vekoN's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Pure Damnation [CLIP] (Ng exclusive)]

brutal! the deep snare in the first half is crazy

[{Rooldook} emprocket]

cool, crisp sound palette and mixing, as usual! i really liked the glitchy textures clawing their way up between the bass hits. i do feel like the mix could be made more full through layering or saturation of the sounds, but at the same time perhaps it's a stylistic thing? i especially enjoyed how neurohoppy this gets occasionally, especially in the second drop

[Crystalization]

the first drop feels a tad underwhelming, i feel like you could have done some crazy chops or perhaps added some layers to the main color bass. actually i feel like a lot of sections (like the breakdown and the pre-drop) drag on for a bit too long; introducing some progression using risers and impacts or just cutting the length in half should help significantly. but, i enjoyed the minor tonality! the second drop was quite a neat switchup, i liked the resonant color bass sound design. overall not bad!

LowEsTTGG responds:

Thanks for the feedback! I'll try to improve on my next song!

[Hyper drill]

wonderful! the chord stabs in the midsection are quite pretty, and the wobbles are always a pleasure to hear

Dieswyx responds:

Did you know that you can get these wobbles for free? Only for Serum c:

[Again]

do i hear an andalusian cadence as the backbone of this tune? cool chords :)

super catchy, fun, and danceable!

MU53 responds:

i'll keep it a buck with you, i had no idea what an andalusian cadence is lmao. had to research it to find out what it was, and i think you might be hearing that. also thanks :)

[Completion (EDM Mix)]

cool beat! yeah like you said in the news post i do feel like it's repetitive, but for what it is it's still a bop

the melodies are quite fun to listen to, the stereo details are neat, and i enjoyed how the mixdown feels quite warm. overall good!

JermaineBeats responds:

I was limited on what I could have did on this track, the computers I was using were 7 years old and Logic pro was not feeling it on that particular day. I had a GOOD start, but Logic crashed and I forgot how to replicate the whole thing from memory...

[We want a change]

the drums are way too quiet in the mix, and conversely the melodic instruments are a bit too loud, especially in the low mids. the melodies are wonderful though, and the delay effect on the snare drum is neat. i enjoyed the breakbeat aspect of the tune, and the solo at the end sounds cool!

Force64 responds:

Thanks :D

[Pooo1-Battlefield]

i can see this acting as a great motivational piece for the fighting soldiers. kinda like skrillex's "bug hunt" and the way that was used in wreck it ralph

the master does feel quite compressed, like there's too much multiband compression or soundgoodizer. i can hear quite a lot of pumping from the compression, and the way the basses are forcefully pushed to the back of the mix in the final section does not sound good to me. the sound design is interesting though, if maybe a bit cheesy.

[The Rebels' Briefing | Turning The Tides Of War]

the kick drum in the climax feels a bit too punchy in the 80-120hz region, and the mix and instrumentation feel somewhat thin timbrally. but these are nitpicks, i really enjoyed the storytelling aspect and the melodic development!

[Space Travel]

i'll say that i think the dx7 epiano doesn't really fit the vibe this song is conveying. also maybe the arrangement can get cluttered sometimes, especially in the drops where the basses and melodies are vying for attention. the melodies are gorgeous though, and the overall composition is fantastic! mixing wise the low mids are a bit too saturated, a bell cut in the 100-200hz region will definitely help with that. overall great!

Voytek-Music responds:

Thanks! (It's one of my first dubstep songs, Ik the mix could be better, but I think there's a limit of like 3k listens? The limit makes impossible to change the audio file, so I'd have to publish it twice -_- NVM, changed!