50Steaks's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[RealGares - Freedom]

So this is the same song as Summertime, as far as I can tell. You’ve changed the name and I think a few sections, but the main issues with the original seem to carry over here of course. I think the main issue with the melody is the fact that the rhythm is just 3 16ths over and over for 8 bars with little to no variation on that throughout the song. It’s a little hard to explain, but it basically makes it feel run-on and therefore less catchy. I have been a victim of this myself, specifically with my song Maryland that falls into this same trap. Still great mixing and progression though so you retain the rating.

Upon relistening, I see you’ve added the thing where the pitch decreases. More importantly though, you’ve added another harmony. It’s subtle, but it’s definitely there, and it nearly completely fixes the issue. Combined with the new percussion that brings a lot of originality to the song, the listener now doesn’t have to focus on the melody the whole time, and they can enjoy the song more especially upon their second or third listen. You’ve earned another star in my books, for what they’re worth.

RealGares responds:

Thanks for the feedback! Fixed it up!

[Devil's Note-The Gate]

Scouted. Probably one of the most tragic topics to make a rock song out of, and have you seen a picture of Marshall applewhite? He looks just about as insane as his philosophy.

suburbanhavoc responds:

Wow thanks! I watched all their recruitment material and the "exit" tape before writing this, and yeah, he had the crazy eyes. Hard to believe a guy like that could convince people to follow him, but that's the lesson here I guess.

[-Stalker-]

this is still my favorite waterflame song

[YORgasm]

Not needed

[Teminite - Raise The Black Flag]

i love the buildup but it doesnt fully make up for the lackluster drops. but i REALLY love the first buildup so take your 4.5/5

[PartiesOver/PizzaPieCircl]

Upon reading your message in the description I suddenly respect you a lot less…

[Composition 5]

What is this account? I never knew it existed until I accidentally put tangeroni instead of tangerine into the search box.

Yeah ok this is clearly one of your earlier tracks. You can tell by the terrible sound fonts and bad mixing. The melody itself isn’t terrible but the same four chords are too prevalent and need to be messed with a little to give it variety. Not to mention they are a popular pop song chord progression but with the order flipped around. And literally no outro. I don’t know what I expected from something literally named “composition 5” but I’ll rate it accordingly.

[Starship Showdown]

This is still my all time favorite bossfight song. Of all of them, this feels the most like an actual bossfight, and it’s the catchiest melody when it comes to the drops. The guitar solo at the end fits so well it’s unreal, and then don’t even get me on the epic story this song tells. Something about a space warrior getting beaten down and having a huge redemption I think. This would make for a great movie, very well done.

[windyhill]

Wow I’m here early lol. Really getting 70s synthwave vibes from this. Loving those instruments and the mixing as always is excellent. It is a little slow for my tastes, but that might just be me. This is great music to relax/study to and I could see this getting a good amount of well-deserved attention.

I just realized, you started uploading a song every Friday. While this is good for keeping a sustained viewerbase, a new song once a week is bound to get tiring after a while. I prefer to stick to no set schedule, even if it means I haven’t uploaded for weeks and weeks. Just a suggestion :)
By the way, what software do you use? My guess is FL but it could really be anything…

wilidacious responds:

haha, thank you for your kind and thoughtful words as always! i use "Reason", some of my favorite patches sound like an oberheim or arp. the brass and string patches sound so vaporous and warm.

[[TMM43] Melodia]

Really nice melody! It’s nice to see how your style has improved since those early days. Me personally, I am not the biggest fan of hardstyle music as it all tends to sound extremely similar, but this is one of the better ones I’ve heard. Nice job!