ConnorGrail's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Robots Programmed To Kill]

So sweet man. I love the adventure it takes you on through all the parts. Your creative use of effects is really good too. That occasional bit crushing was quite nice. Works really well with that video too, those guys have always made great stuff.

DanielCiurlizza responds:

Ah man, thanks for the thoughtful review, Connor! Corridor is so fantastic and it's insane how good they are about pumping out fun content. I think we had to finish this track in about 20 hours - just out of necessity.

Really glad you enjoyed the dynamics and noticed the subtle bit crushing. Makes me happy and I appreciate you for taking the time to listen.

[Mothership]

Very nice, super groovy and kept my interest. Nice mix as well.
Very tasty cheesy aliens my friend mmmm.

Blarrgensnorf responds:

Thank you!!! :D and yes yes yes :)

[Campanile]

I really like the sounds you use here, really authentic for the style. And the composition itself is super nice, something about the chord progression you use is really chill.

Leon-ex responds:

Thank you for your support!
The chord progression is C, Em, F, Am G. I wanted it to be happy, I guess I chose well.
I will listen to more 8-bit music and hopefully I will become better at it :D

[Rathunas - Forgotten Tales]

This is great. Can hardly tell if the intruments you use are real or samples. So either way nice job, sounds super authentic and well written.

SoundChris responds:

Thanks a lot ConnorGrail, glad you enjoyed the track!

[Primitive]

I like this a lot. You nail the sound and vibe.

B-RadGfromOV responds:

nice thanks

[DumbStep]

I like the ideas you have here, some of the melodies are really nice.
Probably the biggest thing holding this back from being great is the quality of the sounds you are using. None of the instruments are particularily interesting to hear in my opinion (piano sounds good, and some synths). Drums sound pretty weak , the "wub" basses just don't have that "sound" to them you always hear in the genre, and as a whole the track sounds flat. Sounds like you may be able to make use of a little more reverb and delay as well, just to give it more of a sense of space.
That all being said I do think there is some good stuff in here, and with some tweaks I'm sure you could make it epic to listen to. Right now the best way I can describe it is that the song is trying to tell us that it is awesome, and it is implied, but the overall sound just isn't selling it.

Hopefully that helps, keep fighting the good fight.

MysteriousPresence responds:

Hey thank you very much for the review ! =)
I totally get what you mean, I think my software just isn't made for that kind of music ! For example, I can't even find more powerful drums. X)
Thanks again ! :D

[Dream Tower | 2011]

I like this a lot. Took until about a minute in but I realized that I was really into the vibe, and it's really calming.
Something about it reminds me of something out of FF9, me likey.

Bertn1991 responds:

Thanks for giving such a kind and thoughtful review ^0^

I'm glad someone likes the overall vibe to it. Also, Final Fantasy IX is probably my second favorite of the series. To be compared to that is pretty special :-)

Thanks again <3

[StarForce Fantastic! | 2016]

I like this. Very cool melancholy sound. That chord progression is cool, and the melodies you have here are really sweet.
Like the other review said, I definitely think some more little "ear candy" sort of things would help take this to the next level.

Bertn1991 responds:

That's a fair review. I can totally respect the points made here. I'm happy you still liked it, and thank you very much <3

[Strawberries]

I can jam to this small red fruit song. I love the vibe, borderline fever dreamish music is something I hold very dear. And I mean that in the most positive way possible.

SukiWukiDookie responds:

Thx

[Brahma Paul Stretched]

This actually could put me to sleep. In a good way. Really calming

a23spyro responds:

Thank you!