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!

[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!!!

[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.