LuckyDee's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[METOL]

Hey man, as I put up in the Audio Pub Discord, I wasn't going to leave an in-depth review of the tracks I judged proactively, but in your case I'm making an exception. I stand by the (poor) score I gave you, but your track has so far been the only one where it pained me to do so. My judgment is split 50/50 between composition and production values. Your composition is bloody awesome. In terms of songwriting, you definitely have what it takes and the nostalgia levels are through the roof. But the dynamic processing on the track is so bad that the final production is just, well... bust. Every single beat every single instrument is fighting to be the loudest, adding a huffing and pumping quality to the sound that just makes the song impossible to listen to - and all the while your not even close to mixing/mastering at full volume. So you have tons of headroom to fix this, which all go completely unused. It's like serving a chicken that is absolutely exquisitely marinated but also fried for several hours and thus impossible to chew, and digestibility is still a very solid prerequisite.

My advice to you: read up on dynamic processing and focus on giving all the instruments their proper place in the mix in terms of loudness. Once you have the dynamics down, you can further fine-tune that positioning using EQ and some reverb/delay.

You get a better grasp on this and your songs could be insanely awesome. I'm very sorry you didn't make it to the next round, but I hope this helps you to up your game and do incredibly well on the next challenge. Feel free to get in touch with me if you want to discuss further.

Cheers,

D

Daveisgr81 responds:

Thanks for taking the time to let me know - I appreciate the feedback! I'll get in touch over the next few weeks and am already working on this processing :)

[Our Blames]

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LexRodent responds:

\m/ ( º o º ) \m/

[O' That Stingy Dragon - Score]

Great work Zaaz, goes perfectly with the animation

ZaazNG responds:

Thank you so much, Dee! :D

[Good Trip]

Awesome work man, nice layers, good use of samples, sounds keep evolving all over the place - respect!

Ukatz responds:

Thanks, this is first project I really worked on :3

[Black Jacket - Poltergeist]

Good going man, you're really getting the hang of the dynamics - keep 'em coming!

BlackJacketMusic responds:

thanks!

[Death and Dying]

Respect for sharing this. Take care.

DrSevenSeizeMD responds:

Thanks, I hope no one else here has to go through it. ❤

[BF (Tormentor) Fan Dub Thing]

I have no idea what you're saying (which I think is kinda essential to voice recordings) but I really dig the effect. How did you distort your voice like that?

shintsukimi205 responds:

Well, took a lotta effects to pull it off, honestly.
Had to duplicate the recording to make it 3 in total, delay the second for a two seconds, reverse the third and line it up with the first and second, and tamper with the volume of each three.
Then, high pitch for first, low pitch for second. Low-pass, normalizer, reverb, high pitch, and a few distortions for the first. High-pass, echo and low pitch for the second. Then, well, the finishing touches.
That's, at least what I remember doing here, anyway.

Oh right, what I'm saying could be seen in either that certain vid I was talking about, or the series' entry in the Funkepedia(?) Mods Wiki.

[Your Schemes]

Nice work man, groovy stuff

LexRodent responds:

Thanks a lot mate !

[Cobra]

Good stuff man, freaky!

BlackJacketMusic responds:

thanks