RealTin3Sn's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Go Get Gregory]

Hey ADR3-N it's good to see you active here!

I like this A LOT! Feels like something straight out of pre-2015 Newgrounds (the best of days for gaming), which is actually just what I wanted in this moment. I'm really happy~!

So, um... the best part of the song is probably that chord sequence at around 2:04 and then lasts another minute. Always big for those magical chord progressions (actually working on a song with one right now).

A couple criticisms though: One, this does feel a bit too long. It's not really developing enough by the end to warrant being that long in my mind. Two, why was this called a Gregorian house song? It didn't feel too ancient-y to me (for the record something like: https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1015214 is what I might call Gregorian).

Beyond that this is amazing! You deserve me to give your vocal stuff attention, it is why I gave you that friend request after all~. :D

~Tin.

ADR3-N responds:

HEY! This track actually came out of the depths of my many references and samples. I found a slap-house pack in my archives. It reminded me of a meme I saw once upon a time -- the gregorian house meme of that one Toblerone anime.

Slap house is a genre that is particularly popular in Russia, has been for a while as well as commercial deep house. I've wanted to experiment with it for a long time. It's typically fairly simple in terms of rhythm and structure, focusing on groove and sound design. One of the many things I like about it! I still couldn't resist switching it up a bit at 2:04 with some chromaticism and olskool raw house samples, the kind that you find in old breakbeat.

As for why it's Gregorian, well, the choir, and I built the entire track off of said choir's chord progressions.

Don't worry -- I have a song coming up that's going to make you very happy, vocally speaking. It's a cover of t.A.T.u's "Sacrifice", in the same singing style as Clouds. Well, minus rapping xD

PS: thanks for the criticism and recommendation! Checking out now

[It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas]

This is an amazing cover! This is a carol that doesn't get enough attention, but you guys really did a great job with this rock vibe!

-Tin3Sn.

ConnorGrail responds:

I was poring through some classic tunes to find ideas and the second I listened to this one the vision hit me like a ton of bricks

[polyrhythmic experiment]

This is really neat!

I like the feel of this. Polyrhythms really are something special aren't they? They don't get enough attention.

Good job using normal rhythms to transition into the special stuff instead of just thrusting the listener in there too. Helps make it sound more accessible.

In all, keep up stuff like this. It's really cool!

-TIn3Sn.

AnimeOPMak responds:

thx!

[CLOUDS DIVIDE (PENULTIMATE MIX)]

Alright here's my review:

Worse than the other mix but still rules!

The extended version I reviewed (the one where I said I gave you all follows because it f-ing slapped, which is true) felt like an absolutely otherworldy experience. This version, in contrast, is much more conventional but stands out for being relaxing yet inspiration too.

As usual ADR3-N I loved you performance here! You absolutely shred at the mic and I like that you don't shy away from expressing emotions in your voice. It really makes me feel like there is a person behind it not a persona.

Instrumentally I wasn't happy about hearing the massive instrumental in the main version. That probably made the song as special as it was. Though I guess this does work as a kind of dreamy song, and I do love vocal layering towards the end too.

Lyrically, this seems like it rules too. It's not my specialty but I like these lyrics a lot.

In all, I'm seriously impressed ADR3-N you were able to mix something like this all by yourself. It really sounds amazing and as someone who struggles with this, it gives me a lot of hope for my own journey!

It's really great. I actually gave this a fave while listening I like it so much. Keep this up!

-Tin3Sn.

ADR3-N responds:

Yo! Sad that the mix was not to your preference but I'm just not as talented of a writer and arranger as @Troisnyx and some of our more spirited collaborators! :') I'm very much a keep it simple kind of producer in terms of melody, and if I try to go big with my productions, they can get cluttered. Electronic music and metal is more my specialty so that massive mix you liked actually is not to my particular taste! Haha. Not to say I don't like it, but I would have just done it differently and that's OK! I also have hearing damage so, well, it is what it is

Now if by mix you mean production, I can definitely understand that too. This is more poppy/clubby and the final version is a magnum opus.

I'm not sure if some of my rap was censored in the previous version for referencing unalive-ness but this is the original version of my lyrical performances for Clouds and thus the freshest. For the last version we did, I had to vocally jam some new lyrics and melodies to not only fill space but get into the emotional headspace to rerecord all of these takes!

All in all I'm really glad you liked it!

[The Wanderer]

Reviewing your song as the guy who contributed as of yet the most popular song on the project~. So let's get to it!

I love the atmosphere in this! I think in terms of capturing the adventurous spirit you did perfectly because this feels like a LoTR style-piece. The instrumentation is great. As for Winter, it didn't always imagine me of a winter wonderland, but it really suits your picture (which is BEAUTIFUL by the way). I definitely feel like I'm journeying through a wet wintry forest.

My only complaint is that this sometimes makes me think of Spring for some reason and not Winter, but it's still a wonderful song. Again I love the sound of this.

Great work!

-Tin3Sn.

Everratic responds:

Thank you for the review, Tin3Sn! I was more focused on capturing a feeling of holiday togetherness with friends and family than strictly winter vibes. I composed a very wintry track last year and decided to do something different this time :)

[Autumn Carnival Waltz]

Hey Solacitude. It's your friend Tin3Sn here.

With Autumn leaving us, let me run by you a review of this piece.

This is fabulous!

This feels like something i would hear in one of those noir films. It sounds classical but isn't fully. I wonder if this was your intention or not. Besides that, you did a great job on the Autumn atmosphere too. It makes me feel like I'm seeing the trees start to brown and the nights grow darker, though it is also still uplifting.

What OVERSCORE said is true too. The ascending chromatic chords are pure genius.

I thoroughly enjoyed this and apologize for the late review~! :D

Keep at your artistry.

-Tin3Sn.

Solacitude responds:

Thank you very much!

You're right I started with a theme that is romantic inspired :P And in key of C minor on top of that.. It might give a first impression of the more "depressing" side of Autumn, then it gets happier and happier, I felt like it gave more uplifting energy to the parts following the first one. I had a kind of movie in my mind while listening to it, a black and white film presenting a group of people in an Autumn scenery, then they go into a carnival where they can find joy despite the darkness, cold temperature and falling leaves. In the end people dance under the lights.

I'm glad you enjoyed! And no need to apologize, it's never too late for a a review! ;)

[Sick w/ my Baby]

Beautiful song!

Not always reminding me of affection directly. But I'm giving you a 5 anyway because (a) Christmas charity and (b) love the moments of brightness towards the end, it captures that warmth you and your partner share rather ingeniously!

On top of that, great textures! This is very abstract but very emotionally moving and technical too. This sounds like something one of my musical mates could've written, it's really good.

Great job and I wish you and your partner wonderful health!

-Tin3Sn.

JimmyTheCaterpillar responds:

You're so kind, thank you !!

[everyday gratitude]

Let me review this first as Thanksgiving song and I'll edit it next year to talk about it relative to tessarakoste:

Woot somebody on the other side of the pond celebrates Thanksgiving! So we're not just a bunch of losers, those of us in the US and Canada. We should be grateful for nothing more than that. :O

But seriously. This is far and away the best Thanksgiving song I ever heard. When I first heard this, I thought you either had to be a wizard or an AI because you had combined all these different, seemingly irreconcilable ideas together flawlessly. This feels exactly like a JRPG composer wrote a Thanksgiving hymn in European style yet it feels so genuine too. Not like a novelty song.

Every note of this captures everything you said in the description without flaw. In other words, this has of the best Theme Representations I've ever heard. It makes me feel like I'm at Plymouth rock and I'm one of the pilgrims, eating dinner with my friends just being grateful for everything life has given me thus far.

My comment about comparing you to a wizard or an AI is not exaggerated. You blended hymns, Thanksgiving, and JRPG music together flawlessly and made something incredibly unique. Just enough to be in my list of the best songs ever.

Happy Thanksgiving Trois!

-Tin3Sn.

Troisnyx responds:

So, Thanksgiving... We don't celebrate it in Europe because we don't have the cultural connection (AND Indigenous peoples would rather we be aware of the ongoing sufferings they have gone through before and since then)

But the notion of giving thanks to our Maker, or to the people who helped us, is very much in us, so thanksgiving with a small T is what this song is about ☺️

And this much I can express

[Can You See the Clouds Divide ~ EXTEND ver.]

Oh. My. F**ing. God. THIS WAS AMAZING!

I went to this expecting some orchestral trance symphony or something like that, but that expectation quickly disappeared. With that said, I couldn't be happier. From the moment the intro came on I got absolutely hooked on this. Then as I listened it transported me to a new world, so much so that I can't totally remember all of it. Since I can't really break down an eight minute song in one of these reviews, I talk about how everyone did individually:

ADR3-N, if you were the one who rapped, you absolutely tore to hell here. As rap goes it's maybe the most spirited performance I've ever heard in that genre. It's not merely cool or pretentious it's actually soulful. Definitely one of this song's highest points by far.

Trosinyx I almost got chills when I heard your voice come in singing that snippet I first heard on BlueSky all that time ago. Especially after hearing that powerful speech just beforehand about never feeling beaten-down or discouraging, I swear something about the lyrics works absolutely perfectly with this sentiment.

BBank, that guitar solo was as smooth as silk! It really made this song's ending something special and definitely makes me feel those blue skies and make me want to fly as I always had the potential to but never realized it.

AceMantra, Albe, and tapestoppa, I couldn't always tell exactly what you were thinking in your instruments, but if this song is as good as I think, you all just totally shredded too. I loved every moment of the sound design on this piece. Especially those chord progressions at around 5:20, it's just absolutely heaven. I myself have both witnessed and created some incredibly complex and aberrant chord progressions and some of those changes are still actually out of this world.

Finally, MixRPD, great job on the mastering! You really gave this piece its special sound.

I don't know if I can say all the things I want to about this, there's too much to love. It's practically setting a new bar for my music standards as I write this. I'm giving this a 5-star, instant favourite, and all of you guys follows for this. THIS RULED!

-Tin3Sn.

Tapestoppa responds:

Hell yeah dude, Thank you! :)
I did a lot of resampling and some background synth work :)

[Windy]

Sounds good.

I was definitely able to feel the wind in this through the arpeggios. And great performance too.

Nice work!

-Tin3Sn.

Solacitude responds:

I'm glad the arpeggios helped to evoke an idea of the wind.
Thank you very much for the kind words!