Pingu's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[AIM - distance]

Lovely song! I caught a rolled R (0:29, "Prayed") which didn't quite seem to mesh with the rest of the melody and wasn't repeated. The lyrics are wonderful and heartfelt. Great buildup from piano to full orchestral. Good luck in AIM!

Troisnyx responds:

IIRC, I actually repeated the rolled R in 'cracks in our hearts ever widened', but meep~

Glad you enjoyed it; thank you! <3

[Wakeboarding Butterflies]

Nice buildup at the start, it was a nice touch to get an ocean surf feel to set the tone. Again at the 3:12 mark, it worked in a nice break to prep for the climax. I loved the beat throughout, great work!

Onefin responds:

ocean drum + rain stick = sick waves

thank! ;)

[Battle of the Mountains]

Pretty good! There was a little drop at 0:49, and I was hoping for a nice big one based on the visualizer gap at 1:19 which tricked me as the drop at 1:53 was bigger. Track had a mashup vibe between Hobbit and The Ants Go Marching for beat and atmosphere. A thought for that 1:19 section would be shifting the balance from one side to the other to increase some of the effect. It would probably have a different sound played in a room versus on headphones, but that's just a personal preference of mine. Good work overall, I'm gonna go check out your other works!

Olindel responds:

Wow, a very nice description we have there, very helpful, thank you very much! And thanks for the advices, really need them :D Hope you like the rest of my other works ;)

[Your Everyday Happycore]

I needed a nice pick-me-up after my coffee wore off, and this fit the bill perfectly. It's got a wonderfully upbeat tempo and tune, but doesn't start off too jarring. You did a nice job of balancing the perky upbeat happiness and still giving a bit of a relaxation period.

Noisysundae responds:

Hardcore music is usually good at keeping listeners awake. It's always overly lively. :D

[Danger in the Deep (Loop)]

This feels like a great build up to a climactic battle, it should work really well as a full release/in a survival game. I'm not sure if you have an on-call orchestra, but it sounds like you do. If this was program, well done. If you do have an orchestra hidden in your basement, don't forget to feed them!

Bosa responds:

Thank you! They live on cheese sticks!

[AIM - T-Rex Handshake]

It definitely has a T-Rex vibe to it. I can picture it lumbering around and being majestically terrifying. It seemed a little chaotic, but I pulled the inspiration up alongside and read your description of the work in tandem, and it all seemed to come together really nicely. I sometimes find it hard to get a full story out of DnB/VG styles of music, but I think you did a great job! Best of luck in AIM!

ActualElf responds:

Hey thank you!

It is entirely chaotic ahaha, it's 6 minutes of relentless aggression, switch ups and unconventional rhythms. I wanted to let rip and make something filled with chaos. It was really fun to make!

Thank you for taking the time to review <3

[Space is Lit]

Nice track. A bit of a wind tunnel feel, but we'll call that Cosmic Winds because there's still an outer-space thing going on. 0:17-0:34 and 1:11-1:18 didn't seem to fit with the spacey atmosphere the rest of the track created. Maybe I just have a weird idea of what space would sound like. Good work though, keep it up!

JettJames responds:

Thank you! Fun fact - the atmosphere effects are real wave frequencies from Saturn converted into sounds that we can hear! Not sure how it’s done, but it sounds cool.

EDIT- I do agree those parts don’t really fit.

[AIM - A delicate cycle]

Nice track, it seems like it would work well as a cycle loop restarting with the morning alarm. I've seen the art that it pairs with, and I think it's quite fitting. When I hear the track I can picture different phases of the day: starting out with a morning rain shower, afternoon calm, evening partying, and the cycle restarts. Good work, good luck in AIM18!

DarkHorseOrchestra responds:

Thank you for the kind words!

[Somebody just told me]

Good use of shifting the balance to left/right output, it comes across fairly well on headphones but has the side effect of lowering the volume in the off-shifted side. You've done well at keeping a good base line while also adding or taking away various elements to keep it varied but also tied together. Good work, keep it up!

Alyctro responds:

Your response is appreciated! I think i know what you mean.

[The Electric House]

Pretty good for a first submission! You seem to be getting a good handle on FL Studio, which will hopefully lead to more audio submissions. Do check out the rest of the site as well, NG has a lot to offer.

I'm curious what the seven seconds gap from 2:17-2:24 is about? I've seen them before where they have a very low-intensity something to keep the track linked together instead of silence.

EyeBricksStudios responds:

I agree that was a bit of a random gap. I didn't realise until now that I didn't have any Tape Delay on the sounds(echos) which made an awkward silence. The thing that was the most difficult was the mixing. Every now and then when all tracks were playing, they kept drowning out others.