MetalRenard's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[[IV]Sunlight]

Excellent feel for this one, it transports you through its sounds to the world you want us to exist in for a while.
If I had one criticism it's that it doesn't flow as a whole. everything is basically always following the same rhythm or the lead melody. For full impact you need to separate foreground and background, not necessarily always, but for example around 1:05ish it's pretty evident what I'm saying and I think you missed an opportunity to develop the piece further.

Good luck in NGADM!

[Getting Over You]

I loved your vocals on this, good depth and lovely vibrato control displayed throughout.
Good luck with NGADM!

Jacob responds:

Thank you! Vocals are so hard for me to objectively judge, and the vibrato in particular is something I'm trying to cut back on in pop music.
I really appreciate the support. It means a lot.
Good luck judging tons of dudes and dames fairly! I don't envy your position, but I admire the love and dedication it takes.

[Prism Valley]

I love you.
Wait that came out wrong.
Your composition has always been something to admire and I hope you bring that spark of inspiration and just gorram good music with you to this year's NGADM.

[Shaded]

I totally rocked out to this when going through the NGADM audition submissions. Awesome work, keep it up!!!

Mawnz responds:

Ayyy thanks a bunch!

[Call Me Al Cover]

Just some honest, down to earth music. Thanks for the smiles. :)

Ceevro responds:

Dude, I have to thank you for way more than a few smiles. You have helped me become a much better musician than I was, and added your talent to my repertoire. I owe you, not the other way around!

[Zelda - Goodbye Fi]

Please write in the description of all your tracks what you used to make each song.
Microphone for recording, which instruments you recorded and which are libraries etc. so people can just understand how awesome this is.
I didn't have much time to listen to each submission because of the short deadline for judging and nearly wrote it off because I don't like covers, but I spotted something special. I had to listen again and asked the other judges if they'd noticed it. They hadn't.

You're not only a song writer/composer but also a performer and recording artist, make sure people know that, that authenticity is your edge, weild it in the competition for devastating results.

NyxTheShield responds:

Oh wow, this is by far the nicest thing anyone have ever said about my music, thank you very much!!

[IYD - The Void]

Heh... Dunno what the other guys were thinking, I can tell this is a different direction and so it's fine that the synthy stuff was a bit louder (except at 1:45 where it actually is too loud). This is a really cool track with heavy vibes that keep it grounded in the genre while exploring new avenues.

Added to my mp3 player...

InYourDreams responds:

Hey MetalRenard! Thank u so much 4 the review! :)... Yeah, at 1:45 I was intending a Synthy solo... If I make it to the NGADM this year, I'll probably experiment a lot with this kind of music :D

Cheers

[The Traveller]

An outstanding piece of composition and production. You've outdone yourself yet again with this one, I look forward to your next, wondering and hoping you can take us even further.
Congratulations on getting the highest score again buddy!

Ylmir responds:

Thanks a lot mate ! Though, someday, these late mastering sessions (0:00 - 5:30 a.m., with the NGAUC deadline at 6 a.m.) will kill me. xD

[Souvenir Précieux EXTEND]

A really soulful piece, you're making progress in leaps and bounds, it's wonderful to see how far you've come in such a short time.
Keep up the lovely work, looking forward to your next vocal piece too.

[Lyrical Genius]

Ffffff I don't even.
WHY?
Right now at this very moment in time upon this specific position on the space-time membrane, my brain is boggled.