vekoN's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Trash 05 (Waterfall - cover)]

pretty cool cover! i just feel like the strings are too squashed stereo-wise (i.e., they're too mono). and also i can hear clipping during that part. but everything else is very solid!

[Chocnoon - Stargaze (DCV)]

very good, i just feel like the crowd sample at the beginning doesn't really fit the mystical mood i get from this. also maybe the rapid drum fills in the buildups are somewhat jarring. other than that, everything here is incredible! the melodies and trance gated harmonies are awesome, and the key change in the second half of the second drop sounds amazing

[To explore]

fantastic! but you already knew that :)

Arponax responds:

Im glad you enjoyed. XD

[Don't Be Afraid]

very solid melodies! the chord progression hits that perfect sweet spot between melancholy and euphoria. maybe the sidechain time could be lessened a little, and i do hear some clipping during the transitions, but other than that the production is very good for being done in three days

EspyoNG responds:

Thank you very much! I really tried my best on the melodic aspect of this track. The fact you're bringing up the sidechain and clipping issues doesn't surprise me because I was already aware (8-9dB true peak was a massive oof honestly).

Thank you so so much for the feedback!

[Chocnoon - Motherboard (DCIV)]

really cool and seasonally appropriate tune! this is more trance than techno imo, with the trance gates and all, but nonetheless this is awesome! the melodies are appropriately euphoric, reminds me of late 2000s trance here on newgrounds

MWMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM responds:

thanks!

[Slowly Going Insane]

it certainly sounds like going insane, in a good way! i like the portamento'd orchestral hit(?) that forms the basis of the melody. the production could be better as you said, but musically this is quite solid

[Disgusting Disturbance (Terrariastep)]

the way you used sound effects as opposed to traditional basses in the "drops" is kind of awesome! some of the individual sounds are not to my taste but i appreciate the concept! the chord progression is also really cool. i just feel like there could be more elements and effects to fill up the mix, like saturation and ear candies

[SNASH or PASS]

liquid juicy bass, cool glassy glitches in the background, nice guitar/strings, overall a very solid tune, just wish it could be longer-

[-Caterpillars-]

very cute, i like the breakbeats combined with the orchestration. i agree with @Dynamic0 about the bassoon, it and the melody it plays really add character to the theme here. also the strings at around 1:50 sound really nice, i wonder what that could represent in the life of the caterpillar? possibly the lead-up to metamorphosis?