GrantBowtie's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[~|| Eternal Dreams]

Musical Genius

These sexy melodies sound like something I would do. That melody that kicks in at 1:07 is what I'm talkin about but it should be louder cause thats what I want to focus on when I'm listening. I know your friend suggested boosting the bass and it sounds great except it takes away from the main melody. I'm hearing this great bass but then I hear this faint melody in the background. I absolutely love that "bubbly" sound that comes in at 0:16 because it adds some originality. I don't usually give tens but this deserves it.

T-Free responds:

Thanks for the review man, great to see you check out my work often. I will definitely work on it again, especially as you mentioned, the synth on 1:07 needs some more power and unique sound. Will also extend the track a bit on other parts for a better structure. I'm honored to get a ten by you. :)

[When Your Not Around]

Great!

Unlike the guy below me I liked this a lot. The vocals and lyrics were great and the instrumental was alright. Also you did a superb job with chopping up the vocals. When you added reverb to the vocals you added too much and it ended up sounding muddy. Also same for the instruments (noticeably around 2:18). I think that if you future songs are similar to this you should place them in the pop genre since this really isn't hip hop. Personally I feel that what genre you put a song in shouldn't matter but people will vote you down for it as I have experienced. Despite some mixing issues this is a great song and one of your best. Let me know when yyou are ready to collab.

Tissueboxhero responds:

Thanks alot man! I will be headed home soon... we are defff going to collab. By the way your review is a lot of help, very good advice for future songs :)

[Astroid Galaxy (prototype)]

Pretty cool

This is a pretty cool beat however...
I'm not a fan of that annoying sound that kicks in around 1:01
Also you should have more than one chorus.
Add some variety

Great use of the subs
And the title fits perfectly
I've heard better from you. Keep workin at it

BlowinMoneyENT responds:

It's just a preview. theirs alot moere that i have to do to this i mean alot. ino whut you mean. but i ust made this today and need to trake my time on it. i apreciate the review. im glad you took the time to listen to my music. =]

[Elyon - No Limit]

okay

The piano is nice however...
It really doesn't take that much skill to take a sample, put a beat on top of it, and repeat it for the entire song.
I like the drums though

Sumiyaka responds:

I did have some fun from 1:49. Obviously its not repeated over and over again throughout the "whole" song like you said, but it has some changes throughout.

Thanks I like the drums too.

[|-Asian Dreams-|]

Sweet

This is really pretty good.
It would make a world of difference if I could actually make out the melody :(
I can only really hear it when you go up an octave or two.
You did a great job with the percussion and the melody itself. The instruments really create that Asian and ethnic feel

O-Prime125 responds:

Thank you soo much lol, well we could collab on this later...:)

[~|| Streams of Time]

NICE NICE

Haha we both do hip hop and we both are trying out dance :P
Great use of sidechaining, transitions, and glitchy effects (such as the one at 1:09).
Personally I think this would be great if I could only hear the clap.
Also, the strings are superb.
u should check out some of my dance stuff and let me know what you think.
Keep up the awesome work :D

T-Free responds:

Hey thanks for the tip man, I just increased the volume of the claps. Now I hope you can hear them. xD
Will check out your stuff in a moment. :)

[|-Now Your Gone-|]

This is awesome!

I love this, especially the kick. It resembles the sound of someone banging on the wall of an auditorium or something like that.
This is a very emotional track and if I had a good mic I would definitely sing a hook.
Keep up the good work :D

O-Prime125 responds:

Lol thanks a lot man!
Yeh the kick does indeed :P

[Cheesy-Madness!]

This is nice

Very original synths and nice use of the subs, claps, and hats.

BlowinMoneyENT responds:

Thanks man. i apreciate that. worked hard.

[Bring It Back]

Great

The intro was excellent. I love the panning of the synth that comes in. the
percussion and clap are excellent however the kick left an empty feeling.
The melody is great and overall this kinda reminds me of my own stuff.
Keep up the good work! I'll check back every now and then

Stavier responds:

I'm glad you liked the intro since I focused on putting the better beats for the beginning. Yeah, I thought about adding panning since I knew I wasn;t gonna add it to anythin' else. Yeah, the kick I added for some of the parts was a little ehhh. I'm really glad you liked the melody since there's not a complicated series of melodies in this song. Thanx for reviewin' & if you like this song I think you'd like Da Bounce (High & Low)

[A New Horizon - LoveKavi]

Awesome

The title suits this perfectly. I really enjoyed the crystal clear rhodes and guitar. I can picture this as elevator music or in the main menu for a flash submission. Keep up the good work!

LoveKavi responds:

Ha thanks a lot!