8-bitheroes's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[First Sunrise]

The mix quality is sounding pretty good to me. What do you mix on man? It is a bit too repetitive to me melody-wise. I guess thats what this genre is usually like? the rises and falls work really nicely but i feel that you could of mixed it up and maybe added an unusual spin to this style of music.

EctiBot responds:

Glad you liked the mix :D. I just use Fl-studio native plugins like parametric EQ and a bit soundgoodiser to mix. You're right with repetetiveness. I wanted to try doing this genre by the book, then trying to add my own twists later ;).
Thx for the feedback :D.
-Ectisity

[The Mightiest Heroes]

Interesting sounds there mate, i like the melodic stuff you got going. I think the bass could do with a bit more power and movement though. Not bad though :)

[Cathode]

I enjoyed the instruments and how it builds and releases. I do think you could have do with more melodic variation due to that main theme being very repetitive. Also some cool modulation on some of the leads/pads really. Drums sounded great to me so good job there.

[Yun Saraël [WIP2]]

I like where your going with it but I think those drums need to be abit more upfront and present though.

DESHIEL responds:

That is my goal aswel, but I will adjust thier frequency when I'm done with the whole composition, because more sounds might come in next update.

[Super Arcade Burst]

i like this, it really does have that anime sound to it. While im not a big fan of this genre i enjoyed this. I think the drums could do with more going on though they seem a little bland to me. Im not sure what you did with the melody but at one point it either changed key or you used an augmented interval in there and it really gave it some flavour. Good work!

DuttonsaysHi responds:

Yeah, right now it's just a simple Kick-snare set. I had a hard time finding the right hats and percussion for this. Whenever I tried to add any new loops or percussion it came out muddier than it is.

Yes! the last part changes key from D to E. I just shifted the entire song up a key.

Thanks!

[~SW and CS~ Cranial]

This sounds really well mixed. I'm actually quite surprised that you used 3xosc for some of those sounds, its all massive these days. I really enjoyed the ambiance in this track, and although i dont usually enjoy this kind of genre this track was an excepton to that :)

SkyeWint responds:

's all Massive these days, except when it's Harmor. Glad you found this was an exception to not liking the genre!

[Calm Before The Storm]

I like the deep sounding pads, they sound nice and wide and warm. That sweep that comes in in the intro sounds much too loud and over powering to me though. I enjoyed the main melodies when they come in and the leads in the pumping chorus are nice. It does sound like there's too much high end in that section though, not sure if its white noise or cymbals but i think cutting some of those down would balance it out a bit. Good Job

Exilious responds:

Thank you very much! The high end you're hearing is actually coming from the closed hat and the pads. When I EQed the pads, I turned up the high a little bit, but also deepened it for some balance. I could go in fix it later.

But thank you very much for the feedback! I'm glad it was to your liking! :D

[Sorcerers Path - Cale Unleashe]

i love it :)

SoundChris responds:

Thanks a lot man! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[Yun Saraël [WIP]]

To me the guitar sounds like its missing some freqs, theres alot of treble in there, it needs some warmth imo. I like the riffs that you have and the overal mood of the track though.

[You Ran Outta Time]

Its a catchy riff, and all the instruments sound mixed well together. Like the door6 said it is very repetitive and lacks variation and creativity.