Fubaka's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Not Too Good]

Whenever I don't think a song of mine is too good, I will usually throw it into what I call a 'Scrapyard' folder and let it age. Sometimes certain concepts can grow on you, and then you figure out what was missing, and even if you don't, figuring out what doesn't work for you is often the more important thing to learn.

I would say that only about 10% of all the songs I've ever made were finished and brought to Newgrounds, and that's still a high percentage in this bid'nis'.

I think this song certainly has potential. It just needs a little addition or two to make it work. What those additions would be are beyond my right to say.

RickyTheHedgehog responds:

A pretty important next step would be to a get a program that is actually made for creating sound, rather than just editing it. There's only so far Audacity and a bit of enthusiasm can go.

[Almost There.]

Ah yes, I remember the days when I used 'pads and ambience' like this. You have an okay tune here, but there are two main concerns.

The first one is technical. I'm not sure if you notice, but at every high point of the song, it cracks. This is due to the combined frequencies of the song overloading the program. (FL Studio, in this case) To help fix this, Fruity Limiter is useful, which can be found on the Mixer. If you are unfamiliar with how to use these tools or where to find them, consulting an FL Studio tutorial would be helpful.

The second one is in the tone of the song itself. It definitely feels like a first song, and by that, I mean it doesn't have much personality. When making music, you want to create something that tells an interesting story, or fleshes out an interesting scenario. This, of course, is one of the hardest things to learn when composing, and everyone has to learn it a different way. As such, the only thing I would recommend is to just keep making new songs, notice over time which songs endear to you more than others, and listen to other peoples songs that you find you enjoy, doing the same test of endearment with them.

Keep swingin'!

PoonPun responds:

Well thanks for the review Fubaka!
The cracks in the song were pretty intentional actually, I actually like the noise, reminds me of a game called Machinarium which has a few crackles in their music, if I recall.
But thank you for telling me how to fix it, it'll definitely be useful in the future!

But I know what you mean with the thing being a bit soul-less, this is the first song I've done in a while, and it'll take me a while to get in the groove.

Thanks Fubaka!

[Your last song.]

Hrmm, the title confounds me more than anything. What exactly do you mean when you say it's "Your Last Song"?

Also, the song is interesting, but I think it could have more potential if worked on and expanded.

Werewolfrx responds:

I completely agree, I rushed this project and I wish I spent more hours on it. just a title, a delightful goodbye if you would.

[Lost Ruin of Zodra]

Y'know, when I hear this song, ruins don't come to mind. I instead think of some kind of futuristic downtempo hangout. The kind of place I'd go to relax and have some light-hearted conversations. It is almost reminiscent of the music from Custom Robo in that sense.

VideoGameManiac responds:

Thats cool and its also what I like about music that everyone has its own imagination :D

[Revisit]

Tis good.

I do find it to be a bit jarring at times though. I do like the underlying melody, but I find the bass lines to undermine it a bit. They are too rough for a melody that sounds this soft and thoughtful.

Perhaps you should make a calmer version.

Qvarcos responds:

Thanks, I'm still learning to compose, this was probably one of my milestones in that process, In the upcoming songs I'm most likely going to do calm(er) ones like the undone song "Katica". In this one I tried how will it come out if i put a soft melody under raw drums like Aphex Twin did in one of his songs. I'm pretty much inspired by him...

[Welcome Home-AWEDIT1]

Excellente!

This is certainly an ambient song, and it creates lovely mental imagery for me. My only suggestion would be to make the end fade out slower.

Watch out, cause I'm gonna scour your library now!

ZLEAP responds:

Feel free. In fact, I insist.

I'm glad you enjoyed and thank you for the generous review and score.

[Inquiry 2- Estar48 Ft. Djdj]

Not bad at all!

I usually don't listen to music in this genre, so I wasn't expecting a pleasant surprise, but there it is.

I have no complaints.

NeoAlchemist247 responds:

Well thanks, man. I really appreciate that. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

-DJDj

[Rock on]

It's hard to tell who won that fight.

I'm going to assume they made a draw, and decided to work as a team instead by the end.

RaceTTar responds:

ha, ha, agreed it's a draw. thanks for the vote!

[Sad Doll]

Hrmm...

I'd never have thought of the title 'Sad Doll' just by listening to this, but regardless, this song is alright. The piano meshes surprisingly well with the more dub-steppy parts.

Lone-X responds:

Glad you like it, the titles usually come from a story I write and music comes to it.

Peace and love,
Lone X

[Gobierno De Facto]

I'm sure you know this already, but the song is repetitive. I was waiting for it to kick into high gear, but it never did. Also, the ending was pretty abrupt.

Also, might I recommend posting songs like this into the Miscellaneous section. It really doesn't even come close to Ambient.

BrokenTelevison responds:

Thankz, dude! Yeah I know that, I was thinking to do a little more work, specially guitar and move the sax to the middle part. Actually this is a "demo song" just a experiment.