JustShawn's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[MBZ Instrumental 44]

You start off strong with everything....but once the guitar picks up...only gripe is that it continues to the Right Speaker only. Need to fix that, as it's quite deafening on only one side where as the rest of the instruments are universally played throughout the speakers. Everything else about this track is perfect really, no flaws, no clipping...and your hi-hats are a little low as well.

Fix up the guitar, and raise the volume on the hi's a smidge, resubmit and you'll earn my 5s and a download :D

If you're looking for a proper genre to place this in, I would have to say Industrial and even as a video game track. Why video game? Listen to it carefully, and then hit up YT, and look for the Blaster Master soundtrack, Stage 7. Your hype's sound remotely close to that, and its a GOOD thing :P Nostalgia yo! Then there's a feel to Basilisk's Run from Ninja Gaiden...don't ask me why, but that's just how this track speaks to me :D

shadow6nothing9 responds:

*Updated File*

I can't believe I missed that missing guitar. Thanks for pointing that out. When I make the music I wear head phones. When I do my final mixing I play them through loud through speakers and I forgot to turn the left side back on before I exported the file.

As for the hihats/cymbals I increased the volume and equo settings a bit higher. I'm very picky with them cause they tend to wash the whole track on me lol Yeah, I gotta to brush up on my compression skills.

Awesome old school games btw. If I could remake something it would probably be the megaman series.

[Alien {Trailer}]

A good rendition of the 1979 all time classic! All that your missing is the scream of the alien at the end :P
Defiantly makes me want to pull out my Alien Trilogy pack and relive my adolescence!
Very well done, the smoothness, the fantastic atmosphere, and the overall piece itself...make me want mooooooore :D

Phonometrologist responds:

Thanks! I would like to do more of this stuff... it's always been one of my favs

[Corneria]

@ Sonix41
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NO WAY! The Original SSB will NEVER be BEATEN!

However, this piece does give Nintendo a run for their money, I will say that much :D

[Punch Out Fight Theme]

Your mastering and timing needs a little more refining on this piece. If you were to cram the piano together in the beginning as it were to sound with the original...NAILED!

Your ending being 9 seconds long is a track killer for me, but you caught the feel of punchout, and NOW i want to drag my NES outta my basement and play this game...THANKS!!!! >.<

+4 to you

Barzoom responds:

HAAAAY.

Yeah this arrangement was for a Youtube video where my brother was doing a promo for his professional wrestling event (cosplay wrestling, he was wrestling as Little Mac!), he wanted the piano gimmick at the beginning and stuff. The mixing was rushed just to shit it out and it clearly shows ;_;.

THANKS FOR THE REVIEW BRUD.

[Emerald Hill Zone HD]

Actually...this isn't too bad of a take on good ole Emerald Hill.
Does bring out the 90s game feel with today's modern twist, and that's actually a good thing. Seen someone try to put a metal feel to this zone's music...and I wanted to slap the hell out of them as it did N! O! T! feel like a sonic game track...

YOU on the other hand, pulled it off nicely. Suggestion: Avoid cutting your tracks out at the end, consider fading. :-)

Barzoom responds:

Hay hay hay again!

Thanks for the good vibes :). A lot of the music I prepare for newgrounds are more of a demonstration or a performance that just dies out whenever I feel like it. I haven't consciously made the decision to fade things out or make a proper ending because I'm lazy :'D.