geniebmusic's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Reality of Imagination]

Super awesome! I love tracks like this one. The use of the instruments and effects were really well done. Nice opening track to 2014 :) Keep up the awesome work!

VideoGameManiac responds:

Thank you, I really appreciate that :D

[Evolution of Time]

I thought I had reviewed this song. Oops xD

Anyway, I love the atmosphere in this song. Very nice and tranquil while also holding a somewhat adventurous tone to it. It's like we are getting ready for the battles ahead, but before that happens, we are experiencing some time of peace. I'm getting that type of vibe from this song. Very good!

What programs/instruments did you use to make this song? :D

VideoGameManiac responds:

ty, I mostly used synthesizers like Harmor or Harmless for different E-Pianos to Rhodes combined with some chinese instruments and also some electric orchestra xd

[Familiar Faces]

If there is anything I like, I love dreamy, chilled-out, mellow music, and you delivered a wonderful example of that. The overall tone of the music was just beautiful.

Just curious. How long have you been working on music? Also, what gear/software did you use for making this song?

Again, nice piece. Keep up the good work!

SoulofT responds:

Thank you very much for the compliments, I'm really glad you liked this :))

I've been producing music for about two years although I started playing piano when I was young

I used FL Studio 10 as a DAW for this, and for the sounds I used a mixture of soundfonts and vst's... and a pair of headphones for gear xD

Again, thank you for leaving a review!

[The Unknown]

Very nice beginning. I like the overall vibe of the song. The tempo was good too. Not too fast and not too slow.

Maybe you could add some variety to notes played by the instrument introduced at 0:11. For example, every fourth beat (after the 1-2-3-4 count), you switch up the notes used (while staying in key of course). It sounds like you were using the same notes over and over with that instrument at the beginning.

That is an interesting bass at 0:30. It's actually pretty sweet! However, it is too sharp and loud throughout the song. You'll want to EQ it and/or turn down the volume so that it is not so overwhelming on the listeners' ears.

The way you used the drums/percussion in this song was good. I would have liked to have seen you try using various other electronic drum/percussion elements and rhythms in this song too.

Your transitions were good. I especially like what you were doing at the section at 3:05. I would have loved to have seen you extend that section and do more with it. It added a welcomed change to the song.

Overall, not bad. Not bad at all :) Just keep at it, and you're just going to keep getting better and better. Keep it up!

Faol-Kung responds:

Thanks for the detailed Criticism Genie! I'm actually in the process of finishing another song I've been working on for awhile now. Going to give another take at the WIP song and try to incorporate what you've shown to me with this one. Thanks again. The sound at the beginning was used in two patterns 2 different patterns. And thanks on the Bass! That is a original sound I created using TranceDrive, a free plugin, but I see what you mean. I fought with it during the mastering process, that was probably the resulting effect. Had it overdrived and distorted. I'll be sure to keep that in mind. at the time of this song's creation all I had was IPod ear buds during the entire process, now that I have some studio ones, I can definitely understand what you mean.
Thanks again Genie.

[File City Night]

Aw what a pretty mix :3 You did a good job of capturing the essence of the original "File City Night" song. If I could give a suggestion, I would ask you to lower the volume of the strings/pads just a bit, so they do not overwhelm the main melody too much. Besides that, I think you did a good job with this mix. Keep up the good work!

DJaxsNG responds:

Thanks for the tip and thanks for listening. :) Yeah, I have to admit, it was pretty hard leveling the volume and there was a major difference in my laptop speaker and my earphones, so I couldn't tell if the strings were too loud... :P

[Rocket Rain]

Hi! I think you did a good job with the construction of this song. The instruments worked well together. The melody was good. The mixing sounded good too. Your hard work shows through this piece. Keep it up!

odditica responds:

Thanks!

[second & bored]

Cool! I think this was a nice remix of the original. Are you planning to do more remixes? :D

DESHIEL responds:

ofcourse I do. If you go to my profile page you'll findout that I have a playlist with my remixes.

[The Night Sky]

Well dang. It's tracks like this by peeps like you that make me think "Wow, why do I even try with my music?" LOL! XD

No, in seriousness now, I cannot tell you how professionally well done this track is. The guitar was off the chain. Did you play piano too? I totally LOVE the piano in this piece.

I don't drink cocktail, but I still enjoyed the song nonetheless. Keep up the awesome!

Biggyzoom responds:

Thanks man. When I made this I'm sure it was something I just 'whipped up'. Piano-wise, I played the odd bits in the background by hand but the solo was programmed. I'm a pretty weak piano player.

[We Know]

LOL how did I favorite this song but forgot to review? xD

Anyway, beautiful job here! The piano playing was especially effective. For your first time using Vocaloid, you did a great job! The beginning is the one spot where I actually noticed that the mixing could have been better for the vocaloid, but other than that, I think you did pretty well with the mixing overall. Beautiful lyrics too!

Keep up the awesome!

Back-From-Purgatory responds:

I will certainly try. Thanks for the review, glad you liked it.

[Twaddles of a Flue Faker]

Interesting. Very interesting indeed. Kudos to both you and the lyricist. The song has a Halloween type of vibe, especially with that ghostly sound going on in the background. I look forward to the PV! :)

steampianist responds:

yeah it does give out that ghastly vibe and thank you for listening