etherealwinds's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Prodigal]

Reminds me of The Civil Wars, particularly their song Barton Hollow! This is really amazing. Well deserving of such a high score! I love it!

bassfiddlejones responds:

Thanks man! That's a compliment coming from you! :D

[To Zanarkand (Piano Cover)]

For this, you have my love.

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

Sorry for the late response!
And thanks a lot :3

[As Stars that Shine (FULL)]

Hey Trois, hope you've been doing well!
As a composition, this is one of my favourites from you. The warm, deep piano chords are really lovely. That synth loop is really nice! Reminds me of Crossing Those Hills (world map theme) from Final Fantasy IX. The sound design in this is really spot on too, the electronic effects. What did you use for those? ^0^ As always, your harmonies sound divine. One thing I should point out though is making sure you really focus on the very final details. For example, at 0:07, you can hear the sound created by saliva as you open your mouth xD just little bits like this that would take a second to highlight and silence when cleaning up your vocals would really wrap this up! :)

In terms of the paintbrush percussion, I remember somebody on here gave me some really good mixing advice, though I can't remember for the life of me whom it was... Anyway, they told me to turn the volume of a track down as far low as it can go until you can only hear one instrument. Once you can hear the loudest instrument, the one that stands out above the rest, turn it down slightly until it no longer overwhelmingly stands out. If I take my headphones out and pull them as far away from my ears until I can only hear one instrument, the tapping of the paintbrush is pretty overwhelmingly loud. ^ ^ A technique for you to try sometime!

It's so nice to hear more music from you. I think the thing that sets you apart from the very many musicians in the Audio portal is that you have your own very recognisable and unique style. I'd like to think that I'd be able to recognise your compositions, even without any vocals, if somebody showed one to me and didn't tell me it was yours. Congratulations on the frontpage too, well deserved!

Troisnyx responds:

Heys. ^_^ Lovely to hear from you again. So far, so good. We really ought to catch up -- there's quite a lot happening on this end at least.

Thanks for the immense detail in your review; I am certainly going to try it all out. The synth loop was something I sequenced (8-bit square wave), and the electronic effects are Hatsune Miku's voice. FL has a fragment of Miku's voice in the demo projects, but there is no mandate that no-one could make a similar chopping of Miku's voice anywhere... But yes, I will admit, that paintbrush is just too loud. XD

It makes me really glad to hear that you recognise my style -- sometimes I cannot even tell what sets it apart. But that may just be me being blind to what I can do, something I've struggled with for a long time. Thanks again, and speak soon, my friend.

[Wind Requiem - Chill Mix]

I have so much respect for your talent when it comes to the manipulation of sound design. This is brilliant.

ChronoNomad responds:

Aw, thank you so very much, Jordi! That is quite the compliment, and I hope to continue making music that you enjoy for a very long time to come. ^___^

You are immensely talented, yourself! I am always looking forward to your next submission.

[The Journey Begins]

I'm not really sure what rayman1220 is talking about, sort of an odd comment to make. This sounded almost like a Disney reprise, very nice! The mixing feels like it gets a little muddy at times, mainly due to the frequency of the cymbals if my ears don't fail me. Really lovely though!

SteveSyz responds:

I totally understand with the final mixing being muddy, it hasn't gone through a professional master yet haha (maybe one day!). But thanks overall! I'll definitely look over the cymbals and underlying percussion in the future :D

[Child of the Dusk]

This is really gorgeous.

SilverPoyozo responds:

Thanks EW!

[There]

I have to admit that while I've been watching the competitors this year and you are one artist that I've held in high regards and have high expectations for, I've never truly taken enough time to listen to what you've made. That is the sad truth and it is only myself that is missing out on that!

You are a seriously talented individual. Gorgeous vocals and really brilliant track altogether. It reminds me somewhat of the style of the J-Electro group Capsule. Such a nice track!!

garlagan responds:

compliment on vocals is a huge honour coming from you!
Capsule are pretty cool so that's great to hear!

[Your Father's Blade]

Now I need to go and re-watch Memoirs of a Geisha. There's something about this piece that is really reminiscent. The level of quality in the songs submitted in this year's NGADM is really above any other year. It's genuinely incredible. You've outdone yourself with this piece Peter.

EvilRaccoon responds:

Thanks so much etherealwinds! :D

[Into The Unknown]

This is real gorgeous. The transition at 3:14 with the guitar for me sounded a little disjointed but apart from that, I can't find many other faults with this. In fact, I don't really want to. I just want to enjoy this for the wonder that it is.

I really have nothing much to say other than really, incredibly well done.

SoundChris responds:

Thanks a lot Jordi, glad you enjoyed it! We decided to introduce the guitar in the end to make the piece more variable and to bring in some kind of "fresh feel" at the end instead of just repeating what alreaday happened. This piece was quite experimental and we tried out a lot / also learned a lot and had a lot of fun while doing it.

Thanks a lot for your kindness good sir!

[On The Glass Edge]

I'm not much of a metal expert to be honest ~no surprises there~ but I do enjoy listening to it now and then, especially the more melodic metal. This is one of those times where I can really appreciate a piece. Good luck!! <3

PirateCrab responds:

I'm glad you can appreciate it, especially if this isn't the kind of genre you listen to! Means a lot, cheers buddy! :)