NekoMika's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[SWAG CITY]

Excellent track! Really enjoyable beat and sounds like something to do a full rap song to at the same time. Possibly about swag or ripping on some genres that one doesn't like or people that just upset the person singer.

The vocals saying go also kind of sound a little like some dog barking just a bit too, interesting.

The whistles and claps are great. Where did you find the whistle samples from? The drums sound really nice and some loud pumping bass kicks pump up the song by a lot. The siren gives a feeling of something about to go down too.

Overall, awesome and interesting piece.

DiroNomer responds:

Thanks man, I really appreciate the review ;)

I see how the background vocals could be interpreted as dog barking as that would, in a strange way, go well with the song. I downloaded the whistle from a "Free sound samples website" with a bunch other samples as well. I completely forget the name of the site. Idk, there's a bunch of other similar websites...

Anywho, yeah. I purposefully made this as a freestyle/rip track, but I wanted to make sure it was an enjoyable instrumental as well, and not something repetitive.

Again, thanks for the comment.

:D

[~SW~ Starstruck]

This song has an awesome feel to it and sounds like it would make an awesome cosmic boss battle theme too. Very awesome song, I like it a lot.

The little light popping sounds I hear make me think of someone starting to pop popcorn and I hear it giving a ping pong effect going from one ear to the other ear and back and forth again. Then the main synth has a chaotic rhythm that seems rather hard to keep up up with and I hear the use of Gross Beat later into the song, not bad at all.

The bass is smooth and sounds like an atmospheric piece being used to help build up the song. The drums are great and I like how it always starts with a drum kick before going on.

Overall, awesome song, I like it a lot, looking forward to future works.

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SkyeWint responds:

Hi there, SCTE3! Another great review, thanks!

"This song has an awesome feel to it"
:D

"The little light popping sounds I hear"
That's actually a hi-hat - I have it playing a somewhat random rhythm between each ear, yeah. I can see how it'd sound like popcorn, though I was definitely not expecting anyone to think of that... o_o

"Then the main synth has a chaotic rhythm that seems rather hard to keep up up with"
Yep. Thanks, Gross Beat. What I did there was had 4 different Gross Beat rhythms going, switching between each of them with automations every measure.

"The bass is smooth and sounds like an atmospheric piece being used to help build up the song."
Yep! :D That's exactly what it is. One absurdly massive pad used to back it up.

"looking forward to future works."
You got it! Already got another one in the RRC for that reason, and I'm planning to finish another one by next week.

[Hold On]

Really calm sounding song and I like how it just has a guitar and vocals going on. I hear a slight echo in the background that happens after you finish a line.

As far as improving this song goes, I hear a click in the background at one point like moving your feet. The other problem is backing away from the microphone so that when you get loud with your vocals that the microphone won't pick up static.

Overall, not bad, nice work here.

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GameBoyFireworks responds:

Hey, thanks! :D

Yeah, I decided to keep it untouched, mastering wise. Was just a rough take but I liked it. Soulful. Thanks for the review. :)

[Light, Faint and Vital]

This sounds good for your first song and just using a piano to compose the entire song. Was this done all on one pattern or multiple patterns? Tune seems to tell a story of someone trying to make it through their day and life.

The deeper notes kind of make me think of a bass guitar being played and it helps to give the rest a good tune. The higher notes sound rather happy feeling and nice at the same time.

Overall, not much to say, sounds really nice for a piano piece.

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Winrar1337 responds:

Thanks for the review. Also, there were multiple patterns; I think there were ten. I probably could have done it with just one, but decided not to.

[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 :)

[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 =]

[[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.

[DJ BJ - Junglejob]

I found this to be an overly hilarious animal since you just tell a lot of random animals that come from jungles and all sorts of places to suck your dick. What gave you the idea to write this song anyways? Just overly hilarious and the beat makes me it like an earworm.

The drums sound great and have a calm feel although it feels like they were mixed up a bit to have an 8-bit feel mixed with the drums. The main synth sounds like it was mixed with a guitar. The bass line is really nice and I like how you hear an air chorus a bit in the background near the end and it blends wonderfully with the ride I am hearing too. The harp is really nice.

The vocals and lyric work here was great!

Overall, hilarious!!

Robot-Lock responds:

Idea for the song? I don't know? A constant flow of brainfarts?

The instrumental itself is composed mostly of samples. It's not really that thought-through. When I make music I just go into a zone and grab everything I can find and experiment and dick around until it sounds good.

Glad you liked it!

[Project Japan]

Really excellent song and as it starts out it has a feeling of emerging into a new place or new part of the world as if everything you knew was gone and you were being able to start from scratch once more. The song has an excellent feel to it and I really enjoy the flow of the tune.

Around 0:53 I hear a deep bass sound coming in and giving that tone as if showing that it is a rocky start but things will be fine as you get used to living in a new place or what feels like to you a whole new world due to all the new stuff you are seeing.

Around 1:46 the synth like piano takes on a sound of just getting used to things and after the first full day there you feel overwhelmed yet happy because you have a fresh start on life and a chance to get off to a good start.

Then lastly at 2:35 I get a feeling as if the day is over and soon you are going to bed because hopefully the next day will be wonderful.

The synth with a slight echo to it sounds really nice and has a feeling of going up a lot and coming back down a bit. The bass is pretty nice and I like how it sounds like it is a blast. The drum beat here is pretty great and has that sound as if the drummer was just enjoying the tune and playing along as the song goes on. Around 1:09 is that a slight bagpipe sound I hear?

Overall, very peaceful and nice sounding song.

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Rinileki14 responds:

Thank you! I really appreciate your feedback.