NekoMika's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Norato - Rise of Nou-Rau]

This song is excellent and the rhythm is excellent.

The tune seems to give a feeling of rising up from the underground and slowly helping get the city back to normal by taking out all the zombies around in the city with any guns or weapons you can find to destroy them with.

The synth is nice and I like the slight echo effect I am hearing from it. Then the wind sounds are not too bad and sound kind of like something I would do with my mouth as an effect actually. The drums have a calming rhythm that seem to give hope. Then the bass is a simple line it sounds like and just keeps the rest of the song going.

Overall, great work.

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[Ryu vs. Oni]

This is an incredibly fast sounding track and gets you feeling like you are ready for a battle which makes it all the more intense to listen to. Such a fast beat!!

The drums are the soul of this song I think since it gets everything pumped and ready for a battle with the fast rhythm. Then the techno synth is great and gives a feeling like battling in a facility. Then the other synth seems to sound like it has a filter and echo and reverb effect applied to it. The bass has a nice solid groove to it, nice.

Overall, awesome and pumped up fighting song!!!

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Gario responds:

The drums... Ah, thank God for license-free sound effects. One of the few non-attribution licensed sound files from Freesound (really, they got some good sounds on there, and some of them can be used for anything you want - perfect for uploading to sites like this one).

Thanks for the review :)

[Diwanit Bugale [Cover]]

I like how the song has a really simple and atmospheric tone to it. Has a sad feeling to it at the same time though.

The vocals are light and sound incredibly dreamy at the same time as if lulling you off to sleep and let your mind rest at the same time. The piano is calm and plays a soft melody that helps the vocals deliver their message. The violin is nice too and I enjoyed hearing it. The acoustic guitar sounds beautiful.

Light use of drums makes them feel like they are meant to be more dramatic. Has a nice classical feel to it and the flute also sounds pretty.

Overall, very calm, pretty song.

[Dance of Rainbows]

Very calming beat and I like how the piano seems to have a very "cute" sound to it as if watching something cute happen while this played. Then it slowly changes to them playing with more and more friends or just cats doing even more random stuff. Very nice song.

The xylophone sounds great and I like how it seems to have a ping pong effect on headphones where it goes back and forth between the ears. The bass is calm and I like how it seems to have a classical feel to it at the same time. Then lastly the drums sound great and I like how it sounds like there is decent trade off rhythm of switching between hi hat and snare hits.

The chorus is a very nice addition to the song.

Overall, beautiful composition.

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[Rig - Old Machines]

This is one sinister and greatly done track. How long did this take anyways? Sounds like something I have heard from some movie trailers, kind of sad how they don't truly fit the movies though. This track is awesome though and I like how it feels it could double as a boss track of some kind and with it being a slow build up to the battle. Fun to see how you took one sound and made a whole track based around that sound.

The deep bass grinding sounds are pretty great to hear and I enjoyed that the most I think. The drums were simplistic and helped move the song along too. The synth has a slight machine sound to it at the start. Possibly the machine atmosphere sound from FL Studio? Then the rest of this song is just very awesome to hear. Excellent work.

Overall, amazing song as usual Rig!!

Rig responds:

Thanks for the review! It took me about two weeks to do - longer than usual. That's because there were so many sounds extracted, it took me a while to find all the things I wanted to use. I was stuck on how to lengthen it on many an occasion, but I pushed through. ;P

There aren't any FL samples in here - pretty much everything except the drums and sub are from ME3.

[Antiskill- *Untitled*Prev]

Sounds like a great start to an album actually. Kind of makes me think of Daft Punk too. The track has a nice solid flow to it that makes you feel like just dancing to it and I also feel like there is a slight bit of dubstep tossed in there for a good beat too.

The main synth has a twang sound that just makes the track sound great to me. Was it an effect possibly? Then the pass sounds incredibly thick and awesome at the same time to me. Great work on that part so far.

Then the drums go incredibly fast in rhythm when they kick in. Are the drums set at a separate tempo or was an effect added to make them sound so fast? They sound great either way.

Overall, nice little preview, would enjoy seeing how the full track and album for that matter will sound when finished. Excellent preview!

YakovlevArt responds:

Yeah, I am loving working on dnb. When i finish this one, I'll be sure to let you know =]
-In the drums the bpm is the same the whole time, I just had the kicks/snares more separated at this time to make then seem slower.
I'm glad you liked the preview, I might add an updated version soon =]

[Hrkn-NorthernLights(WIP)]

I like how this track sounds really wonderful. Only thing to make it better is maybe add in a girly cartoon character having some of her lines stretched out so it sounds like she is singing to the rhythm. Very calm tune.

The synth sounds really nice and I like how it seems to bounce and play around a bit as if trying to make the listener feel better if they were feeling down. Then I hear a second synth come on and sound a lot more playful for a moment near the end of this demo piece. The bass also sounds really nice and calm.

That up feeling sound near the start before the clap was great. Then the drums come in wit ha calm hi hat, snare, and kick pattern which sounds really nice.

Overall, great work. Looking forward to a full piece. I guess this could sound happier and a bit more playful at times too.

[Phase (NG Cut)]

Sounds really pleasant really and the beat makes you feel like having a relaxing afternoon and just letting your mind flow and thinking of how some days like that day can be so wonderful and calm. Very beautiful beat.

The drums sound great. Light drum kicks, I hear some kind of chirping like sound and snare hits which work very well and blend together to create the drum track.

The xylophone sounding synth is real nice and I enjoy how it sounds at the same time. Then the main synth I hear has a great flow to it and gives that feeling of joy. As for the bass I kind of get a feel that maybe there is no bass track and that the bass part for the main synth was turned up to have a good flowing bass which it sounds like for the most part. Although I do hear a slight up and down bass in the background so I suppose you did add one which makes this track all the better.

Overall, wonderful work on this track, sounds great!

[[TFC] - Lonely Snippet]

This sounds like a mix of classical and old school hip hop at the same time. I guess the lines for this song would involve a lot of classical wording and maybe speaking in Middle English for humor too would be good too actually.

The drums have a simple rhythm and I hear a rim hit from time to time or is that a cowbell I hear? The drum pattern though I hear some drum kicks, snare, and some light ride sounds which when put together makes it all sound rather pleasant.

The bass line is smooth and I enjoy how it goes on and then stops for a moment so nice work there for the bass. Then the violin seems to be the final piece of this song and works out rather nice as it plays a soft melody to make one feel really relaxed. Great work on that part.

Overall, smooth track, great work!!

TheFantasyClub responds:

It's a bongo that rim hit.

I tried so hard to make this as much pleasant as possible. My objective is create songs who can tell you a story, while a hip hop pattern (or patterns) can guide the listener in it.

It's very hard to find good samples that show and express the feeling you want. And it's harder use them wisely.

Thanks a lot for your review.