AlvoGTR's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Tommy Cop]

i think i hear some good ol SOAD influences in the vocals - pretty cool stuff going on here

RichardCynic responds:

Actually, it's more in the riffage! This one really reminded me of Storaged, which was my jam when I was in elementary school.

[Till Dawn]

pretty sick trancey track. the clap that comes in at 1:00 has a lot of space for an otherwise flat song due to the heavy sub presence. whenever the lead comes in around 1:30~ ish, it masks a lot of the reverb and helps it fit in better. just the noise transient alone would of sufficed. otherwise, super clean and super crisp with some of that classic clubby techno rumble in the low end.

DJ-Cassell responds:

Thanks for the feedback! I'm happy you liked it :)

[nobody]

this somehow gives me asmr for no reason - take 5 stars just for that

DistortedVortex responds:

definitely a weird thing to think of for Minatory but glad you enjoy it anyways.

[Paper Skies - Fold (Ft. Sekai)]

i might produce heavy but boy do i love listening melodic

PaperSkies responds:

Haha, thanks so much!!

[Rippin']

gt2 east city inspired track or no balls - great work! i thoroughly enjoy this as a gearhead down to the soul. really no mix down flaws and the song doesn't hang up or go out of key and remains thoroughly composed throughout. have a 5 star on me

XLRSTONE responds:

Much Thanks! I'm glad you appreciate it!

[Sharks & Kazukii & Paper Skies & Jeto - Moonlight ft. Slyleaf]

ah yes

PaperSkies responds:

indeed

[Phase Splice]

Stereo imaging is fucking killer - leveling is done right too! All the crunch is in the right places. It's awesome to see neuro still alive and well! Love all of the percussion/drums, too, the flow and roll is perfect.

Sinthology responds:

Thanks man. Keepin neuro alive since '95 lol

[Underwater Bitz [Pixel Day 2021]]

very atmospheric - i really like the lead and melody that picks up and the mixing is like min maxed perfectly to sit in a videogame somewhere. nothing is loud enough to hurt which is a plus. the dubstepish part at 4:38 could use some love in the sound design department but the idea is there and it still works even if it isn't something i particularly fancy because it still sits in the mix perfectly. overall, solid work!

Teckmo-X responds:

Thank you, I wanted to change more on it but I liked it the way it came out.

[Speech about Youtube]

the voice actor does a good job of sticking to the script and when they deviate, it's only to correct minor grammar mishaps in the script itself. The script is pretty straight forward and draws an accurate parallel between the two platforms compared. The speaker has a decent enough microphone, although I think more gain could have been applied on their end or maybe even your end since it is very, very quiet. Overall, not a bad voice over thing.

nope1025 responds:

Thank, I appreciate your feedback. I'll will work on gain issue you brought up in the future! (I am using just a yeti Blackout) it was definitely on my end why it was so quiet. So I'll work on it as to give a better quality in the future:D

[Are You Happy Now]

this sounds really good - i like it. perfect video game ost track for something like hacknet or a jrpg or something really lo-fi with not too much going on. the breakdowns are really nice between the energetic sections - the percussion is really great except the hi hat is way too loud for me. it almost pushes down other stuff in the high end really hard it feels like which is a strange thing to notice because usually stuff kind of gels in the high end - definitely feel some power zapped from the lead due to loud hihat. from a composition stand point everything is arranged nicely - the theory is really nice and everything has a nice way of mending together and i never feel like any synth is awkwardly dropped to be replaced by another. the mixing disregarding the high hat is pretty good - everything seems nicely leveled but there's some high end harshness in the break around 2:21 because a frequency probably masked by previous elements in the drop was squelched for the break - leaving the main lead blips to be super peaky circa 3-5k - would recommend looking into getting a hold of a dynamic eq to tame that sharpness all around - in the drop and the break.

really good stuff but definitely has its flaws that detracts from listening comfort (loud/peaky frequencies).

NoStereo responds:

Thanks for the detailed review, I'm not sure I notice anything harsh with the break around the area you detailed. Fair point about the hats though, I do think I might have a tendency to make them a bit loud.