VicariousE's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Two Is OK.]

Late 70's butter; amazingly trippy, sharp and clear sounding! Reminiscent of early Pink Floyd, which is no wonder... Gods, how old this is! This was a real treat, like an airplane bottle of very old scotch: not a lot there, but worth every drop. How was this originally recorded and remastered (tracks, equipment, software settings)?

gamejunkie responds:

Thanks for the great review. Glad you liked it. Originally recorded on 8 Track. Simply transferred from 8 Track to Computer. The original tapes were still in pristine condition so next to no reworking was needed.

Cheers gamejunkie.

[Welcome to the Planet Earth]

Really nice catchy tune, but the volume was mastered a little low. It's also kinda short, but it's still sweet.

MrTaquito responds:

yeah, i made this song back in 2009, so i was still a noob at music. lol

[Doom E1M2 Genesis]

From the first note, I knew what song you were modding :3 Super-duper work!

[On Top of a House]

I'm sure some animator or voice actor would be very happy to use this clip in a production :3 A cello or a violin note or two might have fleshed out the emotion in the miniscule last half of the piece, but that's an old man's gibberish. Might even take away from the piece...
Great loop, great expression portrayed.

[Bitter Goodbye]

Yeesh, 16 seconds of lead time? Great jam though! I have a guitar with a distortion like that... but, ever consider using different pedals for different sounds while jamming? You might consider it a bit of a ghetto thing to do, but it might sway the action, which is a good thing in long solo sets.
The chirping was worth the distortion and feedback :3

Destrayop responds:

Haha xD yeah I just randomly broke off into a couple short lead things in the song, it felt right.
I have thought about it, but whenever I end up jamming out I just get nice and fuzzy. Now that I've got my ts-9 hooked back into my arsenal of pedals, I might atleast play around with loudness or the piercing sound of the distortion throughout one of the new tunes.
I only wish I had moved my mic a little bit farther away from my wah pedal, that distracting squeaking would be inaudible.
Thanks for the review, and suggestions man!

[Beyond the Cosmic Veil]

As a former producer of TV shows, I used to file my BGM (background music) in folders based on how long they were. Most commercials and segments were around one minute.
The pace and the instruments used were compelling and complimentary. "Whimsical" might be the right word, but the notes were seriously well composed. It did sound a bit hollow (not enough base in the instruments that usually have it), but this lil thing is okay with me :3

Jessismith responds:

Thank you sir! Glad you liked the composition. I'll admit, it was hollow in places. I was attempting to place a few voids in the song where only a few notes could be heard. I might fill them at a later point, to make it a bit fuller sounding. And yes, whimsical was definitely the mood that I was going for!

That is very intriguing, and also another thing for me to consider at some point in the future...composing commercials! Thanks again for the inspiration! :D

[Ode to The Interviewer]

Regal, but not even slightly pretentious. Deeper sounding bass instruments might've sounded better, but the selection of instruments compliments each other very well.
It's too bad we can't have our userpages play something from the audio portal when opened; I'm sure The Interviewer would certainly have done so :3

BenTibbetts responds:

Thanks! In retrospect I agree about this track needing more on the deep end, although I think that what you're hearing may be attributed to mixing issues rather than the instruments themselves. Thank you for listening.

[White Corner]

From what I can hear, it's just as you described it... but it's recorded so low! Can barely hear the first part and some of the more interesting riffs. Maybe a sound program can filter out any latent BG noise and normalize the volume? Simple fix in Audacity man.

Destrayop responds:

I dunno man. I personally think all my stuff's soundin' good volume-wise with headphones and comp volume at 20 :l.
'Can always start recording stuff louder though. Maybe I should.
Gonna try and figure out how to better use noise removal in audacity sometime this week, I hope.
Thanks for the review bro!

[- Broken Heart -]

This is incredible. It sounds like progressive rock from the 70's, only played in a Nintendo game!
I'm glad you found such wonderful noise in that Mac program! Goodness, what's the copyright on that program? I think you got some legacy software that is worth every penny!
The solo at 1:50 just floored me and the rest of the song followed suit! The intro was a bit lacking, but perfect for a singer to inject words of, well, stuff from the 1970's :3 Good tunes, and thanks for uploading this! A nice present this evening...

[Nando's Girl]

I almost thought Johnny Depp went gonzo and jacked your account! A perfect likeness of Thompson's writing style... I almost thought it was a direct quote!
Like a fine, forgotten Scotch, your range of style has improved and expanded -well done. Pretty damn clean read. All one take? I would try and do it all in one, cause I hate editing. Gotta own every word...

RicePirate responds:

mmmmmm scotch........