Insanimation's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[SN |Make the Choice| SN]

Not bad..

Unfortunately, this isn't really my type of music, but I'll try to review fairly...

Before the voices, it was pretty good..It felt like the sort of thing that, if done badly, could be absolutely horrible. Luckily, it wasn't done badly, and it was listenable. The droplet effects were a nice touch..

As for the voices, I felt that the background music during it was a bit too loud, it would have been more effective if it had been done with little or no music in the background.

As for the rest, that's where my lack of knowledge and appreciation of the genre comes in...To be honest, it didn't sound any different to anything else of a similar genre. Nothing wrong with it, per se, just a bit generic.

Still, it didn't annoy me quite as much as some techno, so that's a good thing..

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SessileNomad responds:

fair review

i wanted the music to be noticeable when the voice was speaking, but its understandable that one could say its too loud

"As for the rest, that's where my lack of knowledge and appreciation of the genre comes in...To be honest, it didn't sound any different to anything else of a similar genre. Nothing wrong with it, per se, just a bit generic."

Thats worded a bit strange in my opinion, but i think your saying that this isnt any different than any hardstyle track? hmmm....yeah ill agree with that, im still really new to composing it, and there are a ton of things i dont know how to do

best review so far

thanks for reviewing dude

[Pull The Plug - Cover]

Vocals need improving..

I have only one complaint, and that is the vocals. In a song like this, you need the vocals to impose themselves a bit more, as right now they just seem to fade away into obscurity.. I'm not quite sure if this because the TwilightNecrosis didn't do a good job or if the vocal track isn't loud enough..Either way, something isn't right...

Other than that, top marks. The instruments were all fantastic, especially the solos. There's nothing else I can say about them, great work.

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Jeffaro responds:

Thanks for the review!

I'll start working on the vocal tracks later today.

Twilight did fine!

[Midnight Drive - TFT80s]

Never went anywhere.

Whilst this song never did anything wrong, per se, I just don't feel it did enough right..

The melody was fine, but got drowned out by the bass a bit too much, which was far too repetitive.

I think the problem with this was that it was never going anywhere..We were never waiting for the next surprise or riff or whatever..It was all just a bit predictable...

I quite like how the end looped back to the start seamlessly though, I didn't realise I was listening to it again. Unfortunately, that's also a bad thing. Like movies and books, songs should have a beginning, a middle and an end, and I felt that this was lacking these.

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Soundgasm responds:

I'm challenging the fundamentals of song writing.

[Invention No. 2]

Nice!

This is a great song, especially considering that you were composing under the influence..The melody is really nice and yet simple at the same time. Unlike the last one, I didn't feel that it should be made a loop, but merely made a bit longer..

Other than that, I can't find much to say about it. Good work!

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loansindi responds:

Thanks for the review.

I hope to write more complete pieces as I continue.

[If You Say So]

Great song.

I thoroughly enjoyed this song. It was really relaxing and had that dream-like quality you were going for. The melodies were really nice, and nothing clashing too much with anything else, which I find is often a problem with the worse Drum and Bass songs.

Overall, it was excellent, the only thing I can say is that the fade out at the end was a bit lazy, maybe try and find a more original, nicer way to end.

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svinepels responds:

Ok, thanks for the feedback! Like I said to the previous reviewer, I'll try to find a better way to end the song.

[Invention No. 1]

Sims?

I thought it was great, the melody was really catchy and fun. However, I think that because it is so short that it would have been better if you had turned it into a loop.

The moment I heard it I instantly thought of The Sims, were you inspired by that at all? It just seems too like that to not be influenced by it..I think I'm gonna go play The Sims 3 now actually, thanks for reminding me :D

Great song!

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loansindi responds:

I guess looping wouldn't have hurt.

Can't say I was inspired by the sims at all.

Thanks for the review.

[Animation Voice Demo Reel 2]

Great stuff!

This was a great demo. Probably the best thing about it was how each clip flowed into the next, rather than simple cuts. The quality of the voices were crisp and clear, and the background music heightened the intensity.

I would love to give the full 10/10 as everyone else has, but there are a few things that could have made it a bit better..Firstly, a bit more humour would have gone a long way. Sure, there was some, but not enough for my liking. It would also have been interesting to see more variety, perhaps different accents, just to extend your range and challenge you a bit.

There are a lot of excellent voice actors on NG, and you're definitely near the top! Keep it up!

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Rabidssquirrel responds:

Thankyou very much , Mr.Insanimation!

I'm glad someone said that they liked the flow between clips :) Wasn't sure how people were likeing it for the longest time.

I'm glad you hit on humor, because that was something I was contemplating for my next demo. I was thinking about modeling Tomatocar or whatever his name was xD;
His demo had a major humorous spin I found oddly creative and I was thinking along the lines of a long skit for the next demo, or at least a bit more humor in the writing..

Also, more variety is another thing I'm glad you hit on. I didn't use too many accents in this and I was wondering when someone was going to point it out. I accept your challenge :D

Thanks a bunch! Means alot when you say I'm near the top xD Now I'll work on taking over the portal via voice acting. woo~!

[Forest_Density [Box-Killa]]

Nice

Musically, it's a great piece. It keeps a consistent feel to it, so, unlike many songs, it doesn't sound like you're just switching between multiple songs, but merely progressing through one..

It feels like the sorta thing in a VT about ow the Amazon Rainforests are being cut down, starting off with amazing aerial shots, and then gradually moving to scenes of diggers and treefellers, large empty areas..Stuff like that..

The ending is a bit abrupt though.

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Box-Killa responds:

The ending is abrupt? Not anymore! hehe I changed that. tell me how you like it in a pm. Thanks for the review. Nice analagy loolz. Thanks for the kick ass review :D I'll definately have to use that review request club resource again. When i make a decent song of course :D Peace !

[Musings in Bm -WIP-]

A few minor problems

The start it very morbid and pretty nice..Sometimes the piano is a bit too heavy, I prefer soft piano notes..

I think the strings come in a bit too abruptly.Maybe try bringing them in slowly at first..They also completely take over the piano, so it feels like a completely different song..Try to find a compromise between the instruments..

The ending is very abrupt, but I realise that it's a work in progress, to that alright..

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loansindi responds:

Dynamics programming is something i'm still relatively new to, so humanizing is definitely something that needs addressed.

The strings (and brass) are both just experiments in orchestration, I can't promise they'll even be there in the final version.

Ending is just where I was done starting to hash out themes, so yeah.

Thanks for the review.

[Sugar, Milk and Paisley G]

Good, but repetitive

The intro was great, an excellent, simple beat and nice melody. However, it lasted a few bars too long in my opinion..Maybe 2 run thoughs would have been find before you changed it..

Unfortunately, you didn't really change it much after that..A few minor alterations to the melody didn't do much for me, so it remained quite repetitive..I liked the more complex drum beat you added after a while, it just spiced it up a bit.

It probably would have been fine if you stuck to 3 minutes, as, by any standards, 5 minutes it pretty long..

The guitar solo at the end was a welcome change, but I think it was too different from the rest of the song and didn't sound too great. The guitar itself sounded pretty generic..Try messing around with a few dials and see what happens..

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Sawdust responds:

Alright, the bland guitars probably lasted too long, I admit to tailoring my songs to be repetitive every single time, and I'll probably try and make some amends to this, then.

And the solo was actually based off of the main riff at the start, just some tapping elements to it and whatnot.