Aydin-Jewelz123's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Out 4 Vengeance]

Yeah dude, you nailed the feel. Quite American Dubstep-esque. The breakdown at 1:30ish was my favourite bit. Not a huge fan of the vocals but I love the mortal kombat esque bits like 1:50. That sounds is nice. Would have liked to see the synths around that mark evolve a bit in terms of sound, maybe through some modulation.

The drops are okay, fits the genre well. If I'm being critical, I would say the mortal kombat bits could have a slightly different style of drop like more deep dubstep but to each his own.

Cool work!

[YOU N ME ( Emotional Future Bass )]

Future basss!!! Just getting into this genre :D

Ok, here we go with a review.

Straight off the bat, the bells and strings are setting a nice scene. Definitely emotional. The supporting strings at :15 are nice and the swish into the :25 is decent. Could definitely chuck some low rumble under it too, like those chinese style drums, the ones they roll.

The breakdown up to :57 is nice too.

Yeah, the drop is good. Tasty. Comes in quite sudden but I saw it due to the waveform, might have caught me off if I couldn't see the wave.

The bit ontop of the wobbles, the melody thing is damn sexy. The mixdown needs work though, the wobbles have odd strengths. Whereas the other sections are quite well balanced, the drop levels need tweaking.

The emotional string bits are very inspired! Nice!

Dash a flute in there, or I think you have, bring it out more, chuck some volume into it or perhaps some EQ.

I think the drop needs the wobbles to sit on their own a bit more and have a bassline underneath it. So a smooth bass, with the lows & highs cut from the wobble, so it's like a side gig and the bass and melodies are the main focus.

Composition wise it's very nice dude. Just some mixing needs tweaking and it'll be tasty as heck!

4/5 because of the mixing but 10000/5 for the composition and emotional bits. Nailed it dude. Good work :)

jjoon responds:

What the...? It is really long review. Thank you first!
Well... Yeah I know I'm not good at equalizing.
I'll try harder. more more harder.

[Boss Rush]

Starts off with a very dance vibe with that beat.

What you could do with that piano melody, is chuck a dash of reverb on it and play with the volumes of notes. Also vary it to more than a bar. If you want to keep it one bar, chuck some reverb on it and play around with the dry / wet balance and the decay. What you can effectively do with that is have it sound more echoey, and have it fade into the echo, which would give it a varied feel, making it almost dystopian in a way which would suit the later part of the song.

The drop is quite cyber feeling. Has a different vibe to it for sure. You could try a more drum heavy pattern over it. Rather than BT-Ts-Ka-Ts, BT-Pause-Ts-BT-Ts but with the kick not on every beat. Damn, it's hard trying to explain it.

So have a look into those things, namely:
- Reverb & Decay
- Transitioning sections
- Beat pattern variations
- Melodies beyond 1 bar

Keep at it!

:)

[Last of the year]

Has a dark progressive feel to it right off the bat. The choice of percussion and that bassline give it a slightly eerie vibe! ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh that swoosh sound at 44-53 sec or so was nice. Damn, actually all your swooshes are very nicely used.

The breakdown or false drop at 1:40 is nice too with the kick dude. Your swooshes are very good at bringing the sections together but not only that, they're actually pleasant in their own right. Rather than just bringing the sections together, they almost work as a feature.

Good stuff.

If you had some vocals layered over parts too, that would really throw it into a whole new trippy vibe. Would be interested to see what you'd do with vocals!

Overall fits the genre well, haven't much constructive negative to say dude tbh!

[(WIP) Too Late]

Starts off with a very Pendulum Taratunla-esque vibe crossed with some hip hop style thanks to that high synth that kicks in shortly after.

The drop itself is decent. The beat is quite compact and the snare has a nice resonance to it.

Good start dude.

Would like to see what you do later with the drop.

Some ideas:
- Have that arp double up its timing on the third beat, so the current timing for beat 1 and 2, then when the wobble kicks in, have the arp go fast to match the speed of the wobble sort of.
- When the arp is on its own at 0:46, you could throw it into some other notes. So it could play the first half the same, then the second bit of the bar would play a slightly varied melody.
- Then you could take that arp and do things to it melody wise which could lead into a new section, basically you have created space there by letting it sit on its own to do something really juicy with it melodically.
- The second half of the drop, you could play around some more with the wobble & sounds, make them do something slightly different to the first half.

The drop is the least complete part as you've said so I've commented it on the most, the intro was decent so haven't too much to say on it.

If you had some hip hop style vocals, or Jamaican rastafari stuff to layer over the intro, it would fit very well.

Anyway, good stuff. Gimme a heads up if you want a review on the final version.

Peace

RKNE responds:

Thanks for taking the time to comment :)

In response:
-I'll try the double time right now!
-I understand what you mean; it's really empty on the last section of the drop, I just haven't really figured out what to put there yet, so variation of the arp in that section would be quite cool, or maybe a fill or some fx (or a new synth, idk)
-Juicy! I like the sound of it! I'll see what I can do :D
-Gotcha - I might try more focus on melody in drop 2 instead of just [Bass] [Supersaws] [Synth] [Supersaws] etc

Also, completely understand what you think about adding vocals, just need to source some (hopefully find some acapellas or something, Reggae or Rastafarian like you mentioned)

Really useful advice, I appreciate it greatly! I'll take it into account moving forwards with the track, and I'll make sure to message you if I finish it (if that's ok!)

Have you made any songs I could check out? It would be great to hear another producer's music, not just the stuff churned out by the big artists!

[SaoH - Ｔｏｎｉｇｈｔ]

Starts off quite chill, I like the shaker and early percussion, then the vocals around 0:19 are nice too, definitely starts the track off with the right vibe. Yeah, the vocals are definitely there! Nice.

The melody is quite funky. The bassline is solid too.

Overall a very funky tune dude. Like Synthwave crossed with 80s funk. Daft Punk ish even!

Blends into an other-worldy feel but then the bass keeps you grounded. Could definitely rock out to this on the dance floor! Not a huge vapourware listener but this one is very decent :D

Now you just need to find yourself an animator to make a trippy video to go with this. Good stuff dude.

[CRNKD - Erosion (delerium remix)]

A nice epic start to the track, has a deus ex style vibe with the spaced out synth. The build is good too, I like how you change the pitch THEN DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN IT HITS XDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Very nice drop, very very heavy and dark vibe to the track.

The switch ups are good too, I'm kinda regretting looking at the waveform as it gave away the surprise but still, nicely done.

The second drop is for sure my favourite bit. The whole drop feels like a flash bang went off in my bedroom and the PC is melting xD

Good stuff. Quite an experimental vibe to it and it maintains the feel that was there from the start.

Definitely could see this work well for either a game or movie. Action style with lots of slow mo!

Good work

Delerium responds:

appreciate the review man <3

glad you enjoyed it

[CRY.NN - Unlocked Universe (Original mix)]

Review time :D

The song starts with some good mystery, some outer space vibe, I like it.

DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNN at 0:28! That was a great contrast to the bit before. Now I feel like I've entered tribal territory.

Good switch and build so far. Feels like some strange jungle / forest dark business with some UFO elements chucked in.

Some feedback:
- Dash those snares around the 1:30-1:45 mark with a dash more energy
- Widen your plucks with an automation curve, the ones around the 2:30-2:50 mark, especially as they transition into that new sound
- Watch the volume levels on a few of those sounds around the 2 min mark, the ya-ya sound is a tad louder compared to the rest.
- Smash a crash cymbal around the 3:20 mark, or something to throw the user into a deeper zone, especially as this is the second big drop since the first. Could be a downsweep or something else. Just would emphasise it more.

Good stuff dude! My favourite bit is the switch up at 0:28 seconds. Very nice.

CryNN responds:

Loving your feedback. Thank you! :)

[Swipe ( or I`m not a Zomboy)]

You've nailed the feel, just need to adjust the mix a bit, especially the high end a bit dude. It's a bit harsh on the ears when listening through headphones. Drop the highs on the hats and the main screechy wobble thing.

Also, try throwing some of those drum patterns in the build up into the left and right channels through panning.

The music itself is spot on for that American Dubstep vibe. The intro with the voice going high and low is nice. Has a L.A. sort of vibe to it. Good stuff!

[Electric Battlfield]

Good work! Very clean sound and definitely video gamey. Quite a catchy tune. Keep it up :)