Carf's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Short Funkicity Loop]

practice creates art..

Good that you make an attemp to make music but a few guidelines would help you forward I think...
Its a loop, and a loop (even if its 6 seconds) should kept the intrest of the listener for more then a minute (keep in mind that it could be used in a game) the overall idea of the Audio Portal(AP) on Newgrounds(NG) is that other creative people who create flash movies, can use royalty free music. To be honoust, I am afraid that this is not going to be used in any movie... Keep on trying, practice and learn how to use the tools, but for your own sake... do not upload this kinda stuff before admins will ban your account for uploading spam... Please do not feel offended, I just give you some nifty advice.

Jaye19 responds:

Hey man it aint spam I am just trying to do my best even though ir really sucks and thx for tha review

[Here Comes The PAIN!]

nice... tech demo...

I could not find a song... its more like a demo for a new tool... where is the beat? Its completely snowed under by the guitar riffs. The sound of the guitar is cool, that is for sure... but still... I cannot find the song wihtin the track.

oogock responds:

what do u mean? the whole thing is a song it has a intro chorus verse solo the works all its missing is the vocals

[Midnight Darkness]

would fit perfectly in an action game

Nice mix, good use of of sounds, kept my intrest long enough to give a clear judgement ;). Keep up the creativity.

TimmyDope responds:

Thanks for the positive feedback. IF you liked this one make sure you check out my other tunes too.

[MC Billy Bob]

To the song with the most bizar intension ever...

You know how to attract the attention.
What kinda song are you gonna fix if your cat dies?
Anyways, cool track, like the *being diffrent* sound, and its hard to plaec it
in a specific genre.
Good use of sounds. Especially the *kapuira* (<- you know what I mean) sound.

[[Speed Rap]- Cynical Pinnacle]

Point taken.

Some things just belong to Newgrounds ;)
Love the try to do something diffrent, lets hope
a crazy animator fix something around it.
Keep up the crazy good work.

JonH2O responds:

Hah that would be an interesting music video. Particularly if the imagery related wholly to what was being said.

[Some 8bit Song!]

Another 8 bit era is gonna break out

I have the feeling a lot of people are going to down Synthendo again and play around with the good old feeling. I always love and appreciate the sounds, its so more difficult to create something that hold your interest with 8 bit sounds.
Very nice attempt, it would have fitted nicely in a MM game ;)

[Foxtacy - Pulsar]

Good intension

Its a nice attemp altrough (dont get me wrong) it sounds like you are working with music software for not that long. It misses a lot of things to give it a real vibe. Altrough the basic is already there, it could use some pieces here and there to make the track stand on its own legs. Keep up the good work, you know what you are doing.

Foxtacy responds:

Hey there Carf! thanks about the review

"It misses a lot of things to give it a real vibe"

well, if you check my previous works (if i got it right) almost all of them, got "something more" than this. My intention with this song, was to make a background music, for game developers arround newgrounds. They have that "shape" (by that, i mean that, this kind of music does not have a "main melody" for example).

but thanks anyways for the SINCERE review.

if you have tips about the mixer on fl studio (about what to use on each channel and each track) please let me know.

[Dancing On Skylights (Inst.)]

REAL trance :)

A little 8 years ago Trance was the major leading scene in Holland. One of the parties was Innercity and believe me, this would have fitted on the floor for a 100%.
Some more reverb in the tones would have given it a bit more *dreamy* atmosphere. Good layering, sounds are fitted nicly. Overall, nothing to complain ;).

Timescar responds:

:D grazi my friend

[a friendly note sly and merc]

This got my attension

Okay you got my attension from the very first second. There is a *vibe and emotion* in the piano line which gives the proper tone for a sad note. I really feel a sad atmosphere which you probably tried to bring over to the listener. I am not a big fan of hiphop but as there is emotion in a track, I am more then willing to listen. The vocal recording was clear, fitted tightly on the beat so there is nothing I can say about that ;)

Keep up the good work!
Sadly my 5 did NOT put your score up that much...

mseemercury responds:

thx for trying and listening bro i appreciate thx again

[Space Loop?]

its not finished... yet

Yes its a loop, but in my opinion its missing the following.

A loop should be short but powerfull, that means that if a loop is only 20 seconds, it still should contain ENOUGH sounds to avoid boringdome after hearing the line 3 times. It should have layers so that every time the song starts over again, it makes me realize that I havent heared all sounds yet.

I know this is very difficult to create but if you just take this as a basic and start to work it out *around* this original basic, it would become more intresting.
Another tiny thing that annoys me is the ending, the last tone does not fit with the start of the track and its kinda confussing.

I hope that this advice helps you on your creative path to master the tiny things that makes a track *that something special*

No offence, only advice as I try to share my point of view with my own creativity.