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The feel you are going for was definitely achieved. The composition allows me to picture your description.

What I thought could be improved was the track get wider. Especially when we enter the 1st shroud and that cello sustain note before we go into our next scene.

Speaking of our next scene. The nice string section was quite good. Well layered and spaced.
If only you could make those transitions flow into each other. At times i thought rhe song was done. But nope! Haha

Last thing would be your 1st chorus. There are some skips when the violas are rising with the accordion.

Overall I liked where you were going with this. Maybe you should listen to the Sherlock Holmes soundtrack for a good reference. No title comes to mind but I'm sure it would be a good place to start to get an idea.
Hope this helps! And good job, seriously, even though the mix has some flaws, you capture the setting and image well. So kudos to you on that!

Earel responds:

Hey !
I answer almost two years later because before, I didn't understand english very well.

So, yeah, the cello sustain note sounds weird, I should have cut it.

About the strings, I wasn't using my usual VSTs, and my PC was so bad. So the strings quality is very bad, and I don't know why, the notes cut before the end of what I played.

Thanks for your advises, I appreciate

Like the drum and bass feel that eventually transitions into more a pop feel. Your melody variations and synths all sync well and add nice "flavour" as I like to call it. At 3:20 the riff - which appears more than once I believe, reminds me of the Sims series loading screen! Haha

The synth panned to the hard left. I feel should be edged off a little from there. As I found it a tad distracting in the beginning. But your change is rhythm is what mainly grabs me. So, with that said, good work and definitely worth the money for a nice MP4 or Wav. File ;)

DJStriden responds:

Glad you liek it

I like your written melodies. I would have wished that the whole composition opened up a little. Some layering reverb and panning would make this easy listening track have a little more life in it.

Overall though I really enjoyed it and you are really good at writing! You give each instrument its on peice to play and it's own spot. For a 4 minute song, it was very enjoyable! Good job!

I really love your intro, your percussion with the harp is very intriguing, and once the violins at :17 come in and out.. sold me to put it on my fav list. ;)
The melody and how the percussion builds up with the choir really work well and bring in that intense feeling.

However, where this fell short of was after the main melody with choir. You did a nice set back for a few bars with your violin, but man... I was waiting for a nice big smack in the face when your main melody came back in and wanted it to become even more awesome!!!
I would have added some brass like trumpets and french horns right in the middle of the mix to really bring in FULL intensity! and big one shot hits on the 1 beat!!

At 1:10 and onward your violin could have been layered too, in fact possibly even the cellos, then with some reverb it should really bring it out.

This track overall I found to be very bright. (Not bad news!) Your violin is the main focus, but the rest of your strings (cello and Bass) felt a little quiet, they could have been a tad higher (.5 - 1 db) Since your awesome percussion takes up most of your headroom in that department, a little balancing would fix that no problem.

I wrote this review with your track on loop. I throughly enjoyed it. I can't help myself but smile every time I hear your drums.
Well done and keep making kickass music!

Shurrikane responds:

The brass.. I know there is something missing but I couldn't figure out what I should add to make it sound more intense...

Thank you a lot for this HUGE review! I really enjoyed reading it.

I'll try to keep your tips in my mind! Just thanks for listening and reviewing :)

I hear a lot of Heavyocity ;)

Very nice mixture of your percussion sounds. And when your bass sound comes in it brings a nice, even DARKER tone into it. The brass however do get a little masked from everything, since they are mainly all in the same frequency range. But the brasses overtones save you on that part.

All in all, its your percussion that sells it here and that is what captures my attention from beginning to end. :)

I'm digging the intro groove, but MAN when IT DROPS!! The stereo spread is amazing! Great job man!

The glitch gestures are on point and you really keep me interested all the way through. I'm curious if the lead synth in your chorus is all one synth or layered with a bass underneath? (eg. 3:00)

Freaking so cool!

bossfight responds:

Thanks a bunch! :D

Do you mean the chippy one or the bass? The bassline consists the main sound and a sub track, and the chip-lead is just one synth.

I know a lot of input has gone into this track already so i'm going to make this quick and sweet. (Being also 2 weeks old)

The intro, goes with out saying, amazing. the fact that i later found out this is a loop is also freaking sick!

fav section was 1:18 - 1:55 love it.

Your mixing.. dude I don't know what your talking about, your selling it. I don't know how much dynamics your leaving, but if this got mastered, it'll definitely fit in any classy video game boss fight haha!

Your nice gestures with your percussion and low brass staccatos really set the pace. ALSO the MELODIES you shred are.. wow. They flow so smooooooothly!! AND so much is happening all the time! I was taught to make a variation in my arrangement every 4 bars, you seem to do it in every bar!

If anything I would have made this song a little brighter (just due to my headphone maybe..)

One thing that did stand out was that cymbal rise at :58 a little volume adjustment down would have made it sit nicely.

Nevertheless!! STUPENDOUS!!!

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

Thanks for the nice review!

Yeah. I've had mixed reviews about the loop, but most people seem to actually like it, which is nice :D

Great to hear that you like 1:18-1:55, as it's one of my favorite parts as well XD

It's interesting, as many people seem to think that the mixing is actually okay. I have definitely gotten better; that much is for certain. It was a tough track to mix in general, so I would have to be a pro to get it just right. I think that this track has both "boss battle" as well as "normal battle" elements to it.

I definitely wanted the track to have a solid base for the rhythm all the way through. But the melodies are definitely the real focus of the track. As well as the structure in general. Hahha, the very 4 bars is a good rule. I just really like variation though. I often aim to keep some kind of repetition in there though XD

Hmm, there are pretty few highs, I guess. But maybe you meant the mood? Idk. Parts are darker, parts are lighter. I think the heavy brass may bring it down a small notch. Then again, I guess it's a battle too, so it'd be wierd if it's too light :D

Yeah, maybe 0:58 was a bit loud. That is actually a gong, I think, but it's not a bang, but a drag instead :)

Thanks a lot for the nice review! I'll review your latest track at some point too. I have heard it XD

Awesome job remixing this man!, I can agree the mixing could slightly be improved (Percussion - kik mostly) but its still catchy as hell and well executed overall. Good luck on the NGDIC!

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

Thanks dude!
Yeah, johnfn gave me some great tips I could've used, including the kick.
I'm glad you liked it overall. I should totally review your latest track, but I don't have time right now. I hope I'll remember some other day!!!
I won't forget forever, that's for sure at least...

The beginning really make me droopy, haha. I like the nice shakers, it brought I nice pace of movement. When the drums came I felt it went slightly away from the ambient vibe I was feeling before. Now I'm not as droopy. ;)

I like your approach on the ambient direction, while mixing in a electronic kick. For something that is used in dance, EDM etc. This sets the tone. I would have however, turned the kick down a little, only because it goes for so long and i get a little fatigued.

All in all Nice job!

a23spyro responds:

Thank you very much! This is the first time I got a review on one of my tracks. For this particular track, I was trying to go for music that you would hear in a lounge or something that has a consistent beat to it to make you feel like as if you were underwater. It would be nice music to put you to sleep, that's for sure. I remembered a previous track that I made http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/632019 and all I did was re-played the notes that were near the end to create this track!

Thanks again!

I like how you can use the kick in rapid intervals, and yet for such a bassy kick, its very controlled. Well done. I like the main riff, its very car relaxing. ;)

A creative choice I would done the middle section would add maybe a little for effects (delays or weird subtle modulation) but this track still is very good.
I really like the weird zaps that swoop in randomly and alien-ish plucks, around 1:50 those gestures to me give that nice "space" vibe

saucybird responds:

thank you nic :) that's actually exactly what i was going for hahah. no no i encourage people to hear anything and creatively stimulate themselves to make something even better. but yes yes that's def the vibe i was going for, especially when it came to details :) i'm glad people do notice

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