PERVOK's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[§Zeth§ The promise is Given]

*cracks neck*

lets get this show on the road.
very powerful, sounds very Reasonish
very amazing, but for some reason the snare seems a little too...low tuned.
very driving, the tympanis will have this beat in my head for a while.
whatever your using for a main chorus instrument, i think that it sounds like a trumpet or saxophone, it sounds a little too fake.
to be honest, i would have used something a little different, but it fits in VERY well. so thast your choice.
the part when the percussion breaks off is a little of a let down.
it could have been more dramnatic, like when it ends, on the first beat, have a big whoop ass BOOM.
same for the end, and you could have had it progress downhill after that.
y'now, make a decent ending.
when the drums kick back in (bak to that part) i would have changed the snare drum pattern.
it got REALLY repetitive. and knowing me, if i was the drummer in this song, i could think of so many fills and stuff that i could do. thast what i do in my band class, and i think thast what you have to do here man.
Improvise. yes, sure as hell it has to follow the main pattern, but you have to make it more interesting. change the crash cymbal patterns, maybe throw an offbeat somewhere or add a tympani roll at the major break ins/break outs.

this is an amazing song, but i see so many flaws that would make this song absolutaely perfect.
great freakin work man!

theblackhawk--_--
PS you owe me a review lol.

XGM-Zeth responds:

*Cracks toes*
It was actually a trombone as far as i remember (Main chorus), and as i said up there, I was just testing my new soundfonts to see what they could do.

Yeah, I mostly suck at the ending and i also happen to be bad at variating the drums, I'll take the critism to me so i can improve in my next song.

[Alien Bastards]

heya!

lol. duke nukem, he was great.
the guitar and drum hits in the begginging are very well timed, unlike some of the work that i have seen from you guys earilier. great work on that!
the timing changes are wow! very heavy metal fucking club!
FUCKING JUMP PEOPLE!!!!
great work!
theblackhawk--_--

FlameMesial responds:

Wow. With those words, and those scores, you've truly confused me. But, I'll go with the words - Thanks!!

[ParagonX9 - Defection]

ill bet you never got critism b4 on this site

so here ya go.
The synth in the begginging was really really nice, as for the DNB part, but i would have it a little louder. the SFX were really nice, keep those.
The tempo has the feeling of a nice fight scene, but the music doesnt fit it. i cant really help you on that one, so just keep it.
The drums are great as always, but you cant hear the parts that i like in the song too well....like the acid synths, maiun synths, FX and whatnot. those are loud drums, and if thast what you intended, go for it.
since the song is progressing really fast, its hard to write what i want.
i like how you changed the synth noted, but i despise the ending of the song.
its too....right there.
if you wanted an ending, make it progress right back down.
if you wanted a loops, maybe end with a drum roll, and that it goes right to the beggining.
I also realiize that in the build up part in the song you used some pretty damned weak drums compared to what you have usually going. i like to have power going through the entire song if there is supposed to be power, not power, then weak beats and then end strong and have a reall weird way to loop it.
Right about now, its looped about....4, maybe 5 times? so now i can hear the fine details.
i realize that use some fucked up FX during the main chorus... that now that i can actually hear them, i dont like.
but it sounds good if its your first time listening.
and if im correct, is that MIDI drums that your using every once and a while? cause i hear a MIDI crash and china every once and a while.
kind of makes it cheap. for a good quality song, i would ditch those, pretty much on the spot. but if thats the only crash and china samples that you can that you like, keep em.
juet that when i make music i despise MIDI.....i stay away from it.
you get a 9/10.
great song as you've seen everyone else express.
now you owe me a review :P
theblackhawk--_--

[[Ecstasy]]

hm

the phased lead that you use in the begginging, is really nice.
the beat is a little...too industrial andnot fullfilling enough.
The pad was really...REALLY ear piecing. i wouldnt call this too much of trance..its a mix between industrial and techno.
the strings were nice, but trance doesnt have breaks in it. the breaks in trance are supposed to define the break downs and build ups.
So im actually waiting for a nice build up.
it didnt really climax, cause it didnt have the climaxed feel.
Y'now, you needed to tone down the strings, and make a better vibe beat (traditional 4X4 kick with open high hats on the odd beat and a clpa every secdon beat.)
the you needed a really big sappy lead, to climax it off.
a lot to improve on (ive never listened to your music b4) but still really good.

great work,
theblackhawk--_--

ehhhROFLCOPTER responds:

man i totally forgot about build ups GAHH.

[Nintendo Rave *-*DEMO*-*]

hm

nice bassline i really liked it.
first off, half listen to that guy that first reviewed it.
make the chorus sound a little more like...
16 bit.

use a 3Xosc and fool around with it until it sounds painfully buzzy, then add hardcore destructive distortion to it.

and there ya go.
16 bit lead.

The bassline is god, so it should stay, and try also adding some nice, softer distortion to the drums.

for the 'old chunky' feel.

good luck man. im actually not gonna help you on this one.
>:D

theblackhawk--_--

[[dR] Kaitlyn]

well...

i would kill for a g/f...lets just say that whenever i tried to ask a girl out my friends would always beat me to it.
so congrats on that

now to the song.
filtered drums. usual for you.
The arp came in REALLY soft, almost amazingly soft.
i coulnt really feel the bass.
I thought that the filter would come out really hard in the arp, but it turned out there was none, or that you had just not really touvched it yet.
the chords were nice, very nicely arranged.
Now i sit and wait for the break down/build up.

wait for it....
wait for it.....
nice bells piano syunth sounds by the way.....
wait for it....
damn it fell again.
you have to make this happen a little faster, the breakdown shouldnt take forever. it should take a tops of what, 15 seconds or less?

The TS404 arp is kinda gettin annoying...i would have let it filtered off completely and brought in a more powerful synth for the arp when its building up.

When the chorus hit, i see that you tried to pull a Toby emerson(if you never heard of him go to garageband.com and find out, he is better than any artist i know, and that includes DJ tiesto) anyways, nice, and propelling chorus, but you have an uncertain knack for not choosing powerful enough instruments. no offence or anything, you just gotta work on that part.
everything is great except for arrangment of the song, the FX used, and the instruments.

fix those and you will have a new fan...

...me.

theblackhawk--_--
keep on puttin man!

PS. nice. my kick works out very, VERY well in this song lol

Deviant-Realms responds:

Hehe, I use your kick allot now... atleast untill I somehow get lucky and find one of my own that sounds good. With this song, I was ultimately just trying to keep it simple (I think it only has like 30 patterns or so), but as far picking the right synths, I like ub3r suck, (btw, the main lead is actually Vanguard, its a really nice VST instrument). That TS404 thing I actually just came up with while I was working on the drum intro (I usually make the main melody and pads and stuff first, arrange them to sound good, and then add on the rest of the song). Wow, i've been so low on ideas lately, don't expect another song for atleast another week, but dont' worry, i'm not giving up, lol.

Thanks again for the review:)

[NDP-Pump This Party(LOOP)]

nice start but awkward 4 a loop

The drums were very Retro. i usually dont use that style, but w/e. nice old fashion touch.
The quality seemed very low. like you exported it at 80kb or sumthin.
anyways, the main lead is great the notes are very commonly used(the way they are played) but it gave it that familiar trancey outlook on life.

The bassline was nice. after it looped around...3 or 4 times, i finally relized that tehre was 2 basslines going at once, or a bassline and a bassynth. i dunno. very nice touch.

What i would do (in a full version) is have a dance-like song that has NOTHING to do with the chorus play in the build up, and then the chorus plays(very dramatic of course, leads, basslines, drums, and pads all goin, maybe an arpeggio or 2) and then a break down, then a calm part of the song, thena nice little break up, things are goin haywaire,(only for like 8 beats though) and then the chorus(maybe a fuller more trancier version, y'now, really high peaks ad whatnot, and then it just hits like a ton of bricks, and then you slowly break down the song like the way you built it up for one hell of a solid pice of trance.

try using that technique. it works well, and its common.
but try throwing your own litle twist on things here and there of course ;)

theblackhawk--_--
keep on puttin

NDP responds:

ok thx

[Ambient Morrowind]

lol

i ALSO made a song using morrowind SFX, just a looooong time ago, about when i started on newgrounds. if you wanna check it out its on my thrid audio page and its called The Storm.

anyways, unique, great, clearly morrowind(since it had great sounds) and great work.

keep it up,
theblackhawk--_--

[In Parting]

its his last submission

C'MON PPL LETS GET THIS GUYS AMOUNTS OF REVIEWS INTO THE THOUSANDS

lol jk
The piano was great. i actually never seemed to notice that there was strings until i actauyll listened. thast how good it blends.
The pizzicato strings are screaming 'MELODY' while the beat is screming 'UNIQUE' and i just love it.
When the synth ride comes in, i think that it could have had a little more dynamics to it....
The pizzi stopped and this ....saxophone it sounded like? took over the melody.
very relaxing, but sad.
The bells, the strings, the pizzi, the drums, the saxophone...everything is this song is perfect.

wow man you amazed me, and i never even knew you had skill since i never looked at your music.
i regret never looking before.

with all my respect,
theblackhawk--_--

[Super Mario Bros.2- Underworld]

kool

i love mario themes but this seems to go kind of off beat...
im actually trying to animate(spenind lots of time and making it good) and im considering using sprites...
maybe a combination between some cheap demons, mario, and X-men.
so you might see a submission in a long while :)

speedmetalmessiah responds:

I know what you mean.I might re-do it but add bass next time.That should help out the timing.Thanks for the review man.Good luck with your flash hope it goes well.Make sure to let me know when it comes out.