Rucklo's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[-=LJC=- Halloween loop 2 2007]

Please stop...

...scaring the living crap out of me! :-O

Like your previous halloween loop, this one is very suitable for halloween-flashes, here's hoping it gets used in something good!

LJCoffee responds:

AAaaaAAAAAHHHHHHHHH WWOWOOoooooeeeeeoeoewowwowoooOOoOOOO!
!!!! it is so scary. :D

I doubt this one will get used - the submission timing was wrong on it and it's currently way too far down on the charts to even get noticed - the other one got used in a few though.

boo!

[NES-Style: Eye of the Tiger]

nice to see u submitting

havent checked in your account in a while.
this is some slick shit, man! keep em coming ;)

Rage responds:

Hey Rucklo =p

Meh, I made this in a couple hours a long time ago. Poxpower asked me about some audio shit and I made him a demo for what we were talking about. People started talking about chiptune-style music in the forums and linking to audio submissions. That's what made me submit it just now. I so totally couldn't stand all the audio whoring going on without getting a slice of the cake.

Thanks for the review though!

[{pbj}it's Gonna Be Okay{pbj}]

I really liked...

... this song, all is really smooth, the stereo-image works out great, and the mood is fine. Synths and pads are really cool.
One thing really blows; the beat.
It has no punsh, is rather un-fitting, and sound way too much "n00bish", simply. Choose your samples more carefully, play around with layering drums etc. make the beat a part of the song instead, perhaps by smoothing some out with a tad reverb, but most of all, make it sit together with the rest of the mix better regarding the way it is played.

pitbulljones responds:

ahah, beats are not my thing, well they are just ive been using shitty samples. I have since this review uploaded my drum sample libary so my drums should now start sounding less 'noobish' though as you'd agree you can't beat a live drummer. Yiu seemed to like it tho which is all that matters.

thanks for the review

pitters

[en rev pa lur]

A fox...

...on the mistlur!

Good stuff, your mixes are always slick and smooooth.
Welcome to teh NG, enjoy and may you have lots of lulz!

Vi hörs av snart, peace :)

AL-3B-D responds:

heh - mistlure

[Mountain Clouds ft. SMM]

That's a mighty....

...cool song right here. I love the journey it makes, it's really great to see the 8 meg limit being used in a good way such as this!

The sound is slick at most parts, but theres something dynamically that makes it a little flat. You could try to send sound into different groups and compress them accordingly. Personally I like to send the bassdrum and compress it with the bass in the same group. It's a good idea to let the bassdrum (or any other transient sound you want to be in "controll") compress chosen instruments with just sidechaining. It really makes a hughe difference dynamically. In this song I would have done that with the pads, no doubt. To give the "wall" behind the sound a dynamic "life" makes a hughe difference.

Anyway, it's an awesome song, I really liked it. Good work here mate!

Also, LOLSTALK

Scrap-Sound responds:

Thanks for the idea, Ruckie :) I'll definitely try that out in the future.

[Anton]

I was't aware...

...that you were submitting again! Good t o see stuff from ya, mate!

Anyway about the song then, alot of interesting sounds throught the song, it is a veri interesting potpouri of stuff you've set together ere.

I'm on a crappy lappie hre, so speakers sux hard, but from what I can judge, quality sounds well balanced, and well mixed.

The song isn't that much of a song though, more of a mood-builder, wich I assume is your intention. It's cool stuff, but imo it would have been alot better if only a simple chord progression, or whatever, would have been in there.

Good job tho!

Erkie responds:

I have to agree with the progression, writing music has slowed down a bit for me because of resources, but I can still morph something.

[Fistfuck - Money, Sex & Drugs]

This was...

... a fun song, more like a parody off of rap-metal, the more wicked kind. Anyway, it's all good, catchy lyrics, decently recorded, performed and mixed.
The mix do get a little too busy, but whatever, it's metallll. Fun stuff, keep em coming man!

Razassin responds:

Thanks! Yes ,the mix is hugely overkilled :D. At some points theres like eight guitars at the same time, i just went crazy with this one.

[BollyWood Trance]

Some very...

interesting loops mixed together here. it's on its way to go electronic dance at one part, with a standard chemical "unts unts" beat going on. It's a sham that you didn't go that road, I would have liked that alot, especially wwhen it's a weird thing like it is.

Anyway, it's a clip that gives taste of many different flavours, could very well have been one of those commercials with alot of different clips around the world.

I'm not going into too much techincality issues, but there is much that could be done to clean up the loops a bit. Basicly, some EQ would have releaved and cleared up alot. But I think it sounds OK the way it is, so screw that :)

Sarai responds:

Want to help me clear it up a bit :) I am sorry it was a bit boring, but I hope not that boring... I was experimenting with this Acid music thing, it was a very old version of it! I still have the CD, should I pick it up again!?

[Gay Rainbow Man's Attack Theme]

Oh, gay rainbowman...

...you are my new favourite gay person on this site. Or maybe you are a whole band? oh who knows, you mysterious you!

GayRainbowMan responds:

Is it a bird? Is it a plane?

No, it's

GAAAAYYYYY RAINBOOOOW MAAAAAAANNNN!!!

[¡Jarvid!-Mario goes ackopellah]

Well...

... I can't say I think it's good, it pretty much just sounds like you took an acapella and pitched it to infinity.
Sure it's a little funny, but unless I'm really wrong here, this didn't take that much effort, now did it?

Jarvid responds:

I COULD NOT HLEP BUTT LAFF