vekoN's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Solenne [NGADM]]

jesus... really fucking good for being made in such strained conditions

[walking in the neighborhood AND LITERALLY SWEATING BUCKETS BECAUSE IT'S 32 DEGREES OUTSIDE]

not bad for a first attempt at house :) the melodies are cute and sweet, but i feel like there needs to be more ear candy in the mix. try risers/fallers, sweepers in generals, impacts, atmospheres, and whatever else you can think that'll fill up the mix. also maybe a more prominent bassline would have been appropriate too

[Meuny - xfx silk fm_attk 14.3 (eth mix)]

cute idm! i really like the major key vibes in the melodies and harmonies. the analog bass sounds really cool, and so does the transition into the drums with the decimator

[Djjaner and DjOride - New Order]

man this is huge! i love the repetitive but brutal bass patterns and the mechanical quality of the drums

you two really made something great here!

[{CRDX} "Chillstep" OMG!]

goddamn! these glitch cuts and repeats go hard

[obelisk]

i feel like the beginning is a bit too repetitive, but the grungy industrial sounds and chromatic melodies that come afterwards make up for it. i like how stripped back the drop is arrangement-wise. the melodies in that part are very driving, certainly making up for the intentional lack of mid-bass information. the mix is very unique, i like how dirty it is and how that fits the mood. overall it's great, i just wish it was longer

[Oklahoma]

my state! ...yeah

the noisy riser is very appropriate for a tornado-themed song! and i like the key change halfway through. of course this song has its flaws, but considering this is three years old now i'm sure you've learned how to minimize them by now :)

50Steaks responds:

Thanks for reviewing! This song is ancient so of course it’s not gonna be up to par for 2024. When I started I was hoping for a lot of my fans to be people who searched their home state on NG and came across me as their top search result, and it looks like that’s what happened lol. But of course, the series is done now, so you’d probably enjoy my newer stuff a lot more
I don’t think this song has a key change, though I can see how it might be confusing

[4KKoRD - "Illusion" (NGUAC 2024)]

i love this melodic bassline in the drop! the timbre of the basses are really cool too; i really like the wavering quality of the melodic bass, kind of like crying like hzboychik said. the interspersed piano and choir are very pretty as well!

i think "illusion" is a very appropriate name for this song; i'm getting a very mystical quality from the melodies and harmonies

4KKoRD responds:

Thank you! Your feedback is really important for me! I glad you loved this track!

[Wasteland]

really cool! my only two real critiques are 1. the short length, and 2. that the timpani-like short noise bursts sound a little lifeless. i'd maybe vary up/humanize their pattern or maybe do faster triplets or some other kind of tuplet. the melodies and timbres of the instrumentation, especially the chip lead and epiano, are really nice!

the mixdown sounds alright as well, a little dulled, but i think that'd be appropriate for the mood the song is conveying. overall, great job!

Dynamic0 responds:

Thanks for feedback! It was hard for me to find some good ideas in the third part, but I understand your point, I'd also prefer if it was longer. The timpani-like noise is a part of noise drums, which I put there only because regular drums were too much energic. The mixing was a challenge, although I could've made it a bit better. Once again, thanks for the review!