Aydin-Jewelz123's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Deltarune: Scarlet Forest]

Like discovering a pixie in the woods. That synth at 20 seconds is beautiful dude.

Your piano vst sounds cheap though dude. Thought about investing in one like Kontakt or something?

If not, play with the dynamics and timing a bit to make it sound more realistic.

The melodies in this are absolutely nuts!

Was the original a classical type track?

GriffinLancer responds:

I've been debating investing in Kontakt for sometime now, but this might just push me to do so for the sake of finding a VST that's as genuine as I can get it, short of buying a baby grand.

Aiden_W arranged this composition, and in the sheet music, you've got 4 different melodies that are interacting simultaneously. However, the "main" score has amazing 1/16th note flourishes. This composition was designed for a more organic orchestra, however, I felt like in a pseudo-fantasy realm, one could get away with interesting synth choices like harmor and morphine.

Thank you for your input, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[Final Doom: TNT- Track 10]

This one is much cleaner in levels than the other piece.

Interesting selection of song. Is this a remix of a theme?

Your drum and percussive selectiom really do set the mood for those Sylvester Stallone mixed with future vibes.

This one almost feels Western! Especially around 1:20!

Keep up the good work

GriffinLancer responds:

This is a track from Final Doom. The track is a pretty simple 4 layer piece (drums, 3 synths). The composition is a note for note transcript from the source midi, so with the exception of minor note length adjustments, the track is nearly identical, designed for it to be recycled into a music .wad for future use.

The FPC doesn't have a wood clav, so I took a simsynth clav and processed the hell out of it. I'm rather proud of always making the most out of my resources. ;)

[Command And Conquer: Mechanical Man[Cover]]

Reminds me a lot of Red Alert and Generals! Is this one of the themes?

Some suggestions would be watch the high end around 35 - 45 seconds, something there is a tad too harsh on the ears.

Also around 55 seconds.

Are sounds going over 0db and distorting?

The beat is decent, gives it a retro vibe.

Just the levels are off for example again at 1:50, that screechy thing.

Fix those bits and I'll have another listen dude.

Has a very future cop esque vibe to it.

GriffinLancer responds:

Thanks for the heads up! I'll definitely want my levels when I process another track.

This is actually from the original Command and Conquer PC game, so you may have heard it throughout the series.

The distorted effect is actually intentional, I was going for a very processed sound that gives the listener a sense of comfortable discomfort.

[Felix Zophar - Living on the High Life]

Overall the vibe it gives me is 'crying with joy'. Like those times you are so happy you cry if that ever happens. Well the rare time it might I dunno.

Nice piece and melodies.

Quick feedback is to say your cymbal towards then end, on the drop, stood out a bit too much. Your piano in the bridge section could have a smidge extra melodies / notes and your sidechain section needs slight tweaking, not sure exactly what maybe another synth layer? Something to fill out the sound a touch more.

Good stuff, keep up the work and if you want more reviews just send a PM. Peace

FelixZophar responds:

Yeah thank you for the long review! I really appreciated it.

[Monochromaticity]

Wow dude, very nice!

Edit: having a second listen to give a fuller review.

The track starts off quite bleak, and somewhat entrenched in thought. Would be perfect for a movie or short sketch of a dude trying to solve a mystery or puzzle of sorts.

I quite like the panning you got going on. Usually not a fan of constant panning especially on main instruments but this works well, especially for example around the 2 min mark where a more central element jumps in.

Very ambient and lowkey piece. Reminds me a lot of the ambient tracks from the Breaking Point mod for Arma 3.

Would definitely fit into a mystery game too. Good stuff and well played.

alternativesolution responds:

Thanks so much for your review, this means a lot. :)

[Ryan Blaney - Uprising]

Holy moly! Look at the size of that wave file! Truly a mammoth!

Ok here we go, starting off with some feel good vibes and a groovy, head moovy style rhythm.

Liking it. Nice breakdown and some funky melody works around 0:45 to lead us into the drop on the horizon. Bam, snackle and pop! Yes! Very smooth transition into the drop. So seemless and those melodies are juicy as heck.

Around 1:40, you could bring that backing instrument more into the foreground, like you did at 1:55, let the listener warp a bit more into the other worlds.

Good luck with the EP by the way! Still listening, second drop incoming. Yes. NICE! The glitchy dub bits are juicy as heck. Love glitchy stuff done well and this sir is very decent.

Overall a very nice track and a memorable melody. Good stuff!

Haven't really got any tips for improvement dude, my critical brain kinda switched off and jammed along to the track. Only bit would be to repeat the above and bring in that backing instrument, with energy, 8 bars or so earlier, when the song is still in its peak, to warp / teleport the listener almost, then lead them gently into the next section and bobs your uncle. Difficult to explain but right there it would have sit perfectly because the melody had repeated already quite a few times, it would have complemented it nicely.

Good work though dude and if you want anymore reviews of tracks, or want me to check out the EP, gimme a pm. Peace.

RyanBlaneyOfficial responds:

Dude thank you so much for the feedback. I'll be sure to send you some other tracks to review.

[Nyctophilia ~ Smile]

Sounds groovy as heck dude. Liking the synth switchup at 1 min. Could hit a bit harder there though, volumewise anyway. The intro synth sits too loud compared with the drop synth at 1 min. Takes away from the power of the drop.

Cool stuff though dude, that melody repeats a lot without becoming annoying as the backgroung stuff switches up a lot. Sooner or later you gotta drop the melody out though dude, for a 4 min piece it does get a smidge repetitive.

Hope this feedback is useful and hit me up if you want anymore reviews :)

Nyctophilia responds:

Aw thanks man that really helps! It certainly is useful, and thanks for the positivity! :)

[Winter's Love]

Havent heard the original, any chance of lyrics?

Sounds nice dude, well played and nice singing but I cant make out the words :(

Did you record it all together or separate? If separate, a dash of EQ boost for the vocals and the opposite for the guitar could do wonders. Not sure if its that or the decay but something is making the vocals not quite stand out, especially towards the end of every 4th bar or so.

DFerociousbeast responds:

i put all the tracks through their own separate lofi preset that i made on an amp simulator. i think i ran the vocals and the guitar through one making it lost in its compression. I appreciate the feedback, thanks

[WL - online room #725]

We're now entering one of those Netflix future punk shows, where they show those gadgets or tech of the future.

Definitely gives off those vibes with the use of your pads and beat. The quick arps just before 1:10 gives a very weird vibe to the whole thing, like some strange future setting would. Then your smoother synth kicks in shortly after which takes it into more of a groove. The track overall keeps the listener on their feet, in part due to the pad chord progression and continuation and in part due to those aroy bits. Sounds either like a future film setting or someone tripping on mushrooms while in VR!

Cool stuff

SUNSCREECH responds:

thanks for the helpful review man

[-Escalade-]

Revisiting an old track is always fun. Lets give this a whirl.

Starting off with a lot of space, nice little guitar bit going on. Has an almost Matrix esque punky vibe crossed with some 80s Arcade vibes. Very fitting for an arcade type gig, where the protagonists are really cool and wear some legit glasses and Elvis outfits with space boots xD

The guitar is nice dude, fits well without muddying the track. Yeah, thats actually a great quality, how youve got all these elements going on but given them all their respective space within the track. Nicely done.

The melodies are definitely fun and varied without going off on a tangent. It all fits well. The guitar at 2:40 is pure dragonballz anime esque!

And 3:00 synth is bliss! So smooth.

Yeah dude, great job!

Would definitely fit in an 80s or 90s throwback movie with over the top elements set around the Arcades and all that fun stuff! Like stranger things mixed with wreck it ralph but minus the horror.

Good stuff! If you got anymore you want me to check out, lemme know :)

Waterflame responds:

Thank you so much for the review! Glad to hear it :D