Nova500's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Kubbi - Damage]

Very smooth yet hard hitting. I love it.

Kubbi responds:

Thank you!

[Fort Fläsk]

Megaman inspiriation?

I swear this sounds like something out of a Mega Man X game. Very awesome piece of work. Keep it up. Did you use FL Studio for this?

bossfight responds:

You're absolutely right! It's a bit embarrassing, but I've forgotten which Mega Man-tune it is.. haha
Yeah all of my/our released tunes are made with FL Studio. Thanks for the vote and the comment!

[NH22 - D@rkMatter]

Not bad...

But not totally awesome. It's good, in its own right, but it just feels kind of... bland. Although it's only your 4th song in the series, I find your first two much more pleasing to the ear.

I think maybe because it uses the same synth for both main beats (main "refrain" melody, and "solo" melody).

It reminds me much of Dimrain47's middlish songs. The song itself isn't bad, but it sounds all the same throughout, and it loses its touch.

NightHawk22 responds:

I agree. I don't like it very much.

[Brainwaves]

Flows really nicely

If that's one thing I like about this song, its harmony flows along really nicely to me. I love the melody as well, along with the solos in there (one of each instrument it seems, heh), but with the piano being my favorite. I would have liked to hear more of it (we already know you're great with it, just look at Sun & Moon!)

A very nice piece of work. It seems like it just keeps going. Like it was simple to do, but hard to master at the same time.

NightHawk22 responds:

thanks, Yeah, i've taken piano lessons for like 10 years now, I'm not insane at playing, but I do have a knack for writing music for it.

[NightHawk22 - Activate]

Dim-rainy

^^Meaning it sounds a little like Dimrain47's music, or is middle work.

However, the guitar is one thing that alwasy gets me. Guitar + Techno = Instant Win for me. I just love the sounds.

Very good for your first try. Hell, it's awesome for someone starting out. You can defenitly see the improvement over your tracks, and seeing what works.

As my Calculus teacher would say, you get a gold star.

NightHawk22 responds:

heh-heh thanks

[Darktronics]

Quite a different feel...

If you listen hard enough, you can defenitly spot the subtle switches from high to low, like in Sun & Moon. As said, they're subtle, and flow nicely IMO.

The intro kind of reminded me of playing some futuristic old video game, haha. It certainly has that feel, and the style is much different then what you've done in the past with other music.

I'm happy to hear more percussion (specifically, not the generic claps), or at the least, some thicker bass in there.

I especially like the basic melody. It's got a nice calm feel to it, in contrast to the fast paced of the song.

Only downside I can think of is the white noise / backfeed at the end. It's kind of irritating, and I would've liked it if you did something similar with the beginning there instead.

Overall, nice job. And congrats on your Gold rating for Sun & Moon.

NightHawk22 responds:

thanks, It seemed kinda video gamey to me too.
NightHawk22