Partialism's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Arcade Echoes]

Love the way the bass marries together with the lead square & percussion - you seem to have found a perfect balance of sound textures (which I can never achieve lol)
Melodically it's also really compelling, especially in the second half when the glock comes in, and the ending offers a nice contrast to the intensity of the rest of the song.

10/10, excellent work :)
Jack

GreenyToaster responds:

Thank you so much!!!

[Upbeat VGM track]

Sounds authentic. Love the melodic content in the second half, but the first is still great despite what sounds like an awkward choice of key. One thing I would improve would be to flesh it out a bit more, maybe by adding some more background melodies like the ones towards the end.

[Time Warp]

Has an uneasy vibe that I can't quite place, which I like
unfortunately it gets a little stale in the middle and towards the end
Although the bridge before the last bit is nice, has that feeling of vagueness about it

All in all, not a bad first composition - a bit simplistic but that's fine, hopefully you can kick on and learn as you go :)

DeMOSic responds:

Thanks! though ill have you know, ive made tons more music for 3 years (though its chiptune music and not "real" music), this is just the first one ive uploaded to NG.

Sorry for the middle part, though i feel its good anyway.

[Dark Horizon]

great entry, fingers crossed it takes off :)

TimeTravelleR54 responds:

Very thx, your entry have strong too, good look :D

[Yurix - The Game Of Life (Preview)]

not bad
could benefit from a bit more variation in the next bit
also has plenty of atmosphere which is good, better than I can manage

I'm curious - what sort of software do you use to compose chiptune? I'm looking to move in a new direction with my own chiptune stuff - is there anything better than what I'm currently using?

thanks!
Jack

YurixOfficial responds:

As for me, I use FL Studio 20 with plugin NintendoVST, which gives a very similar sound as the console itself had.

[Maxwell]

holy shit how has this passed me by?
I really love the use of arpeggiation on this track, and the melodies in general are really nice
one issue though (and this is subjective) - using triangle for the main melody means there isn't as much depth as maybe I would like, but it was a neat idea

anyway I'm looking forward to your next track :)
- Jack

TimeTravelleR54 responds:

I'm glad to see you here haha. Well thanks bro, and yeah, I've wanted to use the arpeggiation for a long time but I couldn't find a way to make it look good, so this is the first time I've used that resource for a loop of mine.

Something I've realized recently is that I have more loops using the triangular wave but not as a bass haha, I also have some half-baked projects for the NES that I do use with low frequencies, I'll publish them in full in the future at throughout the year.

And yes, I'm also really looking forward to upload the song I have pending, I hope I finish it soon and it won't take me a whole year like it did last year xD

[[From My Window]]

your best work so far, great job :)

[Power Surge]

your best so far I think
the vocals add a nice touch to the drops
but as I say, the same problems you had in your previous work are arising
the ending is still a bit abrupt and the song kinda fades into total silence for a moment after the first drop
still, your all-round composition is improving I think
keep going!

:)

[Overdrive]

good, although i agree with the criticisms highlighted in the other reviews tbh
i also think the transition immediately after the drop is a bit sudden, although that's probably just me
and again it ends kinda abruptly

overall though, good work
carry on doing what you're doing :)
- jack

SomeGuyMusic responds:

Thank you for the feedback! Perhaps I'll try and work on my ending skills 👌

[1984]

where have I heard this title before
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