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

[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

[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! ^^

[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!!

[Featherheart]

This is killer. What equipment did you use for recording?

Baumarius responds:

Thanks! Here's the list of my equipment:

Mic: Electro-Voice RE27
Headphones: Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro
Monitors: Alesis M1 Active Mk2
DAC's/Interfaces: Topping E30, JDS Labs Atom, Focusrite Scarlett Solo
Midi Keyboards: M-Audio Keystation 49es, Arturia Minilab mk II
Software: Ableton Live, Composer Cloud, EW Spaces II, Versilian Studios Chamber Orchestra, Omnisphere, Guitar Rig, Manipulator, Reference 4, Youlean Loudness Meter, iZotope Ozone/Neutron/RX8/Tonal Balance Control, ASIO Link Pro
Instruments: Didgeridoo, 16" Thunder Drum, Duduk
PC: 5950x, 1660 Super, CTR (Nvidia enables me to multithread Ableton, effectively allowing me to compose at 192k with this processor)

Not all of these were used in the recording of this specific song, but it is generally what I use. Because of interference issues and the fact that I didn't have a deadcat, I wasn't able to record the birds with my mic. I ended up fixing the noise problem with RX8, which has excellent noise removal functions.

[The PSA 1986]

Really neat synthy bit! Where you placed the instruments in the mix is little questionable to my tastes. For example, having the bass blaring from the sides while the hat sits front and center just feels awkward to me. I still get that retro, 1980's vintage feel that the genre offers in spite of all that though! It definitely does sound like a PSA from back in the day if the musician was given a little more creative license than normal lol.

Demonicity responds:

yeah it lacks a sidechain which i forgot to add

[Snug]

This really helped take a load off of a really stressful day. You da best

larrynachos responds:

It's a great song to breath to.

stay determined <3

[One day to die DEMO]

OH MY GOD this is absolutely evil. Everything about this and your page makes me think that you have some serious problems and I love it!!!

HunterISV responds:

Die hard, fight harder, Hard metal, We all Die younger ;).

[Noname]

Whoever gave a one can suck it. This is diiiiirrttty. Watch the crackling though when you're chopping the riffs. Lot of popping whenever the editing comes in.

Alyctro responds:

Could you explain a bit more? i can't tell if you're happy or not. if you mean the glitches, i put them there on purpose. Oh maybe you are, i dunno who rated it a single star. maybe someone jealous.

[PYNK (feat. PinkNoise)]

This is great! There's a lot of unque things that really keep this one alive. Vocal chopping and bitcrushing, tempo changing, time signatures, all kinds of good things. This is a pretty standout DnB track and you did an amazing job with it. PinkNoise really kills it on this beat.

Toxic-Omega responds:

Ayyyy, It's really cool to see someone noticing all the little details! And if you liked his voice that's good because we plan on working together a lot in the future as well!