Dudeguy021's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Chocolate]

Sidechain on the snare is too high. IMO you should either lower the ratio and increase the attack / release. More reverb on the snare would also benefit the track.

The "glitching" sounds awesome, as do all the instruments. It's fairly well mixed, and the melody is fairly appealing.

I think that the piece needs more form in general, like a more obvious build and drop cycle. You seem to know what you're doing filter wise, and if you took a step back and did some rearranging of parts it could greatly benefit the piece.

It sounds awesome, but it could sound better!

[Vision of Eternity]

There are some cool ideas bouncing around, I especially like the bells that emerge in the middle of the piece.

However, it never really evolves. I would've liked to see you throw around more instrumentation and effects with that melody line, and having it earlier in the piece would've kept more interest.

The piece would benefit with a heavier kick. It sounds like you sidechained every other track with the kick, but the kick isn't loud enough to justify the amount. It also helps to just compress a bassline or some of the pads, so everything doesn't drop when you have a bunch of kicks in a row.

You would also benefit from a bit more high end. You could try adding some hi-hats, or even some white noise with a band pass filter moving with the shape of the music. Your kick could also use a bit more low end, as well as a click (in case people are using earbuds).

Again, great ideas, great melody, and bringing back the bells at the end was a nice addition.

Keep making music, I'll be watching to see what you create in the future!

[Through Time and Space]

Very cool melody line and fills!

The only suggestion I have is that when you have a sequence of fast kicks, you should only duck the sidechained tracks for the first kick, otherwise it will sound a little wonky.

Cool piece, I'd love to see it in something!

DreyLand responds:

Hi,
I'm really glad you like it! :D

Thanks a lot for the advice, I'll improve!

[Celestial]

I really enjoyed this piece. It was really well balanced, but there were a couple points that didn't flow well.

The intro was excellent, but the transition didn't fit well, and could be smoother.

The low-pass filter at 3:40 should've been done more rapidly or more gradually. It sounds fairly awkward the way it is.

But otherwise, it sounded excellent. Great musicality, great track, and fantastic job!

[Robot Roar [PREVIEW]]

Sounds good! I am interested to see the full song. What software do you use?

KamillasRainbow responds:

Thanks! and i use FL Studio 11 and Massive! :D

[SpringTrap -FNAF3-]

Unless you intended the piece to be in major, you should flat the E in the bass part. That's the only thing that bothers me, but it's pretty important that a dark song be in a minor key. Other than that good job.

KamillasRainbow responds:

Thanks...but this is not a big project i wanted to use a lot of time...but people seems to like it :)

[Shoo Fly]

I thoroughly enjoyed this piece. Good job!!! I would love to hear more variety in future songs.

Reddz responds:

Thanks man I was actually experimenting with that one im glad you enjoyed it bud!

[Sea Monkeys]

Much improved, great job!!!

[Attack of the Sea Monkeys]

The name of this song REALLY got my attention. The tags made me laugh as well. However, the song itself, although I like the ideas that get thrown around, sounds a bit bland. Try adding some other sounds and counter-melodies/harmonies to fill in the "empty space" of the piece. Adding different tracks to build and release tension would've also worked in this song's favor. Nice job, keep composing!

freezwalm responds:

I updated it, listen again! :)

[Gusty Garden - Harp]

I like what you did with the theme, and I think you could take it a step further and compose your own stuff. But I enjoyed what I heard.