alternativesolution's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Sunny day!]

:D:D

Simply smiles:)
Very lovely. The percussion was very supportive of the melody all the way, and I love the jazz guitar, except a new instrument introduced around the one minute mark didn't flow as well with the song because it was very short and not as mellow sounding as the rest.
This has got me in a better mood already :)
-Vesta J

[Mindless Thoughts]

Yes, I know. Zero bombers need to die.

This is definitely interesting to listen to--you're very right. There's a bunch of different sounds and melodies to listen to, and thos spacey synths in the background wonderfully supported the guitar bit. Not only do I like it, but it's also got that 80s-90s feel to it without sounding ..cheesy? Ehh.
It was sort of awakening, yet relaxing at the same time. Overall, it's a good piece.
-Vesta J

anthonyragus responds:

Hooray, another review!
It's amazing what FL Studio can do for you if you just dig through riffs and instruments and tweak them ever so slightly. There really were only two large melodies and two short melodies. I was mesmerized myself when I heard this; I never got to hear this piece without a bunch of annoying clipping until I exported it as an MP3. Check out my other composition, "Joyful Nightmare," and see if you think that this is related to it at all. I'm trying to figure it out...
So anyways, thanks for reviewing, and I'll check out a few of your pieces!
Happy composing!

[Morning - The Rise of the Sun]

A good rise.

If I could use this in a flash, I definitely would! There are some great parts to this song that I just fell in love with. It's overall very beautiful, and I agree with Sinjim.
the pizzicato was great and sounded very real; I could see this in a carefree moment of flying, or ..rising, in any good motion picture.
-Vesta J

Mattimeeleo responds:

Hahaha, thanks. It's an honor to hear that my song is worthy of a motion picture!

[Late Night Club]

1.87?

What the fuck. Better a 2.57, eh?

It's a pretty okay song, though the piano is a little too loud sometimes. The melody is good, and I like the nice beat to it. Other than that, I think it's pretty okay.
-Vesta J

SinJim responds:

Gosta loves the zeros. Thanks for the kind comments, Alt. I'll take a look into lowering the piano a tad. Glad you enjoyed this one.

~SinJim

[Yang - Spirits Loop]

5'd it to up the vote

It's great for what you were trying to achieve. Reminds me a little of Fort Minor, minus the oboe(?) in the back.
I agree with all 3 reviews below, thought sirtom definitely had something I agree strongly with. I certainly got the feel of the song, and it's great. The good thing is that it doesn't get tiring too quickly, which is a major plus on all loops.
-Vesta J

[Apples OST]

:D:D

This has such a great, kiddish feeling to it. It lifted my spirits, which I didn't even know were a bit down.
Also, I think the kazoo sounds hilarious! I don't think I knew what it sounded like before this.
This is pretty impressive for the feel you were trying to achieve--and everything was well played, the quality and mixing was great, the list could go on..
Basically to say, I love this. Instant fave. :D
-Vesta J

SWiTCH responds:

Thanks a lot duder!

[Well Take the Sky]

Wonderful diversity :)

There isn't too much, it's okay. Sometimes I do think the instruments could be used a little better, but it may have upset the balance you have right now. It does kind of sound Irishy-SteamWizard, I now officially announce it's validity(if that's a word) as a word.
The bass is the only thing that really sounds off compared to the rest of the instruments. Maybe a different bass..wood? This particular electric bass is too solid, not enough reverb.
Now the percussion. It's beyond awesome.
You song, overall, has a very good rhythm to it, a comfortable feel, and as you said, it's a pretty good listen.
-Vesta J

linkbryan1126 responds:

hmmmm, i was trying to get a bass that sounded like that bass they used in all the songs from brave fencer musashi, i think im closer but your right its still off, i dont know what they did for the bass in the songs for that game but it was amazing, and id love to have that sound in some of my work

[Bracksta - Falling Off]

Huh.

Whoa, it looks like you got bombed pretty badly. Was 1.84, now it's 2.34.
This isn't so bad, it's just not my taste. The beat was pretty good, but the darkish ambient sounds in the back didn't really suit most of the song.
I mostly liked the beginning, kind of like a plain hamburger until later you realize there's some veggies in it.
Everything was perfect in general; it's just it's not so catchy :\
-Vesta J

Bracksta responds:

ya really i made this song a long time ago, like 2 years. So i was young and dumb. Thanks for the review man, it is always appriciated.

[.life.]

Wow..

I love the beginning. The melody was very nice and sweet, however I'm going to have to say that there was too much damp pedal. The damp, reverb effect was a little too much.
The the beat came in at a good time. Nice and relaxing, just flowing with the sounds. Perfect music for when I space out.
Ha, sad excuse for a lack of inspiration. What the hell is that supposed to mean? I love your little description :D This piece touched me. I think it's the repetitiveness that I loved the most, and how those small sounds come to add in nicely, just finding their way in. Living life:)
-Vesta J

VegetarianMeat responds:

Yeah, I always tend to go a bit overboard with the reverb :P

I added in the bit about sad excuse for lack of inspiration because I know there's going to be some people who complain about it being repetitive, probably more so than some of my other submissions. I'm glad you liked the song; thanks for the review :)

[Fantasia Nocturne No.1]

Overall, I get the feel.

The only problem is that sometimes, a lot of the notes (mostly the slightly repeating lower keys) don't seem to match up, as if unintentional.
The reverbing on the piano is good, though. This had an okay feel on me. I agree with Musical-Pants on the dark castle theme, but a bit lighter because sometimes the piano arps went out of key, and it wasn't as pleasant.
Lol, now I feel like I have this creepy dark feeling in my room.
-Vesta J

sarias responds:

its all intentional the disonance of the un matching ness causes it to have that mysteriousness.