5TanLey's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Desecrate]

look who got frontpaged (if only some people actually listened to music on NG, :---------)))

I feel like the kick (its mids especially) got lost in the busy sections

the sub is 2ghetto4me, I'd highpass it sligtly before the drop, so the drop can DROP

It's loud as fok yet not much ear raping, so gj.. though you could turn the master gain a dB or 3 or 5, since some sections distort SLIGHTLY (1:43)

merry christmas yo

DelitescentAria responds:

wee im getting more decent by the minute!

happy new year yo (soon enough anyways)

[-ganon95- The Liquid Fact]

musically it's pretty good, nice progression going on, underwater atmosphere on point

also cool synth sounds, I would only scoop some lows from the kick and make the sub bass line more prominent but other than that the mix works totally fine to me

not much to say, overall it sounds like you know what you're doing, good luck with future production :)

ganon95 responds:

there are actually things about this song i kinda want to change, one of them is the second thing you mentioned. maybe some day ill come back to this track and update it

[Strive]

aiming at holywood soundtracking now?

the piano remotely reminds me of the pirates of the carribean... shame it sounds like FL keys, either cover it in reverb or delay or torrent something better... also Piano One vst is very Ok and for free

I think there could be more variations in the violin/piano (and/or harp or something) runs, they get quite monotonous after a while

the rest of the tune works alright :)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

DelitescentAria responds:

>sounds like fl keys
...
it is fl keys
well butter up my toaster for a nice bath bomb :)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

thx tho

[untitled1]

is that piano recorded live at least? sounds very ok

add some sub yo

DelitescentAria responds:

me? being good at an instrument?
bruh

(with the notes i have on there its not possible)

(moreover im trash at actual playing)

[It's A Cold Day]

needs more rap... I need to hear you rapping or my life is never going to be complete

overall it's pretty loopy, lacks some major change in the flow, at least some break in the middle would be nice

mix feels nice

it has that gta loading screen vibes

DelitescentAria responds:

me rapping?

no thanks, i sound like the aftermath of a way too intrusive dentist appointment.

thanks for review

[-ir{s}rr-okmB-aa]

no 4/4 kick no house bro (or sis or whatever you are)

musically your songs start to make sense, enough of elements and stuff, but

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the drops don't have much an impact, feels like the build-ups are louder (or as loud) and that you just don't want in any song of this type

overall I don't get the right brosteppy feel out of this.. put mp3 of this into fl together with similar professional song and compare the waveforms - it has be pushed to the 0db ceiling a bit to feel right, your thing is not crushed enough,

needs more Seamless

peace

DelitescentAria responds:

will crush more

thing is, when i crush my songs to the 0db ceiling, they just end up being not loud enough so idk

maybe i need more compression up in my shit

thanks (its sis)

[Porter Robinson - Lionhearted (Tubular Remix)]

I would add some more little effects and stuff to the drops, they feel a bit empty... of course you got nice loud drums and vocal and lead but it's really the little, barely audible things that do the magic

at 3:40 and on I can hear some dissonance between the vocal and the background synth, not sure if that's intentional, but it doesn't fit to the rest of the song imo

the drop lead could be turned down as a whole, or EQed a bit more, feels a bit overwhelming

mix overall is not terrible but could use more tweaking, it'll get better as time goes (if you keep doing it :)

keep it up

Twerpless responds:

I (and other people I've asked) agree with what you've said about the drop as well as the EQ issues, but I've never considered adding some barely audible stuff. Hmm... interesting...
Anyways, thanks for responding! Any criticism/suggestions are appreciated!

[Party Hardcore]

how about make a whole song out of it? Nobody here likes 9 sec loops :)

pretty hard do write anything constructive about it too

DJ-Silent responds:

Im actually working on that since i uploaded this song

[Slimy Asian]

some more variations in the beat would be cool

some more variations in the instruments' rthythm would be cool

the hi-hat thing a bit less loud would be cool

overall noice chill thing, original approach (((((((:((((((((((((:))))))))))))):))))))

DelitescentAria responds:

i getchu
would be cool indeed
thonk

edit: hihat thing is coffee beans and a knife in kinetic sand

m u h asmr

[Flight (Pegasus, part II Concept)]

hey there

something seems off about the low frequencies, either the sub isn't loud enough or it clashes with the sub of the kick, it helps to shorten the drum samples as much as possible (long boomy kick may sound good on its own but it can muddy the mix a lot), maybe highpass the kick around 60-80Hz...

I would also add some more hi-hats/cymbals/highpassed drum break to the main parts, to my taste this is too minimal

both piano and pads could be turned down a bit

also developing the melody more at later parts would be nice, I'm all into minimalistic approach, but this kinda leads to nowhere, overall vibe is nice though

and comparing your song to some similar, profesional one is always a good idea, maybe with anylizers like SPAN if you don't trust your ears/ sound system

hope this helps a bit, keep it up :)

SierraRising responds:

hiya,
thanks a lot for the tip on the low frequencies, I definitely have to include that in the mixing process.
minimal is where I was heading with this track, but I will spice it up a bit more next time :)
strange, some other people off of NG that listened to it said the piano should have been louder. guess that´s a personal taste thing.
I rarely reference my tracks, though I probably should. I use SPAN vigorously on every project.
Your feedback is always welcome, you magnificent DnB beast :) thanks a ton, I appreciate it!