BenTibbetts's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Orchestral Movie Theme 1]

Clever orchestration

Very exciting music! Two really cool things: 1. Great idea giving those fast notes to the timpani at the beginning and end. It's a terrific effect and very unique. 2. I also love the combination of the flute and piano for the ending. Clever orchestration overall.

[The Quiet Fields]

Lovely.

Sensitively written, great music.

MarkySpark responds:

Thanks Ben!

[Drowning into the Heavens]

Great

Lovely piece, I really enjoyed it. Great piano playing and composing.

MarkySpark responds:

Thanks Ben, coming from you it is a big compliment.

[(Insane12's) PART 2]

Great.

I really like this one. It's offbeat and fairly unpredictable, and it has many interesting layers. 0:47 is a great moment/texture.

[BuildUp (insane12)]

Nothing wrong with simple.

I like the sounds you use. There's nothing wrong with simple; I think this works fine as music to introduce something. For me, though, the music stopped just as I was beginning to get excited. Maybe you could put this as an opening to one of your other pieces.

[Machine Love at first sight]

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What an original idea. This is really nice, although I agree with djsporatic about the harmonies.

[The Son of the Wind God]

great track

I can see why this has been well-received! I like the way you use only two chords. Rather than limit you, it frees this music to change really effectively through different instrumentation and tempos.

Tainlorr responds:

Yes, i found tons of ways to manipulate that one very simple chord progression (and some parts use three, but yeah.) Thanks a ton!

[Solidarity (IntSmp)]

great.

What a cool texture, 0:30. Great variety of sounds, and catchy to boot.

IntricateSimplicity responds:

Thank you for the review

[The World Seen by an Anarchist]

Terrific.

Love the wavering sound on top. Great title.

[Spatially Shifted]

What a trip.

Nice work, although this might be too adventurous for this particular community. :) Which free programs do you use, exactly?

IntricateSimplicity responds:

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. I've been playing around with sounds a little bit, and I've really just been trying t find my own sound and style, so there is still a bit of an unprocessed feel to it I think.

As for the software, I used Audacity for all of my music because it allows me to build basic sine, square, and saw waves, and allows deeper control of audio samples. I also use various iPod applications via a line-in connection for more complex sounds. I've used lite versions of NLog Synhesizer, Virtuoso Piano, and Hammerhead drum machine, as well as Speak EZ, which is completely free.