EpikHellSword's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[VirteX]

Catchy guitar pattern(s), excellent high hats to complement them, cool percussions, complementary clapping, the ghostly instrumental is fantastic. I found it pretty unique how you combined two loops and actually made them sound appealing. And excellent fade out. Terrific job!

MichaelConstanza responds:

Thanks the rest was done by me after the 2 loops ^^
Your feedback honestly helps me to improve about what to increase and improve in the future man thanks

[Down The Line]

Soothing synth waves to start the track, the snare was fluidly put in there, I especially liked the acapella after the "whoosh" sound as that was smooth, and the background vocals just add to that "chill" vibe. That rattling was really complementary to the relaxing tone. The transitions were also REALLY crisp and flowed well in the instrumental. And fantastic work with the fade-out. Perfect work man.

[ViriXify]

Oh man, I REALLY need to learn some dubstep terminology. The synth lead was exhilarating and mixed with the modulated bass lines, it's a perfect way to set up the mood for the song. The clapping really added mood to the beat and the transitions were smooth. The different high hats really complemented them. The rise and drop of the bass mixed with the other instruments were really cool! And I love how you faded it out with reverb. I'm trying to learn a bit about music for appreciation reasons and I've huge improvements in your work man! Fantastic job!

MichaelConstanza responds:

Thanks man glad you like it

[The Good Ol' Days]

I like how it reminds me of old hip hop beats. The piano sets the tone for relaxation and background subtly scratching in the background makes me picture me REALLY old relaxing to this on a rocking chair. The percussions are really catchy. At 0:35 the extra piano kinda felt off beat with the piano. It felt like it really didn't fit in with the rhythm. 1:21 the loud piano definitely took away from the chill tone sounding so heavy. It seems like you're adding a bit too much to the instrumental when you can keep it simple. I know you want to try something different, but you should still try to make it sound melodic. You could've stopped the percussions when the heavy piano came in like how you did at 2:00. I like the heartbeat you added in. 2:24 was a really unexpected tone shift and again, the instrumentals just kinda clash together, yet don't make a complementary sound. My only advice is if you want to make the beat switch; try and make each part more seperate as you're trying to have each dependent on each other which doesn't work well on the ears.

[The Battle for Hope]

I love the beat starts off at a slow relaxing tempo, piano buildup mixed with the "tetetete" adds a sense of wonder and the one-two clap is complementary to the beat. I enjoyed the 1:31 addition as it enhanced the anticipation. The percussion switch at 1:50 was flawless and really added to the flow of the instrumental with how much it shifted in between. 2:21's transition was smooth and the addition of the slow buildup of that "tetete" sound with the consistent ending was excellent. 2:42 the tiny clipping sound was definitely creative, kinda sounded like fingernail clipping a bit. 3:02 Did I hear a high hat added in? It gives me a tingling feeling. 3:57 you came back with a perfect transition leaving me anticipating. The "tetete" sound comes back and I can vaguely hear the nails in the background again. The wind instrument coming in and out at 4:58 really gives this a more rollercoaster ride feeling. And the background wind instruments and again the clipping adds to my anxiety. The blending of instrumentals into one another is proficient, but the flute ending seems kind of abrupt. You may want to gradually fade it out by syncing with the other instrumentals.

MichaelConstanza responds:

Ty for the feedback man

[Electro Paradise]

That thumping thing in the beginning is a perfect way to start off this track, and the transition at the high hat at 0:09 that mixed with the clap makes this so intricate and catchy. That buildup at 00:23 was perfect That "unce unce unce" sound mixed with that party like instrumental is fantastically conducted. That breathing thing like,"hah" was flawless as really added to the intensity of the track before the beat dropped at 00:40. And you even had a second amazing buildup at 00:48 that just screams hype. It's amazing how music itself can emcee a listener. It was really cool how you faded the buildup at 00:55. Most techno music I've listened to, they would just make that disappear and just let some other instrument lead. That electric instrumental thing was so finessed in there. 2:50 was unexpected, but gives such happy vibes mixed with that 2:58 thing. 03:15 high hat really just made me so jubilant. And the way it died out was perfect. NoStereo was right about the drums being too loud and the clashing of instrumentals, at times, but you made this sound excellent with so many instruments used. Excellent work man!!!
This was really unique.

[Isotonix -- DisMay]

That piano makes it so sad. And the percussion and the "dedede" make the feeling so numb and unending. The transitions were VERY smooth. It kinda feels like an emotional adventure. The instrumentals mixing were always refreshing and adaptable. However, the bugs still lose a half star and the vibrations were kinda ear rapey. Even so, this was plausibly done.

MichaelConstanza responds:

Yeah kinda noticed that thanks so much for the advice

[legends never die]

It's cool that you're having fun and making this "remix" dude, but you NEED to give credit to Against The Current. Put their band in the description or something. I see you added some voices in here partially throughout this, but that doesn't change the fact it's copyrighted and you just reposted it. At the very LEAST you should give ATC some credit.
For those of you that want the ORIGINAL, here it is:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6zIGXun57U

[You're Mine!]

Right off the bat, extremely groovy with the fret mixed with the percussions, the brass is perfectly synced with the rhythm. The guy's voice is very complementary to the track sounding like a parody. The piano is a great addition as well as the voice modifiers. Catchy hook. I love how you mixed the cartoon feeling of an upbeat song with mimicry lyrics.

[COMMISSION: DS Blows, and POPS, her date!]

Um, wow, okay. Clear femdom role. I bet he loved it when you took shots at him 0:17-0:24. I will say this, you sound like a shy girl, yet give off a rude-brutal honest vibe which is rather compelling as I've never heard this type of character with these qualities before. A character of many human qualities mixed into something new. I would say that you should speak up a bit to match a character, but your's seems to have perfect originality. You talk soft, yet aren't shy, nor come off as purposely offensive. The sound effects add a lot to the scenario. Thanks to this, I now question if anyone has a balloon fetish, although I wouldn't be surprised if you could name a good number of people that do. Perfect work.

Apollo05 responds:

I am one of those people! Glad you enjoyed the audio!