SpeedoRH's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Misconnection]

Man, I love how tender this sounds! I don't usually ever hear of someone who creates such great contrast between their lyrics and the arrangement on this website.

And congrats on the FP! ;D

[Just something chill]

Damn, this has some crazy groove going for it! The drumbeat is extremely swingy (that's also probably why cf24 said it was offbeat), but I love that about this little ID of yours.

Quick tip: if it takes you too long to put in a melody you thought in your head while you're using this trick, you could probably have a separate app where you put all your melodies to then transcribe into SunVox. I sometimes do that too even though FL has a fully functional piano roll haha

OVERSCORE responds:

I love that swing effect… idk why cf thinks it is offbeat, I guess he hasn’t heard this style before?? I would do that but I find SunVox easier… the only alternative is recording something and then exporting to MIDI, but I don’t have anything to record it on.

[CONNECTION]

Aww man, this would have been so much better with a more elaborate arrangement! I think the ideas are fine, but it takes too long to get to the drop at the end, and the song kinda just fades away.

It's a neat idea though! Just really needs a better-planned arrangement ;)

Larryriplarry responds:

I'm gonna make better than this I promise

[FEAR ME]

Strange track, but I kinda like it!

Larryriplarry responds:

Thanks mate :)

[Belong (Single Version)]

You really can tell you poured your heart out on this one. A simple, lovely track!
Frontpaged with no reviews? Wow...

[crashing]

This was a very uplifting experience. Truly some great work I listened to right here!

trevor8 responds:

thank you so much!

[AndrewCR × Upcoda - Glee]

This is honestly such a great track! The arrangement is super duper interesting: you go from all these cool glitch hop sections with all these cool 8-bit effects perfectly placed on the composition. The transition into the bridge section is phenomenal: I loved all the instrumentation such as the piano and those pitch-bended percussions, the bass... everything pretty much. The build-up after that is pretty much perfect, because the bass, drums and ambience have done a great job at building up the tension. I think that the build-up was also the part that was best mixed out of any other section.

The only thing that didn't convince me so much is the final drop; I initially thought that the reason the transition between the build-up and the drop wasn't as smooth was because of the sudden change in rhythm, but after re-listening to this (it is that good) I think that the overall sudden change in everything as a whole threw me off. Perhaps you could just remove the first half and let the rest of the drop do the hard work. Otherwise, another idea could be to maybe make the first half of the drop half-timed (kind of like in the outro) and then have it slightly build-up to the faster, crazier second half, which would add more uniqueness to the already very unique arrangement.

Overall, you guys have done a really great job on this regardless! I would be very proud of having made this if I were in your shoes >:D

P.s. I have just read the author comments. Honestly, @AndrewCr, listen to Virtual Riot; he's been amongst my favourites in the dubstep scene for the better part of a decade now, and his arrangements are simple, but great. But in general, listen to more music, especially if it's made professionally.

AndrewCr responds:

Thanks so much for the review!

I have a background in acoustic music, and what I've learned is that repetition without introducing anything new is one of the worst and most desperate things you can do. I tend to carry my knowledge of acoustic music to electronic music, despite them being two completely different worlds. I guess that's one habit to get rid of :)

[There's a Battle in the Owl Forest]

Man, this track is so fire! The instrumentation is arranged so well, and once you get towards the middle where the bass fills in the remaining space in the music, it becomes such a beautiful experience. I don't know how you managed to make me, a guy who really dislikes key switches, like them that bit more.

You're clearly talented, and I wouldn't be surprised if you got to at least top 5 in the Finals. You stood out pretty hard for me haha

Good luck!

[Ultimatum (NGUAC Finalists 2024)]

This track really hit different. Made me feel a rare feeling of introspection while listening. Really glad to have listened to this because it totally fits my current mood haha