5TanLey's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[DualbladeX - Revolution]

heh I thought that everybody has already forgotten about this genre

it sounds quite nice, really reminds me that 2008ish "newgrounds happy trance", like cornandbeans, dimrain 47, and so.. good times

lead should be wider, maybe try layering more similar sounds to create one big lead, then reverb everything

drums could use a little of variation every few bars, just shuffle with the kick a bit or something

also you could add more various hihats to fill the high frequencies

mix is ok, except that delay thing at 1:24 sounds too loud, lowering the delay decay would help.. and maybe it would sound better if it started from a lowpass, but thats just my preference

otherwise really nice tune :)

[Lunar Colony 25XX]

I like the arrangement, something is constantly happening, there is enough different sounds and melodies.. I would just close my eyes and imagine myself in some few-bit game

guess I can't say anything against sound quality, sound pretty chiptunish, mix is good as well, maybe the kick should me more noticeable..

respect for using that programme, it looks quite crazy

and more people should hear your stuff, I scouted you :)

footprints420 responds:

Thank you! Famitracker can be a bit crazy, but by the virtue of its limitations it can end up being pretty simple.

[Restart]

Composition is OK-ish, not bad, not anything unique, just your average everyday house song, you should spend more time on melodies, dont stop until it sounds OK, but until it is great, memorable

0:40 there is quite huge jump in volume, from tiny silent intro to super loud drop... It's good to put the rendered MP3 back to FL (or whatever you use) and just look if there aren't any peaks like this in the waveform, then edit it back in project

1:16 don't really like this part, some of the notes sound off-key to me + that bell thing could be quiter

2:49/3:34 the bass has some high pitch noise in it, I would cut it somehow

If its only your 5th song, technical quality is really decent, but there is still a lot things to work on :)

cheers

B3yondMusic responds:

Thx Mate! I will definitely take your advice when i make a new house song. Definitely appreciate your advice.

[Arrival (Apocalypse Mix)]

Seems like R4R thread is broken, so I came here to return some feedback at least :)

The composition is quite minimalistic, but it has enough elements and little things to keep it interesting. Those little synths (e.g.1:05) really help to create an atmosphere. The outro (2:20 onward) could be a few bars shorter I guess since there isnt much going on

vibe of the song with all those cheesy saws and delays and guitar thing reealy remind me soundtracks of old flash shooters I was playing here on NG, good times

mixing-wise I would push low frequencies a bit, kick is ok, but that bass behind it should be more noticeable.. rest is decent, it always could be better, but there are no major ear-destroying mistakes, which is nice

cheers

connorhawke responds:

Thanks for the review mate! The kick and bass were originally louder but were reduced to avoid clipping. If I develop this track I'll see what I can do.

[Eurodancing]

heh somebody still cares about this song? :) you already have a pretty detailed review somewhere here, so just a few of my words:

Structure and composition are fine this time, really like that chill part at 2:00

but mixing is not cool yet, it needs simply better loudness leveling, that lead drowns everything else, the snare clap thing could be also quiter

and some of the fx are reeally loud and could use some EQing like 1:14 or 2:31.. those things really interfere with the rest of mix.. turn it down, maybe sidechain it

and take breaks when mixing, maybe try it on different sound systems, at different loudness levels, at different star constellations and so

cheers

Coolasp1e responds:

Wow, thanks for da awesome review!
I'll be sure to take your advice on the mixing, I just like the lead loud so I'll try to go into uncomfortable territory.

And don't worry, I'll be sure to try it in different time-space continuums.

[bad]

R4R

arrangement is realy thought out and the lengh is very refreshing, nowadays everybody makes 5min+ songs, when they make actual content for like 11 seconds and then just repeat it

I usually dont like songs with vocals but I made an exception here because your voice really pleases my ears and cock and the text is really practical and understandable, not like usual metaforical pseudo deep stuff from every other singer

I also appreciate the amount of work you put into drums, they sound really professionally processed, unlike some people who just use stock fl samples and think theyll get away with it

The song also reminded me that life is way better when you dont take everything seriously

cheers!

TheBetterAudioPortal responds:

Someone gets it :)

[Last Battle [exp]]

I like the combination of these genres, but some of your sounds are preventing me from enjoying the song.. I could say I like the intro, break and outro but not the drops :D

0:55 that melody sounds a bit cheap to me, I feel like you could put some more effort into it

1:20 the lead sounds really "foreign", compared to the rest of the sounds, I would switch it for something diffent

3:00 same case, these screech things dont fit much

I like drums themselves but the loudness should be a bit diffent, turn down that hihats a bit and emphesize the snare, kick is OKish

But experimenting, that's the spirit, you should try new things in your DAW everyday, even if they appear bad and you delete them right after.. sooner or later you create something good

cheers

Demonic-Overmind responds:

Thanks a lot for review! I thought of adding some harsh elements because that's drum n bass xD
The drums thing, I understood that those were badly mixed while mastering, but I thought of letting it go.