Kraftor's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Escape]

Some parts sound awesome, something like flux pavilion.
Think about changing the second synth/bass sound to something which interacts with the 1st one it may bring out the grittiness.At the moment it sounds muddy if compared to 1st one.
overall nice structure and sounds.
Keep on making music mate.

Hippokopter responds:

Yeah, I agree that it sounds a bit muddy. I wasn't totally sure what to do about it though. Thanks for the suggestion, keep on criticizing! :D

[-mao- 'Problems' prod by Kraftor]

Awesome flow!

MaoDaMighty responds:

Thanks Kraftor! Its all the beat tho...i just go the flow with that

[-mao- 'Shoe Lace' prod by Kraftor]

Awesome! Keep em coming.

MaoDaMighty responds:

Thanks! And likewise! I hope to see "Day 365 beat 7" in a about a year :D

[The Moment of Truth]

Awesome work and progression along with well-balanced sounds.
With the video link provided, it makes more sense and gives the real feel of tension.
Can easily imagine this in any action/strategy game or scene.
Keep em coming.

siteml responds:

Thanks! As I've already said, there's one more left from this series that I will post next week, and then I'll see if I can get anything else done in that time. There's at least a few pieces I have on the back burner that I could come back to and finish, or I could pull through with a fresh start. I need to make it a habit to complete and release a little more often - it should help me grow in a lot of ways.

[Into The Darkness]

Like the arrangement and whole feel with the backstory.
instruments after a point sound monotonous.
Working on the dynamics on the brass/instrument and bass will make it sound like a moving progression.
Anyways awesome work.

siteml responds:

Thanks for the great feedback!

To be honest, I consider it a miracle I even managed to make it work in such a short time, especially considering my relative lack of experience in darker themes. The fact that I didn't spend more time fine tuning it was a result of several factors:
- I didn't want to spend more time on this project if it turned out to be unusable, as it was making me uncomfortable. I tend to listen to the piece repeatedly as I make it, to make sure everything fits as I like it to. You can imagine the mental and emotional effect of this ;P
- I've always struggled with dynamics - I tend to focus more on the melodies and harmonies which often leaves something to be desired in other 'departments'.
- I wrote this piece while considering possibly extending it later. I've noticed that when I apply a high degree of polish too early in the making of a piece, it sets the bar so high that I get discouraged and fearful of not living up to that standard when/if I continue. If I were to estimate, I complete maybe 10% of ideas I start with, and a lot of that stems from this very problem. The whole challenge project was my idea of testing whether I can force myself to pull through when failure is not an option and timely completion is important. Spoiler alert! I can :D

Anyway, thanks again! I always enjoy receiving constructive criticism as it often allows me to get a fresh view from someone else's perspective and hone my skills where they may be lacking!

[Cold Burn (ft. Kovilla)]

nice work on bass

Vyill responds:

Thanks :)

[SWeissen P - Axel Foley]

Nice tune i can add a drop if you Want ?

SWeissenP responds:

Thank you but i prefer to make it myself. But you can make a remix if you like, just credit my name in it :)