TharosTheDragon's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[**Zelda's Lullaby**]

Majestic

I'm pretty dumbfounded by how amazing this is. I listened to it a few weeks ago and I'm listening again now.

On the second listen I noticed that I think it would be better if your consonants were softer. It sounds like you have a voice teacher who's constantly telling you to enunciate with very crisp consonants, but this is one case where it seems like you're hitting those consonants too hard, especially t's and p's. This song is a lullaby and it should sound sleepy. The t's should sound a little like d's, the p's should sound a little like b's, etc. It would sound more natural and would flow more smoothly that way.

As I continue to listen I'm noticing parts where the consonants do sound softer, so I guess you're already halfway there. The last sleep at the very end is very soft of course.

VGSongbird responds:

Lol the first half of my song the pop filter fell off, so I had to make shift one mid song. It was crazy XD

[There's Another Way Out]

Good stuff

I know what you mean with the whole futuristic compound thing. Logan's Run, THX 1138, The Island. It's very robotic in parts, like there's huge machinery all around him, sort of like an Oddworld game. It's all very mysterious. I think it's a bit more euphoric than frantic or suspenseful though. Like you can just forget about being chased and marvel at the new places you've discovered.

[The day I found the CD]

Good song

So what's the story with this CD saving your life?

[The Wizards Tower]

Very nice

Good for a puzzle game I think. Something cerebral.

[-acidbeatfunk-]

Nice

Is anyone else annoyed by that tapping sound? It must be one of the instruments or something. It first shows up at 0:42 and then stops at 0:55 but keeps coming back later. I presume it's intentional but it sort of sounds unintentional. Anyway, I wish there was a version without it.

[Techno Ghecko]

Are you serious?

You think techno rhymes with gecko? I thought musicians were supposed to be knowledgeable about such things.

jmerk800 responds:

This was a long time ago, and not all musicians are poets or anyhting...I am still pretty sure they ryhme though..both end in o and have 2 sylables..

["Look At The Sky"]

Simple yet complicated?

You know you're contradicting yourself, right?

jmerk800 responds:

Yes, I am highly aware of what I wrote. Thanks for the 10? haha

[Dream Snooping]

Volume fluctuations

It's a great song, but it has some very persistent, irregular volume fluctuations that make it hard to listen to. Does no one else notice this? I'd love to use it if there was a fixed version without those.

SHADOWFOX2 responds:

Haha volume fluctuations
They're there on purpose, and no there is one other person who made a statement about it
See: the only guy who gave it an 8

But no there are certain instruments that are louder than others to produce a certain effect
This effect lowers the other sounds in favor of bass
This means that the drums and the bass will be the ones causing this effect to happen

Now I did this initially because I had imagined it to be bass-heavy before I put it in the program
I was half asleep mind you, and I wanted to share this exact moment as accurately as I could, so mastering away all of the raw intensity would've diluted the moment and therefore...no

Now this track has been widely accepted amongst the majority of the community + it's already on an album so I don't think this is so fatal of an error that I should make an entirely similar doppelganger.
However if you were seriously considering using it then I could make an altered version for you

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TAKING THE TIME TO GIVE ME YOUR HELPFUL INPUT SIR IT IS VERY APPRECIATED