Tangerine's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Wyoming]

I really like this one. It feels so much more different than the other ones and I really like how you're starting to mix things up a little. Feels much less ominous and much more friendly and slightly happy. I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks that. I really like how you had a little reset section where you played the intro again. I think it was really nice and impactful. Welldone 50Steaks. I think you did really well on this one :).

50Steaks responds:

Thank you! I try not to overload one specific mood or genre. Although I started doing ambient tracks in 2020 with Alaska, this is the first one that I think truly accomplished exactly what I wanted from an atmospheric song. I think this is proven by its 430ish listens, making it far and away the most popular thing I've ever released on this account.

[Happy Silly Place.]

This sounds great, very hyper and happy. Sounds exactly like what I'd expect from something called "Happy Silly Place". Reminds me a lot of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ6Fq-LfDZQ. Something that may have sounded good is if you added another bridging section around 1:00 with offbeat flutes and piano whilst it goes through the chord progression. Then when it gets near the end of the phrase you speed them up to something like semi-quavers and then have a giant finish of pure happiness and joy to wrap up the piece with a more satisfying conclusion. Still, without that last little bit, it sounds awesome. Keep it up!

MassiveMarioLuigi700 responds:

Thanks for the advice! Im glad you've enjoyed it!

[[Full Cover] Somewhere Over the Rainbow]

Wow, your voice is lovely. Keep it up.

darkelfAife responds:

Thank you!!

[Oklahoma]

Wow, this sounds really nice. I love how you used a tornado for the disc. Paints a beautiful picture. Have you ever tried using instruments? I feel like a brass harmony would have sounded really good here.

50Steaks responds:

I agree, and if I had a few hundred dollar computer software I would probably have been able to add in more varied instruments. The problem is it feels like 60% of the synths FL has are complete garbage for the types of music I create, there’s a weird emphasis on funk and modern renditions of it.

[Maryland]

This song sounds nice. I like the explosion you had around 0:50. The harmony and the rhythm sound amazing but the only thing I have something about is the melody. It sounds very run on. Like my broken English and my run-on sentences. Would be really good if you cut the harmony into two sections and concluded it sooner to avoid it sounding repetitive. I know I may suffer from this sometimes too but I try my best to help it. What software do you use? I use Sibelius so I often leave it to a four bar melody then repeat with a few harmonic and melodic changes. I know it might be tricky for something like FL Studio (i'm not 100% sure on this. Don't quote me) not having a bar system like in notation. So I can sympathise with you on that level if your software doesn't use bars. Other than that, it sounds amazing and it makes me fear america! Keep it up!

50Steaks responds:

The melody sounds run-on if (and only if imo) you were expecting 4/4. The idea of this track was to be untraditional while also being nostalgic, and basically try something different. It worked. However this song in particular has been received far less well than I initially anticipated and I think it’s because of the awful mixing and bad choice of bass that doesn’t bring out that instrument enough. The result is a song people generally felt was mediocre despite it trying something new. Turns out however long you spend on a song isn’t proportional to the quality.

[Alabama]

The beginning was really suspenseful and intense. Good job on that. You really like making your compositions intense and ominous, don't you? If this were to be the theme song of Alabama, then i'd be scared to be on the same planet as it. Very well done on this! Keep it up!

50Steaks responds:

I absolutely like making intense and dark songs because that has been my strength I feel like. All of my most popular tracks have been in a similar vein and this one, while being a little quiet for my tastes, has good structuring imo and brings the atmosphere with the choir thing at the end.

[Grim]

Sounds good. If you kept a consistent level of sounds throughout then I could totally see this as a final distorted boss battle. Keep up the great work!

kadepow11 responds:

Thank you! I have a bit of trouble doing that sometimes. Sorry lol

[Funk loop]

A good tip with making groovy bass lines is to make it flow. One problem I see with your current bass line is that it starts with one note then suddenly on the offbeat it begins spamming notes. Then it pauses suddenly loses energy which becomes very offputting. Your main melody sounds great. The repeating bassline becomes slightly hypnotic and I think it would strengthen the song a lot if you were to change it more often or make it way more simple. With the bass, if you want to keep a funky bassline, rhythm is more important than a thousand notes. So that's just a small thing to keep in mind. Otherwise, this sound actually sounds pretty good. I like the melody at 00:23. If you incorporate what I've told you then you'll be on your way to making fantastic compositions.

Veenomn responds:

Thanks :)