BenElliottSound's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Exterior]

You've been showing me the WIPs for this, but the final version is awesome, man! Love the textures!

Hikari responds:

I'm glad you like it! I'm hoping that it wont be too distracting in the final work. :)

[Out of Time]

Killer ambience, dude.

Hikari responds:

Thank you!

[glittering gold sand]

Killer stuff! Good use of minimal chord movement, with an obvious time constraint from having to dish this out in a day, haha. Only thing is I wouldn't have minded hearing that reverb tail ring out more! Kinda cuts off the end, lol.

Troisnyx responds:

Yeeeee, notes taken. Thank you 💖

Sadly, HTML5 players don't work very well with loops, as has also been the case with SoundCloud: the cutoff at the end looping back to the beginning is very much a feature and I wish it weren't there. 😥 No removal of the initial silence present in MP3s seems to do the trick.

["Under the Stars" - Jessie Yun]

Really beautiful, powerful stuff! Great phrasing on the melody! Very emotional!

JessieYun responds:

Thanks a dozen for the comment! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[Adventure Battle]

You showed me this, and a couple of variations of it through DMs, but I just wanna say here that this is seriously a major bop, haha. You've got an incredible knack for melodic phrasing, and can make some serious ear-worms even in just the span of a minute, like here.

Hikari responds:

I appreciate you <3

[Give me a break]

Pretty boppin' stuff, man. Only thing I'd say is the mix of things feels a little centered. Wouldn't mind maybe having some more instruments panned to the side, especially the ones doubling/paraphrasing the melody. Maybe even try experimenting with full on hard-panning. Like, just one ear. Results might be more interesting than you'd initially think. That stuff can really bring a sense of space to the overall arrangement, haha.

RealMrSnuggles responds:

Hey, thanks! I was actually considering this after listening to some Beatles.

[Fighting spirit]

Oh, this bops, man! Really dig it! That piano just sings. You're killin' it.

RealMrSnuggles responds:

Thank you!

[A Foreign Exchange]

Sick stuff, man! Incredibly well produced. Love that bass and flute. Gives it a nice spy thriller vibe that I super dig.

sergy147 responds:

Thanks man, exactly the vibe I was going for so that means a lot! :)