FinaLee's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Temporal Abnormality]

There's a few things that are really going with this track. First, I think that the main melody does a lot of the legwork here, especially when you have the other synth playing in harmony with it. It has a nice energetic feel to it.

One of the things that detracts from this tune though is how it sounds very anemic. Maybe you're not using the full spectrum of sound in the mix, but that could be a stylistic choice depending on what the intention of this track was. Even for a chipstep song, however, I think you could have explored beefing up the mix on the lower end.

It sounds like you tried to compensate for this a little bit by adding reverb, which can be a good idea, and I think that method worked well when you added some to the snare, but you may have gone a little overboard with it on the bitcrushed bass wobble.

Song structure-wise, I actually like it a lot! There was some foundation to it with the melody/buildup/drop/cooldown format, but you chose to include some variation in the second half of the track, and that makes it a lot more interesting.

Overall, I'd say you have a pretty good concept of composition, but the track suffers from some lackluster mixing choices. Hope to see some more work from you in the future!

MAffiliates responds:

nice feedback, will take into account

[RayRSD - Chill Rain]

Nice, serene start to what can be a calming piano piece. Maybe you should expand on it with a melody to add a little more dimension to it?

[Love]

Composition-wise, this is really nice! I am a huge fan of how this piece has a lot simple octave melodies hopping around the piano, but is monumentally fleshed out with the strings. I hope to hear something like this on a real piano sometime, because the quantized structure and lack of dynamics is quite a hindrance for this kind of work.

[Psonite x Bignorelic - Anything]

Sick track! Hope to hear more from you in the future.

[Tidal Rush]

Really liking the vibes on this! The synths are pretty interesting in the mix, and the flow of the track seems to fit well. One issue I have is the dryness of the drums. I feel like maybe it could benefit from slightly less subtle reverb, or just enough to fill out the mix a little bit more. It's easy for me to look past, because the instrumentation makes the track stay interesting throughout. Just my thoughts!

[Villavslutning]

The vibes are too much! I'm all decompressed and relieved now. What did you do to me, LSD???

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

Thanks for stopping by! I'm sorry to have put you in such a terrible state ;O

[bad ending]

Idk maybe this year. I gotta step it up because this is crisssp.

[Death XIII]

Cool track! I can definitely hear some pokemon influence in this. The sense of a video game battle is definitely upon me when the drums hit. One issue I have is with the intro before the drums. There are a variety of instruments being used, but they don't seem to be held together very well in the mix. I think it's because a lot of the instruments are using light and airy tones, and there's nothing much there to keep the mix grounded. That's just my thoughts! Keep making music!

AndreWharn responds:

Thank you so much! I'll surely keep doing them! ^^

[Finance]

Dark, mean, and a little mysterious. Definitely sounds like the finance world!

Just loving by your bass production and mixing. It might distract from the fact that the higher end of the spectrum is constantly throwing out some sort of ear candy every few bars. It was one of those cases of me not catching everything the first time around so I had to listen to it again. Fantastic track and best of luck, friend.

[Wandersleep]

I see potential. You seem to have a basic grasp of music theory and song structure. If you put in some work with getting decent soundfonts, finding your sound, and honing in on your skill, I think you could really stand out!

Just my opinion. I'm not an authority on music, but I can at least scout you.

okayxairen responds:

Thank you so much!!