KitsuMech's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Sad But True (Coverwank)]

This is a solid mix man, the drums sound and sit phenomenally in the mix. Vocals sound great too!

Bad-Man-Incorporated responds:

Nice. I could have upped them...but wanted to focus on the multiple guitar layers!! haha. Cheers man

[Roma [Int.]]

The story you have included with this makes the piece so much more beautiful. It is extremely admirable when you are able to create and convey such strong emotion with only music.

Excellent job.

samulis responds:

I honestly love writing program music like this more than any other style... it's really a very enjoyable experience to throw yourself at the ideas behind the story and draw a feeling with only the tones of instruments. :)

[Break]

Not exactly my cup of tea, but you guys have an Enter Shikari thing going on with the vocals here and there. Which is an interesting mix.

Also holy shit, you guys are Orlando based. If I'm in town the 27th I'll come check you guys out live.

joshuagundersen responds:

That would be great! Always happy to have new faces at our shows!

[Odyssey of Centuries]

There's a really healthy blend of electronic/synth in this, it's different but nice.

I think there is something happening with the synth that giving off a little bit of white noise/hiss in the background. The synth sounds great, just that hissing frequency is bugging me.

Great stuff as a whole though!

DanJohansen responds:

Thanks for the great feedback man, I can understand the Hissing sound annoying certain people, I have a certain fetish for those hiss backgrounds though, it adds intensity and the feeling of space to me. THANKS AGAIN! :)

[Diablo - Tristram (Metal)]

I cannot think of a single thing that needs improvement here. Everything sits perfectly in the mix. Nothing overpowering anything. You pat yourself on the back right now.

Beautiful.

ArtificialFear responds:

Thanks for the kind words! *Pats self on back*

[The Overlord of Havoc]

Wonderful blend of two different genres.

The only thing that I could suggest would be maybe a bit more of the electronic throughout? Regardless this is a solid piece. :)

ThermalLaser responds:

Thank you very much! I really appreciate your feedback, and I do agree with you. This song is going on my upcoming album and I have been consider certain section where more electronic stuff could happen.

[Hammer]

I think if you have the chance/opportunity, I would definitely play with a tremolo with the wub parts. I think that would give the wubs a tighter feel.

Just my opinion, love the mix as a whole!

sorohanro responds:

Thanks for the review. It's still a work in progress, so I might try some other stuff on it.

[Megaman III - Theme Cover]

I love the drums that you have going in this, I've learned to use the double kick sparingly, much like you have going in this song.

You've got some nice dotted hits in the beginning that made my brain tingle.

Hating4AM responds:

Yeah, Superior 2.0 is the best drum sample engine I've used to far. I'm actually a little ashamed to admit I don't play any instruments, everything you hear is sampled. Guitars, drums, bass, all samples. For the guitars I use Shreddage X with Revalver MKIII.V, POD Farm, and Amplitube 3. Bass samples are from Scarbee Pre-Bass with Amplitube 3. Drums are Superior 2.0 using custom Liquorworks presets on the N.Y. Avatar kit. The synths, strings, etc. have been accumulating over 10 or so years and are too long to list lol.

If you want to hear one of my better (original) songs where I used POD Farm, check out this link: http://soundcloud.com/hating-4-am/celebrate

PF puts out such a crushing, brutal tone.

[Megaman X3 - Neon Tiger]

Interesting cover. I'm liking the synthy lead you have going on this. I'm definitely going to take a stab at doing something like this in the future. :)

Hating4AM responds:

Excellent! I'd love to hear it when it's complete! :)

[Black is a shade of grey]

I am seriously digging this song as an entity. Everything about this from the musical aspect is awesome.

From a production standpoint, I would definitely lower the drums in the mix. They take away from the rest of the instrumentals since they are over powering. Not bashing on the the actual drums, just where they sit in the mix.

Give me moar.

ApexMACHINE responds:

Firstly, a huge thanks for checking out my track and giving an informative and positive review. I really appreciate you taking the time to listen!

Unfortunately, my monitors are currently corpsebait, so I had to mix on my headphones (Which is a big no no in final productions.) So I will give it a re-work after I add some vocals and give the master a lower drum volume. Thanks for the input!