Tangerine's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[concrete cult kill count]

Very nice and discordant. I feel like the song could be a little longer and have a little more progression.

SirSandman0 responds:

thanks for the feedback!

[stupid beepbox thingy]

Honestly, this is pretty impressive with the limited customizability beepbox gives. I feel like programs like hookpad are much better for making small little repetitive tunes as it is easy to use. However, it uses a little music theory and can be a little scary at first.

motdab responds:

thank you!

[Cyber Temple]

This is very cute! I really like your use of chromatic scales and the shifting of keys. I've always been a softy for 8-bit music and I think you did really well on this.

[Peace]

Звучит здорово! Вы использовали фанкинские звуки в пятницу вечером? Я не говорю по-русски, извините, если мой переводчик плохой.

[Halloween submission]

Great ambience. Very chilling!

[Pink Soldiers (Squid Game remix)]

I really enjoyed the show Squid game. It certainly deserves some praise but to the point where everyone's talking about it. Great remix!

[Neo-Pegasus]

Absolutely love this. Great job Dan! I love how you mixed metal with a little bit of that videogame 8-bit sounding thing.

DanJohansen responds:

Thanks man! Yeah I love mixing in old school video game type synths :D I get a kick of that energy

[Colorado]

Very nice opening. It really reminded me of a trailer for one of the Forza Horizon games. You really introduced the song very well with the opening and the effects/dynamics used. It's like setting the scene of a movie. However, 00:55 has a diminished chord which doesn't carry the flow of the song as well as I'd like. It would have been much better to use the diminished chord right before changing into a different section or if you wanted to bring the melody up an octave. Hearing a diminished chord once every five chords make it begin losing its effect. The very powerful thing about diminished chords is that they can really elevate a melody/verse if used sparingly and effectively. It can help elevate the feeling of conclusion before the final chord of the verse; however, if used too much then it could make the verse worse for the people listening. Diminished chords are very make or break and you have to be careful with them. I really like how you finished off the piece. Slowing it down and using a diminuendo. I really liked the use of discordant notes in 1:45. It brings a lot of personality to the piece and it works really well with the piece. I feel like you should have added more separate sections to avoid repeating the melody for too long. Overall, I really like the piece. I think you did a great job on it and most of the things I've criticized has been opinionated and you may completely disagree with me.

Edit: I just realized you said "Last notable state done". xD That genuinely made me laugh.

50Steaks responds:

Now that I think about it and after really listening to this a few times over post publishing I do think you’re correct. I initially thought that the first half was superior to the second, but I think I got a little too excited on the emotional effect of the chords that I may have… overused them a little in that first half. Looking back I would love to spice up that first half a little, just not sure quite how. Specifically I think the the biggest problem with the song in its current state is 0:59-1:28. You suggested bringing the melody up an octave but, given that I kinda did that in the second drop it feels inappropriate. I also think changing up the chords too much would make it not fit with the second half so there must be a sweet spot that I can make it impactful and also feel like it fits together. I don’t have a long history of using dimished chords effectively so this is something relatively new to me. Either way, I still think that, of all my songs, this is the one I would come back to the most often because of the repetitive melody. I don’t generally prefer them over more drawn out melodies, but the way it’s done in this song, I don’t think there was a better option.

[Gud Sung]

Vury gud sung

BlueFrost05 responds:

Tenks