SirHadoken's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Zyzyx - Echolands]

BRO!
DUDE!
BROSKI!
THIS IS AMAZING! The melodies, the harmonies, the chords, the mixing, the fades, the volumes, the mastering, the drops, the buildups, the key, the timbre, the EVERYTHING!!
If I would've known about this song prior to right now (and I only found it because someone used it in a YT video on the hardest GD levels of each difficulty), I would've made a level with this a long time ago!
If 2.1 isn't out by the 23rd, I'll use this for a level :3
If it isn't, I'll be using it in 2.1 anyways. This is amazing!!

DJ-Zyzyx responds:

Haha XD Thanks so much SirHadoken. Im glad you enjoyed it!! I'm really excited, because this will be the first time a famous creator even considers using my music O.o

btw, if you ever need help with making music, just contact me or something xD

Much luv,
~Z

[Starship Warfare]

Interesting.
The sounds you use for your melodies are pleasing to the ear, but some of them tend to run together. Also, the melodies are really varied, but you don't want to go too far out or people won't be able to remember them. The bass seems to kinda interrupt the melody, but I'd be a hypocrite if I elaborated on that. Also, you don't have to make your harmonies play notes exactly as your melodies do, it sounds tedious when that happens.
You're making progress, more so than I, but there are still elements of the song that could be tweaked on.

SI-7 responds:

I can't stand sounds that hurt my ears when trying to make something, since I have to listen to it over and over. I can see how it's muddled together. This was back when I just used my samples/plugins in a ton of diff baselines for everything, including the variations in the melody. No automation tracks or anything.. I used 15 different baselines for this track.

I haven't practiced making music in awhile, primarily because I got sick of trying to figure out how to work with the samples and stuff I had... with the exception of ZynAddSubFX, which is so complex I can't figure out hardly how to use it, and don't want to spend a few hundred hours learning it, so I just figured out how to get samples from the internet into my DAW. That was awhile after this, this is from back when I was still learning how to do reverb.

[A Truly Smashing Journey]

ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS!
The mixing is great, the variety is great, the melodies are great, the bass is great, the percussion is great, the everything is great! Fantastic work! This flows together so perfectly, and, as my favorite artist, you once again never fail to impress me. :)

And now the unrelated part of the review...
As you know, Newgrounds and Geometry Dash are partnered, and I try as hard as I can to separate my review of the song as a piece of music separate from my Geometry Dash influenced opinions. So I made a level by the name of "Ebb," with your older song, "Hide and Seek," and it got to be a rather known level in the community. I am so in love with this song, and so fascinated by how similar this song is in style to Hide and Seek, that I'm planning on using this for a sequel.
(Nothing used in GD affects copyright claim or anything like that, by the way, it's nothing to be startled about.)

[3MBER & SRK - Night Owls (Karaplex Remix)]

This is sacred, dude!
The mixing and mastering are phenomenal; the sounds are produced just perfectly; everything is in place.

KORAII responds:

thanks so much for the support man :D

[Toby Fox - Undertale (Karaplex Remix)]

Probably the best thing you've made so far. The mixing is perfect. The mastering is perfect. The sound productions are perfect. The percussion is perfect. The buildup is perfect. The growls are perfect. The blending of originality with the actual song is perfect. The sound effect placement is perfect.
MY BOOTY CAN'T HANDLE THE GLORIOUS GOODNESS.

KORAII responds:

LUL thx bb

[Game Over]

This is just amazing! The mixing and mastering are nearly perfect, and the melodies are really focused. You remind me a LOT of a young Xtrullor. You've got a big future ahead of you in making music if you do so choose to continue.
The only nitpick I have on this is that it's kinda repetitive, which I normally take a star off for, but I enjoyed it all the way through nevertheless.
4.5 stars from me. Very well done! :)

[~:100 Miles:~]

This is the most beautiful chiptuney- 8-bit song I've ever listened to! The melodies make me feel like a want to reminisce everything that's ever happened in my life, and it keeps that atmosphere throughout the entire song.
The key change at 2:52 was absolutely MARVELOUS. There isn't anything about this song I don't like.
If I were judging this hardcore, it would probably have 3.5 or 4 stars, just due to mixing and mastering faults and all that minor crap. But you're getting 5 stars from me simply for the fact that you've created one of the most beautiful chiptune 8-bit-like atmospheres I've ever experienced!

[Lockyn + Karaplex - Wanderer]

Everything about this song brings chills from the tip of my head to the soles of my feet. The mixing, the mastering, the melodies, the composition, the flow, the transitions, all of it. I love it, I love it, I love it!
The vocal track blends so well with the track for the most part. Some places it's hard to hear what the man says; nevertheless, the presentation of the song as a whole is absolutely stunning, and the fading of the lyrics makes it that much more authentic.
Now, I'm no expert at making music; far from it, actually. My ratings may not mean much to the two of you, but you're getting 5 stars from me regardless!

Lockyn responds:

Hey man, your words mean a lot to us, don't say otherwise. :) I'm very happy you had that much to say - cheers mate!