OpenLight's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Techno Overdrive]

Rated as a WIP

This has some serious potential. Please treat this as a WIP and don't give up on it, like I have on my WIPs haha.

If I could give a couple of ideas...

Make sure you keep a constant beat throughout (except for areas intentionally meant to be a different beat). You have one at the very beginning that is definite and lasts until 00:22, and I think you mimic it with a deep bass past then.

Also, be sure that you match soprano and tenor voices with complimentary bass voices. Think of an actual band's bass. If it were not there, the song may feel lighter than intended. However, leaving out the bass can give a light mood that IS intended. Just keep it in mind, haha, because I never remember that myself.

Otherwise, this is pretty good.

[Lullabye-bye]

I feel at one with the Earth.

This song reminds me of lullabies I used to sing when I was a robot.

Good times.

[[Shut Up]]

This almost loops

10/10 for instrument choice. You have to let me know what all you did!

Overall, this could use a little something more, but it is a great beat.

[Cities That Crumble]

The piano made me cry

The synth violins made me bawl.

[Cars and Women Redux]

The melody reminds me of awesome.

"BRILLIANT! 10/10" - The New York Times

"A STYLE YOU FIND ONCE IN A LIFETIME; A SONG YOU LISTEN TO OVER 9000 TIMES!" - The Wall Street Journal

"RETROMAN IS A GENIUS!" - Parade

"THIS SONG DID REMIND ME OF AUTOMOBILES AND FEMINISM!" - Nintendo Power

"I FOUND THIS AWESOME SONG UNDER AN UMBRELLA!" - Highlights

RetromanOMG responds:

Lol.

[[REMIX] Dark Cave]

Not bad

The instruments all sound great, the only problem with this loop is the lack of seamless transitions and loops. If you made this longer, maybe as a song rather than a loop, it could be very good.

drew6464 responds:

Thank you for the honest review, and for taking the time to type a few sentences of what you think!

[{--Down--}]

This was very good

If you lowered the whisper noise under the vocals, this would be 100x better.

You have a unique sound for Newgrounds, that's for sure.

[A Face in Silent Keeping]

I only wish I was as talented of a singer as you.

You are one of the few people I have given a 5/5.

You sound a lot like Evanescence and you have a somewhat bluesy tone that reminds me somewhat of some Dream Theater. Coming from a huge fan of both, that is a complement. Oh yeah, you sound a bit like Blind Melon's singer, but don't be mad because even though he was a guy, he still sounded very, very much like a woman.

You MUST keep it up!

InsertFunnyUserName responds:

Thanks! :D

[Synth Surprise]

Haha nice

I have to say, I got down to this a little. Length would do wonders, but I understand how you can lose ideas. I'd say, add more instruments as backup and maybe a chorus of some sort (though I never do haha). Also, let me know what instruments you used. That sounds great.