BenTibbetts's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Drowning into the Heavens]

Great

Lovely piece, I really enjoyed it. Great piano playing and composing.

MarkySpark responds:

Thanks Ben, coming from you it is a big compliment.

[(Insane12's) PART 2]

Great.

I really like this one. It's offbeat and fairly unpredictable, and it has many interesting layers. 0:47 is a great moment/texture.

[BuildUp (insane12)]

Nothing wrong with simple.

I like the sounds you use. There's nothing wrong with simple; I think this works fine as music to introduce something. For me, though, the music stopped just as I was beginning to get excited. Maybe you could put this as an opening to one of your other pieces.

[Machine Love at first sight]

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What an original idea. This is really nice, although I agree with djsporatic about the harmonies.

[The Son of the Wind God]

great track

I can see why this has been well-received! I like the way you use only two chords. Rather than limit you, it frees this music to change really effectively through different instrumentation and tempos.

Tainlorr responds:

Yes, i found tons of ways to manipulate that one very simple chord progression (and some parts use three, but yeah.) Thanks a ton!

[Solidarity (IntSmp)]

great.

What a cool texture, 0:30. Great variety of sounds, and catchy to boot.

IntricateSimplicity responds:

Thank you for the review

[The World Seen by an Anarchist]

Terrific.

Love the wavering sound on top. Great title.

[Spatially Shifted]

What a trip.

Nice work, although this might be too adventurous for this particular community. :) Which free programs do you use, exactly?

IntricateSimplicity responds:

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. I've been playing around with sounds a little bit, and I've really just been trying t find my own sound and style, so there is still a bit of an unprocessed feel to it I think.

As for the software, I used Audacity for all of my music because it allows me to build basic sine, square, and saw waves, and allows deeper control of audio samples. I also use various iPod applications via a line-in connection for more complex sounds. I've used lite versions of NLog Synhesizer, Virtuoso Piano, and Hammerhead drum machine, as well as Speak EZ, which is completely free.

[The Mapmaker's Tale]

good experience

Big piece! Congratulations. This must have been a lot of work. Very interesting choice of instruments. Were those actual windchimes? You do a nice job of suggesting a story.

Tainlorr responds:

Yes, windchimes! Thank you. This one, I poured a LOT of time into it. Thanks. I used a Santur, (the plucky thing,) a Ney Flute, and Taiko drums with some synthetic and metallic percussion.

[Summer Blockbuster]

Popcorn

Nice work. I particularly enjoyed the harmonies you use, which are not quite generic although repetitive. Is there any way to make the low strings clearer?

Tainlorr responds:

Yes, I've been working on the strings and the repetivety. My goal here wasn't quite to make a great song, but rather, see how easy it is to score a movie like "Dark Knight" or "Inception." Listen to those and you'll know exactly what I mean.
Thanks, though!