Glassedhouse's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Celtic Knights]

a refreshing change of style from the usual genres of this contest. LABS drums are great!... sometimes. Honestly for stuff like this I would go for something a bit crisper, there are some cheap options out there (also by Spitifre Audio!) like abe laboriel jr drums. i would def check it out

metalblinga responds:

Wow nice catch on the drums lol.
Thanks for the feedback, will consider getting the spitfire drum plugin next time I'm making a similar track :)

[Falling Through the Internet]

this is really cool man, Love the sound design and almost random nature of this one.

Zechnition responds:

thanks! chaos ended up sounding pretty good

[Chasin' The Jester]

Love the surf rock vibes on this one. Very unexpected when interlaced with the louder sections

MaldivirDragonwitch responds:

Thank you, glad you liked it!

[Illusion Of Fear]

One of the best things I've had the pleasure of listening to while judging NGUAC '21. Everything just comes together extremely well. While maybe slightly pretentious, I think the spoken word passages are implemented perfectly and creatively. The mix is great, all of the instruments sound great, its all just really quite spot on. And that Dream Theatre-esque midsection was fabulous! Fantastic job on this

MaldivirDragonwitch responds:

Wow!! Thank you so very much for your kind words! I felt the spoken words would be a bit cliched and pretentious, but the deadline was nearing and I just went with it, hoping it wouldn't put people off! This is also my first mix I'm really proud of and the DT-like mid section is my personal favorite in the song! ^_^ Thank you very much again, so glad you liked it!

[Embracing the Dark]

Really unique peice. Even if the mixing is a bit off, I love the energy you throw at us with the drums and violin. Such a great blend of sounds overall.

cyan11 responds:

Thanks for the nice comments! I need to take a course in mixing I don't have the discipline to learn from youtube.

[He's like evil Jesus or something.]

genuine clanger

2eds responds:

hell yeah

[Not Enough]

Sweet tune my man 👍

Ceevro responds:

Thanks dude!

[I Believe in Monsters]

Extremely good sound design and mixing here. Really the only thing I didn't like was this little noise that was constantly panning left to right that got extremely annoying very quickly. Just one quirk in this otherwise smooth and cohesive piece. Excellent job

RoachBoarder responds:

Thank you for the feedback!! I might edit after the adm round is over. I truly appreciate your words.

[DOOM PILL]

Really great stuff here. The selection of sounds and synths you used is very unique, but it manages to all make sense and feel cohesive. Your mix is very good and the song doesn't get stale too often. Overall a great submission!

RoachBoarder responds:

thank you for your kind words!!!

[Tin Cans With Flowers]

While I think you have a ways to go in terms of things like picking the right instruments and general polish, I really like the eclectic use of preset-type synths and the unexpected aspects of the composition. I'm glad this encouraged you to make more things!

Koogai responds:

Thank you for the feedback/compliment!