Chickenwarlord's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[S.U.I.A-Chill pill]

Minimalist in a bad way

Your drums are WAY to much towards the front of your mix. They're causing my speakers to have issues. The punchiness is just too much.
There is not a whole lot going on melodically, nothing to hook anyone in with. I think it's a bit too minimalistic to really work. There are some good background ideas, just work on creating a better foreground.

superuberinsaneausm responds:

the reason it seems so minimalistic is because a friend of mine is going to rap/sing over it, so that may answer your questions about the melodic work
as far as the mastering of the track goes it sounds fine on my end but i could see how the drum section could be a pit punchy considering i didnt EQ them properly, thanks for the review.

[Spread Cannon (8-bit)]

Pleasant, but not groundbreaking

Definitely feeling the Contra-style with the early melody. It tends to drag a bit in the slower arpeggio/melodic sections due to multiple repetitions... Lots of the themes are repeated one time too many for my ears and sense of progression.

NickPerrin responds:

Fair enough, although I'm not quite sure what you mean in regards to "repeated one time too many," as after the intro any given section only repeats once.
Thanks for the review!

[Khuskan - Dick and Rick theme]

Really loud on my machine

I'm getting massive clipping throughout everything. It's pretty painful to listen to.
The theme itself (what I can make out through the distortion) isn't bad. Has a cheesy 80's movie fanfare backing track feel.

Khuskan responds:

Semi-intentional - we compressed and distorted the hell out of the acoustic instruments as we were aiming for a 1960s/60s sound.

[Town Theme (EQ)]

Entertaining, loops well

This seems a little more like an overworld theme, to be honest. A tad too heavy for your typical town (except perhaps antagonist town in the skies).
Flute lead comes in a little jarringly and the vibrato on it doesn't always jive with the clean atmosphere you have set up. You mentioned a lot of the balancing issues in your post, so I'll spare you the repetition.
It's compositionally interesting and loops well so nice work on that.

Step responds:

Thanks ^^. Personally I like the vibrato on the flute, although that might be personal preference, and I agree that it could interrupt the smoothness of the rest of the track.

Also yeah, I did make this too heavy for a town theme. D:

Thanks for reviewing, I appreciate the helpful feedback!