Lethal-Input's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Syro Selected Mix]

Even though this is pretty much the same thing over and over again, those bells and the melody were just too relaxing to really fault. I really liked when the bass kicked in. I've found in songs that I've listened to recently, people will use bell sounds, and they'll just be annoying. This are much better than most of those. The only thing that I think could REALLY add to this song are more ambient sounds. That would have probably made this a 5/5 for me.

Fubaka responds:

I thought of adding more effects, but I wanted the listener to focus on the melody at hand. I'll assume you have not heard the original song yet. Please look it up if you have the time.

Thank you for listening. If you want more effects, check out some of my other work. I think you will enjoy Just Beyond the Firmament.

[Banana Sky]

I like the beginning up to around 35. It's a decent into, but a lot of the melodies you added in didn't really capture me. Actually I thought many of them sounded annoying. Maybe not exactly because of the melody itself, but I lot of the high pitched things got a bit grating. I do appreciate the effort put into keeping decent variation. I do like the vibe around 1:50 to 2:20.

ArbitraryBeats responds:

I'm actually pretty happy with the synths, but it's really good knowing what others think! Thanks for the feedback! :)

Edit: Now, some time later, I sort of agree that there is too much high pitched content (especially for an extended amount of time)! ^^'

[Put You're Hood Up]

This is awesome. You got that powerful kick at the beginning. All the crazy basses near the end of the loop. Very cool sounding. You used the sidechaining very well here. My only small issues are I think the rest of the non kick noises get a bit too quiet at around 19. Either make it so it gets quiet slower, or that it doesn't get that quiet at all.

Oh and I super tiny thing that could just be me, but I feel like the vocals stick out a bit too much at the beginning. That's probably just me though. Overall this is a awesome loop!

[Asylum]

I has interesting ideas going on. I like the vibe you're going for, but the mix is really bad. I feel like you put so much effort into the complexity of the composition, and I do like the composition itself, but it's drowned out by muddiness. But like I said, you got some really cool stuff going on here. The buildup at around 55 and on I like a lot. I like the weird basses at around 35. Man this would be a good track. All I can say now is look up some tutorials on mixing and improve from there. You got creative talent, that's for sure.

[Jumping bellz]

I really like the way you structure your songs. The arp is great and probably made the song for me. There's something specific about the mix that I can't really put my finger on. Maybe it's the kick? Also don't really like that weird noise (reverb?) that comes in with the snare. It kind of muddies of the sound. I still loved how you did the build up and breakdown at around 2:00. I really like your style composition wise.

JMSy responds:

thanks yeh i do have a similar structure in most songs....this song is a bit random for me kind of mix of genres and a bit cheesy but still i kinda liked it lol...snare not best sample i guess, no fx on it though..cheers..im not great at mixing either so who knows whats up

[euphoric silence]

I love the way all of the non 4 to the floor parts are put together. Very unique. I like the 4 to the floor parts too, but the rest is what made it stand out, even though I didn't really find the melodies themselves all the engaging. It was still fun to listen to. I feel like the mix was off at times. Sometimes it felt muddy/crowded, and others it felt like the high ends were too loud. I overall enjoyed the song though!

[Shadows]

Good intro and you picked a great choice of synths to use throughout the song. That bass is TOO HEAVY (in a good way!) I enjoyed the melodies nut I feel like it could have changed up more or picked up at a certain point. I think I wouldn't have had an issue with that if the second drop had something about it that made it feel fresh and more energetic compared to the first drop. Overall very interesting piece you got here!

Voltus responds:

yeah it's rather repetitive but I guess it's ok for a 4 minute piece especially in this genre. Didn't want to change up the drop too much because often when I do such things it gets out of hand the the whole composition changes so maybe I should reconsider my writing process there :D

Thanks for the Review!

[Uncanny Inspiration (remake)]

The build up from the beginning to 25 is very good. This genre is usually not my type, but I found this decent to listen to. The piano parts are the highlights for me. There is so much energy in the track. I reminds me of the F-Zero stage from smash bros lol. It has a nice amount of variation in melody. The mix seems off somehow though. Can't put my finger on it. Maybe part of it is one of the kicks you used in the song just sounded weird to me. I feel like this would make decent background music for something. Right ow to me it feels kind of scrambled. Maybe it's the crazy fast melodies you got going on in there? I mean eh it's not my genre what I don't think it was bad.

[Luer - Hot Cocoa]

This is good stuff. I'm not really much of a chiptune guy, but I really liked a lot of the elements incorporated into the song. It feels as if all of the different sounds are dancing around each other so gracefully. Jumping back in forth in perfect unison. Nothing feels crowded either. The transition at around 1:12 is a nice little intermission. I have to give this a 5 because i'm pretty sure this is the best chiptune I've ever heard on this site.

[Crowned a King]

Well to start off, I didn't really like how it started off. The instruments sound really fake, which is probably not your fault if you don't have access to more realistic sounding instruments, but it only helps to bring the rest of the peace down. At around 2:40 (and every other time that part plays) I hear a sort of, anti-harmony with some of the notes... lol, Not sure if you meant it to be that way or not. I think there could have been parts with percussion too. Keep working at it though!

Yeelp responds:

As a brass quintet, there is no percussion at all. Although you're right, there could've been, it's a quintet. The instruments don't sound too legitimate I know and that section at 2:40 was built to be like that. I understand that this isn't for everyone but I do appreciate your review. I allows me to see the song from a person like you. Thanks!