endKmusic's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Searching for the Princess]

Short but tasty af.

Love the waltzish rhythm and the instruments.
Humanization was really well done.

Minor complaints - violin dynamics are great but it sounded a bit loud at 0:32, and I would've put a moment of silence now and then, maybe pluck some notes in the melody instead of holding them all the time.

Would work well as the royal hall loop in in some game.
Actually there's a clear picture in my mind since the track's on loop for quite some time now. :)
I EVEN SEE THE CHARACTERS.

Great job overall. :)

Everratic responds:

Thanks for the review!

Your interpretation is very similar to mine. I got inspired by the very beginning of FFIX when Steiner searches for Garnet.

[Sad Wave]

Love every part of this.
First the beat surprises me and it's super effective, then the vox chops and nice backgroundish sounds and then the ending itself.
Right on point.
Great work Ect. :)

EctiBot responds:

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[Yötön Yö]

Wow!

Structure's amazing. Builds up really nice.
Vocal melodies, percussion and that sequenced blurry synth in the background are amazing.
I can imagine the effort that went in this one. ...right? :3
Chorus has great impact + is so catchy and tribalish.

Things I didn't really like was that lead at 2:38 and that background 'ravy' synth at the final chorus. Maybe something less 'harsh' would've fit better.

To sum up, this was really enchanting experience.
Love your voice and sense for structuring the piece.
And yeah, Finnish adds that extra magic, that's for sure.

^_^

etherealwinds responds:

Ah I didn't get a notification for this, for some reason! I'm really glad you enjoyed it. Funnily enough, the ravy synth was my favourite part of it :D

Thank you for reviewing <3

[Deity of Cosmos]

Freakin' love it.
Amazing, as always.
11/10.

DanJohansen responds:

Glad ya dug it man! 11/10 woah! I like it :D

[To The Clouds]

I keep coming back to this.
Deserved the win.
Nothin' much to say.
You know what you're doing and it's the example of a really great composition that's nicely produced.
Love your voice!
Keep it up. :)

etherealwinds responds:

Thank you so much. This was really nice to read. Hope your day is going well :) <3

[a strong sense of wanderlust felt in a peculiarly glitchy sort of world (NGADM Cut)]

Nice one Stardew, good luck to you too!
LOVE THE TITLE AS IT IS.
<3

stardew responds:

thanks a bunch :D

debating on keeping the title rn

[When The Day Ends]

Love the kick choice.
At first I thought it was kinda weird, but as song progressed more and more I found it more and more satisfying.
Also, love the guitar panning, fills the space perfectly. :D
On the other hand I feel like if the melody was outside that one octave it would be much more dynamic and interesting. (not counting the pinch harmonics)
(even though I do see that you're not aiming for anything complicated and/or perfect - I feel like I would do something similar too)
Funny thing though - this week I was also making some music for ending credits / intro etc. for a podcast that my friend's hosting, lol.
Great job overall FM. :)

FateModified responds:

Hey endK, thanks for the review!
I found the kick sample in Evolve R2. I liked the way it stood out in the mix, so I went with it.
The rhythm guitar panning is from a preset in Guitar Rig called 'Plexi Rotor Room.' I was going through the presets one-by-one and I liked the way that one sounded.
I'll try raising the melody (solo) by an octave and see how it sounds to me. That's a good suggestion, thanks.
That is funny that you're working on a similar project right now. I've been working for this one off and on for about 3 months now, though. So far it's been a pretty difficult project for me because I've been asked to make music in a style which I've never done before, some blues guitar. But it's a fun learning process, and thankfully the song is not needed for about 6 more months or so, so I've got time.
Thanks for listening and for the great feedback, endK. :)

[Goodbye]

Yaaaaaaaaaay!

This makes me so happy!
Love the melody, the sparkling sounds, strings. Everything really nicely combined and balanced.
Also, beat was a pleasant surprise.

But I'd say it's quite opposite though. :P
With this kind of vibe it feels more like reuniting with an old friend.

Nevertheless, 5/5.

Everratic responds:

I'm glad you like it :D

I get what you mean. The way I see it, this song does indeed depict the feeling of being reunited with an old friend; however, this actually occurs in the subject's imagination. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[City Streets At Night]

Funky stuff. Love the sound of percussion.
I think it will work great as an intro song.
Simple, nice-sounding and straight to the point.
:)

FateModified responds:

Thanks! I've got more work to do, though. After listening to this, my friend said he liked the vibe but he really wants some blues guitar thrown in, similar to Gary B.B. Coleman's "The Sky is Crying" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71Gt46aX9Z4

I'm not too great at playing guitar, so I just got Orange Tree Samples' Evolution Hollowbody Blues because it has a very realistic blues guitar sound. I'm gonna play with it some more this weekend and hopefully I'll have a new version soon.

If you ever have any thoughts or advice, please always feel free to share with me. Your music is great, and I would love to be at your level of music production. Thanks again for the comment! :-)

[T-Logic - Zenith of the Second Sun]

Damn. Really chilled with this track.

Love the vibes and synthwave-ish atmosphere. Sounds do well together too, and it's pretty unique.
I really dig the perc sound overall and little things like that 0:56 break. Top notch.

But, I feel like there were some problems with transitions.
I'd love the transition part to be louder overall and have neat atmosphere as the main section has.
Maybe adding some automation which alters the sound would help, along with adding more stuff into it. Feels empty at some points.
Also didn't like that reintroduction of the main synth at 1:43.
Maybe if there was some kind of total break there would be more impact.

Overall, your piece is really enjoyable and so freakin' chilly.
Although I already said that I feel something's missing I think you did a really good job.
Keep it up. :]

TaintedLogic responds:

Thanks so much for the review! I'm really glad you like the atmosphere and percussion, and I agree with you on the rather lazy transitions. The reintroduction of the main synth at 1:43 was meant to maintain some structural repetition in the piece, but I acknowledge that it's also not the most pleasing progression. Thanks again for listening to my piece so in-depth. ^_^