cyan11's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[KingSupu - MindFy]

I love the chillness of this piece. Drum changes are cool. The melodies are real nice and laid back. The bass sounds awesome when it kicks in, I wish this piece was longer. Final thoughts: I love the composition and effects, I feel the the song is too short, The mix is decent but the track is in dire need of mastering/compression, that I can tell just by looking at the waveform, but when I listen I feel that the instruments can be brought out more to maximize the volume. I know you may not have access to/knowledge of mastering so I won't hold that against you. Just something to keep in mind.

KingSupu responds:

Thank you very much for your opinion, I will try to do better in the next song, I will work more on the mastering and I will make it longer: D

[Before]

I like the mysterious bell synth in the beginning. Then there's a sound of a breath I think and a modulated synth transitioning into a beat. I'm digging this part. The melody and backing synths sound good and give a kind of a dissonant feel. I like the simple beat but I feel it could use a bit more variation. I feel the strongest part of this piece is the bell synth melody. My favorite part is at ~44 seconds to about 2:34 and I think it has what the later parts of the track are lacking, I feel like that last section could have benefitted greatly from the addition of a pad or some backing instrument(s). Overall, mix seems pretty tight, maybe some reverb on the lead would be good. I like the track, but I feel the ending could be improved. It does have a touch of a cinematic feel to it, I feel like it could be in a video game for maybe a cut-scene or dialogue scene in an rpg. I do like the minimalism and the mood of the track. Composition is good, mixing good, I like the overall aesthetic. I would just change the ending and vary the beat a little more. But as it stands, not bad.

MandrakeGuy responds:

nice comment! reading through it you bring up a lot of good things to add to the song, the ending in particular does feel empty, but now i listen to it again i actually kinda prefer it like that, feels like the song is slowly losing its structure and i actually like that. thanks for the comment ill try to put this into use in the future!

[Absolute UNIT]

Hey I like the string pattern especially. I also like how this has a cinematic type of feel at moments. It has enough changes to keep me interested. I like the laid-back beat as well. Cool song! Always should make a title though...... good composition, though I feel the end is not very climactic, like . Like the parts that start at 1:17 and 3:48 are exactly the same -- the second part should at least be a little different, like maybe you coulda added those strings there or another counter-melody or even another pad. Good start though, has potential.

DJ-Cassell responds:

Thanks! I really appreciate this review. I will keep this stuff in mind as i work on future projects. I definitely could had changed it up a little near the end to keep it interesting.

[Overdrive]

I love the subtle transitions and buildup in the beginning. The beat seems a little subdued. I also feel like the fat synth leads might benefit from a little more reverb. I like the clear lead that comes in around 2:15. I feel like there isn't much panning going on with the instruments, and I think adding that would help the mix a lot[EDIT: upon second listen I do hear some panning, forgive my untrained ears but I can hardly hear the kickdrum and I'm using studio headphones]. Overall decent composition with some nice melody thrown in. I feel a little more work on the mix and this song would be aces.

SomeGuyMusic responds:

Thank you so much for your feedback and I'm glad you enjoyed it! Stay tuned! I'll try to make something even better next time!

[Phlexer]

The composition is really good. It gives that boss fight feel that keeps me on the edge of my seat. I like when the guitar parts come in. Good transitions, good overall pace and transmits the emotion you're going for. Mix sounds muddy to me....is this not the final version? Like I feel certain instruments should stand out more. I was gonna say 4.5 because I'm not a fan of the mixing/mastering but screw it I'm more swayed by composition than production. 5 stars!

wobwobrob responds:

Yeah mix is wild haha. WIP

[FNF Test]

Cool composition! Great for being just bored haha. Can I Remix? I'm thinking of a few different variations.

GlaceonDash responds:

Yeah! Go ahead, I'm currently trying to see what I can do in many different genres

[Havoc (improved)]

I don't know how to rate lofi sounds/chiptunes too well, but my initial thoughts are maybe add some more background textures to the main theme. Or bring the ones you have out more with the mix. I'd really like to play with the Midi file, I like the composition! I've done this with another artist. You would get full composition credit if I released it of course. It would be like a collab. Let me know. Here's what I did with GlaceonDash https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1026985

derp604 responds:

Thank you so much for the offer! I'm going to think about it for a while and when I come up with a decision I'll write you back.

[Blazing Waves]

Simple, yet well-composed. As a musician I can hear in my head so many arrangements of what I'd do with this, in my opinion it has potential to become something really great. I love minimalistic simple tracks because you can do so much with them if you so choose to. If I only had your midi file :) of course I'd give you all credit for the composition. If you'd care for a collab on this. 5/5 because I like the composition and I vibe with it. A lot of my tracks start with something simple like this.

Cheers
-Glenn

GlaceonDash responds:

I could hand you the project file! I unfortunately don't use a program such as FL studio, I use LMMS. So I don't know how that would work. DM me if you want a midi file though!

[air]

I like how it starts off ambient then goes into something slightly sinister. Good composition, good production quality, I like the percussion elements as well. very chill, I could have that first section on repeat for quite awhile. nice work

supervoltage responds:

Thank you so much for your response and I'm very glad that you enjoyed it!

[earth]

I value composition above all, so you got my 4.5. very engaging piece, has an adventurous feel to it. Of course everything can be improved. I think you may want to revisit the mix in the future, I can't identify the background instrument so that tells me the mix is a little muddy and could be cleaned up a bit. Maybe more EQ adjustments. I think some good reverb would do this mix more justice as well, especially on the piano and background instrument. Good track overall though. nice.

vioyoyo responds:

Thanks! I do plan on revisiting this in the future, so thanks a lot for your input! The background instrument I think you're talking about is the harp, and yeah, it does sound very muddy. I'll take your advice for when I eventually remaster this. Thanks a lot!