samulis's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[3MBER - Strawberry Sky]

This is an official NGAUC Review

My personal rating for your piece is as follows:
Production: 26/30 (Great)
Composition: 25/30 (Above Average)
Instrumentation: 11/15 (Above Average)
Originality: 9/10 (Great)
Interest: 11/15 (Above Average)

Giving a total of 82/100, or 4 stars. (Above Average)

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x3MbeRx responds:

Thank you! <3

[Memories]

This is an official NGAUC Review

My personal rating for your piece is as follows:
Production: 16/30 (Low Average)
Composition: 25/30 (Above Average)
Instrumentation: 13/15 (Great)
Originality: 9/10 (Great)
Interest: 11/15 (Above Average)

Giving a total of 74/100, or 3.5 stars.

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sebastien01 responds:

Thank you very much for the review Sam! The production part hurted a lot :P I listened to it in my car's audio, and I think I have too much res on one of my filters. I'll take a look at this. In my headphone it sounds a lot clearer. I should have listened to it in my car before midnight the final day :)

I take note of what you say to me, thanks for the tips, the encouragements and the compliments, it's truly appreciated coming from you.

[Deathmatch]

This is an official NGAUC Review

My personal rating for your piece is as follows:
Production: 27/30 (Great)
Composition: 24/30 (Above Average)
Instrumentation: 12/15 (Above Average)
Originality: 9/10 (Great)
Interest: 11/15 (Above Average)

Giving a total of 83/100, or 4 stars. (Above Average)

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Noisysundae responds:

Woah, the rubric was very clear and I can understand how my piece goes even before I read the comments. A lot of thanks for this!

I'm still trying to achieve the ability to make that 'hummable, singable melody' type of writing. (Sorry for the imitation here, I can't think of another word for it. :P) Perhaps my writer's block isn't really broken since this track needs more variation. Guess it's time to learn more about music theory.

[Plasma]

This is an official NGAUC Review

My personal rating for your piece is as follows:
Production: 24/30 (Above Average)
Composition: 24/30 (Above Average)
Instrumentation: 12/15 (Above Average)
Originality: 9/10 (Great)
Interest: 11/15 (Above Average)

Giving a total of 80/100, or 4 stars. (Above Average)

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ggaero responds:

Thx a lot :)

[Mad, Mad, Mad]

This is an official NGAUC Review

My personal rating for your piece is as follows:
Production: 22/30 (Above Average)
Composition: 28/30 (Great)
Instrumentation: 14/15 (Great)
Originality: 9/10 (Great)
Interest: 14/15 (Great)

Giving a total of 87/100, or 4.5 stars.

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FinnMK responds:

Thanks for the comments Samulis, very useful as always. Production has always been my main challenge but with tips like this I'm on the road to improving.

[/Ultraviolet Dreams\]

This is an official NGAUC Review

My personal rating for your piece is as follows:
Production: 19/30 (Average)
Composition: 19/30 (Average)
Instrumentation: 11/15 (Above Average)
Originality: 8/10 (Above Average)
Interest: 11/15 (Above Average)

Giving a total of 68/100, or 3.5 stars.

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AED4 responds:

Thank you for your in-depth review ^^

[Freeman]

This is an official NGAUC Review

My personal rating for your piece is as follows:
Production: 21/30 (Above Average)
Composition: 20/30 (Average)
Instrumentation: 12/15 (Above Average)
Originality: 10/10 (Incredible)
Interest: 9/15 (Average)

Giving a total of 72/100, or 3.5 stars.

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DEM0NW0LF responds:

Thanks for the detailed scores.

[End Times]

This is an official NGAUC Review

My personal rating for your piece is as follows:
Production: 20/30 (Average)
Composition: 22/30 (Above Average)
Instrumentation: 10/15 (Average)
Originality: 9/10 (Great)
Interest: 10/15 (Average)

Giving a total of 71/100, or 3.5 stars.

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Daveisgr81 responds:

Super-detailed feedback, thank you!

[Veva]

This is an official NGAUC Review

My personal rating for your piece is as follows:
Production: 26/30
Composition: 25/30
Instrumentation: 13/15
Originality: 9/10
Interest: 13/15

Giving a total of 86/100, or 4.5 stars. ('Very Good')

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Onefin responds:

Hey, samulis! Could I have another one of those super detailed reviews please? :) Thanks!

[Ancient Voices - Ambient Piano & Strings]

Great work! Now we just got to get you playing all those instruments. ;D

So nice to just sit back and let a track wash over oneself. Don't be afraid to let things groove when they want to groove, to shape the work along ups and downs as it breathes. I feel highs and lows in pitch, but I feel like there could be more sense of dynamic and rhythmic contrast. Sometimes I start creating a piece and I think one part will be the climax, and it turns out it is actually a different part that really is the climax.

Never stop exploring, dude!

Grandvision responds:

Haha thanks. Yeah I want to learn how to play the piano much better than I'm currently am. I wanted to let the track develope and have something to hang onto, like a middle section but that would have required me to completely redo the piano and strings section which the whole feel and mood of the track rested upon, perhaphs in future work I won't be so stuck on. I mostly used black keys when recording the piano section live on my keyboard as I am not very good at comping up and mixing white and black keys on the go.