ZuwerWS's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Last city train]

This is really calming, I like it.

[Why are you me?]

I'm still coming to my senses after listeniing to Ringo for almost 5 hours. This definitely helped me. I like how atmospheric it is

[RGB]

Okay so after my recent blunder I'm experimenting with how I should write comments, and this time, I've already listened to the song before starting the comment, and my first impressions go like this: it's really nice, It has a good flow to it, maybe work a bit on the effects and overall it has a nice structure to it. And since that isn't constructive I'm going to dive deeper into it now since I've noticed my opinions might change between each take on it (I just am coming back from a song I listened to 23 times so I might be pretty tired and might come off as pissed or something, I'm going to try to not sound as such and if you find any issues with this one then PLEASE let me know, I really am trying to find what kind of comment is the best for what person/me, since I'm not gonna endure through each song 20 times)

The actual review: The drums at the start are really cool, I like how you started the song, it deffinitely leaves a good first impression. I'd maybe town down the left rides and work on the effects, since it seems to be repetetive, maybe try delaying some notes, changing the volumes of some notes, and such. I know it's Jamuary so I'm not gonna dive into that too much, Since this is understandable. The overall idea during the first two minutes is perfectly fine, I have no big issues with it. At 1:48 you've got a pretty nice transition, I have some smaller issues, but I believe it's mostly just my tiredness at this point, because structually I think there's nothing wrong, It gets kind of interesting at 2:30, although I find it find it funny you tagged this as an E song, maybe you should change it to T considering the wording? I'm really sorry if I came in whatever way like a shithead, I've just been trying to find the couple past days how to review stuff in comments, and now I don't know where's the border between to little and too much, so I'm gonna sum up it as, I like this one I'd llisten to it again and good job. If you'd like me to leave you alone that's understandable. I think I'm more leading into others giving me hints than me giving hints to others, which also shouldn't be happening. Sorry I'm putting you through this.

[Glass clocks]

You hooked me in right with the start. This time I'm gonna write the review from a point of multiple listens, some of my opinions might be constracting, but I want to experiment with new ways of reviewing
first time: I feel like it's fine, although I'd maybe work on some effects, since some samples seem to have much more of them than the others, it goes by pretty quickly but overall it's pretty cool
second time: I like the piano at the start, although it clashes around 0:20, maybe you could try putting on some different effects? I feel like everything afterwards is mixed pretty well, I really like the piano at 0:47, and the come back to the original melody at around 1:00. I think it has some nice potential for a full on 3 minute song, although if you don't have much of an idea, don't push it. this is good as well.
third listen: I think you put an instrument in the background that's really quiet? I don't think it adds much to the song. Actually, that might be what caused my dissorientation with the piano, since it seems to be gone afterwards. Maybe you could try and disabling it?
fourth listen: I think it's gonna be my final listen to it and also my one and only time doing this sort of thing, since I don't think this is gonna turn out as the best, or even good way of doing things. It's hard to wrap my head around the whole comment now and I think it's much more of a mess than any help. So if you want you can ignore this section and just write something from the start

ACTUAL REVIEW: I like the piano at the start, it serves as a nice leadway to when the song starts. I would maybe turn off the little chimes in the backgrounds, or whatever these are since they seem to be dissorienting, I'd maybe think of another way of adding some background character to the thing, although 0:20-0:47 proves that that's not really needed, since I really like that part, and even everything after 0:47 not including the chime. I like how you incorporated different instruments into one song, Although I'd maybe make them 8 bars long instead of 4, since it seems to be kind of tiring after a few times (if you want to count a few as 9 times in total, the issue is probably more on me than on you, It's still nice to experiment though). I feel like I totally lost my point by now, I like the song as a whole, although I think I went overboard this time, It's not tiring like you don't want to listen to it anymore, and after 12 times I still am not sick of the thing, I don't know what was the point of all of this. I bet this (my comment) is gonna end up as another one that isn't helpful and more damaging in the least, so if you feel like It's bad, then yeah you can ignore what I said.
After another 10 relistens or however many: It's pretty solid I like it. (that most likely was a shit comment)

DaxCamdaxian responds:

No worries pal, the fact that you have commented on each listen is great because that's exactly what I usually do to get a feel from the song and see where it can be improved, i truly think that extending the song could result in a much better experience, with a more refined mix and readjusting various sounds that are rather crudely arranged, again, there is no problem at all, keep with the cool reviews 👍

[Distant]

The opening is nice, although MAYBE try to lower a bit the volume of piano, because it sticks out a bit to the rest, and then the drums are also a bit too loud (this was only an issue during first listen, I'm going to keep it in because it might be me getting used to it, but I'd say the mixing is perfectly fine rn). I really like the quick pace of the whole thing. I also like the effects you used in this one, I'd maybe work on the drums a bit to make them less repettive, although I can see how that would lead to other problems. I like the slow down near the end.
After listening to it a couple times, most of the problems went away. I think this is perfectly fine and I'd say I kind of like it (was that alright? or should I change something about the way I write these comments)

Casper responds:

Drums (or at least the kick) is definitely too loud/punchy especially in the intro but i'll partially blame that on my headphones, for like.. a year and something I've been mixing on garbage bluetooth earbuds cause I don't got anything else and kicks don't usually have much presence in them D: re-listening to this it's definitely too loud, though i hear it fine after the drop. I could have fixed it but I dont spend too much time on these since I have to get them out before the day ends

[Style Cultivation]

You got some pretty interesting sounds at the start, I like the sax later. I'd maybe turn the volume of the drums a bit since they seem to be peaking, but that may be just my headphones since they've proved to be faulty before. I like the transition at 1:10. The effects are really nice. It has got a pretty solid beat throughout the whole thing. Also the panning is quite intriguing. It can get a bit repettetive around 1:50 even with the added vocals, but the change at 2:25 deffinitely spices it up a bit.
Overall the track is solid but I'd work on the loudness of the drums, maybe turn them down -1dcb lower or even 2, and spice the melody up in some places I listed. As a whole it's pretty solid. (Was that okay?)

[10 - Doomsday, Prophet Of Diamonds]

Before I start saying anything about the song, If I hurt you in any way with my comments in the last week, I'm sincerely sorry, for I have not realised that letting ALL of your emotions out in your comments about a certain media can lead to, well very bad results. And I did harm one person out there with my comments. Now I want to make sure if I should change the way I'm commenting, like are other people fine with the way they were or should I maybe calm down be more constructive rather than emotional and such. Even if I'll still try to tone the comments down because while most were fine, when I wasn't a fan of something I showed it, when I was I did as well.
I think the ms paint drawing is pretty funny, nothing out loud funny but yeah a slight chuck on, also it fits the goofy vibe. I really like the song. The entrance sound really nice. The mixing is on the spot I feel like, The melody sounds really fun and sounds like there was a lot of effort put into it. I really like how the song stops near the end of the bar, and how overall fast paced it is. Around 1:02 it gets into a really fun part. I don't know what else to say, I just really love the way you pulled this out. The tension is built up very nicely, and I think the jazzy ending is very fitting. Also the little add-ons near the end. For Jamuary this is some amazing work once again. Good job! (Hope that was okay, if you'd want me to change anything then please say it, I don't want to harm anyone with my comments never again, I won't be trying to be overly possitive, I'll still say what I don't like about each song, just try to do it in a more constructive way)

Scareev responds:

It's okay bro, relax! you didn't hurt me in any ways, i undertand that your intention is to give a good feedback, and sometimes, choosing the words to describe our feelings towards something becomes really hard, and i don't blame you for that, everyone mistakes at choosing words, but don't be guilty by that man, never! guilty is the worst feeling someone can carry along, stay good bro!

[White ceremony]

The chords are quite intriguing, I quite like the melody, although maybe move the note at 0:23 a little bit further, maybe that'd sound a bit nicer. It's nothing sensational, but I like it quite enough. It's a solid little track, I would maybe make the track like 20 seconds longer and repeat the melody but without the chords and with the drums alone. Hope that's more constructive

[Jamuary 10th - Beat]

After I realised many of my reviews weren't written well, I have to ask. Were you fine with the way I wrote my comments? And if not should I be more considerable? like less emotional and stuff because I did get emotional in the comments. I don't believe I've seen you be mad at those, but it's better to ask under everybody's songs I've been following rather to only ask the one person I know it affected. If you'd want me to stop commenting then I will. If you'll want me to change something about the comments then go ahead. The song itself I don't feel like is too bad, it isn't great but it's jamuary and it's still cool that you made something that day.

MauveDash responds:

So far, your comments have been fine! I haven't taken particular offense to any

[Indigent Dreamscape]

I'm really sorry if me and my 'tries' at honest reviews were a part of your stress. I didn't mean to cause any harm, but also I thought that if you let out everything you think of something it's gonna be fine. There was a discussion going on about my comments in the discord NGAP collab center, and what I did while unawarely, was a shitty thing to do. I'll moving forward try to be more aware of what I'm writing, I hope it'll change for the better. I'm not gonna say a lot about the song this time, I like it a bunch, just I need to know. Were you fine with what I wrote? was I too aggressive? Everyone has their limits and sweet points and I don't want to be too negative, if you'd have any ideas for how I could improve then I'd be very thankful. If you'd just rather not see me anymore, I'll also understand that. I did a lot of bad and I do need to make up for it now.

Casper responds:

I believe that this subject is a bit more complex than some people tend to realize, which makes me usually stay away from 'controversial' topics, discussions and communities that might interpret things differently and put me in a bad light. I don't believe your reviews were inherently malicious or had the intent to upset certain people, however some of them were worded poorly and, to me, at most slightly annoying in some regards. You asked me on one of my reviews to you why I 5 star every song and the answer is that I don't want to discourge anyone even if I do offer criticism because I know how much it can affect someone, especially if they're just starting out. I would rather encourage them and give them a few pointers as to what could, from a technical standpoint sound "better". That's not to say it's what you, or anyone else should do. I appreciate people like you that judge more, for lack of a better word, harshly and point out various issues one might have with a track and I definitely don't think you should change the way you act just because some individuals don't like it. Sure, you can be a bit nicer and friendlier in your wording but at least from my experience, if your remarks genuinely upset somebody it might mean that they're not 100% happy with their song and you might have said some things to them too blatantly. In my (strictly personal) opinion though, most people aren't qualified enough to criticize even if they have decades of experience in the field and next to no one knows how to provide improvements over a track beyond subjective preferences or generalizations. That's not to say no one should though, everyone can air out their opinions, you have to understand however that music is made up of more than one subject - mixing, composition, sample manipulation, sound engineering, sound design, an understanding of electronics and much more, which is why I've come to hate the term "producer" lol, to have a level of understanding in only one of those subjects is already impressive enough, but trying to critique a track based on all of those is not something that anyone should do with absolute confidence.

maybe i rambled a bit too much and you probably knew most of the stuff I mentioned but hopefully you can take something away from my point of view :D