Cornilious's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[iR* Syd Barrett- Late Night]

Good stuff.

The syncing is a little off in the beginning though, especially with some of the finger snaps.
Love Pink Floyd though. A decent cover.

Iranarama responds:

Thanks Cornilious!

Yeah the snapping is a bit off, I'm not much with rhythm.

[The Fall_TA]

Finale =/

As much as it is an EXCELLENT tool for composition, the playback sounds absolutely horrible. haha
I know you probably can't do anything about it right now, but I'm going to say it anyway: look into a different program for the "finished product". I really like the composition though.
If you want, I could "cover" your unfinished song. Look through the stuff on my account beforehand though. It will sound less Gothic (think Industrial Rock or heavy Alternative) and have a few changes, but I'm willing to try to do a decent cover.
PM me back if you want to collaborate!

EdgeCrimson responds:

Thanks for the review! I never intended this to be the finished product, I just wanted to get some of the music I had been writing out, so I decided to use Newgrounds for that purpose. The music was written with the intention to be performed live, so I believe that since this is the "rough draft" copy of the song, the way it turned out is acceptable (to me at least).

I'm not sure if I want to delve into a different program right now or not; I'm kinda on the line between whether or not I want to continue composing for band stuff (as in stuff to be performed with real instruments) or if I want to branch off and compose stuff purely by computer (as in intended for internet use). I'm leaning towards the former, but, depending on how things go with some of my other songs on Newgrounds, I might go for the latter. If you have a good composing program in mind (as I'm sure you do) though, maybe lemme know.

On the subject of covering the song... hmm, interesting prospect, but I'm not sure what I think of it right now. I'll definitely check out some of your stuff, however, and, I'll PM you if I decide to do it.

[Crying on the Final Day (demo)]

Plan.

The rhythm guitar keeps changing tempo throughout. Have a metronome handy: either watch it while you play or plug headphones into it so you know you're playing in time.

As NeverHundred said, try staying in the scale. Do not HOLD notes that are out of the scale, use them as passing tones if you want.

It sounds like you're overloading your mic or whatever you're using to record, there are a few fixes for that so just experiment with volume control, etc.

The solo/melody seems highly improvised, but not in the good way. Try this next time: ahead of time, pick out certain patterns you want to use (or "licks") at certain parts of the song and improvise around those. It's good to have a general idea of what you want to do.

[Memories In My Mind]

Mix.

The mix needs work. Drums were too loud/ guitar too soft. Bass needs to be boosted (if there is a bass in there).
Also, the drums tripped up a little bit during phrase changes and the end of fills.
Practice practice practice!
Liked the guitar part though.
The song cuts too short at the end.

[[VN]-Spirit of the Soul]

Drums

The drums were a little spazzy and didn't accent the key parts of the beat created by the guitar riff. The break between the drum parts were pretty long too.
Other than that it was interesting and the guitars were well thought out.

VNStudios responds:

Haha, I always have trouble syncing beats. Glad you liked the guitar parts and thanks for the review.

[Kapow!]

Great.

But that cowbell bugged the hell out of me. haha
Good job at mixing those guitars.

[Still No AnswersDEMO- BF]

Good for a demo.

After the heavier riff ends at :45 you might want to let the notes ring for a bit instead of just cutting them off.
At 1:52 where the bass (which I like a lot) cuts out for dramatic effect, you might want to mix up the drum beat or even add in a fill.
And yeah the sound quality when it gets loud is meh.

L3JD2K1LL responds:

yeah.. ok thanx for the rewiev. yeah its not any good quality.. but its not a real bass actually its my guitar with a heavy bass amp ... i use garageband for mac so the quality blows. but thanx for the tips and as i told you before its still a really bad demo :)

[Heartless (challengeloop)]

Washing machine.

The first guitar's distortion (which was more like intense overdrive) didn't really fit.
Also, the sparse drums in the beginning weren't really syncopated to the synth so it sounded awkward.
Unfortunately most of the song didn't seem to fit together, it kind of tripped on itself, as if there were just too many tracks in there. Try cutting down the number of tracks and focusing on those really complimenting each other first, then adding back less "necessary" tracks and seeing where it starts becoming too much .

Number7even responds:

Meh, I was trying to emulate a similar band. Lol, uh, yah, don't worry about it. lol

[Born in the Mourning (beta)]

Couple things

What are the chords you used for the guitar parts? They seem really dissonant for a pop piece. Maybe it's just the distortion playing tricks on me.
The piano part loses it's catchyness after the first time it's introduced. Try some syncopation to keep it interesting and original.

[[DJP] Piano + guitar 2]

Good but

the electronic instruments really killed it. I am envisioning a real band playing and that would sound great. However, the hollowness and metallicness of the VSTs look most of the feeling out of the piece.
Either get better VSTs or find someone on the portal to help you lay down some tracks.

DJPureSuffer responds:

I get what your saying. I cant seem to find a good guitar VST or a substitute instrument. I'll keep looking in on this to improve on it. thanks for the review! :D