RoachBoarder's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Rat Bounce]

Chill as hell, sweet vibe. Love the little melody at 2:12 and 3:57 to death and the reverb piano-sounding synth in the bridge is real nice. I wish the best to you in this NGADM round dude! :]

Love the name btw

nichi777 responds:

thank you!!! my friend came up with it

[Too Soon - NGADM Round 1!]

Unique! Very interesting production on this. Sounds like video-gamey art-pop to me. Great vocal performance too! Overall real solid track. Great work!

GameBoyFireworks responds:

Thank you!!

[GobSmacked & Piracle - Lobotomy]

Underrated as all hell. May the higher beings smile upon your work and bring you good fortune and bountiful amounts of approval.

GobSmacked responds:

thanks a parking lot !!! :3

[Kill the World With Kindfulness (Use headphones)]

I feel like my brain has just been poked with a sine graph.

theartinme responds:

Happy to do the poking.

[SAD SONG III!!!]

pretty good. liked

Trubiso responds:

then why did you rate it 0 stars?

[Warak - Reanimate (Remix)]

I like the interpretation of the song, but it feels like the sound is super squashed. The sub-bass is super loud and brings a lot of mud to the mix. If it were more clear and not overcompressed/overproduced I think I would like this remix a lot more.

Triexus responds:

Thank you very much for constructive feedback! We've remastered this track, so now it sounds cleaner.

[Adventure]

You've got some nice ideas going on here. In terms of composition, you could work on expanding a musical idea, like a melody or a chord progression. Like, if the vibraphone melody changed or was put to a different role later on so it doesn't become overdone, ya know? In terms of mixing there's a lack of sub frequencies/basses that prevent the big parts from feeling big. The drums are getting overpowered by the rest of the song and some synths stick out (more so in the drop). Some sidechaining and EQ filtering can help with that. Overall, keep at it bro!!

Psycodelik responds:

Thank you for the criticism, this was originally made when I had no sense of mixing, mastering and low end. As far as I know this is the only song in my latest ep without a sub. As far as EQ-ing goes, I’ll try a bit harder next time around, again, thanks for the advice!

[Dianted outsource]

I like it, but it does feel a little repetitive. Maybe try automating the bass sound to give it more character, like make it swell at some parts to make for a cooler transition. Some pads would sound nice, adding chord progressions sooner in the song to help add more depth to the feel you're going for. Overall, it's a cool idea. Reminds me of a retrowave police chase or somethin.

[vertigo]

I really like the atmosphere. Good synths and great use of space. The bitcrushed hats do kinda get a little annoying, I'd maybe soften them up or make them more subtle. But I still really like this.

[Sunny Afternoon]

I like the melodies, but I think the bongos are a little harsh on the ears and cut through the mix. Nice composition, though a B section could help it feel less repetitive.

RealMrSnuggles responds:

Thanks for the review. I wanted the bongos to be the main elements in this song but bringing them down wouldn't hurt even though they aren't too obnoxious imo. As for a B section, I wanted this song to loop for a town-like space in a game, hence the repetition. But I'll make up for that on my next songs.