Passarino's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Sam's Happiness official remix]

It's a cool concept you have made here, nice melody to it, just feels really out of key sometimes. :\
Here are some tips from me:
-Work on your mastering, here how at 0:55 the song gets somewhat corrupted? That's either clipping (which can be intentional) or peaking (which is also possibly intentional, but not good). I think if you were to work on your mastering, my review would be worth another half a star or maybe a whole star more!
-Stay in key! It sounds like you are using other melodies and songs, and they all have different keys.
-Avoid MIDI rips, I heard some star wars in there and on this site you're not allowed to use a MIDI rip, while I don't know exactly the rights on the MIDI you used.
-Work on your vocals, they sound very out of beat.
Honestly other than this, it's a cool idea you started with but it progressed to something weird when you used different styles.
I would suggest investing some time on youtube looking into music theory or even taking a class if you are that about it! Good luck with you future tracks though! Cheers,
-PassarinoT

FERNANDPRO responds:

Thanks for reviewing, first thing: I am using LMMS, second thing: thanks, third thing: I made a second version of this... and I am going to remaster this in a month, I have discovered very interesting things in LMMS, four thing: check my other music Ambition and Wisdom.
I used MIDI to honor FNAF, an old good and original game, what's now in the trash

[Echo]

Nice job so far! I think you got a cool atmosphere going here! Though I do think you could improve a lot, here are my tips:
-Stick to the regular DnB beat, .K___.S___.__K_.S___ (The "." marks the start of a new bar, the underscores are 1 beat)
-Get some more bass in there other than subs, it's clear there is some bass, just not terribly audible in the mixing.
-Improve the mixing, the song is pretty quiet, that often happens from cancellation, I can tell you really wanted room for the bass though! But just be sure to use up that space with louder bass (like growls, etc).
I really like what you got going though! Keep it up man :)
-PassarinoT

Trell13 responds:

thanks for the response :)

[Give Me Back the Night (Schtiffles Remix)]

I really like what you have going here! Some funky vibes, though I think you overdid the piano a bit, cuts off too sharply. But those vocals are great! This future house is pretty nice, I haven't heard any good future house in a long while, hope this genre makes a come back, which it seems to be doing already! Back to the track, the piano sounds a bit off-key around 1:15-1:17, which kind of interrupts the song awkwardly in my opinion. And the legato strings in the second build-up are really awkward on their own, especially the single note sweeping up extremely fast. Good job though dude! Hope to see more future house on NG :)
-PassarinoT

Schtiffles responds:

The part around 1:15 is actually a pitch shift of the entire song to distract from the key change of the interlude, but I agree it's awkward, I spent a long time trying to make it sound better but kinda gave up lol. Also, the quick-sweeping bits you mentioned aren't actually strings, they're just plain saws with reverb, and I really like the way they sound, but I guess it's just down to personal taste there haha (same with the piano cutoff, I find the glitchy effect to be satisfying :P). Thanks for the critique though, really appreciate it. I spent a long time on this one so I'm glad to see someone give it such a thorough listen :)

[JP : TMOTES Trailer Music (FINAL)]

This is some amazing cinematic stuff man! I have been trying at this type of music for so long and you seemed to get it down! I love the use of strings and the sudden halts! The pluck is also very pretty, this would make for a great trailer! Though maybe up the volume a bit and make the percussion stand out more. Also the emotion shifts a bit awkwardly, but it's still great nonetheless!
-PassarinoT

JessieYun responds:

Hi PassarinoT,

Thank you so much for such detailed review! I'm really glad you enjoyed the track, means a lot to me. And thanks for the advice also! I'll try to improve more on my future tracks.

[Dance Fever]

Dang, I've heard some syncopated beats before but nothing compares to this! I love this beat and the piano with it, really something I could get down to! Though I do think the breaks in the beat are overly used but a nice touch at some points, and some of the vocals are out place. But this is a really nice track you got going here! I think maybe you should add in a chorus though, some bass would be nice too. Good job though!
-PassarinoT

Raular2003 responds:

Yeah, I know some vocals are off sync, but it was also my first time working with them. Thanks for the constructive review.

[Put You Into A Trance II]

I really like the vibe you have going here with the water and the voice for the background with some bass, but those drums are a bit hurtful to this atmosphere, I suggest maybe using some more laidback drums. But I do like what you have going here! Keep it up :)
-PassarinoT

Kelpalots responds:

They are XLN drumkits, and they are pretty rock solid. ;] I wanted a bit of that 90s drum vibe, with the loud snares and hard kicks. I was very inspired to make Frank Klepacki styled music, since he also works with 90s vibes.

[Rising Sun]

Wow this is a really cool start! My suggestion is make it louder, it's pretty quiet and I really enjoy it, just not having to turn up my earphones. For inspiration, I'd go take a peek at ODESZA's album "In Return", this track really reminded me of it. I hope to see more like this! :)
-PassarinoT

[Dawn Fall Preview]

Wow, if this is the preview, I can't wait for the actual song! The growls are amazing and the beat just blends perfectly, the only issue I can find is the fade-in intro, I think the intro should be better, unless that is just part of the preview.
-Passarinot

Haesoo responds:

Thank you for listening!
Unfortunately, I will be currently unable to change this fade-in part. But when i make a next track or preview, I will refer to it :)