Synami's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Take You]

People *need* to stop sleeping on you. This fucking goes, esp the second half

qxuu responds:

yeah fr, tysm for the compliments, glad you love the song <3
I personally think the first half is better, but the second half is good too

[Hyperspace]

1:44 aw hell nah not the sytrus depthcore preset

DreadOrpheus responds:

Hehe. First time I use it.

[Vesper]

Pretty neat track. The introduction is nice, but I feel like the piano's introduced a little too early as the pad already sets a nice ambience for the start. The general structure of this song is solid, but the crash cymbal throughout is a little abrasive compared to the other elements - maybe remove the low/mid frequencies, have it a couple decibels lower and drown it a little in reverb.

The drop sounds nice, but I feel like it's a little samey throughout and the mix/master makes everything sound smashed together, a little overcompressed. Maybe it's because the main piano is a little too loud, chill it out with a little decrease in volume and less stereo presence. On the second time listening, I also noticed that the drum loop you used sounds stretched, a little unnatural which isn't good for an orchestral/ambient track like this. I know there isn't many workarounds if you're sticking with the loop, but maybe changing the mode for stretching or using another loop entirely would work? Not sure. It also sounds like there's an abrupt cut at 1:36, the instruments sound like they looped incorrectly there.

For the outro, I felt like it could've been a little more impactful with a riser to introduce itself comfortably. The noise sample also abruptly cuts off at 2:17 and the piano does so too, right at the end. Those could both probably be fixed with a little reverb and volume automation.

The strengths and weaknesses are both apparent, but I still feel like this track is strongly emotional. Keep on going!

Domido responds:

Thanks for the honest feedback.
After I've listened it to after the upload I realized most of the weaknesses you mentioned. Ear fatigue is a pain hahaha

[WEIGHT (DEMO)]

Admittedly this isn't my taste of Drum & Bass at all, but I can see how this is an overall neat track. The synths sound pretty warm with how much bass there is, the vocal chops fit the middle, but I felt like the track length's a bit bloated with the last minute or so - it felt like it stopped evolving. Maybe the strings could be replaced with ones which have more audible clarity in the high end? Not sure.

Either way, I'm looking forward to hear your future stuff!

RUNNER-BOY responds:

actually the best comment i’ve received on newgrounds. will definitely take this all into consideration. the track in whole is supposed to have vocals on it. but i’ll definitely work on that ending