Aydin-Jewelz123's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Interceptional]

Nice synth and your supporting piano melodies are great. Loving the stereo sound works you got going on with the panning. You could tone it down a smidge towards the 40 second mark, so as it fades out, have it be in the center. The drop is a bit over the place. Quite dysphoric. If that's what you're going for. Your sound is very clean though. The switch up at 1:27 with the vocals is strong dude. Those first set of vocals and your scratching effects are very strong so use those more!

The 1:51 drop is nearly there. It just lacks the punch. Your kick and bass aren't quite coming through. The mids / synths are overblowing the sound a bit.

Man, I'm being so harsh with this review but you have a unique sound that just needs some tweaking to shine / some refinements. Just get the mix down a bit cleaner, so your drums and snares have space to breathe, and it'll massively improve the quality imo.

Great composition though dude.

Justin12611 responds:

Thanks for the feedback. I'll try to mix some stuff on it. Glad you're enjoying so expect an update to the song later on. XD

[Serenade of Water (KrisKros Remix)]

Oh yeah dude, this is spot on. You got those full Paragonx vibes going on. Very clean mix and nice melodies. Your drums fit really well around the synth and gel the sounds together nicely. Nice breakdown to build section, very honest remix dude.

Fantastic job!

KrisKrosNL responds:

Hehe thanks mate, quite an honor that I'm able to give off Paragon's vibe considering that I'm a fan of his old content when he still uploaded. :P

[To_Climb EP Preview Track no.1]

Oh yeah, this would fit very nicely as BGM music. Or post main menu, where it's loading some animation of sorts, with this music playing in the background.

Cool stuff :)

DanTheAssassin responds:

thanks a lot! that's what I was aiming for! Gonna release the full track once I finish the EP

[Nightlife]

So chill!!! Loving the intro, especially when it drops into low cut zone around 30 seconds, then it really goes into that 'other' space.

Oh. Your drop. It's fantastic. Absolutely spot on.

I hate this feedback I'm about to suggest but basically, coming off other people's tracks onto this one, even though this one is so much more pleasing to the ears, it's maybe not loud enough so maybe, if possible without damaging the dynamics you got going on, turn up the volume on it some more.

Spot on though with the track. Very synthwave chillwave bestwave business going on! Would love to have a dig at this genre too sometime if my attention span would allow it. Actually, usually I switch off when it comes to chillwave, so you've really done a good job to keep me here through the whole thing and I'm bopping my head to it too xD

Awesome work buddy! Keep it up :)

emilyomily responds:

Hey thanks for the feedback man! Yeah tbh I'm still not sure how to get the volume at the appropriate level without having the whole mix start clipping. It's something I've been meaning to figure out for a while but I just haven't gotten around to it haha

[Invincibility Star [Remix]]

Ohhhhhhh!!! I know this melody! Boom, 13 seconds with the drums, yes. Liking that. Damn, the chop up is nice too.

Ok, onwards to the drop itself. Your highs are too harsh. That instrument at 42 seconds, could just be my old man ears, but it's a bit too much on the highs. Your synth should be quieter so your drums fill more of the space too, they've gone into the background too much imo.

Hope this helps dude. Any longer pieces you want feedback for just lemme know.

XyleGD responds:

I could try that yeah. Also thanks for the full on feedback that's not just shutting it down, haha.

Helps me a lot. I'll try to think of that with some later songs. :)

Thanks for the comment! <3

[Free MDK Styled Project]

Dude!!! The sounds in this are nuts! Please, where does one get this pack?! :D

Onto the piece itself:

Nice groove going on. Mix down is quite soft and pleasing to the ears. Your 8bitness is gorgeous! Not overdoing it either like some do. It sits in that pleasant space between 8bit and dance. Melodies are catchy. Drums are tight, nice wobbles here and there, nice sounds overall and man, just a nice job! Shame it isn't longer!

TrickshotMusic responds:

Yet again my man, the YouTube link is in the discription, just download the flp(if you use fl studio) I may include a Shelton link with stems but idk

But the sounds are from the MDK Limitless Volume 1 & 2 and some midi are included :) 25 dollars each isn’t a bad price

[Astringent Fulmination]

Your name is damn familiar but where from I don't know. Anyway, onto the track:

Interesting piece, your strings at 2:35 are nice, add a certain ambience to it. The FL Studio guitar, is used quite well. Lots of variation in the melodies and piece. Supporting drums are okay.

Onto the stuff you could improve: It's a bit over compressed / too loud / limited into oblivion dude. Makes it a bit hard to stay in touch with the piece, especially your lows. There's a bit too much echo going on with your bass, like a low rumble, that's overpowering the piece, and it's sort of coming in and out like a wave. Also your hi hats are too sharp it feels. But again, this could just be fixed by dialing down the master volume knob and letting the track breathe.

BALDORF responds:

Thanks! Very appreciative of the full analysis!
Some of the mixing issues are probably because I'm wearing headphones. I have noticed it sounds much different/worse through speakers myself. But I am also fairly new to this stuff and know more or less nothing about proper mixing. Glad you enjoyed it regardless of the rough edges!
May have seen my name on the pages these past couple months, been uploading daily to get all my tunes on here.

[TYoT : Ov Hope and Despair]

First Impressions: Right off the bat, I'm expecting something epic. The way you've gone in with that riff, definitely gets the movement going. Some jungle business going on. Like some dude pelting it down a jungle. Next level tribal business. Would fit well in a movie chase of sorts!

Composition: Experimental for sure, quite progressive, your drums and percussion are damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nice!!! A smidge overpowering but man when you drop them at 1:32, it works very well. Interesting style for sure dude. Synths and other sounds work well together too. Quite overpowering though but I reckon that's what you've gone for. Would again, fit well in a Netflix film or something like that. Really quite interesting / different vibes.

Mixing: No idea. It sounds fine tbh but those overpowering bits create a sense of dread too. It could be cleaner, you could have elements have their own space a bit more, but then you'd lose the feel of the track. Plus it sounds like you've bitcrushed or done something deliberate there to create that sense, especially around the 1:20 mark. Hmm.

Good stuff bro!

Overall dude, for the genre etc and the story that this piece generates, 5/5!

Anchorwind responds:

First, Thanks for an actual review. Second, thanks for a genuine laugh.

This checks all the boxes: "your drums and percussion are damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nice!!! "
"Interesting style"
"sounds work well together"
"overpowering though but I reckon that's what you've gone for."
"Would again, fit well in a Netflix film or something"
"Mixing: No idea." <-- lol
"create a sense of dread too" <--probably the most commonly used word I get.
"but then you'd lose the feel of the track." <--this person gets it
"and the story that this piece generates," <--this person really gets it

So it's overpowering, dreadful, not the best mixed, but has solid percussion, has great track feel and tells a good story? Welcome to Anchorwind :D Enjoy your stay.

[Chip]

Nice one dude, good effort all round! Got two pointers that might help for future tracks:

EQ:
- Remove the low end from your piano, from your snare and whatever else shouldn't occupy it. Opens up space for your bass and allows your track to be louder actually by giving space to your bass for it to come through. Giving space to stuff is what it's all about!

Composition:
- Get a progression going dude. Like, a direction for the piece. Breakdowns, drops, build ups etc. For example here, you could use your piano and have it flair off in it's own little world, playing some of the melodies on it's own, drop out the strings, drop out the drums etc. then build it all back in. So it has peaks and dips. Then you could alter the melodies and structure the piece to have different sections etc.

FarTooFrail responds:

Thanks for the respones and the advice, finding a direction for the song is something I struggle with but I hope to improve over time. Glad you like :D

[Marie - Life Parade]

Boom! Right off the bat you've set the tone for everything dude. For life, for love, for friends, for Odin :D

First Impressions: Nice mixdown, clean sounds, very groovy! Grooving along nicely to the track! Fantastic singing, very soft piece and sounds cool dude. All the best with your album.

Composition: Spot on! Not much to suggest here dude. Your piano is flairing nicely, your guitar is strumming along well and your chord progressions are sound. Drums have a good groove to them. Breakdowns and build ups are nice. Singing is just wow! So yeah, composition 5/5

Mixing: The lyrics / words aren't coming through clear enough dude. Can't really follow what's being said. Your snare and drums at 1:26 feel a bit off, like too sharp? Something feels slightly off about them. Guitar is perfect. Piano is nice, some James Bond vibes! Bass is fine. Just your drums are the one the one that stand out a bit to me dude and the vocals.

So for me, just the mixing needs work. Other than that dude, spot on for your genre and your style! :)

camamassa21 responds:

Hey thanks for the very thoughtful review. Much appreciated!