Arponax's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[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!

[(NGAIC Layer 2) THE PROJECT (unfinished)]

Oh boy, thats what i call technical dnb, the second half with that plucky bass feels like some cool scifi movie song.

I dunno if youre planning to look at this project sometime and finish it but it could be really cool to just add some spacey fast pluck melody in the second part of the drop.

Anyway really cool concept, has alot of potential.

lilyyan responds:

This is one of my best latest ideas so of course I'm finishing it! I could add a fast plucky melody in the second part of the drop potentially although not entirely sure whether or not I'd necessarily like it. And anyways, thx! Glad you appreciate the track as much as I do.

[FD - Finely Aged Space Cocktail]

Tbh, i never really heard of intelligent Dnb, is there like difference in how the beat changes or the bass?

on the other hand its fun to see how different people imagine basically the same style of music, i like this alot the fact that you developed the bass in the last part and went for more wobbly and distorted sound....the drums you used really reminds me of Prodigy i dunno why XD

did you made the drum break yourself? or used a sample, just curious.

ForgottenDawn responds:

Hey there, thank you! I recently grabbed a bunch of drum breaks and Massive presets from Rhythm Lab. Really neat stuff, highly recommend if you're looking for drum samples that have a dusty, organic quality and have some cash to burn.

It's funny you mention Prodigy because the style I took inspiration from used to circulate around their time (mid-to-late 90's). "Atmospheric", "Intelligent", "Ambient" is all label lingo that refers to the same laidback and more sparse kind of jazzy 90's Jungle/DnB. You can find loads of mixes on Youtube if you look it up. I just made everything sound more lo-fi because I guess that's my thing. Cheers!

[Soverlyx]

This track is really cool. I could actually imagine it with some slightly harder staccato strings and brass to further amplify that cinematic feel im getting from it.

Overall this is nice composition, doesnt need to be very aggressive but its not boring. Good job.

Liftek responds:

Thanks! I think that's a good idea, I also like staccato strings but it's hard to make these sounds with the plugin I was using and if I change the plugin I would have to rearrange the circuit structure, also I already like the synths as they are by now but maybe I will make a
remix in the future! Your thoughts are meaningful for me and I only wish you the best! :]