BlueTuxedo's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Callisto]

Ah yes, in your usual style as always, I can recognize that most instruments you used here was used previously somewhere else. 0:26 was really off-note as also some moment in 1st minute. Great job!

[Today Over [JAMUARY DAY 2]]

Hello again! THIS ONE IS HELLUVA GOOD, literally symphony for my ears. Really sounds like some elevator music or in some game lobby. But sadly it's so short. If not a secret, tell me what sound you used for piano? Is this pitched up Rhodes? Or basic FL close grand piano with reverb?

Quarl responds:

It's a standard Rhodes MK II sound, typical from genres like jazz/gospel/classic rock. The patch is a Reason built in preset but there might be a few additional fidelity units on it. Every final bar in the phrase has sustain pedal. I'm not looking at the RSN file right now but hopefully that covers your question.

Everything is going to be short this month. I'm not killing myself trying to make these daily tracks any good : )

[It's Over [JAMUARY DAY 1]]

Hello Quarl? Remember me? So uh, the beginning of song was extremely good. But the song itself is kinda "Meh" this strange arp or gate is sounding so not melodic, maybe someone else will like it, but not me. Good luck with not burning out because of January.

Quarl responds:

I'm into hella atonal genres of dnb. 15 years ago dnb was described to me as "mostly chromatic" which of course isn't true but for a lot of those "bass leads" it often is. Sorry your not into this much, mix is pretty bland tbh.

[Silence]

Very good for a ambient. Can't say it's really dark, it's sounds like something I will sleep to. I only disliked how it ended abruptly.

[Vermiculation]

A typical RPG loop music. For a loop it's pretty good, although the end is like meeeeh, sounds extremely off-note. Also this sound you used for main instrument, it's like so slippery(?) Also didn't really likes that strange BPM change in middle.

[Free Soul]

I can't really say many things. Liked everything in this song, at the start it sounded like some RPG tavern music lol. Then it evolved in some chill-intense vibes, like we are doing something passively aggressive. Keep up great job!

zybor responds:

Thank you :3

[Flick]

The beginning was starting good, but a note at 0:07 was so off and notes continuing on it. Then on 0:15 there is that like "Weeep" sound, it too sounds off note, like fully. Part in 0:52 was starting good, but then again became some gibberish. Part at 1:18 to the end is very good, sounds ethereal, I really like when songs sounds like that. At the end it's sounds strange, but there is something in it.

glotch responds:

thanks for this review! this was a good reality check that i need to cut back on the complexity a little bit with these chiptunes, because it ends up making things sound more cluttered than they need to be, and some of the sound waves end up overlapping in weird ways, which was that "strangeness" you heard at the end.

[City Vibes 2022 [DARKW1NT3R]]

Sounds the same the entire song, no any development or anything. Still good for a first submission.

Darkw1nt3r responds:

Thank you, it was just a quick loop I threw together. More to come later.

[Neptune's Waters]

In here I can see name kinda fitting in what I hear. This piano(?) sounds at 0:22 sounds kinda off-note. Part at 0:43 sounds too kinda off, didn't liked that. Liked part at 3:20, sounds ethereal. Didn't liked that like around 4:25 there is that strange sound, this kind of strings or woodwind. In the end song is kinda weird, but in a good way(?)

EODTC responds:

Yea a lot of off parts in this one but I'm changing some things in this song so it will sound a lot better

[Jupiter's Red Spot]

I expected something else with this name, although it still sounds like what it would sound like being in actual red spot of Jupiter LOL (It's a large hurricane). I like part at 2:00 it sounds kinda more clean then others. Also 3:00, 3:42 with this percussion like a water droplet, it's very good. But I didn't really liked most of the rest song, and moment 5:00 sounds kinda off then rest of song. Keep up with good job anyway.