Ferstofus's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Trumpet Guys becomes an anime villain]

A bit repetitive on the pitch (of voice), would have enjoyed some variety through the speech.

Nerostratos responds:

Thank you for the constructive criticism I will try to improve! :)

["Lágrimas De La Luna (Tears of the Moon)"]

I felt the tension went kinda in a stable level through the whole thing, I'd probably suggest a rise or fall somewhere, but it was still nice to listen to! I could feel the strain in the voice of the VAs, pretty dramatic. The music and sound effects also worked well with the whole, IMO, even if a bit stereotypical for something that felt different than a parody or homage to me (I guess, to change it, you'd need to stray a bit from telenovelas tropes though, so maybe it's fine as is). I also think the plot developed slightly too fast, would've appreciated a longer build up before the big revelations or some sort of nods to "previous episodes" (which would have done the build up, let's say). But whatever the case, pretty nice, pretty fun to listen to! Hehehe, enjoyed it a lot.

Tommytomtom619 responds:

It was more of a spoof piece and making fun of the telenovela tropes, which is why it just goes by so quickly. It wasn't intended to be a full on production but we all had fun with it.

The VAs in this, not including myself, are some of the loveliest and talented individuals I've ever met and I'm so happy they agreed to assist me with this. And I'm so glad you enjoyed it as well!

[SLAM POETRY NITE!]

IMO the atmosphere was intense and dramatic (think it was due to the echo effect on the voice and the solo violin with streched out notes), the voice was clear in diction and emphatic in tone, adequate volume (pending more to the loud but without reaching a scream), all of which I think help well to make an annoucement sort of thing for the event, if that was the goal (I interpret so).

The drum beats during the name listing I believe worked well for showcasing a noticeable rhythm that one could tie to the rhythm of many kinds of poetry.

The last part with the lines that felt very fluent, genuine and improv-like to me also I believe falls perfectly in line with the idea of the event, even if improv on it is not necessary for participants (though we did see some of that then, heh). I also think the short, rhymed verses at the end helped with fluidity (and also to make us think of poetry).

I'm docking points for I felt the name listing was a bit repetitive with the beats (even though I still commend the rhythm like I said), I think I captured slight differences in intonation through the names' pronunciations so I don't see why not the idea of on-point notes from different instruments or something else just for variety.

And speaking of variety, I believe a higher degree of it for the melody, different sections, changes in the pace/speed/rhythm/idk or something like that would also be nice, maybe around 1:05 at least? Even for an announcement.

My opinion here. Still, rock solid stuff, awesome work!

BottleTopBillFanclub responds:

Thank you so much, Ferstofus.

I'm always happy to receive feedback, and I deeply appreciate you sharing your opinions. You are awesome. Yes, your interpretation is right. My goal was to make an announcement for the event, and I'm really appreciative and thankful that you participate and share your poem about world peace. It's very beautiful and kind of you. I deeply admire your ability to put into words your experience with the audio.

I wish I can do the same, though I struggle immensely with sharing my opinions, and I admire your ability to thoughtfully communicate your experience. Yes, I agree with you. I wish there was also more variation, though I find it difficult and challenging to do so because it doesn't come naturally to me.

I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to share my perspective with you.

There is great power in listening to music and interacting with art, understanding the elements of communication of emotions and ideas. We are all artists; everybody is a creator.

Communication is an art form, and being able to interact with media, witness media, and understand ideas and perspectives from art is also an art.

Communicating with people is an art, and listening is an art.

Art is communication.

WE ARE ALL ART.

You are awesome, Ferstofus!

[Harmony High - Part 1: Our Little Secret]

Aw man, such a cool story, the dialogues were great, on the choice of words, syntax, manners of speech, on the VAing you guys nailed the pacing, pauses, pitch, some inflections but the tones were always so flat! It's like you guys are reading lines from a script instead of voice acting, I could barely capture any emotion there, or the characters often sound calm and collected with that not fitting with their words. The sound effects and ambience setting were to my liking, realistic without disturbing the dialogues, subtle yet meaningful, although I'd appreciate some music or background sounds on moments of lengthier silence. The tone thing pulls things down for me on other fronts too like the tension and suspense, but overall, yeah, a lot of quality here, just please try to convey more feelings 'cause I find that was the main lack. Well anyway, my opinion for this work.

Bosa responds:

thank you for the insight!

[Slumberland Collab Album]

Loved how you all managed to maintain a cohesive theme while keeping originality and identity in each song (the last one is golden btw). I'd enjoy perhaps one with more aggresive beats to tap into the idea of nightmares, but that could be conflicting with the calmness of sleep, right? So I don't know. As for the individual songs, loved the vivacity of both Hypnagogia and Slumbering Sloth, the peace of Dream in Memory and Vision Of An Aqueduct, the surrealism of Codec Frequency and stormchurch and just a lot of stuff I'd probably review for each song on standalone submissions. Also you guys are gods of melody and beat. I think that's it, 5 stars, thank you all for making this

Shai-P responds:

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed. :)

[Cyberdate]

So great, think the athmosphere on this skit was so well constructed, both by music/sound work and also the VAs performances; really liked the ending with its song when it comes to that. Was a really cute story, feel like it could be easily developed further if you want to. IMO some light sfx for small things happening (e.g. background chatter or a drink being stirred) could be played during the initial dialogue to add some noise fitting with the light chaotic nature of the situation, but maybe that's a stylistic choice. Anyway, cool stuff Jenny, Trina and Helmyir, thanks for making this and also for bringing it to the collab!

JennyGlynn responds:

Thank you so so much! I had so much fun making this and working with everyone. I've become really passionate about bringing stories to life like this and working with other VA's. I have actually thought about developing the story more! And I didn't think about extra sounds like that. It would have definitely added more to the atmosphere! One thing's for sure, I'll be making many more ** !

[Mythical Ocean]

Really liked the initial build up and the rhythm and athmosphere, also loved how you included and assimilated the seagulls noises into the song, marvelous. I also really esteem how you harmonized well the different parts of the song, they're noticeably different yet feel well connected to me. I would have appreciated a more dramatic change in mood at one point or another, with maybe lower notes and a deeper athmosphere? I feel that could add some sort of contrast to the frenetic nature of the song (even with the same rhythm). My opinion. Either way, great job! Thank you for making this.

Constrict responds:

Thank you so much for the feedback!
I appreciate it alot^^

The mood turning darker seems like a pretty good idea!
I had lots of fun with this liquid dnb track so ill probably do another sometimes and ill keep your suggestion in mind!
Thanks^^

[Zero Hour]

Pretty epic, really liked the cadence at the start, I find the part that ends at 2:53 a bit stretched out, perhaps I'd suggest making it shorter or adding one or two more instruments to it, but regardless, the song is solid man.

chitstain responds:

Thanks Fersto!
I kinda see what you mean there, there are a couple parts that hang just a taaad bit long (such as the part at 1:07, as well). I could never time them in such a way that it didn't wind up throwing off the timing for so many other things in Reaper. I'm sure there's a way around that, but I gotta learn more in Reaper lol

[Big Steps (Beautiful) - (April Fools)]

Zaaz, I... I didn't know you had it in you to make what I just listened to...the instruments, just everything...this is a true piece of you.

ZaazNG responds:

Thank you, Fersto <3 I really poured all my heart into this music.

[Killer Robot Blues]

Exactly what I imagine a robot blues would sound like. "Metallic", melancholic, does a good job of painting the emotional picture. Raw and nice.

LexRodent responds:

Thanks for listening mate.