Jakey-San's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Guardian of the Skies (ft. Troisnyx)]

This is fantastic! You're getting better and better with each track you release.

JessieYun responds:

Hey Jakey-San,
Thank you very much for the comment, really means a lot!

[The Secret of Satera Prime]

This is really cool! Sounds like a few of us ventured out of our comfort zones in this round. How did you do the robot voice? I must know!

Good luck to both you and Peter; this is gonna be a close one.

SoundChris responds:

Thanks a lot Jake for your kind words - glad you enjoyed it! I used and layered 2 vocoders from NI´s Razor for Reaktor 5 to create the robo sounds and had lots of fun fooling around with them ;)

Robotic greetings,

your Cybord of trust

[Whispers of Remembrance]

Beautiful! Funny enough that artwork was one of my final choices to inspire me for last year's AIM, though I went with another ErrorCell piece and then never finished my song in time for the deadline.

Anywho, I think you pulled it off better than I could have, so my hat's off to you. Good luck in the contest!

ChronoNomad responds:

Thank you very much for the review, Jacob! I'm not surprised in the least that this image would be an inspiration to others, and there have been several other ErrorCell-inspired songs submitted to this year's AIM, including a brand new one today. It's too bad that yours missed last year's deadline. Was it still completed regardless? I would love to hear it sometime.

That is very kind of you to say! I tip my own hat to you for such a generous compliment, and I shall endeavor to do my best.

[No Time Left]

Not much I can say that's already been said by the other guys. You've got a great production, and a great atmosphere as a starting point. But that's kind of where this piece stays: a starting point. Now considering you're relatively new to the cinematic approach, and that you said this was more of an underscore than a dramatic scene, you've got the right idea. But because it's a mood of propulsion or a driving force as you mentioned, there's lots of room for it to evolve without it becoming an epic dynamic statement.

Perhaps a key change, or maybe just adding onto the 4-chord progression you've got going on; you could turn it into 6 or 8 chords as the track progresses, adding tension before shit hits the fan. Also, you could try piling on more heavy-handed instrumentation, such as a string bed and/or staccato buildup, as well as more percussion. With underscores, the goal is to play with the emotions and keep things interesting without having to go over-the-top.

I hope to hear more of this though; you're off to a great start!

Chemiqals responds:

Thank for for the helpful feedback Jacob! I really appreciate it! I'll be sure to remember this when working on tracks in the future! =)

[Tree of Life]

Woah

etherealwinds responds:

Back at'cha :]

[Orcus]

Killer djent dude! This would make Bulb proud.

5/5

PirateCrab responds:

Here's hoping haha, he's one of my main inspirations. Thanks man :)

[i believe]

Yikes, I'm in for a fight! Don't let yourself down; this was amazing! I really liked how this piece builds up. It has a very colorful and beautiful vibe, like something out of a Japanese videogame or anime. I'm not sure which person in our group you're referring to that would "steamroll" over you, because everyone's submissions are freakishly good that it could be anyone's win at this point. Good luck man!

johnfn responds:

Hey thanks! I don't have a lot of self confidence hahhhaha oh well. When I said 'one' person could beat me, I really meant 'any' - I think our whole group has a fantastic amount of talent! Good luck to you too.

[Battle Hymn of the Trollpublic]

Best use of Hollywood Brass I've ever heard. Period.

samulis responds:

It has so many RR... you can't even count!

[Pirate Introduction]

Ah I remember this one. You definitely love them Symphobia 2 staccatos *shoots self in the foot for giving you all that software* >_<

What's cool is that not only does this tune make a good pirate setting, it could also make for a good backtrack to a rap song. No joke, it really could be a rap song if you add some bass drops and a phat beat.

P.S. For the umpteenth time, just switch to a 64-bit DAW already!

AshleyAlyse responds:

Whaaa? Do you hate Symphobia's staccatos? :O Bahahaha, maybe I'll rap to it meself. ;)
Thank ya, Jobac! I DO, I WANT TO SO BAD. I've tried to use Studio One so many times, but I don't understand anything. :C I'm a pea brained little oaf. *cries*

[first flight.]

Ooohh do I get royalties from the title?? ;-)

Sick track btw! I especially love the bass line. Do you have plans to expand on this one?

johnfn responds:

100% royalties direct to you ;)

Yeah I have been working on making my basslines more groovy :)

The truth is I cut this down from about 4 minutes of material. Although I don't have any immediate plans for it, I do think that that melody line is quite special, so I might expand on it a couple of months down the road. I got the impression while writing it that I didn't have the chops necessary to fully do it justice, you know?