vidu3k333's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Awakening]

piano in the intro can be a little softer. lacking some high freqs in instruments. what is that thing at 0:33 because it destroys the other sounds through compression. need some more reverb. orchestral drums needs more low freqs. the tempo should be slowly built up so it doesn't kill the vibe. serious unbalance in freqs. repetitive. overall quite a mess really.

Erso responds:

Not sure how to make that piano even softer than it is. Thing at 0:33? I suppose you meant the snare, not sure which compression destroys anything else. About the reverb, I thought I already put too much... Specify where do you think it lacks reverb the most.

Now, the tempo. How the hell do you even build it up slowly? I just recorded the drop in 180 bpm and put that fragment in a 140 bpm piece, that's the only way I can achieve it. I have no clue how to speed up or slow down things in FL.

Repetitive? Well, I guess it kind of is, didn't really seem more repetitive to me than Devastation or something. I tried to add new things wherever its possible.

Now, everything you said about the frequencies. My ears aren't yet experienced enough to hear how EQing changes the sound at all, not mentioning for the good or the bad. So when I start a new track, I'll probably mess everything up by using your advices because it will be quite a different one.

Quite a mess? That's... somewhat fair. Not sure.



So now I just want for you to notice a few things. I'm strong at making melodies, harmonic lines but NOT mixing, mastering or sound design, it's all so new to me and I'm quite unexperienced at it yet. Additionally, everything I mentioned I'm bad at is inituative and it can only be as good as your ears are. My ears don't really hear a lot of sound changes unless I put a reverb there, and by trying to make the thing sound epic and aggressive I make a mess. That's fair, but I've no clue how to get rid of it yet. Weren't you going to give criticism at the melodies or such as well?

And yeah, I'd really appreciate if you taught me how to change the tempo in FL.

[Tristam - Till it's over (H3XAGON3ST remix)]

honestly, mix and master can be better :p nice sound design, quite a compressor abuse, vocal should be the loudest element, tone down the reverb, overwhelming unbalance of energy between the parts. overall pretty nice job to get to the featured content section, congrats :)

H3XAGON3ST responds:

Thank you))

[The Abyss]

really neat track. most parts are too empty. good mix but bad mastering. drop sound design needs to be switch up. fills and build up need more works. that's the most generic synth build i have heard. what does that 20 sec of emptiness do?

Chliz responds:

Idk, I think I messed up the exporting settings or an automation track lasted longer than the instruments themselves. I was expirementing with turning the fruity limiter off because I heard that it made your song bad, thanks for the feedback! If you have any tips for the master please pm me :)

[Undefined]

piano is too loud and dry, add some reverb. change the kick. try to volume (mix) everything better. way too loud. very good track but bad post processing and mixing drags the score down a lot. still, 3.5/5

MRM3 responds:

Will do :)
I still don't know why this was rated 1 star by 3 people.. that's vote hating if you ask me >:(
Of course, this doesn't have lyrics yet, and that also means it hasn't been mastered.
Thanks for the review anyhow, though :)

[All The Things You Love]

vocal needs to be in key to make it sounds better. interesting drop. better mixing and structure is also needed. there are many dissonances melodic wise so it hurts the score a little. still, pretty cool, i liked it :p

MRM3 responds:

I admit it. I'm trash at dubstep.
Thanks for tips, it's appreciated! :D

[DJN4T - A New Beginning]

i really love the melody of this one :D reminds me of "pizza" by martin garrrrix. now, to make your song sounds better i would suggest using better samples for drums and equalizing them properly. also, try to make the song loud but not too distorted. that's the best way to make a track sounds better. really looking forward to your next tracks ;)

(would you mind to tell what did you use to make music so i can help you better?)

Natcl23 responds:

I don’t exactly know what you mean by what I’m using?