Maruquop's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Beans]

The audio quality is flawless. No noise, no popping sounds, the voice comes over crisp and warm. I like the voice and the presentation of the text. Very comprehensible, adequate speed and appropriate positioning of pauses.
The text itself is interesting and provokes thought, which is great. However, it did not make me completely change the way I think about money. Plus, the hypothesis about the cheapest food becoming the most expensive is questionable in my opinion. Having said that, I like the episode about the sluggishness of social and economic transitions.

'when something is newer, people don't know how to think, because they aren't used to it'
This is a very wise statement and the resulting consequences can unfortunately be seen very clearly during the current crisis.

All in all this is a inspiring, thought-provoking and technically very well done piece of audio.

Belthagor responds:

Thanks for your review!! The other part of that statement you quoted, btw was "they need more time to catch up to something that's older." Just in case you wanted to know.

edit:

You can feel free not to agree with some of my points but from a historical viewpoint-It's true.

What is the oldest food that man first ate? Before farming, before hunting. Fish! Everyone supposedly ate fish... (According to biblical times that is.) Fish is currently one of the most expensive foods. A swordfish steak, uncooked, can cost up to 20 dollars. Even the cheaper fish like pollock is at least 7 dollars for a box of small in size fillets, compared to 3 for a large pizza at my local grocery.

Edit Number two. Although beans may not be the most expensive food currently in flat raw number, price, it has risen greatly in percentage from its price decades ago compared to some other less popular foods, which are also more expensive but percentage wise not as much...

Edit number 3: Wow I wrote a lot. The last thing... usually Governments pay for part of the cost of necessary foods before you buy it, in a lot of countries actually... "Necessary" being the key word here, I don't mean chocolate. So it's sometimes a bit harder to notice the real price of some of the things you may buy at a grocery store.

[Dtr. Guo - Party's Just Started (Defpon.1 2011 Unofficial Anthem)]

Nice energetic track, this just gave me a boost of motivation!
I like the shift between the repetitive beat based and the more melody and harmony based sections.

[AIM- Camping In Quarantine]

Adam Neely would be delighted by the second half.

[What Are You Fighting For (Vocal Demo)]

I like the heavy guitar sound. Also the growly sound of your vocals are great, but when you hit "foooor" you're quite out of tune with the instruments. Depending on what you try to achieve, I would work on improving that. But really good job for a first attempt. I guess if I'd try that I wouldn't be able to speak for about a week.

EclipseProduction responds:

That's interesting because I'm trying to think how else I could do that but not sure what note I should hit. But yeah I haven't practiced vocals in a long time, so this started out as "just for fun" and then I realized they don't sound as bad as I thought they would lol. Appreciate the feedback!

[So the Sailor fought the Storm]

Great piece! I'm in love with the sound of the first 2/3rds, especially the strings. However, the loud percussions sound a bit distorted and over the top (at 1:17 e.g.). In general, the louder parts can't reach the quality of the quieter bits at the beginning. But overall it would make a fantastic intro for a larger and longer piece of music.

[Adventure]

Nice track! Really evokes cinematic Arabic images in my mind.
The production could profit from some more bass, at least with my speakers. Moreover, the second part could be even more intense, as it is, it get's a bit too repetitive for my taste. But very enjoyable piece of music, overall!
Plus, I woud have liked to hear more of this flute or whatever it is at 1:45. Sounds like in the Battlestar Galactica soundtracks which I appreciate verymuch. Would be worth thinking about putting more of this in a subsequent song.

[GTB - Reflejos (ft. Diego Quiles)]

Was a pleasure listening to your song. Don't understant a word, but I like the uplifting and at the same time melancholic feeling the song conveys. What I don't like so much ich this... let me call it "volume wobbling" in the lower frequency range, especially in the first part of the song. Can't find better words for it right now. Furthermore, in my opinion there's a little too much weight on these low frequencies, but apart from that, I think it's a very decent and clear mixing. Since I'm a fan of more expansive pieces of music, I would have liked to hear more of the very nice quiet parts. More would have been more in this case =)
The solo guitar from at around 2:50 is very well placed and gives the piece a deserved end.

Dj-Gonzo responds:

Thanks for your review Maruquop! We tried our best with the bass record we made, it might be a mic issue that went through after recording. We'll try our best for our next project together, glad you liked the composition, really appreciated!

Mixing these kind of rock projects is a new challenge for me, glad it turned out ok being this the first time I'm trying :)

[Mary Anne]

Just wanted to say "Reminds me of the Beatles" but obviously I'm not the only one. Very nice and simple in a positive way.

[[Undertale Original] Timeline]

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Overall I really like this song. The production and sound quality is great. The first minute is really really strong. However, in my opinion the song loses a lot of its power from about 1:10 to 2:30. Maybe your VIP version would profit from an additional sound layer there, some background synth harmonies for example or some more diverse percussion. After that it gets better again, but does not regain its initial strength. More varied 'orchestral' effects might be helpful. The ending is very abrupt. Some reworking here would definitely be worthwhile, too.
Kepp publishing such great work here!