vekoN's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[triganopolis]

pretty cool! kinda detroit-esque too, the popcorn synth is neat

m8chnix responds:

Glad you liked it, thanks a lot!

[Cherry C. - Time Is Running Out]

quite long, but i think it tells its story pretty well! "return" is probably my favorite section, i like the breaks and harmonies

[Plants across the sun]

really nice! definitely better than the last iteration

the mix still feels a bit flat, but not as much anymore. the production is also a bit minimal, but i think it fits for this vibe

overall good!

[❯❯ party of one — 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦]

maybe a little too distorted, but either way this is a super aggro and fun tune! the gabber lead ostinato introduced in the first third is really cool.

the cover art is sick too, very demoscene-esque

[SIXALITE - PROXIMA B]

this is... not the best. the mix is way too compressed, and not in a good way either. the drums are super buried in the back of the mix, i can barely hear the clap in some parts of the drop!

the arrangement is also quite chaotic and disharmonious, there's not really any call and response in the drop, there's no "main sound" to anchor on to, it's like a bunch of different sounds were just thrown in at random with no regards to flow.

still, i like the ideas, especially with the piano at the end, and the sound design in some parts is cool! but you need to work on that arrangement and mixing.

[The Whiz]

it's not much in terms of production and arrangement, but it is definitely a groovy little tune ^-^

[ETERNAL]

vicious! i like the sweeping sustain, and the gun sound design is pretty cool too

the tempo change in the second drop sounds amazing too

EDIT: really? that's clever! cool trick

NEON-SKIES responds:

Thank you! There was actually no tempo change believe it or not. It just went 3/4 to 4/4 same bpm

[Kysertron Part 5 - War of the Machine]

wonderful theming, vicious basses and guns, deep melodies, all coming together for this composition! well done

[future bass/melodic dubstep experiment]

i do admit, this sounds rather rough, i can see why somebody would rate this low. the arrangement is too minimal, repetitive, and not very rhythmically interesting. the sounds are alright, but the composition is really holding them back

the drums (esp the snare) are rather buried, which could be fixed through turning the competing instruments down or eq'ing down the clashing frequencies. the mix is also too distorted, i can hear the low mids really pushing the mix hard into clipping. i'd suggest going through the instruments and eq'ing them to make sure they fit well together

but, i have to say, the fundamental idea here is cool! it just needs refinement

ZedzyMusic responds:

you don't have to read this WHOLE thing lmao

I absolutely SUCKK at mixing and mastering my songs. I try to EQ out the invisible force that so kindly makes my lead synth more "full" (by adding unwanted frequencies) and I try to sidechain the bass to the kick, but it never really sounds that good :P I have been trying to improve on that type of stuff for a while, but it's SO HARD to get it right. but luckily, once you do, it should hopefully get better.

I can't make drums myself unless it's a kick or a hi hat, mostly because they're both really easy to make, so I end up just using the Logic Pro kit.. things.... idk what to call them, and then mixing up sounds that go together and add some effects, so that I don't feel like I'm just STEALING the drums.

Thanks for commenting :D I'm ALWAYS open to constructive criticism. also, the only person that rated this low was someone who was 0-bombing me (I made a news most about that, but you don't have to read it) I'm sure more people would've, cuz I wasn't really proud of anything I made while I was making it (I ALSO made a news post about THAT, but you don't have to read any of them) but im a really small producer.

tldr: I suck at making drums and mixing even though I try everything to make sure nothing clashes.