TheMerelyHuman's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Rainy Daze ~2-11~]

Pleasurable to listen to.

The kick is a bit sharp, but your use of percussion is satisfying. The snares echoing each other is very clever. The build up is nice to keep a person listening. It has a nice vibe but if you chose a nice organ or rhode with a low vibrato to hang in the distance, it could keep the substance of the song. But this song is certainly R&B.

[Calm Down]

Slightly confusing...

I think that the bass could be a little more dominant as well as the snare, which is a bit wierd for an ambient song. Also, I think the tempo could have been upped as well as the volume of the melody synth. Don't be afraid to play with the chords a bit more.

[old version of Paper Dragon]

Perfect Score

Amazing melody, great use of countermelodies. What can I say, you have nailed everything that I usually massacre people on. Truly a great piece of work. The trumpet and flute worked together so well. I need this pack you have.

sorohanro responds:

trumpet i recorded myself (putting a mic. in the closet, between clothes, not to have echo)
and the flute is a loop found on net combined with some synth flute ... if i remember corectly ... that was almost 8 years ago, i think...

thanx for review

[Private Thoughts]

For a beginner, pretty good..

I see that you are still finding your own 'sound' but part of that includes finding the right synths that will make up your sound. I suggest avoiding the rhodes especially when using them for long notes because of their wide vibrato range. I suggest listening to other artists and learning a thing or two. (Listening to me isn't a bad choice. I have a wide range of genre cover. I'm just pushing.) But good job and work on it.

[Empty Brass]

Good Job

First off, I really like the main brass line. It carries the song. However, it does get repetitive. I'd suggest a pre-chorus change in the line. Secondly, I think you could have expounded much more melodicly. The Swizz Beatz style chants in the background were smart and gave the song more of a push to get people dancing. Remember that not onl percussion can be altered to change the style of the song (which you did very well). Like I say to almost every single person I review, experiment! But overall, it was a great idea. It does seem unfinished however.

Stone-Killa responds:

Yea i see wut u mean i might put all tipz in and resubmit

[So sick of love.. remake]

Amazing

First off, I love your voice. Your transitions from falsetto to full voice is nearly flawless. I wish I had your range. But, make sure you know what to do with that range. Show off the control in your voice that I know you have. Possibly some runs next time? Your sense of pitch is evidently well-rounded and I'm not even gonna touch the fact that some of the lyrics are wrong because it doesn't matter.

Second. Whoever played guitar is simply amazing. If it's you singing and playing at the same time, kudos to you. I loved how you stayed true to the song's R&B flow by the simpleness and avoiding chords. Very well done.

Inka-Wall responds:

you could do the same using your range... and of course it's just a matter of feelings. I try to use technical details just to give strenght to emotions. Technical details are useless if regardin only itself. My philosophy says : People listen music to have feelings... i give them my feelings. Thank you

[Emotionless (remastered)]

Well done

The instrumental is a bit weak and could have been much more complementary to the well-written lyrics. The lyrics were delivered well and actually say something. You have slightly renewed my hope in rap.

[ChiRoN- The End of Infinity]

You could have built up a bit more

I'm an FL user as well. And I could here those sounds that I really don't like. I think for the bassline, you could have used a better bass. The intro deceived me a bit so try to make'em a bit shorter. I loved the variety in the riffs. I was about to be disappointed but you came through in the middle. Great Job!