Lich's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[let us all Unite]

Very good track overall, upvoted.

What video/source are you getting the Dialogue from? I have heard exactly the same dialogue used in an Aggrotech track by Detroit Diesel called 'Crash & Burn'.

Svenzo responds:

It's Charlie Chaplin in the movie the great dictator.

[Mild Manners]

I can't hear hardly any progression in general, the drum samples sound thin, the softsynth sounds are quite bland and it gets out of time later on. I just don't know what you were trying to do with this track. Sorry.

Personally, listening to your other tracks I think you should possibly build up from your better works like Dark or Journey. Keep building up your knowledge and your composing methods and keep submitting pieces to the audio portal. It would be very interesting to see how you progress in 6 months time if you keep going.

HipnikDragomir responds:

Indeed. As I wrote, it was very rushed and I didn't have time for any actual composition or serious editing. Too many ideas to focus on anything. I've already started on more, so I'll see improvement. Thanks.

[The Plan]

For a Hardcore-styled track, the composition for it is pretty solid. Did you possibly use Ohmicide or NI Driver for Distorting your kicks with?

My main gripe with the track is mainly that it sounds like it needs Equalising alittle better on the higher end, I'm hearing hearing of hissing/crunching noise from the track through my ADAM's, have you possibly considered going over it with a DeEsser at all? I do feel like a little bit more bass is needed in your kicks as well to drive the track even more.

Anyway, that's my observation and I would like to say well done on the track and I hope to see more from you in the future!

HardcoreCap responds:

No, i just overdrive a 909 with EQ and compression. If i use distortion it's izotope trash or a simple overdrive plug. Ahhhhh, the good old ribbon tweeter. That was my complaint with ADAM when I tested them, the highs seemed over accentuated to me lol. My Focal CMS 65s are a little on the dark side so i boost the highs when mixing and mastering. I've started using reference tracks more often, so that should yield better results in the future. My CMS 65s translate pretty damn awesome though so I don't complain. :) I've gotten the bass comment from some other people as well. My focus on this one wasn't so much bass but trying for the punch of the kick. It's tough to get that perfect balance but i'm working on it. Thanks for the feedbaack

[Terre des Hommes Libres]

I love your vocal-work, simply magical!

The track compliments your vocal-work really well, the instruments selected, the percussive like bells used, the strings playing all work and bring this composition together very well.

My only real complaint with the track is the Mix itself, I've noticed that the bass in this sounds 'choppy' instead of rolling smoothly and the panning sounds a little strange in some places. From your other responses I can see you are going to be working on a newer mix possibly? I would love to hear this track again with some mixing changes :)

Troisnyx responds:

Panning changes, yes, but also, the revised instrumental sounds a lot more crisp, especially the higher strings. The basses still need revising I think. D: And there'll be a singable English version too.

Glad you loved it -- thanks for listening!

[Midnight Battle Mix]

Just claimed the 1000th Download!
DO I get a special pirse? :)

[Moon Prison {Lorens4444}]

Great atmosphere, I especially love very subtle vocal-like pads hidden away. The general sounds used is very colourful and the composition sounds well mastered aswell. Gone into my favourites, keep up the great work!

Lorens4444 responds:

Thanks, I'll try my best. :)

[Flesh Grinder]

A commendable attempt at the style.

My number one issue with this track is how unrealistic your guitar style sounds, it sounds like it's clipping constantly. If you used a more organic-sounding library like Shreddage 2 (for Kontakt), lowed down the track abit and mixed the drum patterning around so it's not 4x4 constantly, I think you could pull off something which could sound along the lines of Psyclon Nine (back in their Crwn Thy Frnicatr days).

If you have any future tracks you want me to throw down some Aggro-style vocals for, let me know and I can happily do that for you (I'm currently doing vocals for another guy at the moment which I'm nearly done on aswell!). Just give me a shout if you are interested.

Zeroxshepherd responds:

Actually.. That wasn't really meant to sound like a guitar, but now when you say it.. It really sounds like a bad, unrealistic guitar. It was just meant to be a very distorted and noisy bass effect.
Thanks for the feedback though!

[Catalyst (No Sample Edit)]

Your sidechain and Pluck-Patch design is excellent! The whole mix sounds pretty spot on, some of your sounds you are using in general have a more analogue sound to them compared to typical softsynth design. I recognize that with some inspiration and some experimenting you could take this track one step further and make it into something even better!

[The Night Shift]

Could easily fit into something like Earthbound in a night-time setting.

Quirky and simplistic, it presents itself perfectly with the patch choices you have used/designed for this track. Enjoyed listening to it!

biologysound responds:

I was going for quirky and simplistic, so thank you.

[The Time Before Madness]

Happy Madness day Deshiel, awesome track like usual!

DESHIEL responds:

Oh stop it you...
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please continue. :3