...

That's really it. I can't really say much else, unless there was a melody in there somewhere.

If turned down a bit, It'd be great for a movie scene or something of the like, but I honestly am not a big fan of simply rhythm...

DarkValentine responds:

it is what the title implies how you look at it....well.....that's totally up to you.

[LiquidDragon - Revenge]

Very Nice

That's what you needed. A lil improvement is in order, but hell at least you worked long on it. It really shows. The arrangement was very well-thought out and the instuments flow together very well. And the bass, jeez man, almost orgasmic.

I think you should dumm down the drums when there's a solo or duet in a piece, 'cause the melody is what's supposed to be in the spotlight, not the drums.

A great effort on your part, man.

Johan1993 responds:

okay thanks :)

[LiquidDragon - Today]

Nice

The song is well-arranged, but there are a few things that could use some work.

I really don't think you need that Fast Dist on the bass. It's kind of like an alarm clock that won't work when you press SNOOZE. turn it down a hair for greater effect.

The solo string MUST be accompanied by an arpeggio, chord or something relative to that so the melody won't go bland and out the window.

It's not bad, but quite frankly it's not real good, either. Keep tryin' cause the only way to get better is by practice. Great effort!

Johan1993 responds:

yes :D thanks