Pingu's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[You've Reached The End]

I like the mournful piano opening. It was interesting to hear the odd processor sound coming in on the right side of the balance, I don't think I've heard one in a while that seems to split the stems like that. Many people just do a back and forth, and I think this worked out well!

The simple introduction of the chiptune was nice, I found it helped ease into it. Chiptune doesn't generally come to mind when I think of ambient music, but they way you worked it in worked really well. Congrats on the frontpage, short as it was!

FateModified responds:

Hi, thank you for the review!

I've been experimenting lately with placing different instruments in different positions in the panorama in order to get a more interesting and clearer mix. I think maybe little by little I'm starting to get a better feel for how panning can improve my mixes.

When I started making the song, I didn't plan on the chiptune, but I stumbled upon the setting in Massive and found that it fit really well. It's funny because the way I make music is just by experimenting and trying different things until something sounds good to me.

Cheers! :D

[Hope for the Future]

Open source programs are great. Cakewalk by Bandlab is now free (down from $500) so maybe look into that, though I found it a computer process hog.

This is a nice ambient track, I didn't find it sounded abrupt. It had a nice soft open, muted ambiance throughout, and it didn't just cut off without a little trail at the end. Good work! I'd say keep doing what you're doing.

VortexSupernova responds:

Ahhh I tried Cakewalk, but -- Fucc... my happiness is completely disintegrated when I knew it is only for 64 bit. T___T I'm trying out a wide variety of DAW's and audioware including OpenMPT (tracker) and Finale demo & MuseScore (notations).

And also thank you, never knew even unscouted this did get noticed and got nice comments :)

[160 seconds of your life]

You've been granted your 160 seconds. The overall feel of this is interesting, a bit of an ambiance to the synth. There isn't much variance from the main melody, no aggressive highs or lows, but the consistency seems to fit well with the experimental vibe I think you may have been after.

[Abstrackt Traum]

Nice build up to the drop! There's a nice variation in the track between going all in and giving a recovery space. Anime-sounding injects were an interesting touch. Good work.

charliux210123 responds:

Thanks for the feedback :)

[AIM - The Loneliest Astronaut]

The spacey-plucky bits at the start sync'd up really nicely with the floating astronaut inspiration. I found that you did a nice job within the music style of conveying a space theme. The simple notes in the intro and outro seemed to reinforce the loneliness and expanse of space itself. Nice work!

[endK - Automaton Squad]

Very upbeat! I have to admit, as I watched the inspiration and read the description for it, I was really hoping for some kind of "acquired the floppy disk" sound. I know that would be out of place with the track, but the music went so well with the art that I briefly thought I was watching an animated short. Good work, good luck on AIM!

endKmusic responds:

It worked! :D
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. :)

[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

[See What Sticks]

Your tags aren't wrong, this is definitely upbeat! Making something is always a delicate balance between pleasing other people and doing it for yourself, so I'm glad you learned a bunch while making this. 1:38 seemed to deviate away from the theme but it tied back in fairly well ten seconds later. Good work, keep on learning!