CriticalHit's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Nearing the Horizon]

Sweet

Great song. Needs just a tad more background and accompaniment, though. Otherwise, fantastic.

dj-KDUB responds:

haha. thanks. i still can't believe i busted this one out in less than 2 days

[Nearing the Summit]

Epic

Epic is the only word I can use to describe the feel of this song. I can see this being used for so many epic flashes, if it were exposed a bit more. You still got more exposure than I do, though, haha.

dj-KDUB responds:

haha. yeah i dont even know why. my stuff isn't that great. but honestly, this is my favorite song. i wish more people knew about it. i think im going to do a remake of this song when i get nexus. It feels like it needs a bit more depth, and its a little short

[[dj-KDUB] Kool Beans (raw)]

Clubbin.

You've got a pretty slick beat there. I like the synth that comes in at around :40, but it kinda lowers in volume suddenly. I was expecting it to take over the lead, but ah well. The song has a strong foundation, but needs just a tad more variation.

dj-KDUB responds:

wow. yeah a lot of people have said that. i dont know how to make climaxes though. they're the hardest part for me. thanks for the review!

[[Reign of the Empyre] (techno)]

Cool

It didn't really sound that techno-ish in the intro. This song does a really nice job of transitioning and transcending genres. The main melody does get a tad repetitive at points, but you managed to rectify that problem somewhat with the accompaniment. The rest of the beat is just so sick.

dj-KDUB responds:

haha. thank you very much. i had a lot of fun making this one.

[He's going to be the...]

Cool.

Great foundation here, reminds me a bit of Rob Dougan's Clubbed to Death, but needs a little more background/bass. The claps also feel a tad too artificial, but that's minor. And, SPEED RACER REFERENCE LULZ!!!

Michael425 responds:

That's exactly the song I thought it sounded like after I posted it on Newgrounds.

Thanks for teh review

[Final Summer]

Jumperish!

Reminds me of The Jumper by Waterflame. Really sweet synths used here. Nice perky mood and no real problems other than it being a bit short. Nicely done.

Michael425 responds:

Wow, it sounds exactly the same. That is just scary.

I wanted to make sure that it had the happy tune in it.

Thanks man

[Crossing the Threshold]

Sweet

A great song. The name would lead me to think that you would set up a huge build-up or something like that, but there weren't any thresholds crossed (IE: The energy remained rather constant throughout), which was slightly dissapointing. >_>

Still, a very solid core.

Michael425 responds:

haha, yes, I know this somewhat lacked a true climax, but I am working on that for my new songs.

Thanks for the review

[The Technomancer]

Cool

Nicely mellow. Would work great as a "prelude" song in a flash series. The static sounds every once in a while make it sound more "cinema"ish.
Takes just a tad too long to build up, though, and can get a little repetitive on its own (As in, feels like it's designed to go with a movie/some text, and something's a bit missing when it's not).

Also, I think the genre should be Trance, but that's just me.

Great work.

Maltloaf responds:

I guess it's nice to have the choice - if someone ever did use it, they'd probably chop any dead space off the start. :)

Back then I had a thing for really long intros. I remember one that ran to 12 minutes with a four minute intro, although I seem to have lost that file at some point. Probably for the best. :p

[-Orr- Four Brave Champions]

Great

Just a question: What did you make this in?

DavidOrr responds:

Cubase 4, thanks for the review!

[{Ceb} The Cosmos [DnB NG Cut]]

Awesome.

Freaking awesome in every way. Your efforts really paid off here. I could really see lyrics added to this. It's on par with most of the songs played on the radio.

Cebster responds:

hahah thanks man =}