JustShawn's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Forgive My Fears]

I have to agree with Axel.
The tone didn't really flow with the vocals much in my opinion my friend...but the way you carried the vocals has an A7X feel to it with the way the beat carries your voice.
Love Burns DID carry your best performance in my opinion also, but then again...I've been digging your music since being a part of the newgrounds community.

The shy artist thing...please.
Lock yourself up in the garage and soundproof that bitch...cut loose and let us hear the end results!
Other than all of that, a good ear tingling piece this was.

"More, you must, for us, make you."
(stares blankly into space)

Burn7 responds:

I absolutely agree, the tone of my voice is NOT matching with the tone of the song. AT ALL. But I appreciate your words of encouragement and I'll take them to heart next time around.

And a soundproof garage might just be what I need to keep working on vocal stuff because the paper-thin walls of my apartment aren't doing me any justice.

AT ALL.

[duality]

While listening to this, 100% volume...at 2AM...
My headset died a most WONDERFUL AND GLORIOUS DEATH!
...all while listening to this fantastic chipset beat...

You sir, owe me a NEW HEADSET...or I could settle with another fantastic beat like this one :P

johnfn responds:

Awww. Well, I could try to make another beat. Perhaps.

[Cold Rush]

Hate towards VST Metal? Says who? Zero bombers? Fuck them.
This piece is rockin' ~ cold, symphonic, and catchy.
The only nag I have is the Bass is a little over-powering...but thats it.

Noisysundae responds:

Nah, just those who prefer something from real performance.
Perhaps I cut the mid too much. Will try to balance it in the future. Thanks very much, man.

[Electroman Adventures (Remix)]

I hate to say it, but your mastering skills need some rework. Too many of your instruments are drowned out or hold no peak values.

Your take on the original is a good one, but frankly...the mastering of this glorious track does no real justice to the original nor does you any justice.

I would have to say try again and listen to it on headphones, then again on open speakers, then once again on sound to catch any flaws. Ironically, I could not do a good take on this piece...and if I could, I for sure as hell would probably butcher it since I prefer 8 and 16 bit takes on things when I mix.

But if you remaster this, PLEASE for the love of Newgrounds share it :D

Fendroca responds:

Wow thanks for your time to write that.. I've been practicing my Mastering for quite some time now. I'll try using the Techniques you've mentioned.

I kind of abandoned this project, but i'm planning on making a new one when the time comes. But I'm busy with other stuff currently. Making Christmas remixes and an OST for an Important Client.

[The Pixelated Door]

Very fluid, very smooth, and catchy to boot.
What I like about this beat is that it keeps the mood steady and doesn't break out into a full on hype. The build-up was essential to keep the listener interested in what you were creating and quite honestly, this snipit of glorious ear tickling goodness is what I needed at 1AM est :-)

I do have one gripe, and that would be the fact that it doesn't loop. With this kind of melody, a loop would have sit perfectly, even if the flow had to be adjusted. A prime example would be with the current cuts we hear in video game music today, cross-fading into the same track DOES help when basically jamming to a level's BGM kinda like the old NES/SNES/N64 and Earlier PC days...ahh memories.

Such a piece like this would benefit from a splice/loop.
But over-all I have to give you a 4.5/5 and a 5/5 ~ if you can make it smoothly loop with a slight extension ~ I will for sure grant you a 5/5 5/5 :-)

Keep up the good work

demon1000 responds:

This is One of the Best,Well-Said Reviews I ever Had....Thank You!

[End Of A Heartache - Full Instrumental]

The cover is just that, a cover.
Screams KSE to the core and that's what's good about this piece. I've heard sooo many takes on this marvelous track of theirs and 90% of them blow. If you were to throw in your vocals, less growl, i'd say you would nail this beast to the wall with a platinum halo :-D

If you really want to give the KSE fans a wonderful take...
Watch You Bleed should be your next cover ;-)
If you need someone to shred like a beast for that piece...Look in the direction of the Wonderful Artist: Burn7

Dude's a beast on the strings ~ and is quite skilled with what he does, when he paces himself :-)
As I can tell from this lovely slice of non-vocal nostalgic cover ~ you're the same way.

5/5 for chuu!
Looking forward to your next KSE cover ;-)

Bad-Man-Incorporated responds:

thanks very much man. super delayed response. :*( I don't get here often...but I should change that.

Great suggestion. Could happen! Thanks again, for the review and listen and sorry for the delay in responding.

[Electroman Adventures - Remix]

The original was epic in it's own accord as I stated to WF when I reviewed and downloaded it...but this take, have you tried listening to it on a surround sound? Soon as I pressed play...my cat freaked the hell out when the first thump at 0:12!

Point people...
This retake from the original is BEAST!
Nuff said, now shut it and download this slice of sexiness :D

KamillasRainbow responds:

Hahaha! Thanks! xD
...yea this is a slice of sexiness xD

[MBZ Dead Duckly Instrumental]

Resident Evil feel to it...to the core...
Again with the repetitiveness, but it seems to be a style of yours, so I can't nag you too harshly about it.

Let's get right down to it shall we?
Your lead is a bit quite, and needs a minor volume increase.
There's a slight amount of static noticable throughout the entire track...might wanna look into that one.

Lastly, this would fit into the metal section...as your lead has a metal feel to it.

shadow6nothing9 responds:

I usually make a bunch of melodies, but I usually choose the "catchiest" ones, and
the repetitiveness is on purpose. Most of the tracks is meant for a vocalist in mind. Which I'm still looking for. Too much loud and intricate melodies distract from the singer. This was one of the first things I made with the shreddage X2/Revalver and I must of missed something with the static. Will look into it

[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