Libby-Shimmz's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Cosmic Harmony]

Nice! I love the flute that pops up halfway through. I'm always a fan of trance tracks. In my opinion though this could use some female vox. That's just me though.

I feel like the drums could be a little tad louder. Particularly the Snare when all the synths are in focus. Notcied that towards the end I could hear the Snare more clearly.

Last but not least, the ending needs a tiny bit of work. The track shouldn't cut off like it does.

All in all this was noice! :)

4/5 8/10

ForeverBound responds:

thanks for the response man ;)

[SwagFest ft. BummerCityTown]

Watchu' kno' 'bout swag?

I know nothing about swag.

Diggin' the trap beat used in this choon though.

The skit at the end was hilarious.

RezzyTip responds:

Liberal! ain't heard from you in a minute my dude! and it's hard to believe someone else on this site likes trap beats besides me haha.

[Spooky]

Nice! Getting very dark vibes from the first half bruv. Good work. :)

Luna-Sky responds:

Thanks! I'm glad you like it :)

[Skyline (Emotional Intro)]

This needs to be longer.

I feel like I only heard a small fragment of a greater whole....

For an intro, it's not bad at all.

4/5 9/10

TerraNation responds:

visit soundcloud.com/terranation for the full song
reason why is short is beacuse song is signed and released on beatport.com

[The Rift, Adrift]

What a great piece. I especially liked the synths and pads used throughout the track They have that analogous feel to them which conjures up memories of sitting around my dad's old apartment zoning out to Enigma's first LP. Props to you on digging up said memories.

Now on to the negatives. Some of the words in the speech are hard to make out, no doubt brought on by the EQ'ing you've applied to the sample. Also, the drums sometimes sound as if they're off-kilter. Was that intentional? If so, kudos to you for humanizing them. Lastly, the ending just cuts off. If the rack segues into the next, then it fits. If not, edit it to fix the fade-out.

Overall, a great piece. Everything meshes together very well.
4/5 9/10

Canas responds:

Thanks for the input! The speech was intentionally meant to be somewhat inaudible, the effect intended was as if someone was speaking to you while you were dreaming, and in your dream you were underwater.. Haha I know that sounds silly but it's what I was after.

I tried an experiment with the whole song, I tried not using a metronome and synching the beats with how the felt instead of mathematically perfected. You're right about the end however, i'm not sure what happened but it wasn't meant to end so abruptly.

Again, thanks for the positive words!

[Glass Mirrors]

Not bad man. Diggin' the kick. Snare, not so much. Doesn't hit hard enough ya know?

Love the synths you used. Very analogous. :)

What drum kit is the 'hi' sample from?

xxxZigZagxxx responds:

I can see what you mean that the snare doesn't hit hard enough. I tried stretching the snare out to make it interesting, and I think it's pretty unique. Thanks for saying my synths sound like analogue synths but I think I have a long way to go until I'm that professional ;) But I appreciate the compliment.

The "hi" sample is from the "LEX LUGER FLP" drumkit. I basically downloaded a pack with a lex luger flp and it was inside.

[Flowers]

Nice! This has that J Dilla/FlyLo type feel to it. I really love the Rhodes sample.

I feel this needs a change-up somewhere, like a hook or b-section. The beat is fresh as hell but still drags a lil' bit.

Overall, great track! :)

ThaKidd responds:

Thanks man, I was really searching for a sound to fit but to no avail.

[Growing Impatient]

That was cool bruv. I really dig your style, hustle and flow, to put it in a different way. haha.

Who did the beat?

Teqneek responds:

Thanks dude! The beat was made by Ebon Hawk (credited in description, and I sent him a contributor credit thing, but he's disappeared from the face of the Earth.

[[S_Rock] The Question Mark]

Dope shit brotha! I really love the drum kit you used. The guitar compliments the piano very well during the hook.

S-Rock responds:

Thanks much, I'm glad you enjoyed it. the drum kits I use are all sampled from a real kit but I edit and reform the sounds as much as possible.

[SixUnoEight]

Very nice. Love the vibes this gives off. :) Could be just a tad longer, but other wise pretty sweet. Is that flute-ish sound a sample or a preset/VST?

BOULLIE responds:

It's a sample