Darthfett's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[An Endless Innocence (DjSonik)]

Itsame, Mario! (64 sound-a-like)

If it's not the song, it sure feels like the water level music from Super Mario 64. It was very relaxing to listen to.

The piano didn't blend in very well, to be honest, but I liked the tune it was playing. Nice work on this, :D

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~Darthfett

[Morning (Piano)]

Soothing

So, do you play the piano or another instrument?

You're a good composer. What kind of music theory have you taken?

This works perfectly for the theme you chose. I'm not really a morning person, but it does remind me of beginning old school games like Link to the Past and Pokemon (blue version :P) where you wake up and everything is happy.

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~Darthfett

BlazingDragon responds:

My main instrument is the piano, but I'm not a classical pianist by any means. I just improvise and play be ear mainly, though I can read music to some degree. I don't take lessons currently, but certainly know my way around the keyboard. :P Aside from that, I am a first year french-horn player, just acquired a trombone to learn, and I am very involved in choir. (I LOVE to sing!) I've got a little bit of experience with percussion, but I mostly focus on piano and voice.

As for music theory, I haven't taken any formal courses. I've done a whole lot of reading, though, and have gone through books in my free time. (The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory for example :P) My dad is a skilled musician and has taught me some theory over the last few years. That aside, I'll be taking AP Music Theory when school starts in the fall (I'll be a HS sophomore).

Anyway, thanks you for the review! I love Link to the Past, and the series has really inspired me musically. I'm glad you enjoyed this song. Also, I'll make sure to check out your music. :D

~BlazingDragon

[Hold On Rmx Final]

Needs w

I thought that many of the sounds in this were too raw. There didn't seem to be much balancing, and none of the instruments fit well. You had a choir, breakbeat drums, an acidy bass, and some strange synth for the melody.

However, the song has potential. The tune was kind of catchy. The main synth reminds me a bit of Megaman X.

Also, it loops well, but if you don't listen to it as a loop, the song ends a little abruptly.

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~Darthfett

sonicxtreme responds:

thanks...ill pop up laterz peace

[In10city {extra}]

SURROUND SOUND!!

I dont' know if it was the difference between the song I just listened to, or just the great balancing you did on this, but this sounded really full in my new headphones. There was a weird chopping sound at 1:14 though, which came out of nowhere.

I love that background synth that's playing 4 notes every measure, it sounds sweet, and probably made the song in itself. I did feel the ending could use a lot of work though. It didn't sound great, and it seemed like the music just stopped. All in all, a good song though. 9/10, 5/5.

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[{On My Own}]

Nice work. :D

The badgers dance perfect to this song. :P

This is one of the first times I've heard about 'happy hardcore,' and it's certainly an interesting genre, I'll tell you that.

Well anyway, it was very pleasing to the ears. Good EQing, and addicting drums. It sounds like it set up to be one of those tunes that just sticks in your head after a while. But the main synth didn't really let it happen. A more square-saw sound would probably get the job done.

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[Yun - I Kill For You]

Nice ambience in this song. :D

Well to be honest, I hate hip hop, but this doesn't sound like hip hop. I like the ambiance in this song. It's a little creepy, but in a good way. Nice work :D 9/10, 5/5

[Reasoner- Tracing Back]

Great to sit back to

I don't have many ambient tracks, specifically because they get tiring when you listen to them after a while. However, this song is different. Even if all the same notes were playing for a while, there was always something subtle, but still noticeable going on in the background.

The song was nice to listen to, and pleasing to the ear. Balancing was done exceptionally well, and all the channels fit well together. Great work on this!

The ending sounded great, even though all it was was fade out. It just sounded right for the song, when it doesn't sound right for so many others.

Definitely going into my music library, great job!!

Reasoner responds:

Wow thanks for the in depth critique and review. I did try my hardest to make all the different sounds and textures mix well together so that you could pick them out of the mix if you wanted to. Glad it was pleasing to your ears.

[Milk{Sytrus!}]

Love the intro, and agree with you.

I've tried tackling sytrus before, and there's just too much there I don't understand. It's a very complicated synthesizer, and I don't understand much of anything in it, except for the very basics like attack time, release time, etc.

Since I can't do much with Sytrus, I usually am forced to use the presets, with many effects to get the sound I want, and use smaller synthesizers like 3xOSC.

Anyway, I love the intro of the song. It really sounds great. I'm not as much of a fan of the tune during the slow parts. Not that it's bad, just not my taste.

You did an excellent job with the fade ins and fade outs, putting the volume of the right instruments at just the right amount, making it sound very polished. The drums were also excellent during these times.

I don't know why, but the song seemed much shorter than it was. It was over really quick, and you could have added more. But other than that, I loved the song. 5/5, 9/10, and a download. ;)

Keep making music!

Mrmilkcarton responds:

I suppose it felt short because each part was split up around equal length. Since the sound changed each time it made the song seem short even though its around 2min long.

The reason I didn't add more is I didn't want it to be overly repetitive and the 2Min mark seemed sufficient.

I will certainly keep making music. Thanks for the lengthy review.

[Dire Dire Docks-SuperMario64]

Chaotic

I thought the beginning was way too chaotic, and that the instruments didn't blend well together.

Good song though. ;)

[Finding a Way]

Cool, but a bit repetitive

I really liked the chords on the piano, they really sound great together. Then again, almost everything sounds good in a minor key ;)

I thought the song was kind of repetitive though, and would have liked to see more buildup, and some new tunes in it. Good job, though :D