Arponax's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Outerspace]

A nice little song...the chorus feels underwhelming...but surprisingly not in a bad way XD the song kinda slides into it seamlessly.

the bass is stable throughout that transition which is very interesting to me...cause typically when you try to make a drop/chorus you atleast make the bass more subtle to add a little more tension to the buildup.

very cool, me likey. I love the part at 1:17 the most.

Dynamic0 responds:

Thanks Arponax!
This song is more focused on the verses than the choruses, I know it's unusual.
The basses are here more because it sounds weird when they are not here...
Thanks again, 1:17 is also my favorite part.

[Qual (AIM 2024)]

Well, this feels like a very unique, unusual piece of art XD
i dont think ive ever heard a fusion of opera with breakcore(not that ive heard much of it) and hardcore? but here we go :D

The composition feels very abstract i like it, its not something one would listen to on daily basis but boy i respect the creativity. (also it got FPed, nice GJ)

Good luck with AIM im sure it will place high.

chipsqueek responds:

haha thanks dude, goodluck with AIM as well! I was listening to a lot of Igorrr and Fleshgod Apocalypse before working on this so if you wanna do a deep dive into some operatic breakcore, or even operatic black metal, Igorrr is where it's at!

[Illusion]

This was a ride, i enjoyed it quite alot.
I think maybe the lead synths and other stuff might feel more space-y?

This might just be a personal preference, cause i neither make or listen too much to psytrance (my biggest knowledge of this comes from Infected mushroom) but for me, psytrance is kinda supposed to feel a little bit "overwhelming"? with all the sounds and layers...so your brain has alot of work with actually finding what those layers are and stuff.

Aside from that i feel like this is pretty solid track and it was enjoyable i didnt realised i was listening for 6 minutes....great job.

burningmagma responds:

Thanks so much for your feedback! ;)

[Anno Draconis]

really cool track, i dont listen to trance much XD so i dont have much experience with it both compositionaly or by listening. But this was fun, i tried to play on guitar while listening to it XD it has very simple melody and theres alot of place for little solos and counter melodies, so for me the best possibility :D

Even tho the melody is basically the same it doesnt really felt stale for the whole time which is really interesting, when i do stuff like this it always ends up being boring for me, maybe its because im the one who listens to it hundred of times on repeat in the end but who know.

Great song.

AED4 responds:

Thanks for the review! Yea the melodies are super simple, really they are mostly just arpeggios with attitude ;D

To give some counterweight to that I tried to give it a feeling that it's always moving onwards, and not staying still even when playing the same melody for an extended time, so I'm happy to hear that it's working :)

[Flame of Passion]

But dayum, this is loud XDD

AHH, that transition at 1:35 should have ended with that real sick ass Dnb drop where everything goes crazy (oh i think its called neuroDnb or something :D) the basses the leads the noises the DRUMZZZ.

2:00 hmm this might be just my view, but personally i dont like to start my drops with halftime and transitioning to doubletime....uff it feels like kinda suffocation of energy, just doesnt feel right....halftime for me feels like when youre driving on a highway full speed and just go into neutral....no gas no breaks no stress, you know. Thats why i like to start more flow-ey and then turn to neutral to slow down but still remain in the same energy.

i dont know if it makes sense, its just me comparing song energy management to car driving XD, you can ask me that on discord if youre interested XDDDD

Anyway 4 hours of work, too good....great job...too loud tho XD

JinZ responds:

Appreciate the feedback

[Strawberry Bossa Jam]

Now that is some high quality stuff, very simple very nice to listen to and the guitar just a cherry on top of all that :D great job. An hour and a half well spent.

I personally would love to hear more dissonances and weird notes(but thats how i imagine jazz) :D but still a banger.

xanxoepico responds:

I'm very glad you liked this little thing of mine! And yeah, I could've played more with dissonances, I admittedly have a small knowledge of them hah

[Then The Sky Rained Fire]

Sounds dope, though i think some sounds still could use a little bit of polish to fit them a little better into the mix.

This doesnt really sound like a bossfight where you actually fight the boss, rather its that kinda experience where you run away from it trying to save your ass XD theres one really cool in Ori and the will of the wisps where you have to run away from the big sandworm.....still brings me nightmares to this day.

Anyway good job on sick orchestral and cinematic feel. The intro is especially nice.

AceMantra responds:

Eyyy thanks for dropping by! It does sound a bit like a chase, but that doesn't bother me. They can't escape! 🔥

[Sudatory]

Lol this just gives me sort of really hard type of synthwave :D the kick, the snare and the synth, mmhm yummy.

How you did that bass movement...is it some sort of filter? or just automating distortion strength? sounds really dope.

those little drum rolls are a cool element too, i personally would expect some larger change in the second half where it just changes in that complete banger and the bass just goes completely crazy or something XDD its a techno tho and that tends to be simple, so really nice job.

This too sounds very videogame-y tho :D all those songs i reviewed in this layer sounds like it should be in a game.....maybe its because composers tend to go for more underground and experimental genres when making music for games? who knows :D i find it interesting tho.

Mechanical-Head responds:

the bass indeed has a filter with sync mode in vital, which doesn't actually do that much, it mostly sounds like that because of sidechain hehe. And yeah, I agree the track could've gone a LOT crazier, but I basically made this in a rush because of time constraints :/

Glad you enjoyed it though! :D

[FD - Requiem for a Dying Universe]

I really like this......i personally have big problem to not like make something over the top hype song XDD and since i want to focus more on cinematic music its kinda problem XDD

You told really nice little scene with these sounds, really curious about the fourth layer.

I was thinking what could be added but its already done so well......maybe here and there could fit some subtle cinematic drum rolls or some little string riffs to fill the void or help with setting the mood for specific sequence....but it really hits nice. Good job.

ForgottenDawn responds:

Appreciated, thanks!