codbarley's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[~ Comprehension ~ [CAT]]

this is very tight indeed

only one complaint. lower the main synth lead a little. the mix is a little unbalenced because of it =D

Catstuffer responds:

Thanks for reviewing. I'm always tweaking. Hopefully I'll have a better mix next time!

[Carried Away {durn}]

oh my god this is sweet!

I'm ocd and normally have a lot of problems with some of the mix jobs on NG here, but you got it down. the mixing as really good! I like the composition too, I'm not sure what this reminds me of but it gives me chills!

durn responds:

:) Thanks barley. Glad to hear that the mix lived up to your standards. :D Tried something new in terms of compression on this one and it thickened things up nicely.

["Luminate" - trance version]

Love it

the piano could use some Eq tweaking however. the strings are a tad too loud and the guitar synths were a bit cheesy. I love the song tho.

[-Winter Solstice-]

wow this is so chill

The only complaint I have about this is the eq. there's too much mid and it sounds muffled like I'm hearing it from my neighbors house :P

ChronoNomad responds:

Chill is good. I like chill. I hear what you're saying, and I continue to gain more experience with the mastering process, but this is an earlier submission. EQ is tricky business to say the least. Although, if that's the only thing you didn't like I guess it's not so bad. :)

[New Dawn- Professor Adm. Bacon]

its good but

why is all NG trance this generic stuff? I take it backthe guitar at the end was cool and with better mixing it would be even cooler. check out my stuff!

Bacon92 responds:

Thanks for the reveiw. I could tell that wrote this reveiw while listening to the piece; As shown through this piece's own case and point, it is important to listen to the entirety of the piece before passing judgement upon it.

[[39] Silver [39]]

umm okay

I like the melodies but that snare needs less low and mid and more treble. I just can't hear it. I love the synths you used as well. another thing to note is that the kick is a little overpowering. also, do a bit more with that saw i think you are using as bas. the half note thing gets old pretty quick. I love what comes in at 3:12! it really plays with my ears. =D check out my music if you get the chance!

[Soul Surfer]

It's decent

I would give the hihats a bit more of a soft eq tho and it could use a cooldown break period. the bass is generic, might want to try something a bit different. this style of electronic music is way too main stream on NG.

Omnivore responds:

I agree with you there, its just when i try to add any sort of effect to a large song or file, the cpu usage goes crazy on me...

[Forever Today {RS Rmx)]

right off the bat...

The mid on that first lead thing is too high. It hurt my ears. the treble on the whole track is too loud and you went a lil overkill on the crash. the mix at the main beat is really good tho but I would tone down the whole track in general *cringes*

[Fire!]

Needs Moar

Bass. you've got a way to go with FL man. you could pump out alot more low frequencies with this....

larrylarrybb responds:

This is one of my older songs. I still think it's really good but yeah some more bass would make it almost perfect.

[Shaolin Water]

I wouldn't call it perfect...

But I'm not going to zero bomb you. the mixing could be a tad better. It sounds like you side chained the piano to the kick too. idk if it was on purpose, but it sounds like crap. another thing is the piano tune you used. idk why I just don't really like it. the crashes could use less mid and some stereo separation. other than that I enjoyed it. check out my music when you get a chance ^^

GranPian responds:

what the fuck