Adam-Beilgard's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Fortress (R-Man Cover)]

That was really good: nice use of voices, I liked the form. Just listened to the original (for the first time) and this did it justice.

Good work!

RetromanOMG responds:

Thanks for the review. I have very little experience with Dubstep, so it's nice to hear that you liked it.

[Soulless]

Pretty good overall. About halfway through, I start to hear some dynamic contrast (other than instruments dropping out) and even some effects at the transition. I would use those more to give the piece that extra dimension. And maybe, for a number this long, one extra section to the music to use another voice.

Otherwise, this is sounding good!

CardboardowI responds:

Yea i still need to work on making my effects better.

Thanks for the review!

[Honey]

Very nicely done. Simple, easy feel, kind of bittersweet lyrics.
Like Dylan meets Neil Young meets Lennon.

I like it!

Kingbastard responds:

Cheers man;)

[Your Marbles]

Interesting piece, it always fascinates me to try and connect the dots between an artist's inspiration and the final result. Not at all what I hear here, but that's not bad! Pizzicato strings and syncopation make me think more of Grand Central Station filmed with time lapse, or a colony of ants.

Still, a well composed piece. The only things I would change are the ending (kind of abrupt) and the mastering (maybe bringing the strings down a bit, and softer, overall).

But like I said, this was an interesting piece, I like it!

BenTibbetts responds:

I know what you mean about pizzicato strings! The fact that you would put a time-lapse of Grand Central Station in the same visual category as a colony of ants just goes to show that the behaviors of people and insects aren't always very distinguishable.

I do have a tendency towards abrupt endings but since this track could loop comfortably I probably should have submitted it as a "loop" instead of a "song". You might also be right about the strings, because I'm not sure that pizzicato strings would be this sonorous IRL, but I like the sound anyway.

Thank you for listening.

[Frosted Night]

This was kind of loud overall, but especially for an ambient piece. Instead of setting the mood, it takes over and says "LISTEN TO ME!". There are even parts where I can hear clipping, so I would go back over this and really isolate each voice making sure the loudest one doesn't go over -2dB while keeping the whole thing under 0dB. The ending felt way too abrupt for the pace you set, I'd let that ring out with a longer fade.

What I'd do from here on out is the multi-speaker test. As you master something, listen to it over as many different speakers as possible (headphones/tower/stereo/car) and see what you notice each time. It took me one listen with headphones to realize this was mastered way too hot.

On the plus side, you kept it simple. It was energetic and you used some variations in the form so as not to get stale or boring.

DeafAndDead responds:

Thanks for the review. I'll take that on board when I'm making my next pieces and when I redo my older tracks, including this one. The suggestion is also quite interesting regarding the different speakers test... That'll be something else I use in the future.

Thanks again mate, I appreciate the feedback and suggestions.

[Beautiful Isolation]

I can't remember the last time a song felt long in a good way. That was ethereal, man. So simple, the mood gets across fluidly and so complex you can get lost when you want to.

Wow. Just wow, man.

Kingbastard responds:

Thanks man, appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment;)