SoTJake's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Fame]

ye m8 sounds good 2 me but not like jpop. but then again i never listened to jpop so what do i know. is a bit repretetive. and i dont like the lead synth. rly bro, sorry, but the lead synth sounds boring af. but maybe thats the thing bout jpop. the melody is dope though. I like what you did at 0:14. panning is always nice, is used 2 little i think.
tbh wouldnt listen to this more than twice because I dont like the music style but if you had arranged the track sower with other instruments I would mire the song.
dont be sad, i'm just an asshole so if thats the way you want to go i think you are fine.

Marifax responds:

Thanks for the review man! Working on the arrangement as we speak, sounds a lot less repetetive than this version. Lead synth is supposed to be dubbed with a vocal line, so that will also spice things up a bit. Nothing ill-willed in honesty, appreciate your feedback!

Thanks,
-M

[lost]

is dope m8. ge prob not like deadmau5 but that guy is worse than Hitl0r, anyway.

[Night Sky]

First off, the song is nice, the composition is thought through and it's overall a nice listeing experience. The synths and isntruments are well mixed and the melody is really calming and relaxing. I really like the voice lead.

Your singing is also good, although you need to work on keeping the long notes stable.

"I float among the clouds,
I play among the stars" <--- at this part you really had problems holding the high notes stable; there was much unwanted vibrato but with practice this can be solved. But you mostly hit the right notes and there were only 1 or 2 occasions where there was a little disonance but again: practice solves everything. Impressive voice btw.

I don't know if you have the resources, but it would also be nice to mix your singing better; maybe also some effects like reverb or a flanger. Would have given the song a new edge I think.

Overall a really nice song, was nice listening to it.

Maverickmode responds:

Thanks for a well thought out and helpful review. I agree, I definitely need to work on keeping the pitch stable on long notes. Truth is I kind of marathon recorded this all at once, and I didn't feel like doing any of it over, but I didn't realize quite the extent to which I was wavering on notes. I'll probably fix it some time soon.
I'm definitely going to change some things up in the mix (I realized that the vocals were just a tad too loud for the rest of the track), and I'll give it a listen with reverb on and see if I like it. I usually add reverb to my vocals anyway, not sure why I didn't this time.

[✧ ｓｔａｒｃｈｉlｄ ✧]

I really like the build up and the intro; everything really fits. However, the drop is not really my thing. At some points it sounded too empty for me, only the voice lead and the heavy bass did not really filled the void imho. The rest I really liked, especially the more dance-like parts at the beginning and the end. The mix was also very good.
Overall I can say that I like the song, although after I heard the air horn, I was not sure if this song was a parody or something.

larrynachos responds:

Still getting my bearings with the genre. I was just trying to make a more simple but big trap song. Idk why I put the airhorn in tbh,

[~Winter Solace~]

Pretty good job, nice trancy house track that invites to dream away and enjoy the rest of the winter. Very good mix and the melody is really chill. Only advice would be ( in my opinion) to make the kick less punchy. For chill house tracks I think it is better to have a softer, more bassy kick but that is my preference. Overall a very good track. Have a good and productive year 2016 :)

D-Chain responds:

Hmm i can relate to your preference brother, constructive review! -and i'll make good use of it :)
Thanks for the goodness, next wip will have that soft bassy kick you desire, aswell as i.
You to have a wonderious 2016! you deserve it :)

[brokendick]

I seriously, honestly laughed at 0:56. The content of the song and your releationship with BrokenDeck aside: This song is hillarious and I find it genuinely funny.

[An Unknown Discovery]

Amazing! Great atmosphere. I especially mire the vox sound that starts from 0:28. Also nice use of dynamics. It sounds overall like an 8bit version of a soundtrack that could fit well into the X series or FTL. Great job! :)

[alpha trance]

Catchy tune! Put in some more variation and this will be a banger!

[What The Pluck.]

This is absolutely great. I love this kind of music. It has a really uplifting atmosphere and has a good mixture of trance, house and also new wave elements in it. The layering of the instruments is also well chosen, although I think that the kick/ snarekicks could need some adjustments. Te chord progression is really cool and mainstream-ish enough to attract a lot of listeners. Whatever this song might evolve too, I will definitely listen to it. Really good job, I am hooked :)