TheMerelyHuman's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Lonely ft. Smurfbeatz]

Pleeease forgive me.

Been so reluctant to answer my inbox but I'm glad to hear what you did with the song. Think the flow could be a little bit stronger but the lyrics were nicely placed and blended with the music well. Great job!

["Rich Man"]

Oh YES!

Seriously, man. All of your mixes are nice, cold-blooded R&B. Your choice of instruments really stays true to its dark, smooth tone. A very good job on this one. Not too much, not too little. Excellent bass. A little overdone with the chimes but love the main line.

[~|| Don't give up [new]]

SEEEEGAAA!

The atmosphere of this track is so APPEALING! I liked how it sounded like a Sega Genesis game near the beginning. But I think the guitar took me away from that. If you could put the countermelody of the guitar on a different instrument, maybe it would contribute a little more to the atmosphere. Your lines in your verses are very original and are intriguing to listen to. Awesome track!

P.S. - Possibly a little more travelling of the strings up and down the triads to create more desperation where you need it.

[MInd in this maze]

Nice drive!

Snare work and transitioning was definitely a strength. I felt you played with pitch bends a little too much, kind of loses its authenticity with everytime you use it (except for transitions between verses and choruses). I didn't really like your line in the verse, it didn't sound true enough to the key. But still a very solid production!

[Aeris Theme]

LOOOOOOVE FF7!

Excellent cover, in my opinion. However, some of your choices for instruments to carry the melody were slightly unjust in my opinion (especially the horn synth). Strings really captured Uematsu's synthesized style at that time and I loved it. But what I love the most is that you really recaptured that mysterious atmosphere of Aeris. AWESOME!

[MK: Kung Lao's Theme - Piano]

Finale?

Other than the piano quality I hate, this piece is pretty solid. However, I find the bass line slightly empty for most of your bars. I think there is more you can do. Also, I don't think your countermelodies in the sixth octave were very necessary as your recurring line was effective enough. I would have liked to see a little more melody standing on its own, covered in octaves possibly, but with no harmony (at least in the beginning to establish the main line) Good job!

[FF7 - Battle Theme Remake]

Woww....

One of my all time favourite themes. You did it JUSTICE! Nothing I can really say. Love your sound packs!

[Deep, Rough, Dark Cave]

Percussion is definitely on point!

Man I must say, you're really coming hard on this. The percussion hits so hard it's so crazy. I like the things you're doing with the development. very original! Good job.

[Fruity Song]

Good concept

I would have liked to hear a little more development in the percussion. I see you're limited to fruity packs, so I can understand. However, it seems you change time signatures but the percussion stays the same. For next time, try some countermelodies because you aren't repetitive. I see some potential in you1

[How Its Done (Skrewed)]

Not bad...

To be honest, when you said chopped n' skrewed, 1. T-Pain came in my head and 2. I expected a remidial instrumental. I was definitely wrong. You do know what you're doing, just a few things. I really like your main line and I think you should have built off of the line itself (eg. countermelodies), using it as more of a guideline for the direction of the song. The brass would have worked better in a song with a faster tempo; to be honest, I didn't like it that much, but that's just a matter of opinion. One last thing, to really contribute to the atmosphere, I would have dropped the snare and left just the clap.